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CONSIDERING THE CASEAGAINST NYQUIST

by Brian DiDonato

Ten foes and the 9 1/2 furlongs of Saturday=s GI Preakness S.

stand between GI Kentucky Derby hero Nyquist (Uncle Mo) and

another Triple Crown try in three more weeks in New York.

While one could certainly envision ways in which the unbeaten

juvenile champion could be upset, most of those knocks fail to

withstand serious scrutiny.

Argument #1: There is an abundance of early speed signed on

here, and Nyquist tends to race on or near the lead.

With six other rivals having been in the first or second position

at the first call of their respective last races, the Preakness is

almost certain to feature a very quick early tempo. But Nyquist

is not a need-the-lead type, as evidenced by his Eclipse-clinching

victory in the Oct. 31 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile. The Reddam

Racing colorbearer was as far back as eighth early behind a

crowded pace in that affair, and was even several spots behind

now deep closer and familiar foe Exaggerator (Curlin) before

kicking into gear and besting that one=s stablemate Swipe

(Birdstone). Exaggerator was fourth.

Argument #2: Two weeks between the Derby and Preakness

is a short turnaround.

While higher-class horses in the modern era rarely return in

two weeks, note that there was only a 19-day gap between

Nyquist=s wins in last September=s GI Del Mar Futurity and

GI FrontRunner S. Cont. p3

>MAGGIE= LEADS HOME ROMANS 1-2 IN BES Less than two weeks ago, trainer Dale Romans was involved in

a car accident not far from Churchill Downs so serious that one

of the injured passengers remains hospitalized. In Friday

afternoon=s GII Black-Eyed Susan S. at Pimlico Race Course, Mike

Tarp=s homebred Go Maggie Go (Ghostzapper) provided the

conditioner with just what the doctor ordered, a pace-pressing

defeat of stable companion Ma Can Do It (Majesticperfection)

just 14 days after a troubled fourth-place effort in the

GI Kentucky Oaks.

AI feel no pain right now, so everything is good,@ Romans

commented. AI know she=s the best I=ve ever had. She=s doing

things horses aren=t supposed to do. It=s only four starts in and

she=s won two Grade IIs and fourth in the Kentucky Oaks. What

more can you ask for?@

The disappointment of the race was Oaks runner-up Land

Over Sea (Bellamy Road), who could do no better than sixth.

Cont. p8

Saturday, May 21, 2016

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Exaggerator is tended to by Keith Desormeaux Friday | Horsephotos

Preakness S. cont. from p1

Plus the two-week gap was no issue for any of the last four winning Derby favorites--Big Brown (Boundary) (2008), California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) (2014) and American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) (2015). Trainer Doug O=Neill has also proven plenty adept at keeping a Derby winner in form for two weeks--

Reddam=s I=ll Have Another (Flower Alley) earned a significant Beyer Speed Figure top of 109 when completing the

Derby/Preakness double in 2012.

AHe was pretty good before the Derby and he=s pretty good now,@ O=Neill told the Pimlico notes team. AHe had five weeks to prepare from the Florida Derby to the Kentucky Derby. This is a quick turnaround. He=s showing all signs that he=s as good as ever.@

Argument #3: There=s wet weather in the forecast, and sloppy tracks sometimes yield surprising results.

Nyquist has never raced on a muddy or sloppy surface, but the Gulfstream ground was labeled Agood@ when he aired in the

GI Xpressbet.com Florida Derby Apr. 2. His dam also never tried a wet strip, but sire Uncle Mo earned a gaudy 118 Beyer Speed Figure for his win in the 2011 GII Kelso H. over a muddy Belmont strip. Cont. p4

FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S.

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Peter Fluor | Horsephotos

Argument #4: Exaggerator was gaining on Nyquist in the

Derby, and the circumstances of the Preakness could help the

Keith Desormeaux trainee bridge the 1 1/4-length gap.

This is likely the strongest case against Nyquist, as late-running

Exaggerator would certainly benefit from a meltdown and is at

least more proven on a wet strip. He bided his time far off a hot

pace in the GI Santa Anita Derby, only to splash home a

6 1/4-length victor, earning a 103 Beyer--the same figure

Nyquist received for the Derby. But Nyquist had already beaten

him three times prior to that, was right up on a solid Derby pace

and never let Exaggerator get anywhere close to him on the

gallop out.

Argument #5: Several of the Anew shooters@ have upside, and

could produce a performance that beats the champ. Stradivari

(Medaglia d=Oro) has won a pair of nine-panel races by a

combined 25 3/4 lengths, and earned >TDN Rising Star= status

for his 14 1/2-length drubbing of Keeneland allowance foes

Apr. 17. Collected (City Zip) has finished worse than second just

once in his six-race career, and was a convincing winner of the

GIII Lexington S. last time out Apr. 16.

The Preakness is almost always won by a horse coming out of

the Derby. The last time it wasn=t was in 2009, when

GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro)

may very well have found herself in

the winner=s circle in Louisville if her

connections had decided to wait one

more day.

Bob Baffert, trainer of Collected

and, of course, last year=s Triple

Crown winner American Pharoah,

has six wins in the Preakness, but

Baffert and Speedway Stables' none with a horse who didn=tcompete in the Derby. AI=ve come in

here a little weird many years,@

Baffert joked. AI know what it feels like. I=ve been through it so

many times. It=s the first time coming here after a Triple Crown.

It was weird going to the Derby, a little bit. It=s something that

I=m just coming in here with a horse that didn=t run in the Derby.

I=ve never won it with a horse that I didn=t run in the Derby. So

it=s a different feel. It=s uncharted waters.@

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 6:45 p.m. EDTPREAKNESS-GI, $1,500,000, 3yo, 1 3/16mPP HORSE SIRE ML1 Cherry Wine Paddy O’Prado 20-1O-William Pacella & Frank L. Jones, Jr.; B-Pacella Racing, Frank L. Jones, Jr.& Frank Shoop (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Corey Lanerie. Lifetime Record: 8-2-1-2, $218,878.2 Uncle Lino K Uncle Mo 20-1

($52,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP)O-Tom Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing & Gary Sherlock; B-JPR Stable, LLC(KY); T-Gary Sherlock; J-F Perez. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-2, $316,160.3 Nyquist K Uncle Mo 3-5

($180,000 wnlg ‘13 KEENOV; $230,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP; $400,000 2yo ‘15 FTFMAR)

O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Summerhill Farm (KY); T-Doug O’Neill; J-MarioGutierrez. Lifetime Record: 8-8-0-0, $4,954,200.4 Awesome Speed K Awesome Again 30-1

($80,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP; $335,000 2yo ‘15 FTFMAR)O-Colts Neck Stables LLC; B-Allen Poindexter & Adena Springs (KY); T-AlanGoldberg; J-Jevian Toledo. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-0; $223,660.5 Exaggerator K Curlin 3-1

($110,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP)O-Big Chief Racing, LLC, Head of Plains Partners, Rocker O Ranch LLC, etal; B-Joseph B. Murphy (KY); T-J Keith Desormeaux; J-Kent Desormeaux.Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-1, $2,071,120.6 Lani Tapit 30-1O-Yoko Maeda; B-North Hills Co. Ltd (KY); T-Mikio Matsunaga; J-YutakaTake. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, $1,366,618.7 Collected K City Zip 10-1

($150,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP; $170,000 2yo ‘15 OBSMAR)O-Speedway Stable LLC; B-Runnymeade Farm Inc. & Peter J. Callahan (KY);T-Bob Baffert; Javier Castellano. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $433,700.8 Laoban K Uncle Mo 30-1

($40,000 wnlg ‘13 KEENOV; $260,000 yrl ‘14 KEESEP)O-McCormick Racing LLC & Southern Equine Stable LLC; B-Respite Farm(Ky); T-Eric Guillot; J-Florent Geroux. Lifetime Record: 5-0-2-1, $151,250.9 Abiding Star Uncle Mo 30-1O-Stonehedge LLC; B-Gilbert Campbell (FL); T-Edward Allard; J-J.D. Acosta.Lifetime Record: 11-5-1-1, $202,385.10 Fellowship Awesome of Course 30-1O/B-Jacks or Better Farm Inc. (FL); T-Mark Casse; J-Jose Lezcano. LifetimeRecord: 12-2-3-3, $574,715.11 Stradivari K Medaglia d’Oro 8-1

($335,000 RNA yrl ‘14 KEESEP)O-John D. Gunther, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs. John Magnier; B-John D. Gunther (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-John Velazquez. Lifetime Record:3-2-0-0, $64,200. All carry 126 lbs.

GI Kentucky Derby - After seeing the early splits and watchinghim begin to wind up entering the far turn, I thought Creatorwas going to come with a really big run in the stretch. He,however, made his own trouble as they turned for home and itwas game over from that point, finishing 13th. I guess that=salways the risk you run when landing on such a deep closer inthe Derby, though. Total: $1862.50.

GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S. - I=m fairly shocked thatDiDonato even found time to handicap this race as he=s beencompletely preoccupied with pinhooking Belmont S. admissiontickets since the Derby. In all seriousness, I do agree with him onhow this race projects. Nyquist (Uncle Mo) and Exaggerator(Curlin) are by far the class of this group and both look ready tofire another big shot. Before heading down to Maryland, I wasconvinced that Nyquist was far superior in his head-to-headbattles with Exaggerator and the latter wouldn=t be able to turnthe tables. But, with heavy rain in the forecast and tons of earlyspeed signed on, this may be just the perfect storm for thehandsome dark bay to finally do it. Will be using longshot CherryWine (Paddy O=Prado) underneath in the gimmicks, too.Selection: #5 Exaggerator (3-1).

GI Kentucky Derby - I got higher and higher on Outwork as hegot completely lost on the tote, but I guess everyone else knewsomething I didn=t. He showed speed before checking out of it tobe 14th... So much for that. Total: $1437.50.

GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S. - There=s a ton of pace signed onhere, and I suppose the track condition adds another wrinkle,but I=m with the rest of the world in thinking Nyquist (Uncle Mo)and Exaggerator (Curlin) will run one-two. Underneath thefavorites, however, things could get interesting. The average $1superfecta the last four times the Derby winner doubled up inthe Preakness was a surprisingly high $924, with AmericanPharoah topping a super that paid over $1900 for a buck 12months ago. The flashier pair of Collected (City Zip) andStradivari (Medaglia d=Oro) feel a little up against it to me, so I=lluse Cherry Wine (Paddy O=Prado), Awesome Speed (AwesomeAgain), Lani (Tapit) and Fellowship (Awesome of Course) to fillout the third and fourth spots. Nyquist will be on top of mytickets at a 2:1 ratio to Exaggerator, but I=ll definitely use bothon top. Chalking out on the win end here, but don=t worry--Iplan on beating Nyquist and Sherack with a longshot in threemore weeks. Selection: #3 Nyquist (3-5).

TDN=s Steve Sherack and Brian DiDonato will make $50 Win/Place bets on each Kentucky Derby prep and Triple Crown race. The handicapper with the highest bankroll after the Belmont Stakes wins. Scratches will result in the post time favorite.

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Grand Arch | Coady Photography Force the Pass | Lauren King

TRIO OF GRADE I WINNERS TOP DEEP DIXIEby Ben Massam

A forecast for steady rain in the Baltimore area Saturday did

little to dampen enthusiasm for the GII Longines Dixie S., which

attracted a field of 13 veteran turfers entered for the

1 1/16-mile test. Although the GI Preakness S. remains the main

event to be held one hour later, the Dixie boasts significant

quality of its own, with three Grade I winners amongst the field.

One top-level performer who should appreciate a rain-

softened turf course is Jim and Susan Hill=s Grand Arch (Arch),

making his 2016 debut after over six months spent on the

sidelines. The 7-year-old gelding became a Grade I winner with a

narrow score over the

yielding Keeneland turf

in the GI Shadwell Turf

Mile last October and

followed with a third-

place run over that same

course and distance in

the GI Breeders= Cup

Mile 28 days later. After

wintering at his owners=

Margaux Farm, Grand

Arch has been working steadily dating back to mid-March in

preparation for this return to action.

AHe's a horse, if you look back over his form, some of his best

races have been when he's fresh,@ trainer Brian Lynch told the

Pimlico notes team. AHopefully, it's a comeback race and it'll kick

off a good campaign ahead of him this year.@

Like Grand Arch, St. Elias Stable and West Point

Thoroughbreds= Ring Weekend (Tapit) returns from an extended

layoff in the Dixie. Unraced since capturing the

GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. in March 2015, the Graham Motion

trainee answered any questions about his ability to perform off

a layoff when he won that race off four months on the sidelines.

Motion has demonstrated prowess of his own with layoff

runners, recently saddling Miss Temple City (Temple City) to a

score over male foes in the GI Maker=s 46 Mile S. after a half-

year break.

Colts Neck Stables homebred Force the Pass (Speightstown),

winner of last July=s GI Belmont Derby, completes the trio of

Grade I winners in the field. The consistent colt followed his

Belmont Derby win with a pair of third-place finishes in the

GI Secretariat S. and GII Commonwealth Derby to close out

2015, and recently returned from a respite to check in third

again as the favorite in Gulfstream=s GIII Appleton S. over a good

turf course. Force the Pass was entered in the GIII Fort Marcy S.

at Belmont May 7 and subsequently scratched due to yielding

turf conditions--something that he could possibly encounter

Saturday as well.

AIt looked like... the turf was going to be soft [at Belmont], so

we decided to skip it,@ said trainer Alan Goldberg, who won the

Dixie in 2010 with Strike a Deal

(Smart Strike). AWe decided to

run down here. He's doing very

well.@

Hall of Fame conditioner Bill

Mott has won the Dixie three

times previously, and will saddle

both GII Muniz Memorial H.

winner Take the Stand (Arg)

(Not For Sale {Arg}) and two-time

graded stakes winner Long on Value (Value Plus) in this year=s

running. The former has rounded into form in 2016 with a

runner-up effort in the GIII Tampa Bay S. prior to his win in New

Orleans Mar. 26, while the latter has gone winless since a score

in the GIII Canadian Turf S. in March 2015--including a fourth-

place run behind recent GIII Fort Marcy S. winner Ironicus

(Distorted Humor) in last year=s renewal of this event.

Mark Casse has a pair of multiple graded stakes winners for

the Dixie in Za Approval (Ghostzapper) and Conquest Typhoon

(Stormy Atlantic). The race also marks a first spin over the turf

for >TDN Rising Star= El Kabeir (Scat Daddy), winner of three

graded events on dirt during his first two years at the track. The

John Terranova II trainee tuned up for Dixie with a five-furlong

breeze over the Belmont turf in 1:01.54 (3/13) May 15.

Dixie field p6

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • MAY 21, 2016

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 5:39 p.m. EDTLONGINES DIXIE S.-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Long On Value Value Plus Geroux Mott 12-12 Za Approval Ghostzapper Leparoux Casse 20-13 Captain Dixie K Henrythenavigator Juarez Ness 20-14 Takeover Target K Harlan's Holiday I. Ortiz Brown 8-15 Conquest Typhoon K Stormy Atlantic Lezcano Casse 15-16 Golden Sabre Medaglia d'Oro N/A Motion 15-17 Grand Arch K Arch Saez Lynch 4-18 Prince Gagarin (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Castellano Matz 15-19 Ring Weekend K Tapit Velazquez Motion 9-210 El Kabeir Scat Daddy Pedroza Terranova 20-111 Force the Pass Speightstown Rosario Goldberg 5-112 Take the Stand (Arg) Not For Sale (Arg) Prado Mott 6-113 Cage Fighter Closing Argument Navarro Lawrence 20-1Owners: 1-Wachtel Stable & George J. Kerr, 2-Live Oak Plantation, 3-JamesC. Wolf, Timothy N. Hopkins & Jagger Inc., 4-Klaravich Stables, Inc. &William Lawrence, 5-Conquest Stables, LLC, 6-Sam-Son Farm, 7-Jim & SusanHill, 8-Anamoine, Ltd., 9-St. Elias Stable & West Point Thoroughbreds,10-Zayat Stables LLC, 11-Colts Neck Stables LLC, 12-Earle I. Mack LLC,Wachtel Stable & Brous Stable LLC, 13-Matthew Schera. Breeders: 1-SnowLantern Thoroughbreds, 2-Live Oak Stud, 3-Randal Family Trust, R David &Marylyn ARandal Trustees, 4-Dorothy A. Matz, 5-Josham Farms Limited,6-Sam-Son Farm, 7-Hunter Valley Farm & S. Hillen, 8-Windflower Overseas,9-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 10-Rustlewood Farm, Inc., 11-Colts NeckStables, LLC., 12-Santa Maria de Araras, 13-Craig L. Wheeler.

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 12:51 p.m. EDTMARYLAND SPRINT H.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML

1 All Star Red Five Star Day Saez Rodriguez 12-12 Sonny Inspired Artie Schiller Toledo Schoenthal 10-13 Always Sunshine West Acre Pennington Allard 7-24 Cinco Charlie Indian Charlie Geroux Asmussen 3-15 Rockinn On Bye Rock Hard Ten Hole Casey 15-16 Negrito Wildcat Heir Karamanos Schoenthal 20-17 Salutos Amigos Salute the Sarge Velazquez Jacobson 1-1Owners: 1-Carl Lizza Racing Stables, LLC, 2-D Hatman Thoroughbreds,3-Stonehedge LLC, 4-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, 5-Stephen R.Ferguson, 6-Germania Farms, Inc., 7-David Jacobson & Southern EquineStable LLC. Breeders: 1-Steve C. Snowden & Dan Considine, 2-Mr. & Mrs.Charles McGinnes, 3-Gilbert G. Campbell, 4-Candyland Farm, 5-SycamoreHall Farm LLC, 6-Jacarie Farm, 7-Joan Hadley Thoroughbreds.

Don't miss the latest edition of

Thoroughbred Week, where John Henderson

recaps the major North American stakes

from the past week, including the GII Ruffian

Stakes, the GIII Beaugay Stakes, the GI Man

O= War Stakes and more.

Click here.

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Black-Type Previews cont.Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 4:02 p.m. EDTGALLORETTE H.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML

1 Monster Sleeping Oratory McCarthy Capuano 15-12 Peace Prize (Ire) Alfred Nobel (Ire) Francois Delozier 30-13 Tiger Ride Candy Ride (Arg) Prado Motion 7-24 Camille Claudel Broken Vow Scr Scr Scr5 Ol' Fashion Gal K Sky Mesa Leparoux Casse 6-16 Nisharora (Ire) Excellent Art (GB) Karamanos Rubley 12-17 Flying Tipat Tapit Lanerie Romans 15-18 Josdesanimaux Leroidesanimaux (Brz) Lezcano Casse 4-19 Mizz Money Mizzen Mast Castellano Flint 9-210 Ginger N Rye More Than Ready Carrasco DePaz 10-111 Vielsalm Fairbanks Boyce Ashby 30-112 Heath Pulpit Geroux Mott 6-1Owners: 1-Charles J. Reed, 2-Flying Pheasant Farm LLC, 3-Dixiana FarmsLLC, 4-Sycamore Racing II, 5-Bill & Vicki Poston Racing, Inc., 6-ValorLadies, LLC, 7-Frank L. Jones, Jr., 8-Palm Beach Racing, 9-L. T. B., Inc &Hillerich Racing Inc., 10-Sagamore Farm, 11-Brooke Bowman, 12-ClaiborneFarm & Adele B. Dilschneider. Breeders: 1-Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Holt &Mr. & Mrs.Mark Vogel, 2-Glashare House Stud, 3-Dixiana Farms LLC, 4-GailCullen & Jeanne Owens, 5-John C. Oxley, 6-Angelo Robiati, 7-Frank Jones,8-Palm Beach Racing II, LLC, 9-Bernie Flint, Ron Hillerich & LTB Inc.,10-Sagamore Farm, LLC, 11-Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman &Brooke Bowman,12-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider.

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EDTKONA GOLD S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 6 1/2fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Wild Dude Wildcat Heir Bejarano Hollendorfer 1222 Souper Knight Midnight Lute Lezcano Sadler 1203 Cautious Giant K Giant's Causeway Gonzalez Mulhall 1204 Coastline K Speightstown Baze D'Amato 1205 Cherubim K Henny Hughes Pereira D'Amato 1206 Dream Saturday K Any Given Saturday Smith Hollendorfer 1207 Subtle Indian Indian Charlie Vazquez Diodoro 1208 Kafister K Kafwain Prat Bernstein 1209 Sahara Sky Pleasant Tap Garcia Hollendorfer 12010 San Onofre Surf Cat Maldonado Headley 122Owners: 1-Hollendorfer or Smith, Jr., 2-Hronis Racing, LLC, 3-TachycardiaStables or Twilight Racing, LLC, 4-Agave Racing Stable or Jaam Racing, Inc.,5-Jerry Frankel, 6-Top Racing LLC, 7-Mercedes Stable, LLC, 8-Aidekman orAilshie, 9-Hollendorfer or Sweetwater Stable, 10-Matson Racing; Breeders:1-Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC, 2-Desperado Stables, Inc., 3-GrousemontFarm, 4-DATTT Farm, LLC, 5-Ward Williford & Rick Strauss, 6-Equine EquityPartners & DuncanAlexander, 7-Mercedes Stables LLC, 8-Hurstland Farm,Inc., 9-Martin Stables Inc., 10-Bruce Headley

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Black-Type Previews cont.Saturday, Arlington, post time: 5:44 p.m. EDTHANSHIN CUP S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1m (AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Trace Creek Harperstown Felix Van Meter 20-12 Crewman K Candy Ride (Arg) Montalvo Poulos 20-13 Mister Marti Gras Belong to Me Marquez Jr Block 8-14 Blarp War Front Perez Sharp 6-15 Recount Limehouse De La Cruz DiVito 9-26 Francois K Smarty Jones Murrill Winebaugh 15-17 One Go All Go Fairbanks Hisby Matejka 5-18 Woodland Walk Orientate Radosevich Shanyfelt 15-19 Dimension (GB) Medicean (GB) Baird Murphy 6-110 Midnight Cello Midnight Lute Valdivia Jr Tomlinson 7-211 Valiant City City Zip Emigh Becker 10-1Owners: 1-Shortleaf Stable, Inc. (John E. Anthony), 2-Dundalk 5, LLC (TimKindlon), 3-Lothenbach Stables, Inc. (Robert Lothenbach), 4-Earl ConradSanderson, Jr., 5-Doubledown Stables, Inc. (Richard Templer), 6-Kenneth E.Fishbein, 7-Preston Stables LLC and Prestonwood Racing LLC, 8-DawghouseStable (Eric Pudles), 9-Riverside Bloodstock, LLC (Conor Murphy),10-Patricia's Hope, LLC (Vince Foglia), 11-William Stiritz; Breeders:1-Shortleaf Stable, 2-Emory A. Hamilton, 3-Lothenbach Stables, 4-James S.Karp, 5-Barney Gallagher & Anne Gallagher, 6-Cloverleaf Farms II, Inc.,7-Albert P. Coppola, 8-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 9-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd,10-Carolyn Vogel, 11-Ed Fisher & Linda Fisher

Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 3:16 p.m. EDTLOUISVILLE H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Tiz Town Tiznow Hernandez Jr Wilkes 10-12 Roman Approval K Roman Ruler Albarado Maker 5-23 Bullards Alley Flower Alley Torres Glyshaw 8-14 Johns Kitten Kitten's Joy Graham Maker 6-15 Aldous Snow Theatrical (Ire) Rocco Jr Pierce 4-16 Wireless Future K Scat Daddy Bridgmohan Amoss 8-17 Dynamic Sky Sky Mesa Hill Casse 2-1Owners: 1-Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC (Marylou Whitney), 2-ThreeDiamonds Farm (Kirk Wycoff), 3-Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins,4-Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey, 5-Sam-Son Farm (Mark Samuel),6-Klaravich Stables, Inc. (Seth Klarman) and William H. Lawrence, 7-John C.Oxley; Breeders: 1-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC, 2-Glencrest Farm LLC &Fox-Straus, 3-Eugene Melnyk, 4-Magalen O. Bryant, 5-Sam-Son Farm,6-Serendipity Farm, 7-Arosa Farms

Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 7:06 p.m. EDTVAGRANCY H.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Paulassilverlining Ghostzapper J. Ortiz Nevin 1-52 West Coast Chick K Malibu Moon Franco Zito 8-13 Stormy Sky Sky Mesa Cancel Weaver 10-14 Momameamaria Quality Road I. Ortiz Cannizzo 12-15 Blithely Exchange Rate Alvarado Hennig 5-1Owners: 1-Scuderi, Vincent, S., 2-Hurricane Boys and Pell, Richard C.,3-Schera, Matthew, 4-Two Tone Farms, 5-Parsons, Jr., William and Howe,David S. Breeders: 1-Vince Scuderi, 2-Kiki Courtelis, 3-Y-Lo Racing Stables,LLC, 4-White Fox Farm, 5-David Howe & William Parsons.

Saturday, Pimlico Race Course

BLACK-EYED SUSAN S.-GII, $250,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m,

1:51.81, ft.

1--GO MAGGIE GO, 122, f, 3, by Ghostzapper

1st Dam: Magibel, by Tale of the Cat

2nd Dam: Marquetry Road, by Marquetry

3rd Dam: Road to Heaven, by Kennedy Road

O/B-Mike Tarp (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Luis Saez. $150,000.

Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $371,400. *1/2 to Wallyana

(Langfuhr), GSW, $231,214. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for

the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Ma Can Do It, 116, f, 3, Majesticperfection--Two Fer Place, by

Out of Place. ($105,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Kyle W. Nagel;

B-Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC (KY);

T-Dale L. Romans. $50,000.

3--Kinsley Kisses, 116, f, 3, Congrats--Winter Forest, by Forestry.

($200,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Cheyenne Stables LLC;

B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Todd A.

Pletcher. $25,000.

Margins: 2HF, HD, NK. Odds: 1.80, 50.70, 5.00.

Also Ran: Dothraki Queen, Mom's On Strike, Land Over Sea,

She's a Warrior, Downdraft, Flora Dora, Midnight On Oconee, A

P Majetstic, Double Entendre. Scratched: Cced, In the Navy

Now.

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Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton. Cont. p9

Congratulations to Romans Racing & Mike Tarp!Foaled & Raised at Woodline Farm.

Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw

Elm Tree Farm Sales Graduate

Dam Bred & Sold by Mulholland Springs

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Go Maggie Go | Horsephotos

Black-Eyed Susan S. cont.

Sent off at a generous 7-1 for her six-furlong debut over the

Gulfstream main track Mar. 13, Go Maggie Go overcame some

bumping at the break and cleared off to score by four solid

lengths over Conquest Serenade (Unbridled=s Song), who not

only won a Keeneland

maiden in her next

start, but also added a

Churchill allowance

May 6. Tested

immediately for class

in the GII Gulfstream

Park Oaks, Go Maggie

Go was the 4-1 second

choice to then-

undefeated Off the

Tracks (Curlin), but was given a perfectly judged ride by Luis

Saez to best Paola Queen (Flatter) by 2 1/4 lengths, with 4-5 Off

the Tracks third. Set an even stiffer task in the GI Kentucky Oaks

a fortnight back, Go Maggie Go was off in a tangle and was

forced to settle further back than connections had hoped. She

swung widest for the drive and ran on well to be fourth, about a

neck behind Land Over Sea in second, and those two would

dominate the Black-Eyed Susan wagering.

It was not the cleanest of dispatches at Old Hilltop for Go

Maggie Go, who bobbled as the gates flew, but she recovered

quickly to hold a position at the inside as John Velazquez hit the

gas early on the stretching-out Kinsley Kisses and the opening

quarter was up in a moderate :23.49. Never appearing

uncomfortable while pinned down inside, Go Maggie Go

countered every move of Kinsley Kisses in the middle furlongs,

and the pace was decidedly in favor of those nearer the front, as

the six-furlong split of 1:13.49 was always going to make life

difficult on the swoopers. The Pletcher trainee was clinging on

for dear life as heads were turned for home, but Go Maggie Go

put that one away for good a furlong and a half from home and

though she got to wandering a bit late, was never in any sort of

danger. Ma Can Do It enjoyed the run of the race and stayed on

to complete a $202 Romans exacta, while Dothraki Queen (Pure

Prize) got home well for fourth.

AShe should have been closer to the pace in the Oaks,@ Romans

submitted. AShe crossed her legs and when they were

straightening her up they sprung the latch and she just got left

behind. That=s what showed me the quality filly that she is,

because she had been close to the lead in her two previous

starts and she got all the dirt and still came running. When she

left there clean today, I didn=t think they were going to beat

her.@

Trainer Doug O=Neill was not unduly dismayed by the

performance of Land Over Sea and can take solace in the fact

that he has a little something to look forward to Saturday.

AJust a rough trip. She didn=t break real good,@ he commented.

AThey kind of went slow early and she was a victim of a rough

trip. Thank God she came back good and Mario [Gutierrez] came

back good. We=ll live to fight another day. We=re just fired up

about [the Preakness].@

Go Maggie Go is the final foal from her dam, who produced

five winners from six to race, including the ill-fated GSW

Wallyanna (Langfuhr). (Click for a feature on Mike Tarp by TDN

Editor In Chief Jessica Martini)

Friday, Pimlico Race Course

PIMLICO SPECIAL H.-GIII, $300,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo/up,

1 3/16m, 1:55.18, ft.

1--NOBLE BIRD, 118, h, 5, by Birdstone

1st Dam: Anyhow, by Tiznow

2nd Dam: Charlotte Augusta, by Chief's Crown

3rd Dam: Noble Damsel, by Vaguely Noble

($105,000 Ylg '12 FTKJUL). O-John C. Oxley; B-Jack Swain (KY);

T-Mark E. Casse; J-Julien R. Leparoux. $180,000. Lifetime

Record: GISW, 15-5-4-0, $755,785. *1/2 to Brother Pat (Any

Given Saturday), SW, $222,589; Dido (Bernstein), GSP,

$165,592. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the

eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Idolo Porteno (Arg), 118, h, 6, Jump Start--Idealidad (Arg), by

Roy. O-Pozo de Luna, Inc., Jose Luis Guerra & Fernando

Fantini; B-La Esperanza (ARG); T-Ignacio Correas, IV. $60,000.

3--Warrioroftheroses, 118, g, 7, A. P. Warrior--Miss Savannah

Rose, by Strategic Mission. O/B-Richard J Hackerman (NY);

T-Damon R. Dilodovico. $30,000.

Margins: 11 1/4, 6, HD. Odds: 0.80, 4.20, 47.40.

Also Ran: Savoy Stomp, Golden Glint, Hesinfront. Scratched:

Page McKenney, Stanford.

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Fasig-Tipton.

Friday=s GIII Pimlico Special lost a fair amount of its intrigue

when Page McKenney (Eavesdropper) joined morning-line

favorite Stanford (Malibu Moon) among the scratches, leaving

Noble Bird as the clear class of the field--providing that the

>good= Noble Bird showed up.

Brookdale Foaled, Raised & Sold

Larkin Armstrong Bloodstock Mating

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Noble Bird | Horsephotos

Pimlico Special S. cont.

Pounded into odds-on favoritism to bounce back off a latest

eighth as the chalk in the GII Alysheba S. two Fridays back, the

chestnut made no mistake under a well-rated ride from Julien

Leparoux.

Runner-up in the 2015 Alysheba, Noble Bird managed to hold

out the comebacking Lea (First Samurai) by a neck in the

GI Stephen Foster H. last June, but raced too freely in the

GI Whitney H. Aug. 8, finished a tailed-off last of nine and took

the rest of the year off. Noble Bird proved tough to handle yet

again when heavily favored in a Feb. 21 Oaklawn allowance,

finishing a lackluster sixth, but he was allowed to dictate terms

in Keeneland=s GIII Ben Ali S. Apr. 16 and led into the final

furlong before dropping a 1 1/4-length decision to the in-form

Eagle (Candy Ride {Arg}). But the 5-year-old was his own worst

enemy again in the Alysheba and was looking for redemption in

the Special.

Noble Bird appeared to studder-step ever so slightly when the

gates flew and that allowed Warrioroftheroses to cross to the

early lead, as Leparoux was content to let that longshot go. Sent

up outside that rival

entering the clubhouse

turn, Noble Bird

worked his way down

to the fence and was

able to slacken the

pace in the middle

stages. Cruising along

under a nice hold as

the field reached the

far turn after six

furlongs in 1:12.12, Noble Bird was coddled along into the lane,

was shaken up at the three-sixteenths marker and was under

left-handed urging to keep his mind on the task at hand down to

the wire.

AIt was the exact opposite of what happened to him last time,@

related winning trainer Mark Casse. ABefore his last start, I told a

couple news people that I=ve been doing this for 37 years and

he=s one of the toughest horses I=ve ever trained. After his last

race, >No, he=s the toughest.= He makes good riders look bad.

He=s so sensitive about his mounts. As a 2-year-old, I told Mr.

Oxley that this horse was going to win the Kentucky Derby,

that=s the ability that he displayed.@

Noble Bird, whose third dam is the notable turf distaffer Noble

Damsel, is a half-brother to the 2-year-old filly Striking Damsel

(Smart Strike), a $290,000 buyback out of last year=s Keeneland

September sale. He is also kin to a yearling colt by by Tale of the

Cat and a newly born filly by More Than Ready.

Friday, Pimlico Race Course

ALLAIRE DUPONT DISTAFF S.-GIII, $150,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo/up,

f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:50.82, ft.

1--AHH CHOCOLATE, 118, f, 4, by Candy Ride (Arg)

1st Dam: Ahh, by Saint Liam

2nd Dam: Ministrada, by Deputy Minister

3rd Dam: Funistrada, by Fappiano

O/B-Stoneway Farm (KY); T-Neil J. Howard; J-Brian Joseph

Hernandez Jr. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 12-5-1-3, $386,677.

Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick

Rating: C+.

2--Theogony, 118, m, 6, Curlin--Upcoming Story, by Tale of the

Cat. ($240,000 Ylg '11 KEESEP). O-Conrad Farms; B-A Lakin &

Sons Inc. (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $30,000.

3--Joint Return, 118, m, 5, Include--Brunswick Star, by

Brunswick. ($60,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP). O-Main Line Racing

Stable; B-Virginia D. Moore & Include Syndicate (KY); T-John C.

Servis. $15,000.

Margins: HF, 3/4, NK. Odds: 3.50, 5.50, 24.50.

Also Ran: Super Majesty, Engaginglee, Mei Ling, Savings

Account, Camille Claudel, America. Scratched: Tiger Ride.

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Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton. Cont. p11

Consigned by L}KLAND SALES

Found & Sold by Mauk Equine Brokerage twice as a weanling

Private Purchase by Mulholland Springs

PINHOOKED BY AND RAISED AT MACHMER HALL

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Lost Raven (right) | MJC/Jim McCue

Allaire DuPont Distaff S. cont. Ahh Chocolate, third in last year=s GII Black-Eyed Susan S. atonly third asking here, delivered her second graded stakesvictory of her career in hard-fought fashion. Second in Churchill=s GII Chilukki S. Nov. 7, she returned onshort notice to annex the GII Fall City H. beneath the Twin Spireslater that month over the reopposing Theogony. The bay finished a close third in her first two runs of 2016,including the GIII Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare S. at Keenelandmost recently Apr. 22. Ahh Chocolate broke alertly in this one before backing off tosettle just behind the leaders. In a perfect spot beneath BrianHernandez Jr. on the outside in third as Super Majesty (SuperSaver) led through a half mile :48.75, she set her sights on theleader as they kicked for home, fought her way past thepacesetter in midstretch and the wire arrived just in time asTheogony came absolutely flying home. AI was thrilled,@ winning trainer Neil Howard said. AShe=s such anice filly. All of these races are so damned tough. It was anhonest pace, she really dug in down the stretch. You=ve got togive it to Stoneway [Farm]. That=s what they do, breed and racethese kinds of horses. I love coming here, winning here isterrific. You know what? I=m glad to win a maiden race, any race,so this is great. She=s pretty consistent.@ The winner=s dam Ahh (Saint Liam) has a yearling colt by ScatDaddy and produced a foal filly by Twirling Candy earlier thisyear. Ahh, a maiden of four career starts, was purchased by AhhChocolate=s owner/breeder Stoneway Farm for $200,000 whilein foal to Indian Charlie at the 2010 KEENOV sale.

Saturday, Pimlico Race CourseADENA SPRINGS MISS PREAKNESS S.-GIII, $150,000, PIM, 5-20,3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.43, ft.1--@LOST RAVEN, 120, f, 3, by Uncle Mo

1st Dam: Elusive Raven, by Elusive Quality2nd Dam: Summer Raven, by Summer Squall3rd Dam: Rahy Rose, by Rahy

O/B-Repole Stable (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-J Velazquez. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-1, $290,350. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++.

2--One True Kiss, 116, f, 3, Warrior=s Reward--True Kiss, by Is It True. ($110,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-J. Kirk Judy Robison; B-Pat Murphy (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $30,000.

3--Quick Release, 116, f, 3, Trappe Shot--Just Joking, by Distorted Humor. ($20,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT; $43,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR). O-Ballybrit Stable, LLC; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY); T-Michael Dini. $15,000.

Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 3.90, 17.30, 13.90.

Also Ran: She's All Ready, Right There, Moment Is Right, Ultra

Brat, R Girls a Charmer, Simple Surprise, Banree.

Lost Raven switched up tactics to register a career high and

provide her red-hot young sire with another graded stakes

winner.

A debut winner for a $50,000 tag at Belmont last fall, she

stayed perfect in Laurel=s Smart Halo S. before concluding her

juvenile campaign with a fifth-place finish when stretched to

two turns in the GII

Demoiselle S. at the

Big A Nov. 28. Second

as they heavy favorite

in Laurel=s Marshua S.

Jan. 16, the Repole

homebred stretched

back out with a third-

place finish in the

Busanda S. Jan. 31 and

a well-beaten fifth in

the Busher S. Feb. 7. The bay bounced back with a narrow wire-

to-wire victory when shortened up for the six-furlong Cicada S.

most recently Mar. 26, her third straight attempt over the

Aqueduct inner track.

Miss Preakness S. cont. p12

Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm

Grovendale Sales Graduate

Half-sister by Tiz Wonderful sells with Grovendale at FTKJUL

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Former jockey Mick Ruis

Horsephotos

Adena Springs Miss Preakness S. cont.

Surprisingly at the back of the pack in eighth here as Quick

Release set a contested hot pace of :22.69 and :45.94, the

second choice came charging down the center of the stretch

beneath Johnny Velazquez to outkick longshot One True Kiss

home for a narrow score. Quick Release stayed on to complete

the trifecta after doing the heavy lifting.

AI was a little concerned because she=s never been that far

back in her career,@ trainer Todd Pletcher said. AI knew that :22

and change at Pimlico is flying, so I was hoping the fractions

were fast enough to allow her to come from behind.@

Lost Raven is the first foal from Elusive Raven (Elusive Quality),

a maiden of three career starts. She also has a Stay Thirsty 2-

year-old colt; an Overanalyze yearling colt; and a foal filly by the

latter stallion this year. Elusive Raven, a $380,000 KEESEP

yearling purchase by the late Edward P. Evans, brought $75,000

from Three Chimney Farms, agent, at the Evans dispersal at the

2011 KEENOV sale. Elusive Raven is a half-sister to this year=s GII

Gazelle S. winner and GI Kentucky Oaks third-place finisher

Lewis Bay (Bernardini) as well as 2010 GIII Holy Bull S. winner

Winslow Homer (Unbridled=s Song). Click for the Equibase.com

chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-

style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Despite Death Of Celebrity Owners At The Preakness, The

Thoroughbred Industry Charges Ahead

While likely none of the owners in Saturday=s second jewel of the

Triple Crown will grace the cover of People Magazine or will

make an appearance on E! Entertainment Television=s Keeping

Up With The Kardashians, a number have carved out wildly

successful business careers of their own.

Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes

WITH $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN PEGASUS

WORLD CUP, RUIS FAMILY LOOKING TO GET

BACK INTO RACING IN A BIG WAYBy Bill Finley

Mick Ruis Jr, the jockey, and Mick Ruis Sr., the trainer, had

their moments in the sport, but none that suggested they=d ever

play the game at its highest level. The trainer had a small string

in Southern California and his son had won a handful of stakes

races, but none worth more than $100,000. Yet, when the

names of those putting up $1 million to

secure a starting spot in next year=s

Pegasus World Cup was announced

there was Ruis Racing right along side

giants like Paul Reddam, Coolmore, the

Stronach Group and Starlight Racing.

Yet, the Ruises believe their time will

come, and soon. The father-son team

that left the sport is nothing like the

father-son team that is back and

determined to make a big impact. They

may not yet have a horse worthy of

competing in the $12 million race. They

do have a plan.

It was when the Ruises decided to leave racing that their

financial fortunes turned. Mick Ruis Jr. suffered a setback when

his close friend and roommate, the former Churchill Downs

announcer Luke Kruytbosch, died in 2008. The jockey decided

he needed a break from the sport and while away he gained 15

pounds and was unable to get his weight back down to a level

where he could resume riding. Right around the same time, his

father was looking to get out of training and do something

different. He told the son there was an opportunity for the two

of them to buy a construction company that specialized in

repairing naval vessels and wanted to know if he wanted in.

AMy father called me about a construction company he was

looking into buying that did navy ship repairs,@ Ruis Jr. said. AIt

was a small business based in San Diego that he thought we

could get going. I was thinking I could probably make about

$200,000 a year.@

Eight years later, father and son sold a controlling interest

in the company, American Scaffold, for, Ruis Jr., said, Aa substantial sum of money.@

Having more money than they ever dreamed they would have,

both decided to get back into racing, but in different roles. Now

weighing 175 pounds, Ruis=s riding days were a thing of the past

and his father did not want to train. Instead, they decided they

would work together to build a quality stable. Their trainer

would be still another member of the family, 25-year-old

Shelbe. Cont. p13

July Yearling graduate Noble Bird (Birdstone) gets backto winning ways in the GIII Pimlico Special S.

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Ruis Family cont.

AWe still had a passion for horse racing and so did my younger

sister, Shelbe,@ Ruis Jr. said. AWe decided to invest in horses and

get something going with her. My dad and I want to see my

sister become one of the biggest and best trainers in the U.S.

We now have money to get her quality horses.@

With the help of advisors Kyle Kaenel and David Meah, the

Ruises spent about $2 million on eight 2-year-olds at the recent

sales and have claimed a handful of horses. The ex-jockey said

they are also actively trying to purchase quality horses privately,

based both here and overseas. Shelbe Ruis won her first career

race on May 15, a maiden special weight race at Santa Anita

with Rockport Babe (Rockport Harbor).

AThe end game is we want to be a very successful stable, a

household name like Zayat, ARuis Jr. said. AIt=s a blessing that we

were able to be in the game before we struck it rich. We were

able to grind it out and we made mistakes along the way and

learned how hard it is. We learned a lot and now we can come

back and attack it differently, more strategically.@

The Ruis team knows it=s unlikely they will have a horse for the

2017 Pegasus World Cup, but they wanted to secure a spot for

the future and also believe putting up the money for next year

was a smart move.

AWe don=t have a horse to run in it yet,@ the former jockey

said. AWe=re looking at it more as an investment. We have three

options. We could sell the spot and make money on it. We could

keep the spot and team up with someone with a good horse and

maybe split the purse. We could go out and look to find

something to buy that can compete in the race.@

One possible strategy would be to sell the spot to B. Wayne

Hughes, who did not buy in even though he might own the best

horse in the country in Beholder (Henny Hughes).

AGary Stevens is a good friend and I actually reached out to

him about Beholder,@ Ruis Jr. said. AI also rode a few horses for

Mr. Hughes. You never know, but right now I am sure they=re

more concerned about her next few races. What we do with the

spot is the type of thing that probably won=t come to fruition

until we get much closer to the race.@

When riding, Ruis=s biggest win came in the $100,000 La Habra

S. in 2004. As an owner and a part of Ruis Racing, he=s aiming for

much more.

ONE-HORSE STABLE OR NOT, JEFF WEISS

WANTS TO BE PART OF PEGASUS WORLD

CUP By Bill Finley

Jeff Weiss=s Rosedown Racing has campaigned all of two horses, but the owner loves the sport and the idea of the Pegasus World Cup and just had to be part of it.

Weiss was one of the more unfamiliar names on the list of owners who ponied up $1 million to secure a spot in next

year=s inaugural $12-million Pegasus World Cup, but he never hesitated to do so. In fact, he says he was the first person to commit.

AI=m excited about the whole thing,@ said Weiss, who is in

the commercial real estate business in Florida. AI=m very

excited to be involved with Frank Stronach because he=s a

winner. Frank Stronach loves the industry and he=s trying to

do good things for owners. That=s the type of person I want to

be involved with.@

Weiss=s Bashart (War Front), was the winner of the 2013 GII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga. Campaigning a top

horse like that gave him a desire to

get back to the winner=s circle in top

level races and he=s trying to make

that happen by breeding quality

mares. He says he has four and is

breeding them to some of the most

expensive stallions in the business. His

hope is that one of those mares will

some day produce a horse good

enough to warrant a shot in the $12

million race.

"I'm trying to breed horses that will hopefully be good enough to get into

the Pegasus,@ he said.

He realizes he won=t have anything for the race in 2017, but

still wants to be involved.

AI=d like to stay in the race. I would like to partner up with

somebody who has a great horse and could win,@ he said. AI=d

like make some kind of arrangement with someone.@

Weiss said he already has an owner in mind that he=d like to

team up with, one with a top horse and one who did not put up

the $1 million. He declined to say who he had in mind, but said

he plans to meet with the individual at the Preakness. Stay

tuned.

All horses in the TDN are bred in

North America, unless otherwise indicated

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PRIVATE ZONE PREPS FOR TRUE NORTH Good Friends Stable=s MGISW Private Zone (Macho Uno) will

make his belated seasonal bow in Belmont=s GII True North S.

June 10. The 6-year-old breezed six furlongs in 1:13.40 in Elmont

Friday morning in preparation for

that return.

"He worked pretty fast, I [was

glad] to see him work like he

did," trainer Brian Lynch said.

Private Zone captured the

GII Churchill Downs S.,

GIII Belmont Sprint

Championship and GI Forego S.

for previous trainer Jorge Navarro last term. A gutsy second to

champion Runhappy (Super Saver) in his final start for that

conditioner in the GI Breeders= Cup Sprint Oct. 31 at Keeneland,

the bay was last seen finishing fifth in Aqueduct=s GI Cigar Mile

H. Nov. 28.

DESTIN BREEZES TOWARDS BELMONT Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred

Partners= Destin (Giant=s Causeway) began his preparations for

the June 11 GI Belmont S.

Friday with a half-mile breeze

in :48.22 (2/34) over the

Belmont training track.

"He breezed in :48 and

change with a nice gallop out,@

said Byron Hughes, assistant to

trainer Todd Pletcher. AHe

really came out [of the race] in

fine form. He did well."

Also on the worktab for the

Pletcher barn was Eclipse=s GI La Troienne S. winner Curalina

(Curlin), who worked four furlongs in :50.20 in preparation for

the GI Ogden Phipps S. on the Belmont undercard. Stonestreet

Stables and the Coolmore contingent=s GII Charles Town Classic

winner Stanford (Malibu Moon), who was scratched from

Friday=s GIII Sagamore Spirit Pimlico Special S. in favore of the

June 11 GI Metropolitan H., also went to the training track

Friday morning, covering five panels in 1:01.50.

Winner of the GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 13 and GII Lambholm

South Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 12, the full-brother to GISW

Creative Cause finished sixth last time in the GI Kentucky Derby

May 7.

Private Zone | Courtney Heeney

Destin | Coady

Fred Bradley

Coady photography

FRED BRADLEY PASSES AWAY Fred Bradley, who bred and raced the likes of two-time

champion female sprinter Groupie Doll (Bowman=s Band) and

the popular gelding Brass Hat (Prized), passed away May 20 in

Whitmore, Kentucky. He was 85 years of age.

The father of trainer William ABuff@ Bradley, with whom he

raced Groupie Doll in partnership, Fred Bradley was a retired Air

Force general, attorney and Kentucky state

senator. In 1997, Bradley signed for the Silver

Deputy mare Deputy Doll, going to $25,000 at

that year=s Keeneland September sale. The

mare=s fourth and final produce became

Groupie Doll, who shot to national prominence

as a 4-year-old in 2012, winning the GI Vinery

Madison S. and the GI Humana Distaff S. before

closing out a dominating season with a

comprehensive victory in the GI Breeders= Cup

Filly & Mare Sprint. She successfully defended

her title in 2013, was sold for $3.1 million at the

Keeneland November Sale a few days later and

is now one of the stars of the broodmare band

at Mandy Pope=s Whisper Hill Farm.

Twelve months before acquiring Deputy Doll,

Bradley needed just $5,000 to purchase Brassy

(Dixie Brass) at the September sale and it was her second foal

that paid that bill and then some. Brass Hat, who broke his

maiden in stakes company as a 3-year-old, became a six-time

graded-stakes winner over the course of a 40-start career,

highlighted by a sloppy-track score in the

2006 GI Donn H. Also a multiple graded winner and twice Grade

I-placed on the turf, Brass Hat retired with earnings of nearly

$2.2 million, a total that would have been much higher but for a

disputed drug positive that cost Brass Hat second-place money

in the 2006 G1 Dubai World Cup.

Funeral and memorial services are pending.

By Dan Liebman

A few years ago, we made the drive from Central Kentucky to

Ellis Park to see one of our fillies make her first start.

There, sitting in a chair on the apron and wearing a big straw

hat, was Fred Bradley.

Fred started running bets for his Dad at the tender age of six at

what was then Dade Park (now Ellis). He had been to Ellis every

summer since.

On Friday, Fred died at the age of 85, having suffered from the

effects of dementia for the past several years.

My father met Fred in the late 1940s, when Dad was attending

the University of Kentucky Law School and Fred was an

undergraduate. They remained friends the rest

of their lives.

Fred was the epitome of a Asmall@ breeder,

developing his Indian Ridge Farm outside my

hometown of Frankfort, KY. He refused to pay

much for stud fees, foaled the mares himself,

and raced most of the offspring, in recent years

with his son, Buff, as trainer.

Racing fans recall the two stars of the stable,

champion Groupie Doll and the grand gelding

Brass Hat, the latter now being ridden in horse

shows by Fred=s granddaughter.

Fred bought the dams of Brass Hat and

Groupie Doll as yearling, Brassy for $5,000 and

Deputy Doll for $25,000.

Fred, of course, was much more than a horse

breeder. He flew jet fighters, rising to the rank

of general; owned a small trucking firm;

practiced law; and was elected county judge and state senator.

And despite those accomplishments, he was at home on the

apron at Ellis Park and as comfortable watching a cheap claimer

as he was one of his stakes horses.

A couple of years ago, we had the winter of discontent for

breeders. A yearling filly broke her hip and despite attempts to

save her, was put down. A mare died of colic; another of EPM.

Fred brought a friend into our restaurant and insisted I go

through it again. I recounted having the filly and one of the

mares in a Central Kentucky vet clinic at the same time, in slings

in adjoining stalls. I told of the mare that was put down after

suffering a colic attack.

APeople have no idea how hard this business is,@ Fred said. AI

don=t mean to make light of your terrible run of luck. I just think

people need to hear how hard it is, and how it affects you.@

In the restaurant, we have a table over which hang photos of

Brass Hat and Groupie Doll. We call it the ABradley Corner.@ Fred

never sat there.

(Come to think of it, Buff never does either.)

Fred was down to earth, unpretentious. It would not have

been his style to sit there.

Our next photo to hang there will be one of Fred.

Hopefully someone has one of him at Ellis Park.

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Friday=s Results:

HILLTOP S., $100,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.68, fm.

1--#GONE AWAY, 116, f, 3, by Leroidesanimaux (Brz)

1st Dam: Miss Tullamore Dew, by Mecke

2nd Dam: Hurry Home Hillary, by Deputed Testamony

3rd Dam: Ten Cents a Turn, by Cozzene

($35,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR). O-Augustin Stable; B-Dianne D.

Cotter (FL); T-Michael R. Matz; J-Florent Geroux. $60,000.

Lifetime Record: GSP, 5-2-0-1, $109,495.

2--Family Meeting, 120, f, 3, Sky Mesa--Family Plan, by

Repriced. O/B-Glen Hill Farm (FL); T-Thomas F. Proctor.

$20,000.

3--Wessex, 116, f, 3, Unbridled's Song--Hachita, by Gone West.

O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-William I. Mott. $10,000.

Margins: HD, HD, 1. Odds: 13.90, 6.00, 5.60.

Also Ran: Miss Katie Mae (Ire), Thundering Sky, Koala Queen,

Channel Regatta, Melody Croon, Lookout Sister, La Piba,

Spinamiss (Ire), Cowgirl Tough, Look Who's Talking,

Morethanjusthello. Scratched: Lady Oak (Ire), Princess Princess.

Gone Away ran on late to finish fourth behind Family Meeting

over soft turf at Laurel Nov. 7, and earned her diploma with a

similarly late arrival on the scene at Gulfstream Dec. 20. Third

behind unbeaten Canadian Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse

(City Zip) in the GIII Herecomesthebride S. back in Hallandale

Feb. 27, she was last seen finishing a disappointing fifth as the

favorite in a nine-panel allowance over a soft Keeneland surface

Apr. 27. Gone Away tucked in along the rail second last, and the

pace heated up significantly down the backside after Javier

Castellano=s stirrup broke aboard front-running

Morethanjusthello (More Than Ready). Let out into the clear for

an unencumbered stretch run, she catapulted past rivals in the

lane as Family Meeting got hung up behind horses. Gone Away

struck the front in the waning moments, and Family Meeting

dove through a seam only to come up just short. Castellano

managed to stay aboard Morethanjusthello, who was eased. AIt

worked out great,@ said winning rider Florent Geroux. AWe let

them go early and she relaxed early pretty good toward the

rear. When it was time to go, she gave me a good kick. You don=t

know how it will work out until the gates open. In the stretch, I

was looking inside and saw [Family Meeting] coming. She was

coming real fast, but we got the job done.@ The winner=s dam is

a half to GISW and sire Bellamy Road (Concerto). Click for the

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

JIM MCKAY TURF SPRINT S., $100,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo/up, 5fT,

:56.10, fm.

1--BEN'S CAT, 118, g, 10, Parker's Storm Cat--Twofox (MSP), by

Thirty Eight Paces. O-The Jim Stable; B-K. T. Leatherbury

Assoc. Inc. (MD); T-King T. Leatherbury; J-Trevor McCarthy.

$60,000. Lifetime Record: 55-32-9-4, $2,590,937.

2--Spring to the Sky, 118, g, 7, Langfuhr--Seek to Soar, by

Seeking the Gold. ($55,000 Ylg '10 FTSAUG). O-Anthony P.

McCarthy; B-Phillips Racing Partnership (KY); T-Bruce R.

Brown. $20,000.

3--Rocket Heat, 122, g, 4, Latent Heat--Enjoy the Moment, by

Slew's Royalty. ($60,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Mike Sanchez;

B-Farfellow Farms Ltd. (KY); T-Vann Belvoir. $10,000.

Margins: NK, HF, 1. Odds: 2.50, 25.70, 0.80.

Also Ran: Night Officer, Rapid Dan, Jack's in the Deck, Expected

Ruler, Big Guy Ian.

The everlasting Ben=s Cat earned yet another remarkable,

last-second victory in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint S., capturing the

Black-Eyed Susan day staple for the fourth consecutive year and

fifth time overall. Coming into this year=s renewal off a neck win

in a May 1 Laurel allowance, in which he got up in the last jump

despite an extremely wide journey, the old war horse was away

a half-step slowly as the second choice. Running fourth along

the rail as favored Rocket Heat rattled off a blistering :21.46

quarter-mile, he moved to within two lengths of the lead at the

three-sixteenths pole and came out one path once Rocket Heat

began to tire around the sixteenth marker. Splitting the

pacesetter and closing Spring to the Sky, Ben=s Cat burst through

in the final 70 yards to earn his 32nd career victory by a neck.

AI was worried. He was back and that other horse was running

his eyeballs out setting a real fast pace,@ King Leatherbury said.

AI knew he=d be kicking in, but I didn=t think he=d be able to catch

him. He fired right at the end, like he always does. That=s his

running style. He=s a great horse, that=s all.@

The 83-year-old Hall of Famer was emotional after the race,

reflecting on Ben=s Cat=s longevity and his personal connection

to the 10-year-old gelding.

AGood horses, all the time they come up, but they don=t last.

Fans have a favorite horse and a year or two later, they=re

gone,@ Leatherbury said. AHere, he just goes and goes and goes

and that=s what makes him so popular. He=s still around after all

this time. It brings tears to my eyes. It=s just amazing. That=s

Ben=s Cat. It=s my salvation, really. That=s why I=m still here.@

Hip 203 - half-bro sells Monday at FT Midlantic with Kirkwood

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Ben=s Cat cont.

Winning rider Trevor McCarthy also had high praise for hismount. AHe=s an unbelievable horse,@ McCarthy said. ABy far, thebest horse I=ve ever been on. I=ve just never seen a horse likethat. He knows where the wire is and says, >Let=s go Trevor, let=sgo.= He gave me his all.@ Click for the Equibase.com chart orVIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

SKIPAT S., $100,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.33, ft.1--DISCO CHICK, 122, m, 5, Jump Start--Disco Flirt, by Disco Rico. O-Freedom Acres, Inc.; B-Y. Jerry Kolybabiuk (PA); T-Mario Serey, Jr.; J-Trevor McCarthy. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 26-8-8-3, $468,800.

2--Dallas Cowgirl, 118, m, 5, Cowboy Cal--My Sister Sue, by Broken Vow. O/B-Dr. Steve & Debbie Jackson (KY); T-Flint W. Stites. $20,000. 3--Fantastic Style, 122, f, 4, Harlan's Holiday--Ruby Summer, by Mr. Greeley. ($40,000 RNA Ylg '13 KEESEP; $525,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR). O-Kaleem Shah, Inc.; B-C. Kidder, N. Cole & E. Voute (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $10,000.

Margins: 8, 1, 4HF. Odds: 4.60, 67.30, 0.20.Also Ran: Sweet On Smokey, Printasticat, Raging Smoke,Flattering Bea. Scratched: Thirteen Arrows, Sweetrayofsunshine. Disco Chick was knocking on the stakes door over this circuit,finishing second at 16-1 in the Willa On The Move S. Dec. 5 atLaurel and completing the exacta again at 8-1 in the PrimonettaS. there Mar. 26. The Pennsylvania-bred mare then brokethrough May 7 at Parx, taking the My Juliet S. wire-to-wire.Away as the 23-5 second choice here, the bay broke on top andwon a four-way battle for the lead, sprinting clear through a:23.21 opening quarter. Widening her advantage past a stronghalf in :45.83, she was never threatened in the stretch, cominghome a dominant victress. Big longshot Dallas Cowgirl came lateto nail disappointing odds-on favorite Fantastic Style for theplace. AWe felt really good about our horse coming here for thisrace,@ winning trainer Mario Serey, Jr. said. AWe wanted her torun her during Preakness week if we possibly could. She won atParx on Derby Day, so we wanted to take a shot. There are a lotof stakes races coming up for her at Belmont, Monmouth, Parxand others.@ Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

4th-PIM, $53,716, Alw, 5-20, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT,1:43.40, fm.INVOLUNTARY (f, 3, City Zip--Invariable, by Invasor {Arg})opened her account with a four-length success on the turf atTampa Apr. 8 and was favored at 9-5 to make it two in a rowhere. Seizing the early advantage, the sophomore conceded thelead exiting the first turn and settled to press from second

through moderate opening fractions. Drawing even with thepacesetter on the backstretch, the chestnut assumed commandat the top of the lane and cruised clear to a three-length victoryover Queenofzeenile (Pioneerof the Nile). The winner=s dam is ahalf to European GSW & G1SP Sir Gerry (Carson City). She has anunraced 2-year-old filly named Thrice (Hat Trick {Jpn}), ayearling filly by Street Boss and a recently born filly by ShanghaiBobby. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $41,240. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.O/B-Catherine Wills (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour.

2nd-PIM, $52,000, Alw, 5-20, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.15, fm.DO WHAT I SAY (f, 3, Street Magician--Not What I Do {MSP,$185,763}, by Parfaitement) finished second for a $40,000 tagon the Laurel main track Jan. 11, and third--beaten just a neck--back at the same level and over the same strip Mar. 18.Breaking through by daylight when switched to good sod Apr. 9,she was the 7-2 second choice in this bulky field. Tracking fromjust off the pace while in between horses early, she ranged upout in the clear at the head of the lane and out-kicked favoriteLamontagne (Congrats) for a two-length success. LifetimeRecord: 4-2-1-1, $63,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart orVIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.O/B-R. Larry Johnson (VA); T-Michael J. Trombetta.

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 1:28 p.m. EDTJAMES W. MURPHY S., $100,000, 3yo, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Copingaway Brother Derek L Saez Mejia 5-12 He’ll Pay Haynesfield Geroux Jones 6-13 Easy River Not For Love Toledo Smith 10-14 Ousby Shakespeare Juarez Vitali 5-25 Conquest Windycity Tiznow Lezcano Casse 5-16 Isofass Rodman Boyce Abbott III 15-17 Marengo Road Quality Road Pimentel Trombetta 10-18 Aquaphobia Giant’s Causeway Leparoux Delacour 4-19 I Came to Party Bold Chieftain Carrasco Brooks 20-1

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 2:40 p.m. EDTTHE VERY ONE S., $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Miss Matzoball Smoke Glacken Castellano Lerman 12-12 Seeking Paradise Blame L Saez Sharp 20-13 Disco Barbie Pure Prize McCarthy Capuano 20-14 Hope Cross (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Boyce Delacour 15-15 My Celeste Maimonides Lanerie Romans 30-16 Two Wonders Three Wonders Carrasco Brooks 30-17 Everything Lovely Pollard’s Vision Karamanos DeMasi 12-18 Rumble Doll Street Boss Velazquez Falcone 15-19 Exaggerated Blame Leparoux Delacour 6-110 Joya Real Eddington Centeno DeMasi 10-111 Moldavite Cosmonaut Y Ortiz Albert 30-112 Lady Shipman Midshipman Rosario McLaughlin 3-5

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INSIGHTSon the American racing scene

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 3:21 p.m. EDTCHICK LANG S., $100,000, 3yo, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Justin Squared Zensational Pedroza Baffert 9-52 Cozze Cat Bluegrass Cat Perez King 30-13 Quijote Pomeroy No Rider Amoss 3-14 Discreet Angel Discreet Cat Lezcano Gullo 12-15 Never Gone South Munnings Lynch Lynch 8-16 Counterforce Smart Strike Geroux Asmussen 5-27 Big Louie D Stormy Atlantic Navarro Servis 10-18 Formal Summation In Summation McCarthy O’Connell 20-1

Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 4:40 p.m. EDTLATIN AMERICAN RACING CHANNEL SIR BARTON S., $100,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Lazarus Project Disxreetly Mine Stevens Orseno 20-12 Cadeyrn Malibu Moon Rosario J Englehart 15-13 Kingslayer Ghostzapper Navarro Servis 15-14 Voluntario Hold Me Back Lezcano Rodriguez 10-15 American Freedom Pulpit Geroux Baffert 5-26 Donegal Moon Malibu Moon Castellano Pletcher 8-17 Dazzling Gem Misremembered L Saez Cox 9-28 Moon King Malibu Moon Leparoux Casse 15-19 Charmed Victory Flatter Carrasco Jenkins 20-110 Discreet Lover Repent J Flores St Lewis 15-111 I Came to Party Bold Chieftain McCarthy Brooks 20-112 Fearless Dragon Speightstown Pedroza Guillot 20-113 Gone Local Gone Astray Prado O’Connell 30-114 Gettysburg Pioneerof the Nile Velazquez Pletcher 5-1

7th-PIM, $55K, Opt. Clm. ($32K), 3yo/up, 6f, 2:07 p.m. ET

Undefeated ATDN Rising Star@ CHIEF ISTAN (Istan) makes his

highly anticipated return to the races on the GI Preakness S.

undercard for trainer Larry Jones. Owned by Sagamore Farm

and breeder Brereton C. Jones, the bay was a dominant

7 1/2-length debut winner in a sharp :57.28 at his conditioner=s

Delaware Park base in September of 2014. Subsequently

shelved, he returned to crush a Keeneland allowance field by

8 3/4 lengths 13 months ago, but exited that race with some

bone bruising and spent several months recooping at his

breeder=s Airdrie Farm. Chief Istan, who is the 7-5 morning-line

favorite here, returned to the worktab in February and displays

a speedy series of drills since. TJCIS PPs. --Christie DeBernardis

Friday=s Results:3rd-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 5-20, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34.77, fm.DROP SHOT (c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Featherbed {SW & GISP,$227,904}, by Smart Strike) kicked off his career with a pair ofrunner-up victories sprinting on the Gulfstream main track thiswinter and was third when attempting this distance for the firsttime there Mar. 18. A close second again in his turf debut goingsix panels over this course Apr. 30, the 4-5 chalk seized the earlyadvantage and ticked off opening splits of :24.77 and :49.44from the fence. Showing the way into the lane, the dark bayrolled clear to win by an effortless 4 1/2 lengths over Tricked Up(Distorted Humor). The winner is a half to Dynamic Impact(Tiznow), GSW, $392,106; a juvenile colt by Union Rags; and ayearling colt by Arch. Sales history: $305,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP.Lifetime Record: 5-1-3-1, $80,000. Click for the Equibase.comchart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.O-Chester & Mary Broman; B-Blue Heaven Farm, LLC (KY);T-James A. Jerkens.

Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 6:07 p.m. EDTSOARING SOFTLY S., $100,000, 3yo, f, 7fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Wonderment Cosmonaut Velasquez McPeek 12-12 Saharan Desert Pary Franco Jerkens 10-13 Lightstream Harlan’s Holiday Cancel Lynch 1-14 Brinkley City Zip Ortiz Pletcher 3-15* Estelle Distorted Humor No Rider McLaughlin 10-16 Seaside Schiler Artie Schiller Carmouche Matz 12-17 Morethanjusthello More Than Ready Gryder Maker Scr8 Summer Reading Hard Spun Alvarado Jerkens 8-19 Welcoming Tapit Ortiz Jr Clement 8-110* Clair de Lune Malibu Moon No Rider Brown 4-1*Entered for main track only

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FIRST WINNER FOR FRESHMAN SIRE

Friday=s Results:

1st-CD, $43,120, Msw, 5-20, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :51.44, ft.

+MAXIMUM EDGE (f, 2, Dialed In--Champagne Sparkle, by

Street Boss), purchased for $160,000 at OBS March after a :10

flat breeze, is the first starter and now the first winner for her

freshman sire (by Mineshaft). Let go at 5-1 despite a three-panel

bullet in :37 3/5 here May 16, the firster tracked from a ground-

saving fourth through an

opening quarter in :22.74.

Tipped out for a four-wide

bid at the top of the

stretch, the gray battled

2-5 chalk Golden Mischief

(Into Mischief) stride-for-

stride to the wire and

edged clear late for a neck

success. Maximum Edge is

the first foal out of

Champagne Sparkle, an unraced full-sister to 2014 GI Arkansas

Derby and GI Kentucky Derby third Danza (Street Boss); and a

half to GISW millionaire Majestic Harbor (Rockport Harbor).

Champagne Sparkle also has a yearling colt by Drosselmeyer and

was bred back to Malibu Moon. Sales history: $95,000 RNA Ylg

'15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $26,400. Click for the

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

O-Bernard Schaeffer; B-Brandywine Farm (KY); T-William

Connelly.

Friday=s Results:

1st-GP, $36,000, Msw, 5-20, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.18, ft.

ANAXIMANDROS (c, 3, Hard Spun--Dragon Fly {Fr}, by Sadler's

Wells) beat one horse when sixth in his local Apr. 9 debut, then

moved way forward to run second at over 114-1 when

stretching out to a mile Apr. 20. Sent off as the 12-5 second

choice in here, the bay colt stalked from a close second through

splits of :24.12 and :47.50. Pushed on heading into the turn, he

collared the pacesetter passing the three-eighths pole and was

kept to a drive throughout the stretch to hold off the inside bid

of Time Will Tell (Malibu Moon) by three-quarters of a length.

The winner=s dam is a half to GSW Lorymaya (River River {Fr})

and MGISP Luazur (Fr) (Bikala {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0,

$29,520. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored

by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Olympia Star, Inc.; B-Becky Winemiller (KY); T-Mikhail

Yanakov.

Friday=s Results:

2nd-LAD, $25,110, Alw, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.49, ft.

PROMISE ME SILVER (f, 4, Silver City--Uno Mas Promesa, by

Macho Uno) won the first eight races of her career, capped by

the GIII Eight Belles S. some 54 weeks ago, but went sharply off

form after that. Tenth in Belmont=s GI Acorn S. in June and fifth

in the GIII Victory Ride S. in July, she hadn=t been seen since

finishing last of 10 in Saratoga=s GII Prioress S. Sept. 6. A 2-5

favorite facing three rivals, the grey dueled and drew off under

confident handling en route to a 1 3/4-length success.

Catherine=s Dream (Forefathers) was best of the rest. The

winner is a half to Bully Good (My Golden Song), SW, $114,922.

Lifetime Record: GSW, 12-9-0-0, $456,015. Click for the

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

O-Myrna & Robert Luttrell; B-Robert Luttrell (TX); T-W. Bret

Calhoun.

2nd-IND, $32,000, Msw, 5-20, 3, 4,/5yo, f/m, 1m, 1:37.29, ft.

SWEET LEGACY (f, 3, Candy Ride {Arg}--Aspiring {GSP,

$132,227}, by Seeking the Gold) broke slow and trailed

throughout to finish last of eight in her debut sprinting at

Keeneland Apr. 23, but has been working well since, most

recently firing a half-mile bullet in Lexington in :47 3/5 May 12.

Sent off at 6-1 while adding blinkers this time around, the bay

tracked from the two-path off moderate early splits, drew even

with pacesetting Surely Sensible (Street Sense) at the quarter-

pole and fought her way to the lead late to win by a head. It was

8 1/2 lengths back to Equitable (Malibu Moon) in second.

Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $19,600. Click for the Equibase.com

chart.

O/B-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & W. S. Farish (KY); T-George

Arnold, II.

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Friday=s Results:

1st-SA, $56,345, (S), Msw, 5-20, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :53.01, ft.

+MR ABILITY (c, 2, Empire Way--Neeko, by Swiss Yodeler) fired

a :34 3/5 bullet three panels from the gate May 14 at Los

Alamitos and was bet down to 9-10 favoritism for this debut.

The dark bay hopped a bit at the start, but was hustled through

on the inside to duel for the lead. Clicking off a quarter in

:22.45 while trying to drift out some, he straightened soon after

turning for home and kicked away to romp by 4 3/4 lengths and

become his freshman sire (by Empire Maker)=s second winner.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,600. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/T-Mike Harrington; B-Dr. Mikel C. & Patricia O. Harrington

(KY).

Friday=s Results:

8th-WO, C$82,944, Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($45,822-$47,731),

5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34.68, fm.

SOUTHERN RING (f, 4, Speightstown--Seeking the Ring {MSW,

$314,515}, by Seeking the Gold) finished second in a key heat

won by subsequent SW and GSP Elusive Collection (Elusive

Quality) on the main track here last August, and aired by 5 3/4

lengths when switched to the lawn Sept. 18. She returned to the

then-Polytrack to annex the Ruling Angel S. at short odds Oct.

17, and was 2-5 returning to the turf and stretching out for the

first time. Always in control of things, the Sam-Son homebred

held sway by a comfortable 1 3/4-length margin. Take Back Ya

Poils (Where=s the Ring) was second. The winner=s dam is out of

GSW and GISP Radiant Ring (Halo), making her a full-sister to

Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Catch the Ring and a half to

Canadian champion 2-year-old filly Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy).

Lifetime Record: SW, 4-3-1-0, $130,783. Click for the

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

O/B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-Malcolm Pierce.

5th-WO, C$71,356, Msw, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.20, fm.

+IADORAKID (f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Torreadora, by El Prado

{Ire}) showed a slow, but steady series of drills first at Palm

Meadows and then over the local Tapeta, and was dismissed at

8-1 for a solid first-out barn. Unhurried early, the dark bay

settled in towards the back of the field while in between horses.

Still left with lots to do as they straightened, she tipped out into

the clear and kicked past rivals under energetic encouragement

to get up by a neck. Laurendale (Strut the Stage) was second.

The winner hails from the deep, and extremely productive

female family of Dance Smartly, Smart Strike, et al. Idorakid has

a 2-year-old full-brother named Bitterest Pill. Torreadora

produced Stormy Atlantic colts in 2015 and 2016. Lifetime

Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,747. Click for the Equibase.com chart or

VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-Malcolm Pierce.

Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:32 p.m. EDTQUEENSTON S., $150,000, (S), 3yo, 7f AWTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML

1 Ultraflame Old Forester Campbell Ross 3-12 Conquest Cavalry Old Forester Husbands Casse 12-13 Songs and Laughter Singing Saint Da Silva Tiller 5-14 Conquest Enforcer Into Mischief Husbands Casse 3-55 Springhouse Limehouse Moran Keogh 10-1

Second-crop starters to watch: Saturday, May 21Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

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

BOLD CHIEFTAIN (Chief Seattle), Victory Rose Thoroughbreds, $3K, 36/5/0

11-PIM, $100K LARC Sir Barton S., 1 1/16m, I Came to Party, 20-1

GONE ASTRAY (Dixie Union), Northwest Stud, $4.5K, 146/22/2

11-PIM, $100K LARC Sir Barton S., 1 1/16m, Gone Local, $20K OBS

APR 2yo, 30-1

HAYNESFIELD (Speightstown), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 138/25/2

6-PIM, $100K James W. Murphy S., 1mT, He'll Pay, $32K FTK OCT yrl, 6-1

MISREMEMBERED (Candy Ride {Arg}), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $7.5K, 58/13/1

11-PIM, $100K LARC Sir Barton S., 1 1/16m, Dazzling Gem, $95K KEE

SEP yrl, 9-2

4-IND, Msw 6f, +Northern Lady Luck, 8-1

PADDY O'PRADO (El Prado {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $15K, 229/31/2

13-PIM, $1.5M GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., 1 3/16m, Cherry Wine, 20-1

Cont. p7

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

Rookies cont.RODMAN (Malibu Moon), Cloverleaf II Farm, 6/3/06-PIM, $100K James W. Murphy S., 1mT, Isofass, $62K OBS OPN2yo, 15-1UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), Ashford Stud, $35K, 261/56/1313-PIM, $1.5M GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., 1 3/16m, Uncle Lino,$52K KEE SEP yrl, 20-113-PIM, $1.5M GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., 1 3/16m, Nyquist,$400K FTF MAR 2yo, 3-513-PIM, $1.5M GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., 1 3/16m, AbidingStar, 30-113-PIM, $1.5M GI Xpressbet.com Preakness S., 1 3/16m, Laoban,$260K KEE SEP yrl, 30-1WILBURN (Bernardini), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 212/32/11-GG, Msw 4 1/2f, +Unbroken Code, $28K ARZ NOV yrl, 4-1

IN BRITAIN:Wholesome, f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid. See ABritain.@

Inland Sea, c, 3, Scat Daddy. See ABritain.@

IN SOUTH KOREA:Tariat Tale, c, 3, Tale of Ekati--Regally Bred, by A. P. Indy. Busan, 5-20, Hcp. ($61k), 1400m. B-Charles Fipke (KY). *$30,000 Ylg >14 KEESEP.Dongbang Daero, c, 4, Curlin--Willa Joe (Ire), by El Gran Senor. Busan, 5-20, Hcp. ($74k), 1800m. B-Equine Equity Partners & Duncan Alexander (KY). *Won by five lengths as the 3-2 favorite. **1/2 to Erin Moor (Holy Bull), GSP, $130,566; Willa On the Move (Two Punch), GSW, $363,940; and Dream Saturday (Any Given Saturday), GISP, $198,156. ***$37,000 RNA Ylg >13 KEEJAN; $52,000 RNA Ylg >13 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo >14 OBSJUN.

IN SINGAPORE:Royal Ruler, g, 4, Roman Ruler--Weekend Star, by Confide. Kranji, 5-20, Hcp. ($43k), 1200m (AWT). B-Roman Ruler Syndicate & TCR Ranch (KY). *$11,500 Wlg >12 KEENOV; $35,000 Ylg >13 FTKJUL. VIDEO

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:12th-PIM, $64,405, (C)/Opt. Clm ($28,000-$32,000), 5-20,3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.10, fm.PHLASH PHELPS (g, 5, Great Notion--Love Me Twice, by Not For

Love) Lifetime Record: SW, 12-5-2-1, $242,105. O-HillwoodStable LLC; B-Carol A. Kaye (MD); T-Rodney Jenkins. *$85,000Ylg '12 EASSEP. **1/2 to Action Andy (Gators N Bears), MSW &MGSP, $673,390.

8th-BEL, $62,000, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 5-20, 3yo,1mT, 1:34.98, fm.SPIN CYCLE (g, 3, Hard Spun--Submerge {SP}, by FusaichiPegasus) Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-1, $85,454. O/B-Chester &Mary R. Broman (NY); T-John C. Kimmel.

8th-CD, $57,080, (NW2$RY+X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 5-20,3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:37.23, sy.RUN ZIPPY RUN (f, 4, City Zip--Special Format, by Dynaformer)Lifetime Record: SP, 16-4-5-1, $157,995. O-Dixiana Stables, Inc.;B-John A Witte (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, Jr. *$105,000 Ylg '13KEEJAN.

5th-PIM, $55,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($28,000-$32,000), 5-20,3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:45.01, ft.THE SANDMAN (h, 5, Bernardini--Dawn Chorus, by Unbridled'sSong) Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-2, $112,833. O-Fox Hill Farms,Inc.; B-Swettenham Stud (KY); T-J. Larry Jones. *$700,000 Ylg '12FTSAUG.

6th-PIM, $55,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($28,000-$32,000), 5-20,3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :56.93, fm.SUNNYSAMMI (f, 4, First Defence--In Awe, by Came Home)Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-2, $107,909. O-Fast Furlong Stable;B-Rick Sutherland (FL); T-George Weaver. *$3,000 RNA Ylg '13KEEJAN; $35,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR.

7th-CD, $52,448, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 5-19, 3yo/up,f/m, 5fT, :58.16, fm.ANUSARA (m, 6, Pure Prize--Betshe Hath a Way, by GildedTime) Lifetime Record: MSP, 15-3-4-5, $159,207. O/B-LloydMadison Farms IV LLC (KY); T-Gregory D. Foley. *1/2 toValentine Fever (Stormin Fever), SW & GSP, $229,361

1st-PIM, $52,000, 5-20, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12.22, ft.MISS WILBY (f, 4, Imperialism--Deona, by Yankee Victor)Lifetime Record: 19-9-2-3, $275,378. O/B-Lang Wilby & MaryBeth Reis (MA); T-Marcus J. Vitali.

7th-IND, $38,000, (S), (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 5-20,4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.84, ft.HAY LITTLE BIT (f, 4, Article of Faith--Shadow Vale, by BeautifulIndy) Lifetime Record: 12-3-4-2, $123,810. O-Robert Hyden;B-Roxanne Hyden (IN); T-Barbara I. McBride.

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6th-IND, $31,200, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2fT, 1:32.95, fm.PAPA'S FOREST (m, 6, Forestry--Dixie Sue, by Dixieland Band)Lifetime Record: 27-9-3-3, $217,453. O-Barry & Joni Butzow;B-Sun Valley Farm (KY); T-Joe Sharp. *$20,000 Wlg '10 KEENOV;$57,000 Ylg '11 KEESEP. **1/2 to Down With Dixie (Purge), SP,$164,659.

8th-PRM, $30,500, 5-19, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:40.02, ft.CLASSIC ARCH (f, 3, Archarcharch--Simple Symphony, byConsolidator) Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-1, $52,476. O-Boyd Caster& Jean Jacobs; B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-Boyd Caster. *$4,000 Ylg'14 FTKOCT.

6th-PEN, $29,500, 5-19, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.39, ft.KNUCKLE CURVE (h, 5, Proud Citizen--Sleep Away Camp, byBertrando) Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-1, $71,733. O-Bloom RacingStable; B-Dr. J. K. & Linda Griggs (KY); T-Michelle Nevin.*$100,000 2yo '13 OBSMAR. **1/2 to Tapajo (Tapit), MSW,$123,727.

6th-EVD, $28,000, 5-19, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.19, sy.GREELEY'S WISH (g, 3, Greeley's Galaxy--A Wish for Travis, byMoonlight Dancer) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $47,400. O/T-BrianSchweda; B-Margie K. Averett (LA).

7th-TDN, $24,500, 5-20, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:06.60,ft.TANGO LIMA (f, 3, Artie Schiller--Deli Lama, by Langfuhr)Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0, $33,210. O/T-Miguel A. Feliciano;B-Cudney Stables (KY).

7th-CT, $24,500, (S), 5-19, (NW3L), 3yo, f, 7f, 1:28.05, ft.NEW LONDON (f, 3, Rockport Harbor--Heater, by DixielandHeat) Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $47,918. O/B-Coleswood Farm,Inc. (WV); T-Jeff C. Runco. *1/2 to Sea Rescue (Brahms), SW,$414,340; Waves and Tides (Cape Town), SW, $228,638.

8th-CT, $24,500, 5-19, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:46.58, ft.CHARITABLE ANNUITY (g, 4, Charitable Man--Early Annuity, byLuftikus) Lifetime Record: MSW, 14-8-0-2, $396,850. O-Mark E.Russell; B-Donald L. Duvall (WV); T-James W. Casey.

3rd-CT, $24,000, 5-19, (NW2LX), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:27.19, ft.BIG BAD DUDE (g, 4, Lido Palace {Chi}--Southern Brass, byDomestic Dispute) Lifetime Record: 13-5-5-0, $100,527.O-James A. Boyer; B-Lisa Boyer (WV); T-Jeff C. Runco.

3rd-TDN, $23,000, 5-20, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.68, ft.KENTUCKY LADY (f, 4, Stephen Got Even--Running Madam, byRunning Stag) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-0, $26,735. O-JackCannon; B-Darren & Marilyn Pollitt (KY); T-Glenroy Brown.*$12,000 Ylg '13 FTKOCT.

5th-TDN, $23,000, 5-20, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.82, ft.BRETT PARK (g, 4, Divine Park--Royal Brett, by Chapel Royal)Lifetime Record: 17-2-7-3, $58,455. O-Five Stable Guys;B-Papandrea & Barry LLC (KY); T-Robert Guciardo. *$20,000 Ylg'13 KEESEP.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:+Bling On the Music, f, 2, Too Much Bling--Soft Music, by Action This Day. LS, 5-19, (S), 4 1/2f, :51.52. B-W. S. Farish (TX). *$95,000 2yo '16 TTAAPR.

+Boomer's Boy, c, 2, Eaton's Gift--Boom Baby, by Pembroke. LS, 5-19, (S), 4 1/2f, :52.69. B-Star Bright Thoroughbreds (TX). *$27,000 2yo '16 TTAAPR.

That's a Lady, f, 3, City Zip--Competition, by Dixie Union. SA, 5-20, 1m, 1:37.27. B-Robert B. Tillyer & Martin J. Keogh (KY). *$200,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. **1/2 to Desert Dynamo (Desert Party), GSP, $187,110; Ambusher (Stephen Got Even), GSP, $176,564; and Bartolome (Toccet), SP, $151,484.

Call Saul, g, 3, Comic Strip--Ms. Booty, by Roar. GG, 5-20, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.64. B-William T. Gray (CA). *Full to La Fiera, SW.Sleepy Justice, f, 3, Cowboy Cal--Super Seller, by Came Home. BTP, 5-20, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:09.22. B-Justice Farm & Greg Justice (OH). *$5,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP; $3,500 RNA Ylg '14 PEDIND. Shootout, c, 3, Discreet Cat--Bemuse, by Benchmark. BEL, 5-20, (S), (C), 7fT, 1:21.35. B-Rhapsody Farm LLC & Jon DavisJon (NY). *$30,000 Wlg '13 FTNMIX; $30,000 Ylg '14 FTNMIX.

Nat's Nation, g, 3, Decarchy--Lasika (GB) (SW-Ity, $140,559), by Pursuit of Love (GB). SA, 5-19, (S), 6 1/2fT, 1:14.82. B-Paul Boghossian (CA). Pussy Willow, f, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Wise Impression, by Smarty Jones. BEL, 5-20, (S), (C), 1 1/16mT, 1:42.64. B-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey (NY). *$145,000 RNA Ylg '14 SARAUG; $140,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT.

Majestic Megan, f, 3, Majestic Warrior--American Megan, by Quiet American. AP, 5-20, 1mT, 1:40.72. B-Joe Mulholland Jr. & Karen Mulholland (KY). *$49,000 RNA Ylg '14 FTKOCT.

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SHAMARDAL COLT TOPSSTRONG BREEZE-UP

By Daithi Harvey Trade at the Goresbridge Breeze-Up sale on Friday took a little

while to warm up, but when it did spring into action business

remained solid throughout the day. The 183 juveniles to sell

grossed €5,289,500, compared to 175 sold for €4,608,500 last

year. The average was up 9.7% to €28,904, while the median

dipped 5.9% to €16,000. The clearance rate was 78%, compared

to 86% last year. The sale broke a previous records when lot 65

exited the ring having sold to Eamonn Reilly of BBA Ireland for

€270,000, eclipsing the previous top-price for this sale by

€100,000. The son of Shamardal was offered by Willie Browne's

Mocklershill and represented an excellent pinhook, having cost

the Grangebarry Partnership 30,000gns as a yearling at

Tattersalls October Book 1. Reilly was pushed all the way by

Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock and commented, "He is

a fine horse and breezed very well. He has been bought for a

longstanding client, Maura Gittins, and he will be trained in

England, though I'm not sure yet by who."

The first horse to make six figures on the day was lot 38, a son

of Invincible Spirit (Ire) (Green Desert) offered by Oghill House

Stud and sold for €160,000. The colt went the way of Adam

Driver, who fought off the attentions of David Redvers after Ger

Lyons had opened proceedings with an audacious bid of

€100,000. Cont. p2

HOLLER ROYAL ASCOT-BOUND Godolphin’s Holler (Aus) (Commands {Aus}) is headed forRoyal Ascot’s G1 Diamond Jubilee S. after pleasing connectionswith a second-place finish in a Randwick barrier trial Friday. “That was all I wanted him to do, have a nice hit-out and stayout of trouble,” said trainer John O’Shea. “He’s got a lot ofresidual fitness. He’ll have another gallop in about a week whichwill leave us a bit to work with when we get to England.” Holler won the 1300-metre G1 Canterbury S. at Randwick Mar.5 and was last seen finishing a short-head second in MooneeValley’s G1 William Reid S. Mar. 24. He is the lone Australianentrant for Royal Ascot. “We’re looking at following the same course as with BrazenBeau last year and go for the Diamond Jubilee,” said Godolphin’sHenry Plumptre. “It’s a solid six furlongs but he’s won at Group 1level in Australia at 1300 metres [6 1/2 furlongs], so we thinkhe’ll be best suited at that trip.”

Lot 65, a son of Shamardal, topped Friday’s Goresbridge breeze-up

sale with a record €270,000 bid from BBA Ireland | Amy Lynam

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Shamardal Colt Tops Strong Breeze-Up cont. from p1

Oghill's Hugh and Pat Hyland, who had twice bought back the

Invincible Spirit colt in sales

rings, for €75,000 as a

weanling and 14,000gns last

year, were delighted with the

result, with Hugh

commenting, "We have a lot

of the family at home, I bred

the dam and Pat actually

bought her back cheaply as I

had enough of the family

already. The mare is in foal to Born To Sea, so it will be a similar

cross to this lad."

Driver, a vet by trade, buys under Global Equine Group, and he

made another significant purchase a short time later when

signing for lot 49 from Grove Stud. A smart breeze and recent

pedigree updates courtesy of his half-sister Squash (GB)

(Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) saw the son of Kyllachy (GB) make

€155,000, a nice return on his 32,000gns yearling price. Driver

was buying on behalf of a client from Abu Dhabi, and he

commented, "They are two nice horses and they will go to

Newmarket, although we haven't decided on a trainer yet. They

both breezed well; I didn't time them. I prefer to assess them

physically as opposed to rely on the clock. Hopefully they will go

on and do well."

Jim McCartan has had some good days in the sale ring, and his

Gaybrook Lodge offered the only Pivotal (GB) juvenile in the

catalogue. He was duly rewarded when Alex Elliott signed the

buyer's sheet for lot 74 for €150,000. The colt's dam, Asaawir

(GB) (Royal Applause), has already produced two stakes

performers, and he showed a good return on the 30,000gns

invested by McCartan at Tattersalls last October. Elliott bought

the horse for owner Bill Gredley, and commented, "He is a

beautiful horse and he did an exceptional breeze; I reckon he

did the fourth-fastest time. He looks really athletic and came out

of his breeze in great shape."

David Redvers and the Qatar team didn't take long to get on

the buyers list, also striking early in the day for lot 40 from

Tally-Ho Stud. The Kodiac (GB) (Danehill) colt was knocked down

for €100,000, with Sheikh Fahad keen to win the battle for the

colt on his first visit to Goresbridge. Cont. p3

Adam Driver | Amy Lynam

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Shamardal Colt Tops Strong Breeze-Up cont.

They subsequently added lot 76 to their haul, a filly by Dark

Angel (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) that cost €135,000, and David

Redvers commented, "This sale is a credit to Martin Donohoe.

Each year it has grown in quality and it really has gone from

strength-to-strength.

The market is solid,

we've been

underbidders on quite a

few so we're happy to

have gotten the ones we

did." The team's

spending didn't end

there as they also

landed lot 127, a

Requinto (Ire) (Dansili

{GB}) colt from

Thomond O'Mara's

Knockanglass Stables for

€165,000, which marked

a return on his €3,000

purchase price by

Kilronan at Goffs

February this year.

Father and son duo Peter and Ross Doyle got in on the action

when going to €150,000 to secure lot 155 from Johnny Collins's

Brown Island Stables. The colt by First Defence is a Keeneland

graduate, where he was bought by Chad Schumer for $35,000

last September and continues the good run of success of

American-bred horses at European breeze-up sales this year.

The colt is destined to wear recent Classic-winning colours, with

Doyle senior commenting, “He's for Al Shaqab Racing and goes

to Richard Hannon. He is a lovely individual and did an

impressive breeze. We thought he was one of the nicest horses

in the sale."

Stroud Coleman

were under-bidders

last year on Bear

Cheek (Ire) (Kodiac

{GB}), and when

Tally-Ho offered the

Group 3 winner's

half-sister by Sir

Prancelot (Ire)

(Tamayuz {GB}), Matt

Coleman was keen not to lose out on the well-bred filly.

Coincidentally, she was catalogued as lot 110 and it took a bid of

€110,000 to buy her, with Coleman revealing, "She has been

bought for an owner of Robert Cowell, and hopefully she can

emulate her sister." Coleman later teamed up with Harry Dunlop

to buy lot 169, a filly by Spirit One (Fr) (Anabaa Blue {Fr}) who is

eligible for French premiums and cost €66,000. The sale was

another pinhooking homerun for Mary Reynolds and Ambrose

O'Mullane of Ardglass Stables. The pair bought the filly for only

€4,000 at Arqana last October, and it follows their sale of a Le

Havre (Ire) colt, Pouvoir Magique (Fr), that made 300,000gns at

the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up sale.

The innovation of beaming the sale live to the owners' lounge

at Kranji Racecourse certainly bore fruit as lot 18 was knocked

down to Hong Kong-based owner Peter Lau. The colt by Paddy

O'Prado was pinhooked by BBA Ireland for $20,000 at

Keeneland last September

and Lau, who traveled to

Singapore to avail of the

online bidding facility,

eventually fended off

trainer Michael Halford to

secure the colt for

€85,000. The colt will be

pre-trained on The

Curragh for a period

before going to Singapore-

based trainer C T Kuah.

Michael O'Callaghan has

an exciting weekend

ahead with runners in

both Irish Classics, one of

them Blue De Vega (Ger)

(Lope De Vega {Ire}), a horse he bought at Goresbridge last year

from Tally-Ho Stud for €75,000. O'Callaghan will be hoping

lightning can strike twice as he bought lot 60 from the same

vendors and for the same price. The colt is by Dandy Man (Ire)

and a half-brother to the German Group 3 winner Donnerschlag

(GB) (Bahamian Bounty [GB}). O'Callaghan said he was glad to

get him and commented, "He is a lovely loose mover, by a sire I

like. The vendors have been lucky for me, the price has been

lucky for me and I was bidding from the same spot as last year,

so let's hope history repeats itself.”

Goresbridge boss Martin Donohoe was understandably thrilled

with the sales results and said, "To sell a horse for €270,000 is a

great achievement for the company, and I'd like to thank all the

vendors, purchasers and underbidders that contributed to such

a strong sale. I have no doubt some top-class horses will emerge

from it and we look forward to building on the success in the

coming years."

The Qatar Racing team | Amy Lynam

Peter and Ross Doyle | Amy Lynam

American agent Sean Feld bought a

Lope De Vega filly €42,000 | Amy Lynam

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SESSION TOPPERS

with Sebastian Hutch

GORESBRIDGE BREEZE-UP SALELot Sex Sire Dam Price (€)

65 c Shamardal La Belle Dane (GB) 270,000

(30,000gns yrl ‘15 TATOCT)

B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

Consigned by Mocklershill

Purchased by BBA Ireland

127 c Requinto (Ire) Primeshade Promise (GB)165,000

(€3,000 2yo ‘16 GOFFEB)

B-Mr Benjamin Collins

Consigned by Knockanglass Stables

Purchased by David Redvers

38 c Invincible Spirit (Ire) Dffra (Ire) 160,000

(€75,000 RNA wnl ‘14 GOFNOV; 14,000gns RNA yrl ‘15 TATOCT)

B-Oghill House Stud

Consigned by Oghill House Stud

Purchased by Global Equine Group

49 c Kyllachy (GB) Super Midge (GB) 155,000

(32,000gns yrl ‘15 TATOCT)

B-Mrs Mary Taylor & Kirtlington Stud

Consigned by Grove Stud

Purchased by Global Equine Group

74 c Pivotal (GB) Asaawir (GB) 150,000

(30,000gns yrl ‘15 TATOCT)

B-Rockcliffe Stud

Consigned by Gaybrook Lodge

Purchased by A C Elliott

155 c First Defence La Rignana 150,000

(10,000 wnl ‘11 KEENOV; $35,000 yrl ‘15 KEESEP)

B-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland Humphrey

Revocable Trust - 2008

Consigned by Brown Island Stables

Purchased by Doyle/Al Shaqab Racing

Hometown? Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland.

How did you end up where you are now? Somewhat

unintentionally. I had graduated from University and was

planning to return to the US for more work experience. Christy

Grassick suggested that I might enjoy a short stint in Australia,

so with a degree of apprehension, I travelled down here. That

was 8 years ago. I find the relentless nature of the Australasian

racing and breeding industry very stimulating.

What have you found to be the major difference between

racing/breeding in Australia and your home country? The idea

of the ‘narrative’ of racing in Britain and Ireland seems to have

been discussed regularly in recent years. In Australia, the

‘narrative’ of racing is incredibly easy

to follow and horse racing is part of

the social fabric of Australia as a

result. Each and every Saturday of the

year, the best racing is hosted the

capital cities of the major states--

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,

Adelaide and Perth. Consequentially it

is easy for participants to engage with

the sport, aswell as being relatively

easy to promote as a spectacle to the

consumer. The coverage in mainstream media, both print and

television, is incredible, so the exposure of the sport to the

general public is extensive on a weekly basis. This must be a

huge factor in why the racing industry in Australia is such a

vibrant one. Cont. p5

Sebastian HutchDID YOU KNOW?Zarak (Dubawi) was tabbed

as a “TDN Rising Star”

Visit the TDN Rising Stars section

on our website!

GORESBRIDGE BREEZE-UP SALE

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 • Catalogued 255 236 • No. Offered 233 203 • No. Sold 183 175 • RNAs 50 28 • % RNAs 21.5% 13.8% • High Price €270,000 €170,000 • Gross €5,289,500 €4,608,500 • Average (% change) €28,904 (+9.7%) €26,334 • Median (% change) €16,000 (-5.9%) €17,000

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European Bred Success cont.

Name one home comfort that you miss? My family and friends.

The distance from Jerrys Plains to Kanturk means that trips home

are a little less frequent than one might like!

Favourite sport or hobby outside of racing? I wasn’t much good

at rugby at school, but I love the game. I used to play a lot of

tennis, and play quite well, but my frustration at not being as

good as I once was has been a serious hindrance to my game in

recent years!

What would you say is your proudest accomplishment? I got

married recently, so that has to rank very highly! In a racing

sense, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some great people at

Coolmore, including The Ingham Family who have been very

good to me. Annual consideration of the mating of their mares

at Coolmore is something I very much enjoy and I got incredible

satisfaction out of Japonisme, a horse raised at Coolmore,

winning the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington last

November. Their cerise colours are iconic in the context of

Australian racing and to have made a (small) contribution to the

breeding of their first G1 winner since the sale of their

Woodlands empire, and seeing the thrill that it gave them, is

something that I won’t ever forget.

Friday, Chantilly, France

PRIX VANTEAUX-G3, €80,000, CHY, 5-20, 3yo, f, 9fT, 1:57.46,

vsf.

1--#@ZGHORTA DANCE (FR), f, 3, by Le Havre (Ire)

1st Dam: Ana Zghorta (GB), by Anabaa

2nd Dam: Zghorta, by Gone West

3rd Dam: Miss Alleged, by Alleged

O-Ecurie I M Fares; B-Haras de Manneville (FR); T-Jean-Claude

Rouget; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-2,

€84,450. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk

Nick Rating: C.

2--Azaelia (Fr), 126, f, 3, Turtle Bowl (Ire)--Azalee (Ire), by

Peintre Celebre. (€27,000 Ylg ‘14 AROCT). O-Ecurie

Brillantissime, Bernard Benaych & Chauvigny Global Equine;

B-Haras de Beauvoir (FR); T-Simone Brogi. €16,000.

3--Dourdana (Fr), 126, f, 3, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Dardania

(GB), by Dalakhani (Ire). O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga

Khan’s Studs SC (FR); T-Alain de Royer-Dupre. €12,000.

Margins: 2, SHD, 1HF. Odds: 3.60, 5.20, 1.50.

Also Ran: Asterina (GB), Hiort (Ire), Valenka (Ger). Scratched:

Maquette.

Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com

catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Zghorta Dance bettered a Sept. 22 debut third at Bordeaux-le-

Bouscat by closing her juvenile campaign with a brace of wins at

Deauville Oct. 21 and Dec. 2, and returned this term to run

second in a Mar. 10 conditions heat on the artificial surface

here. Fresh from earning black-type when third in the Apr. 24

Listed Prix Finlande over this course and distance, she dictated

for most of this pattern-race bow to claim a career-high in this

trial for the June 19 G1 Prix de Diane. The chestnut assumed an

early stalking role and seized the initiative after the early

exchanges of a contest reduced in size by the scratching of

hitherto unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star’ Maquette (Tapit). Scrubbed

along approaching the final quarter mile, she found plenty of

reserves and was ridden out in the closing stages to maintain a

comfortable buffer on the chasing pack. “Zghorta Dance comes

from a family that has always been very dear to Mr [Issam]

Fares, tracing back to [third dam] Miss Alleged, so he will be

delighted to hear he’s won another group race with a member

of the family,” commented the owner’s representative, Adrien

Rambault. “She had good form at two and had twice run well

this year, especially last time when she was third in the Prix

Finlande and the form of that race has turned out well. She is in

the [June 19 G1] Prix de Diane and [trainer] Jean-Claude Rouget

will make the decision whether to run or not.” The winner’s

second dam, the stakes-winning G3 Prix Cleopatre third Zghorta

(Gone West), is a daughter of MGISW champion and GI

Breeders’ Cup Turf heroine Miss Alleged (Alleged), herself a half-

sister to the dam of Grade I performers Captain Valid (Valid

Appeal) and Final Connection (Alleged). Zghorta Dance is kin to

the 2-year-old filly Zghorta Ride (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}) and a

yearling colt by Air Chief Marshal (Ire).

Zghorta Dance | Scoop Dyga

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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Not so long ago just one of a number of trainers looking to

scale the ladder, Hugo Palmer now finds himself in the cherished

position of saddling Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) in an

attempt to become the ninth colt to complete the G1 English-

Irish 2000 Guineas double in the Tattersalls-sponsored Classic at

The Curragh on Saturday. There was a definite air of authority in

his 1 1/2-length defeat of Massaat (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) at

Newmarket three weeks ago, and Al Shaqab=s chestnut has

barely looked back since, but his handler is wary of being too

confident. AYou clearly write off any of Aidan=s horses at your

peril--and he has

brought back the

likes of Roderic

O=Connor and Power

to win this race after

disappointing at

Newmarket--but if

Galileo Gold runs the

same race as he ran

in the Guineas, then

the others have to pick up their game to beat him,@ he

suggested. AEvery day since the Newmarket victory I have asked

Galileo Gold=s work rider, Toby Atkinson, how the horse is, and

have received the answer that >he feels amazing=. As I said

immediately after Newmarket, the horse didn=t lose much

weight and what he did lose he immediately put back on. He has

been on his racing weight since, and the only serious piece of

work we have done with him since the Guineas was on the

Limekilns last Friday, and Toby was very happy with him. Toby

actually said that he is more relaxed now, and that the race has

settled him down a bit. He has cooled down, rather than got

more wound up, and you have to believe that is a positive.@

Al Shaqab=s racing manager, Harry Herbert, added, AWe would

like to think that having won the Guineas on his first run of the

year, he is still progressing. This is a Guineas, though, and it is

not going to be easy. Air Force Blue (War Front) could have put

whatever stopped him running his race at Newmarket behind

him and he would be a real rival. Newmarket was too bad to be

true and we have the utmost respect for Aidan and his team.

We=ve seen horses of theirs bounce back from bad runs before--

Aidan is just a genius. But we can=t worry about anyone else, we

just have to concentrate on our horse.@ Herbert suggested the

travel wouldn=t be an issue for Galileo Gold. AI can=t see the trip

to Ireland being a problem,@ he said. AHe traveled to France last

year and ran a great race to be third [in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc

Lagardere], so I don=t think that will be anything to worry about.

The track should suit him--a stiff mile will be right up his street--

and hopefully he can win another Guineas.@

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s Awtaad (Ire) (Cape

Cross {Ire}) has gone some way towards justifying trainer Kevin

Prendergast=s high

opinion of him with

his decisive verdict

over Blue de Vega

(Ger) (Lope de Vega

{Ire}) in the Listed

Tetrarch S. over

seven furlongs here

May 2, and he is a

live contender

outside of the

Newmarket Guineas

protagonists. AHe=s in

good form and ready to fire. We=re very happy with the horse,@

Prendergast commented. AWe had a horse beaten less than five

lengths in the Irish Guineas last year and this horse would be

miles better than him, so we=ll see what happens. The ground is

perfect and if everything goes well, I=m sure he=ll run very well.@

Interestingly, >TDN Rising Star= Sanus Per Aquam (Ire) (Teofilo

{Ire}), who earned such rave reviews from his breeder, owner

and trainer Jim Bolger last year, is having his first start of the

season, having last been seen finishing third to Air Force Blue in

the G1 Dewhurst S. at Newmarket in October. After beating the

subsequent G2 Beresford S. winner Port Douglas (Ire) (Galileo

{Ire}) by 4 3/4 lengths in a seven-furlong Leopardstown maiden

in July, there was a feeling that he was not quite firing when

subsequently runner-up in the G3 Tyros S. over the same course

and distance later that month, and when third in the G3 Golden

Fleece S. over a mile there in September. Successful in

Newmarket=s G3 Somerville Tattersall S. reverting to seven

12 days later, the bay was again below-par when six lengths

adrift in the Dewhurst, and it does not aid his cause that he has

had a setback earlier in the year. Click here for field.

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL As so often in 2015, trainer Michael Dods is having to look to

the skies as he prepares to unleash Mecca=s Angel (Ire) (Dark

Angel {Ire}) in Saturday=s G2 Temple S. at Haydock. Much

protected last term, the grey paid back the patience of

connections by overcoming Acapulco (Scat Daddy) in the

G1 Nunthorpe S. over this five-furlong trip at York in August.

That was the third and final start of her campaign, hindered by

unsuitably quick ground, and Dods will pull her again if the

forecast wet weather fails to materialise. Cont. p7

Hugo Palmer and Galileo Gold | Racing Post

Trainers Kevin Prendergast (right)

and Jim Bolger | Racing Post

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Waiting for an Angel cont.

“We’re just watching the forecast. Obviously, we’d need rain,”

he said. “If we get the rain and the ground goes decent, she’ll

run. If we don’t and the ground doesn’t alter then she won’t. It’s

a tough race. These races are never going to be easy. She’s

proved that if she doesn’t get the ground, she struggles.” Dods is

looking at the June 14 G1 King’s Stand S. at Royal Ascot for his

stable luminary, but again the surface will be critical, as it was

when he withdrew her from that race last June. “She

strengthened up over the winter. She’ll come on for the run, but

she’s ready to go,” he

added. “You can train her

on the light side--first time

out last year I thought

she’d need the run, yet

she broke the track

record. I didn’t take her

anywhere for a gallop last

year so I haven’t done this

time; I can get her ready

at home. We’d like to go for the King’s Stand, Nunthorpe and a

race in Ireland and we’d also like to try her over six at some

stage. But because of her need for the right conditions, we’ll

need back-ups.”

Unlike Mecca’s Angel, last year’s King’s Stand and G1 Prix de

l’Abbaye hero Goldream (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) needs it fast,

and trainer Robert Cowell is hoping it remains dry so that the 7-

year-old can rebound from a latest ninth in Meydan’s G1 Al

Quoz Sprint Mar. 26. “Things didn’t really work out for him in

Dubai. He never looked well--I don’t know why--but he’s back

with a vengeance now,” he explained of the dark bay, who is

forced to shoulder a four-pound penalty. “He worked like an

absolute beast the other day. He’s on course and we’ll just have

to hope the ground stays fast and that will be his prep for the

King’s Stand.”

Newmarket’s G3 Palace House S. was won by Profitable (Ire)

(Invincible Spirit {Ire}), and it may be that he came of age in that

Apr. 30 sprint. Trainer Clive Cox believes he can only build on

that comeback effort. “I was thrilled the way he won the Palace

House, because we did think he might just improve a little bit,”

he commented. “He’s clearly in good form and I hope they don’t

get too much rain up there. We were always boxing in that

division last year and those sprinters can find a little bit, and he

did.”

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s 2015 G2 King George S. winner

Muthmir (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Waady (Ire) (Approve

{Ire}) have strong chances, with the former only beaten two

lengths when fifth in the Al Quoz Sprint and the latter third in

the Palace House, which was his first defeat over this trip.

“Muthmir obviously went to Dubai and ran a decent race. We’ve

said it before, but hopefully one day he’ll win a big one,” the

owner’s racing manager, Angus Gold, said. “We’re getting him

ready for Ascot. He prefers flatter tracks and fast ground. If the

rain comes, that won’t suit him, but William [Haggas] is adamant

we need to get a run into him before Ascot to get the freshness

out of him. Waady probably wouldn’t want it too soft, either. He

was a bit buzzy [at Newmarket] and Paul [Hanagan] said it was

hard to get cover early. He was a bit too keen on his first day

back at school, but he’s in good form and is a good horse on his

day.”

Saturday, Haydock, Britain, post time: 4:10 p.m.

TEMPLE S.-G2, £100,000, 3yo/up, 5fT

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Steps (Ire) Verglas (Ire) Bentley Varian 1302 Waady (Ire) Approve (Ire) G Lee Gosden 1303 Muthmir (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Hanagan Haggas 1304 Cotai Glory (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Baker C Hills 1305 Pearl Secret (GB) Compton Place (GB) Murphy Barron 1306 Kachy (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Kingscote Dascombe 1227 Mecca's Angel (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Mulrennan Dods 1278 Goldream (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Harley Cowell 1349 Take Cover (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Allan Griffiths 13010 Aeolus (GB) Araafa (Ire) Morris Walker 13011 Sir Maximilian (Ire) Royal Applause Cosgrave Williams 13012 Profitable (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Kirby Cox 13013 Move In Time (GB) Monsieur Bond (Ire) Nolan O'Meara 13014 Iffranesia (Fr) Iffraaj (GB) Sullivan Cowell 12715 Sole Power (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Benoist Lynam 13016 Justineo (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Levey Cowell 130

CAN’T TOUCH THIS With an unbeaten record still intact after six starts, Nicholas

Wrigley and Kevin Hart’s upwardly-mobile Don’t Touch (GB)

(Dutch Art {GB}) takes to

The Curragh on Saturday

to try his hand at

pattern company in the

G2 Weatherbys Ireland

Greenlands S. at The

Curragh. Extending his

sequence on his first

proper test in the Ayr

Gold Cup H. over this

six-furlong trip in

September, the bay

returned in the same heart to capture a potentially tricky

conditions race at that distance at Haydock May 7, and will be a

warm order to keep his perfect tally going. Cont. p8

Mecca’s Angel | Racing Post

Don’t Touch & Tony Hamilton

Racing Post

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Can’t Touch This cont.

“It’s a step-up in class, but he’s entitled to go for it,” jockey

Tony Hamilton commented. “His form’s solid, so we’ll see how

we go. I didn’t really know how he’d run at Haydock, as he’s

such a laid-back horse at home. We didn’t really know where we

were with him, but he only ever does enough and he’s an

exciting horse. Everything they put in front of him, he seems to

find a way of beating them.”

Providing serious opposition is Ballylinch Stud’s filly Fort Del

Oro (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who dropped to five furlongs to

win the Listed Woodlands S. at Naas on her seasonal bow Apr.

25, and whose career has been masterminded by Eddie Lynam

of Sole Power (GB) and Slade Power (Ire) fame. Gordon Lord

Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) is eight now and has to do a lot more

than when last of eight on his return in the seven-furlong G3

Gladness S. here Apr. 3, but trainer Tom Hogan believes there is

at least one more big occasion left in the multiple Group 1

winner. “We put a line through his first run and he’s carrying a

bit more condition than I’d like,” he said. “He’ll improve for the

run, I’d say, but he’s in good form and we’re happy to let him go.

I’ve walked the track and it’s in magnificent condition, but I’d

doubt it still will be come the race, as we’re forecast a fair bit.”

The Greenlands lost some intrigue when Australian champion

Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) was not declared after

returning an unsatisfactory blood profile Friday. The 3-year-old

was to make his European debut for team Coolmore trainer

Aidan O’Brien.

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 5:05 p.m.

WEATHERBYS IRELAND GREENLANDS S.-G2, €120,000, 4yo/up, 6fT

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Mobsta (Ire) Bushranger (Ire) Smullen Channon2 Don't Touch (GB) Dutch Art (GB) Hamilton Fahey3 Maarek (GB) Pivotal (GB) Heffernan McCutcheon4 Gordon Lord Byron (Ire) Byron (GB) Lordan Hogan5 Flight Risk (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Manning Bolger6 Dick Whittington (Ire) Rip Van Winkle (Ire) Moore A O'Brien7 Fort Del Oro (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) W Lee Lynam

8 Moviesta K Hard Spun Hayes LynamAll carry 129 pounds bar Fort Del Oro, 126.

LUCIDA RETURNS AT THE CURRAGH Off the track for 10 months, last year’s G1 1000 Guineas

runner-up Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal) returns for the Jim Bolger

stable in Saturday’s G2 Lanwades Stud S. at The Curragh. Sixth of

seven, but beaten less than two lengths, in Newmarket’s

G1 Falmouth in July, the homebred had previously finished third

in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot after her effort in the

Newmarket Classic. “Lucida is just having her first run back and

we are obviously

working towards

Royal Ascot with

her,” Godolphin’s

John Ferguson

said. “Jim wasn’t

sure a few weeks

ago if she’d have

to head straight

there, but if he

thinks this is the

right thing to do, he’s a master of his craft so we’re not going to

hold him back.” Also in the royal blue is Devonshire (Ire) (Fast

Company {Ire}), who was third in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas over

this track and trip last May and filled that same position in the

G3 Park Express S. again over this course and distance last time

Mar. 20.

Qatar Racing’s G3 Ballyogan S. and G3 Brownstown S. winner

and G1 Matron S. third Ainippe (Ire) (Captain Rio {GB}) was third

over seven furlongs in this venue’s G3 Athasi S. May 2 and

warrants respect, while Irish Rookie (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}) has

sound claims on her second in the G1 Poule d’Essai des

Pouliches at Longchamp last May. Fourth on her comeback

behind Usherette (Ire) (Shamardal) in the nine-furlong G3 Dahlia

S. at Newmarket May 1, trainer Martyn Meade may have found

her a winnable opportunity as he seeks to provide her with a

confidence boost. “It was an experiment with the trip last time

and I think we can say she didn’t quite stay, so we’ll stick to a

mile from now on,” he said. “She came out of that run well and

I’ve got high hopes for her this weekend. There is rain forecast

and that’s good as we want as much as possible really; she does

like cut. I was a bit surprised to see Lucida declared, as I was

under the impression she was going straight to Ascot, but she

hasn’t run for a while and we have the benefit of a run under

our belts.”

Lucida and connections | Racing Post

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Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 6:15 p.m.

LANWADES STUD S. (RIDGEWOOD PEARL S.)-G2, €120,000, 4yo/up,

f/m, 8fT

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Ainippe (Ire) Captain Rio (GB) Keane Lyons2 Queen Catrine (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Carroll Lyons3 Lucida (Ire) Shamardal Manning Bolger4 Devonshire (Ire) Fast Company (Ire) W Lee McCreery5 Irish Rookie (Ire) Azamour (Ire) Smullen M Meade6 Fluff (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Moore A O'Brien7 Hint of a Tint (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Lordan WachmanAll carry 126 pounds.

MINDING GOES FOR GUINEAS DOUBLE Aidan O’Brien has confirmed Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) for

Sunday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh, with

the stable’s Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) ruled out on Friday

morning due to an unsatisfactory blood test. As a result, Derrick

Smith’s impressive G1 1000

Guineas heroine will bid to

become only the third filly to

complete the Classic double

after Attraction (GB) (Efisio

{GB}) in 2004 and Finsceal

Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley) three

years later. “Obviously it was

a change of heart when

Ballydoyle’s blood came in

wrong this morning,” O’Brien said. “Out of all the runners that

we had done this morning, just the two of them were wrong,

her and Vancouver [an intended runner in the G2 Greenlands S.].”

Minding’s inclusion creates a one-sided look to the race, but

Qatar Racing Limited’s acquisition Now Or Never (Ire)

(Bushranger {Ire}) is one to respect after her authoritative win in

Leopardstown’s G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial over

this trip May 8. Trainer Michael O’Callaghan is looking forward

to the challenge, especially after Kieren Fallon’s recent claims

that she is as good as any of his 1000 Guineas winners, Russian

Rhythm aside. “Kieren loves the filly and believes a lot in her, so

it’s great he keeps the ride,” the Curragh trainer explained. “I’d

have no doubt she’ll get the straight mile at the Curragh. She’s

second favourite and we think she’s a massive chance.”

The least-exposed in the line-up is Hadi Al-Tajir’s Naas maiden

winner Cool Thunder (Ire) (Shamardal), a fascinating contender

with trainer Kevin Prendergast keen to test her despite her lack

of a prep or even a seasonal outing. “Going up in trip would be

the worry for her, but she’s in good shape,” he said. “She was

very good when she won in Naas and I’m hoping she’ll run a

good race.”

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 1:55 p.m.TATTERSALLS IRISH 1000 GUINEAS-G1, €300,000, 3yo, f, 8fTSC PP HORSE SIRE1 5 Anamba (GB) Shamardal

O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Michael Halford; J-William Buick. LifetimeRecord: 2-1-1-0, €33,000.

Last Start: 2nd Sept. 27 G3 C L & M F Weld Park S.2 13 Ashadihan (GB) Kyllachy (GB)

(30,000gns RNA Ylg ‘14 TAOCT; 48,000gns 2yo ‘15 TATHIT)O-T A Rahman; B-Highbank Stud; T-Kevin Ryan; J-Jamie Spencer.

Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, €61,726.Last Start: WON May 7 G3 Chartwell Fillies’ S.

3 7 Californiadreaming (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus)O-Susan Magnier & Mrs A M O’Brien; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd;T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ana O’Brien. Lifetime Record: 6-0-1-2, €7,825.

Last Start: 3rd May 11 Naas maiden4 9 Cool Thunder (Ire) ShamardalO/B-Hadi Al Tajir; T-Kevin Prendergast; J-Chris Hayes. Lifetime Record:

1-1-0-0, €11,385.Last Start: WON Oct. 18 Naas maiden

5 8 Coolmore (Ire) Galileo (Ire)O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-You’resothrillingSyndicate; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Colm O’Donoghue. Lifetime Record:

5-1-1-1, €83,483.Last Start: 5th Apr. 12 G3 Nell Gwyn S.

6 14 Czabo (GB) Sixties Icon (GB)O/B-Norman Court Stud; T-Mick Channon; J-Colin Keane. Lifetime

Record: 4-2-0-0, €28,079.Last Start: 4th May 13 Listed Michael Seely Memorial S.

7 12 Diamond Fields (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus)(€55,000 Ylg ‘14 GOFORB)

O-Ms Mary Slack; B-Sweetmans Bloodstock; T-Tommy Stack; J-WayneLordan. Lifetime Record: 6-1-3-0, €25,785.

Last Start: 2nd May 15 Listed Power S.8 10 Jet Setting (Ire) Fast Company (Ire)

(€7,000 Wlg ‘13 GOFNOV; 12,000gns 2yo ‘15 TA15)O-Equinegrowthpartners Syndicate; B-P Kelly; T-Adrian Keatley;

J-Shane Foley. Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1, €45,032.Last Start: 9th May 1 G1 1000 Guineas

9 1 Minding (Ire) Galileo (Ire)O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Orpendale,

Chelston & Wynatt; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record:6-4-2-0, €918,847.

Last Start: WON May 1 G1 1000 Guineas10 3 Now Or Never (Ire) Bushranger (Ire)

(10,000gns RNA Ylg ‘14 TAOOCT; £42,000 2yo ‘15 DONBRE)O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Michael O’Callaghan;

J-Kieren Fallon. Lifetime Record: 6-2-3-0, €87,080.Last Start: WON May 8 G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial

11 4 Pretty Perfect (Ire) Galileo (Ire)O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Milanova

Syndicate; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan. Lifetime Record:4-2-1-0, €59,835.

Last Start: 2nd May 11 G3 Blue Wind S.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien | Racing Post

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12 2 Radiantly (GB) Aussie RulesO/B-Niarchos Family; T-Willie McCreery; J-Billy Lee. Lifetime Record:

5-1-1-0, €27,360.Last Start: 2nd May 8 G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial

13 11 Tanaza (Ire) Dubawi (Ire)O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC; T-Dermot

Weld; J-Pat Smullen. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, €62,385.Last Start: 4th Sept. 13 G1 Moyglare Stud S.

14 6 Turret Rocks (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus)O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger; J-Kevin Manning. Lifetime Record:

6-2-1-1, €76,481.Last Start: 6th May 1 G1 1000 Guineas

All carry 126 pounds.

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 3:40 p.m.

TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP-G1, i250,000, 4yo/up, 10 1/2fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 The Grey Gatsby (Ire) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Spencer K Ryan2 Time Test (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Dettori Charlton3 Bocca Baciata (Ire) Big Bad Bob (Ire) O'Donoghue Harrington4 Fascinating Rock (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Smullen Weld

5 The Steward K Street Cry (Ire) McDonogh Weld6 Found (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Moore A O'Brien7 Hot Sauce (Ire) Peintre Celebre Fallon JJ Murphy8 Success Days (Ire) Jeremy Foley CondonAll carry 129 pounds bar Bocca Baciata, Found & Hot Sauce, 126.

NO DERBY FOR GALILEO GOLD, MIDTERM G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy

{Ire}), who looks for a Classic double in Saturday=s G1 Tattersalls

Irish 2000 Guineas, was removed from the G1 Investec Derby at

Friday=s forfeit stage. There

had been much speculation in

recent weeks surrounding the

Al Shaqab colourbearer=s

Derby participation. Trainer

Hugo Palmer initially ruled

him out after a gene test

revealed a sprinter/miler

profile, with racing advisor

Harry Herbert later revealing

the door was still open for

the chestnut to participate in the blue riband. That door has

now been closed, with the colt withdrawn from the June 4

Classic.

>=Galileo Gold heads to the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh

[Saturday] and his mid-season target is his owner=s own race,

The Qatar Sussex S., at Goodwood on July 27,@ Palmer wrote on

his Betfair blog Friday. AWith that in mind, and having been able

to discuss the situation with Sheikh Joaan about the horse

sticking to a mile, it seemed a good idea to remove the horse

from the Derby at [Friday=s] forfeit stage at midday so not to

create a false impression.@

There are 22 remaining in the Investec Derby. Eight are fromthe stable of Aidan O=Brien, including the top three bettingchoices: The Gurkha (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the winner of Sunday=sG1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains (7-2 favourite with Coral);unbeaten G3 Chester Vase winner U.S. Army Ranger (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}) (4-1); and G2 Dante S.-second Deauville (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}) (10-1). Also removed from consideration for the blue riband wasKhalid Abdullah=s Midterm (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). The Sir MichaelStoute charge was found to have a hamstring injury afterfinishing only fifth as the favourite in the G2 Dante S. May 12,but scans taken Friday revealed a stress fracture to the colt=spelvis.

WASTE DUMP WILL NOT REOPEN IN

NORMANDY By Sue Finley

After a 10-year battle, the Court of Appeals in Nantes, Francehas revoked the authorization for the global conglomerate GuyDauphin Environnement (GDE) to operate a waste dump inNonant-le-Pin. The decision, handed down Friday, effectivelyputs an end to the long standoff between GDE and theSauvegarde des Terres d=Elevage, a group of breeders andfarmers who opposed the giant auto parts dump in the middleof some of the world=s most beautiful Thoroughbred breedinggrounds. The dump operated for two days in 2013 beforeprotestors blocked the entrance with a nearly year-longblockade--in the true French tradition--and took their fight tocourt. AIt is an important victory for the racing world, for Normandyand for l=Orne, and a victory for a too-rare association betweenthe Thoroughbred and trotting worlds, who worked together fora spectacular result,@ Eric Puerari told France-Sire. Puerarioperates one of the farms which would have bordered thedump, Haras des Capucines, and is the President of theenvironmental group fighting them. Along the way, the battle was supported by many racingorganizations in France and around the world, who cametogether at Arqana each December to raise money through thedonation of stallions seasons and auction items. Loic Malivet,president of the Syndicat des Eleveurs, the French breedersassociation, was one of the ones celebrating Friday. AWe arevery happy at the Syndicat, which always supported this fight, asit is an immense victory,@ he told France-Sire. AI would say this isbetter than winning the Derby.@ Michel Zerolo, Eric Puerari=s partner in Haras des Capucines,said, AEric has been incredibly instrumental in making thishappen. He was in the trenches the whole time, fought a verygood fight and like a good American movie, the good guys wonin the end.@

Galileo Gold | Racing Post

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Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 3:30 p.m.

PANTILE STUD FAIRWAY S.-Listed, £37,000, 3yo, 10fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Champagne City (GB) Tobougg (Ire) Fanning Johnston2 Algometer (GB) Archipenko Sweeney Simcock3 Steel of Madrid (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Queally Hannon4 Linguistic (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Doyle Gosden5 Tathqeef Tapit Probert GosdenAll carry 129 pounds.

Friday’s Results:

EBF STALLIONS COCKED HAT S.-Listed, £40,000, GOO, 5-20,

3yo, c/g, 11fT, 2:33.74, gd.

1--#ALGOMETER (GB), 126, c, 3, by Archipenko

1st Dam: Albanova (GB) (Hwt. Older Mare-Eng & Ger at

11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng 14f+, MG1SW-Ger &

MSW-Eng, $486,783), by Alzao

2nd Dam: Alouette (GB), by Darshaan (GB)

3rd Dam: Alruccaba (Ire), by Crystal Palace (Fr)

(140,000gns Ylg ‘14 TATOCT). O/B-Kirsten Rausing (GB);

T-David Simcock; J-Jim Crowley. £22,684. Lifetime Record:

4-2-1-0, $63,712. *1/2 to All At Sea (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}),

MSW-Fr, $133,622; and Alwilda (GB) (Hernando {Fr}), SW-Ger.

2--Prize Money (GB), 126, c, 3, Authorized (Ire)--Dresden Doll,

by Elusive Quality. O-Godolphin. £8,600.

3--Ormito (Ger), 126, c, 3, Mamool (Ire)--Ormita (Ger), by

Acatenango (Ger). (€24,000 Ylg ‘14 BBAGS). O-R Morecombe &

Mrs L E Ramsden. £4,304.

Margins: HF, HF, 21. Odds: 1.60, 1.00, 12.00.

Also Ran: Speed Company (Ire).

Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton.

After beating the smart Victory Bond (GB) (Medicean {GB})

over a mile at Newbury in October, Algometer finished second

to Midterm (GB)

(Oasis Dream {GB})

and clear of the third

in the Apr. 22

G3 Sandown Classic

Trial over 10 furlongs

and maintained his

momentum with a

solid performance

here. Settled in

second early tracking

the moderate tempo

set by Prize Money, the grey edged ahead with 2 1/2 furlongs

remaining and asserted in the final furlong as his inherent

stamina came into play. “It would need to rain at Epsom for us

to think about running in the Derby, and if it didn’t we would

leave it and take him to Ireland [for the G1 Irish Derby at The

Curragh June 25],” trainer David Simcock said. “Realistically, the

[G1] St Leger [at Doncaster Sept. 10] is the right race for him

later in the year. He’s a horse that gives everything, but today’s

race was never going to be run to suit.” Algometer looks like he

could be on track to become the best progeny out of his

highweight dam Albanova (GB) (Alzao), winner of the G1

Deutschlandpreis, G1 Rheinland-Pokal and G1 Preis von Europa.

His third dam is Kirsten Rausing’s outstanding producer

Alruccaba (Ire) (Crystal Palace {Fr}), and her trail of success is

seemingly endless. On the fillies and mares side of things,

Albanova’s full-sister Alborada (GB) remains the standard-

bearer, with two wins in the G1 Champion S. as it used to be

staged at Newmarket, while the colts to have sprung from this

dynasty include the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains and GI

Shadwell Turf Mile S. hero and sire Aussie Rules (Danehill), the

G1 Epsom Derby runner-up Dragon Dancer (GB) (Sadler’s Wells)

and the highweight G2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial winner and

G1 Irish Derby and G1 St Leger runner-up Midas Touch (GB)

(Galileo {Ire}). The latter is just one of a number of this family to

have excelled at Ballydoyle, with the high-quality Sadler’s Wells

fillies Yesterday (Ire) and Quarter Moon (Ire) and more recently

Diamondsandrubies (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) hitting the target

at Group 1 level. Unfortunately, Albanova aborted her 2014 foal

when bred to Frankel (GB) and was barren last year to Invincible

Spirit (Ire), but has a 2016 colt foal by Sea the Moon (Ger).

APOLLOBET CASH BACK IF 2ND ACHILLES S.-Listed, £37,000,

HAY, 5-20, 3yo/up, 5fT, :58.41, g/f.

1--TAKE COVER (GB), 134, g, 9, Singspiel (Ire)--Enchanted (GB)

(SP-Eng), by Magic Ring (Ire). O/B-Norcroft Park Stud (GB);

T-David Griffiths; J-David Allan. £20,983. Lifetime Record:

GSW-Eng, SW & GSP-Ire, 28-9-5-1, $414,894.

2--Cotai Glory (GB), 134, c, 4, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Continua,

by Elusive Quality. (75,000gns Ylg ‘13 TAOCT). O-Kangyu Int.

Racing (HK) Ltd & Mr F Ma. £7,955.

3--Double Up (GB), 130, g, 5, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--My Love

Thomas (Ire), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (72,000gns Wlg ‘11

TA11; 90,000gns Ylg ‘12 TAOCT). O-Mr A D Spence & Mr M B

Spence. £3,981.

Margins: 1HF, 3/4, HF. Odds: 2.75, 6.00, 3.50.

Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton. Cont. p12Algometer | Racing Post

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Take Cover is one of those free-wheeling front-runners that

jockeys love to follow if they are on a gifted sprinter who can

devour him late on, but occasionally the veteran is too tough to

get to, and that proved the case on this rain-splattered terrain.

These tactics paid off when successful in the 2014 G2 King

George S. at Goodwood, a race in which he was second when

denied the lead last term, and also in Dundalk’s Listed Mercury

S. also over this trip in October. Fifth last time behind Saturday’s

G2 Temple S.-bound Profitable (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the

G3 Palace House S. at Newmarket Apr. 30, the bay was

impressive in this competitive affair for its status and found

plenty when the other runner to race under a four-pound

penalty, Cotai Glory, threatened inside the last quarter mile.

“The ground and trip were spot-on and it’ll be the [G1] King’s

Stand [S. at Royal Ascot June 14] next,” trainer David Griffiths

said of the winner, who has a yearling half-brother by Sepoy

(Aus). “He’s run well in that before [about three-lengths eighth

in 2014 and the same distance away in sixth in 2015] and

hopefully he might strip fitter this time, and this will be a nice

confidence-boost for him.”

3rd-GOO, £10,000, Hcp, 5-20, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:43.20, gd.

PERSUASIVE (IRE) (f, 3, Dark Angel {Ire}--Choose Me {Ire} {SW

& MGSP-Ire, $388,395}, by Choisir {Aus}), a €180,000 GOFORB

yearling and debut scorer going one mile on Kempton’s

Polytrack last time Nov. 4, raced in rear from the outset of this

handicap bow. Rousted along to close at the rail cutaway with a

quarter-mile to go, the 10-11 pick made her bid along the fence

passing the eighth pole and quickened smartly for one flick of

the whip in the closing stages to score by a comfortable 1 1/2

lengths from Aristocratic (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}).

Persuasive’s fourth dam is the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1

Champion S. victress Cairn Rouge (Ire) (Pitcairn {Ire}), and she is

kin to the 2-year-old filly Tisbutadream (Ire) (Dream Ahead) and

a yearling filly by Iffraaj {GB}). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $14,765.

Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Cheveley Park Stud; B-J F Tuthill (IRE); T-John Gosden.

2nd-HAY, £6,600, Mdn, 5-20, 2yo, 5fT, :59.96, g/f.

+PRINCE OF COOL (GB) (c, 2, Royal Applause {GB}--Methayel

{Ire}, by Araafa {Ire}), who started as the 3-1 second favourite,

was sent straight to the lead. Tackled by the sole threat, Pretty

Vacant (GB) (Elzaam {Aus}), from halfway, the £6,000 DNPRM

yearling and £60,000 GOFBRE 2yo was always doing enough to

keep him at bay and prevail by 1 1/4 lengths. The dam descends

from the MGSW and GI Kentucky Oaks runner-up Grenzen

(Grenfall), whose progeny feature the GI Meadowlands Cup-

winning sire Twilight Agenda (Devil’s Bag) and the GSP Market

Slide (Gulch). The latter achieved fame as the dam of the G1

2000 Guineas, G1 Eclipse S. and G1 Queen Anne S. hero Refuse

To Bend (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), who went on to stand as a sire,

and also the G1 Melbourne Cup winner Media Puzzle (Theatrical

{Ire}). Also from the family of the GI Belmont S.-winning sire Go

and Go (Ire) (Be My Guest), the dam has a yearling colt by Bated

Breath (GB). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,239. Video, sponsored

by Fasig-Tipton.

O-The Cool Silk Partnership; B-New Hall Stud (GB); T-J. Given.

4th-CAR, £4,500, Mdn, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f 173yT, 1:40.60, g/f.

WHOLESOME (f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Nite in Rome {GSP-Can},

by Harlan's Holiday), who was last seen finishing runner-up to

the subsequent G3 Oh So Sharp S. winner First Victory (Ire)

(Teofilo {Ire}) over seven furlongs at Newmarket in September,

was sent off the 6-4 favourite and broke tardily before being

hampered by a stumbling rival in front after the first furlong.

Tanking into contention before the straight, the $75,000 KEESEP

yearling, who has a 2-year-old half-brother by Broken Vow, a

yearling half-brother by Data Link and a foal half-sister by

Verrazano, hit the front with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and

stayed on to win by 1 3/4 lengths from Lincoln Rocks (GB) (Rock

of Gibraltar {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $6,592. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Mr Hubert John Strecker; B-Emma Quinn, Dermot Quinn,

Scott Pierce & Debbie Pierce (KY); T-Karl Burke.

HANDICAP RESULT:

5th-WOL, £7,250, 5-20, 3yo, 5f 216y (AWT), 1:13.56, st.

INLAND SEA (c, 3, Scat Daddy--Cat’s Eye Witness, by Elusive

Quality) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $28,344. O-H H Sheikh

Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani; B-Jane Johnson (KY); T-Richard

Hannon. *Full to No Nay Never, Hwt. 2yo Colt & G1SW-Fr, GSW

& GISP-US, GSW-Eng, $677,999.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Merry Banter (GB), f, 2, Bated Breath (GB)--Merry Diva (GB), by

Bahamian Bounty (GB). CAB, 5-20, 5fT, :59.55. B-Jeremy Green

and Sons (GB). *8,000gns Ylg ‘15 TAOCT. **3rd winner for

first-season sire (by Dansili (GB).

+Quench Dolly (GB), f, 2, Hellvelyn (GB)--Hollybell (GB), by

Beveled. GOO, 5-20, 5fT, 1:01.31. B-Mrs R J Gallagher (GB).

*£3,500 RNA Ylg ‘15 ASCDEC.

+Tahoo (Ire), f, 2, Zebedee (GB)--Suffer Her (Ire), by Whipper.

CAR, 5-20, 5fT, 1:03.59. B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE). *£20,000 Ylg ‘15

DNPRM; £44,000 2yo ‘16 GOFBRE.

Rebel Cause (Ire), g, 3, Cockney Rebel (Ire)--Happy Go Lily (GB),

by In the Wings (GB). WOL, 5-20, 8f 141y (AWT), 1:49.55.

B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE). *26,000gns Ylg ‘14 TAOCT.

Desert Haze (GB), f, 3, New Approach (Ire)--Ensemble (Fr), by

Iron Mask. CAR, 5-20, 7f 173yT, 1:38.89. B-Whatton Manor

Stud & Robert Cornelius (GB). *420,000gns Ylg ‘14 TATOCT.

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OBSERVATIONSon the European racing scene

Saturday, Curragh, post time: 4:30 p.m.

COLD MOVE EBF MARBLE HILL S.-Listed, €60,000, 2yo, 5fT

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Hyzenthlay (Ire) Henrythenavigator Ana O'Brien A O'Brien2 Roly Poly War Front Heffernan A O'Brien3 Confrontational (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Foley JJ Murphy4 Ambiguity (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) D O'Brien A O'Brien5 La Fee Verte (Ire) Requinto (Ire) Cleary English6 The McGregornator (Ire) Bushranger (Ire) Fallon Keatley7 Hit The Bid (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Smullen Bunyan8 Mister Trader (GB) Hellvelyn (GB) Roche Bunyan9 Ready To Roc (Ire) Roderic O'Connor (Ire) Keane Murtagh10 Caravaggio Scat Daddy Moore A O'BrienAll carry 129 pounds bar Hyzenthlay, La Fee Verte & Roly Poly, 124.

‘TDN Rising Star’ Roly Poly takes on the colts in this race,

which her Ballydoyle stable has won nine times since 1999. The

daughter of Misty For Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) managed to make a

successful debut over this trip at Naas Apr. 25 and interestingly

is pitched in against her Apr. 18 Dundalk maiden-winning

stablemate Caravaggio. That form has been boosted by the

subsequent win of the runner-up Lundy (GB) (Fastnet Rock

{Aus}), and he is likely to start favourite. “He is very fast. If he

stays six furlongs, you’d be delighted but you wouldn’t be sure

he’d get it,” Aidan O’Brien said of Caravaggio, with Royal Ascot

in mind. “He finds it very easy to go very fast.” Of Roly Poly, he

added, “It was a bit of a surprise that she won first time out. The

[G2] Queen Mary [S. at Royal Ascot June 15] is the race we’d be

looking at.”

Lundy’s Piltown base of Joseph O’Brien is responsible for two

runners, the Apr. 17 Navan maiden winner Hyzenthlay and

Ambiguity, who was six-lengths second to the Royal Ascot-

bound Psychedelic Funk (GB) (Choisir {Aus}) in Naas’s Fishery

Lane Race over six furlongs last time May 11. Mister Trader,

who was an impressive winner of the opening 2-year-old race of

the current season over this course and distance Mar. 20,

represents the small stable of Darren Bunyan and he said, “The

horse is in good form and we’ve been delighted with him since

the first day. It was always the plan to wait for the Marble Hill

and it’s good they’ve had a drop of rain during the week. It’s a

good race, but we’re expecting a big run.”

Friday’s Results:

1st-COR, €15,500, Mdn, 5-20, 2yo, f, 5fT, :59.39, g/f.

+SPY RING (IRE) (f, 2, Bushranger {Ire}--Refuse To Give Up {Ire},

by Refuse To Bend {Ire}), sent off the 9-2 joint-second favourite,

was slowly away but quickly recovered to track the pace on the

far side. Gaining the lead approaching the final furlong as the 8-

11 market-leader Gone To Russia (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}),

who had been a short-head second to ‘TDN Rising Star’ Roly Poly

(War Front) at Naas, was fatally injured, the £88,000 GOFBRE

2yo held on to win by a head from Arabian Verse (GB) (Exceed

and Excel {Aus}). The winning dam is a half-sister to the Cliveden

Stud’s G2 Sun Chariot S. winner Independence (GB) (Selkirk),

later responsible for the G1 Eclipse S.-winning sire Mount

Nelson (GB) and also the G2 Great Voltigeur S. winner and G1 St

Leger third Monitor Closely (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). From the

extended family of Reference Point (GB), she also has a yearling

colt by Kodiac (GB). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $10,680. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Qatar Racing Limited; B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE); T-Michael

O’Callaghan.

CONDITIONS RESULT:

2nd-COR, €14,000, 5-20, 4yo/up, 5fT, :57.43, g/f.

ARDHOOMEY (IRE) (g, 4, Dark Angel {Ire}--Moy Joy {Ire}, by

Orpen) Lifetime Record: SP-Ire, 12-4-3-2, $68,298. O-Moyville

Racing Syndicate; B-John Quinn (IRE); T-Ger Lyons.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:

Mittersill (Ire), c, 3, Acclamation (GB)--Bobbie Soxer (Ire), by

Pivotal (GB). COR, 5-20, 8fT, 1:39.88. B-Windflower Overseas

Holdings Inc (IRE).

3.20 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 6fT

HOW (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) bids to improve on a debut ninth in the

Naas maiden won by her Listed Marble Hill S.-bound stablemate

Roly Poly (War Front) and is one of a quartet to renew rivalries

from that hot-looking contest. Derrick Smith’s daughter of Lillie

Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and full-sister to the G1

1000 Guineas heroine Minding (Ire) is joined by fellow Aidan

O’Brien trainee Brave Anna (War Front), Evie Stockwell’s full-

sister to last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hit It A

Bomb, who was a half-length ahead of her in eighth.

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Friday’s Results:

1st-CHY, €37,000, Cond, 5-20, 2yo, 5fT, 1:01.80, vsf.

AL JOHRAH (GB) (f, 2, Bated Breath {GB}--Bea Remembered

{GB} {GSP-Ire, SP-Eng & Swe}, by Doyen {Ire}), who became the

first winner for her freshman sire (by Dansili {GB}) when

graduating in a newcomers’ test at Maisons-Laffitte May 7,

broke better than last time and was keen under cover in a handy

fifth through the early strides of this second go. Nudged along

inside the two pole, the 17-10 second choice quickened smartly

to challenge entering the final eighth and ran on strongly under

whipless cajoling to comfortably account for Fixette (Ire) (Kodiac

{GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths. Al Shaqab’s homebred bay is a half to G3

Craven S. winner and G1 Criterium International runner-up

Stormy Antarctic (GB) (Stormy Atlantic), GSW-Eng & G1SP-Fr,

$135,612; and a yearling filly by Style Vendome (Fr). Lifetime

Record: 2-2-0-0, €31,000. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Al Shaqab Racing (GB); T-Henri-Francois Devin.

5th-CHY, €25,000, Mdn, 5-20, 3yo, f, 8f (AWT), 1:38.38, stn.

ROSHANARA (FR) (f, 3, Sea the Stars {Ire}--Rosawa {Fr}

{MSW-Fr}, by Linamix {Fr}) had hit the board in all three prior

starts, including a second going one mile on the Saint-Cloud turf

last time May 1, and was well away from an outside gate to slot

into fifth trapped three-wide for the most part here. Making

ominous headway on the bridle in the straight, the 17-10 chalk

swooped for control with 300 metres remaining and was pushed

out in the closing stages to score by an impressive 2 1/2 lengths

from Oasis Lady (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Roshanara’s dual

stakes-winning dam, Rosawa (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}), is a full-sister to

the MGSW & MG1SP freshman sire Rajsaman (Fr). The winner is

therefore a half to G1 Prix Marcel Boussac victress and G1 Prix

de Diane second Rosanara (Fr) (Sinndar {Ire}), G1SW-Fr,

$606,658; and the Listed Prix de Fontainebleau runner-up

Rosanabad (Fr) (Selkirk). She is also the sibling of a yearling colt

by Shamardal. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, €26,250. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (FR);

T-Alain de Royer-Dupre.

CONDITIONS RESULT:

6th-LLD, €27,000, 5-19, 3yo, 10fT, 2:13.35, g/s.

ROSAMARIA (FR) (f, 3, Literato {Fr}--Rampoldina {GB}, by

Montjeu {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 3 wins, 2 places,

$42,889. O-Claudio Marzocco; B-C Marzocco, L Marzocco & Z

Ben M’Rad (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. *€6,000 Ylg ‘14 ARQNOV.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Honiara (GB), c, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Indian Maiden (Ire)

(GSW-Fr, MSW-Eng & SW-Ire, $466,690), by Indian Ridge (Ire).

CHY, 5-20, 8f (AWT), 1:39. B-Haras de Saint Pair (GB).

*€34,000 Wlg ‘13 ARQDEC; €60,000 Ylg ‘14 AROCT. **1/2 to

Love Spirit (GB) (Elusive City), SW-Fr, $177,896.

APPOINTMENTS Andrew Hogan: Manager, Cork Racecourse

• Andrew Hogan has been appointed as General

Manager of Cork Racecourse Mallow, a role he will

carry out in conjunction with his current position as

Manager of Tipperary Racecourse.

• Hogan has an honours degree in business, accounting

and finance from Limerick Institute of Technology. He

worked in Horse Racing Ireland’s racing department

from June 2013 and took up the position of Manager

of Tipperary

Racecourse in

October of that

year.

• Brian Kavanagh,

chief executive

officer of Horse

Racing Ireland,

said, “Andrew is

very hard-working and has built up a lot of experience

since becoming Manager of Tipperary Racecourse in

2013. He has a strong racing background and is much

respected within the industry and particularly by the

trainers and jockeys who he regularly deals with. I wish

Andrew every success in his new position as manager

of both Cork and Tipperary racecourses.”

• Hogan said, “I am very much looking forward to my

new position as General Manager of both Cork and

Tipperary Racecourses. Both tracks have very

enthusiastic and progressive Boards, together with

excellent, loyal and hard-working staff.”

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AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS

COMPETITIVE LINEUP FOR JAPANESE OAKS Sunday’s G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) features a full and

competitive lineup of 18 fillies, with even-money favourite

Sinhalite (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) looking to bounce back from

her first career loss when a nose second in the G1 Oka Sho

(Japanese 1000 Guineas) last out Apr. 10. Prior to that effort,

Sinhalite had won three straight–a lone juvenile start and two

stakes this year: the Kobai S. at Kyoto Jan. 17 and the G2 Tulip

Sho over a mile at Hanshin Mar. 5. This will be Sinhalite’s first

time racing beyond a mile and her first time racing left-handed,

but assistant trainer Kaname Ogino moved to dispel concerns,

saying, “I don’t think she’ll have a problem with the trip. It’s the

same for all horses. She’s a full-sister to Adam’s Peak, who won

over 2000 metres, so I’m thinking she can handle the 2400

metres.”

Another with a near-perfect record here is Cecchino (Jpn)

(King Kamehameha {Jpn}), who was second on debut at Tokyo

last November but has since won three straight, including the

G2 Sho Flora S. going 2000 metres over this course Apr. 24.

Angel Face (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) has raced

exclusively over 1800 metres in her four starts and appears to

be blossoming as of late, having won her last two outings: a

Hanshin maiden and Nakayama’s G3 Flower Cup wire-to-wire.

Assistant trainer Nobuyuki Tashiro said, “She’s had the Oaks as

her target all along. She’s not one to really do so much in

training, but she’s very well. Everything was a first for her last

time, with the long trip to Nakayama and the race there having

to negotiate four corners, but she came through it all so well.”

Rottenmeier (Jpn) (Kurofune) takes the route of last year’s

Yushun Himba winner Mikki Queen (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})

into this race, having won the 2000-metre Wasurenagusa Sho at

Hanshin Apr. 10. The lightly raced filly gets the services of

Australian jockey Tommy Berry, and will be the first Group 1

contestant saddled by her young trainer Manabu Ikezoe. “She

has a good appetite, and there’s a good tension about her,” said

Ikezoe. “She transported well over to Tokyo for the [G3] Queen

Cup [third, Feb. 13] and her condition is improving. I think she’s

capable of running well in any sort of race.”

Jealously (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) has won two of her last three,

both at Tokyo, including the Sweetpea S. over 1800 metres

May 1.

Sunday, Tokyo, Japan, post time: 3:40 p.m. (2:40 a.m. EST)

YUSHUN HIMBA (JAPANESE OAKS)-G1, ¥228,280,000

(US$2,068,027/£1,419,358/€1,843,369), 3yo, f, 2400mT

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 From My Heart Heart’s Cry Ishibashi Miyamoto2 Awake Deep Impact Yoshida Saito3 Sinhalite Deep Impact Ikezoe Ishizaka4 At The Seaside King Kamehameha Fukunaga Asami5 Peptide Supple Manhattan Cafe Shii Kihara6 Admire Lead Stay Gold Iwata Sugai7 Gekkako Roses In May (USA) Shibata Takahashi8 Denko Ange Meisho Samson Kawada Arakawa9 Win Fabulous Stay Gold Matsuoka Hatakeyama10 Dantsu Pendant Orewa Matteruze Furukawa Honda11 Angel Face King Kamehameha Lemaire Fujiwara12 Frontier Queen Meisho Samson Ebina Kunieda13 Cecchino King Kamehameha Tosaki Fujisawa14 Biche Deep Impact Demuro Shikato15 Red Avancer Deep Impact Tanabe Otonashi16 Jealousy Harbinger (GB) Yokoyama Kikuzawa17 Rottenmeier Kurofune (USA) Berry Ikezoe18 Daiwa Dresser Neo Universe Miura ShikatoAll carry 121 pounds. All bred in Japan unless otherwise noted.

IN SOUTH KOREA:

Dynamic Tank (Aus), g, 3, Big Brown--Zefta (Aus), by Zeditave

(Aus). Busan, 5-20, Hcp. (A$64k), 1200m. B-G Harvey (NSW).

*1/2 to Go The Knuckle (Aus) (Elvstroem {Aus}), GSW-Aus,

A$434,960. **A$25,000 Ylg ‘14 MMGC2YO.

Wednesday, San Isidro, Argentina, post time: 6:05 p.m.GRAN PREMIO 25 DE MAYO-G1, Ar$1,020,000 (£49,892/€64,542/US$72,442), 3yo/up, 2400mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Port Louis Exchange Rate (USA) Moreyra Meza 1262 Spiritus Dushyantor (USA) Balmaceda Abrales 1333 Take It All Catcher in the Rye (Ire) Giannetti Labanca 1264 Champion Star (Brz) Hard Buck (Brz) Da Silva Martin 1335 Don Inc Include Ricardo C Etchchry 1266 Rosado Van Van Nistelrooy (USA) Fernandes J Etchchry 1337 Romano Roman Ruler (USA) Villagra J Etchchry 1268 Oregon Giant’s Causeway (USA) Domingos Martin 1349 Must Go On Freud (USA) Calvente Ferro 133All horses bred in Argentina unless otherwise noted.

GP 25 de Mayo