August 25, 2015 Contact: Jim Gluckson, Breeders’ Cup, 646-335-6835

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships Newsletter

Advisory: This is the second of nine weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 32nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at Keeneland. For more information, please visit www.breederscup.com. The Breeders’ Cup will be televised live on NBC and NBCSN. You can follow all the contenders’ activity leading up to the Breeders’ Cup with Equibase’s free “Road to the Breeders’ Cup” Virtual Stable Virtual Stable notification service.

Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah’s Presence in the Travers, Four Challenge Races, Anchor Star-Studded Saratoga Weekend

Only in Saratoga. As if Saturday’s four grade I Breeders’ Cup Challenge races weren’t enough, the decision by trainer Bob Baffert and owner Ahmad Zayat that Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH will come for the Travers (G1) bolstered what was already shaping up as the summer’s most definitive racing day. The “Mid Summer Derby” will anchor a stakes card that will see the Sword Dancer (Longines Turf), Personal Ensign (Distaff), Forego (TwinSpires Sprint) and Ballerina (Filly & Mare Sprint) offer guaranteed starting spots in the Breeders’ Cup. The Sword Dancer and the Travers will be televised live on NBC as a part of the “Summer at Saratoga, Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series – Presented by Lane’s End Farm” from 4-6 p.m. ET. Run at 1 ¼ miles, the $1.6 million Travers has long been a summer stop for the most talented 3-year-olds in training, but the bar has obviously been set higher with the presence of American Pharoah, racing’s first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed turned the trick in 1978. The homebred son of Pioneerof the Nile has been unbeatable since running 5th in his debut at Del Mar last August, rattling off eight consecutive wins that peaked with dominating scores in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. American Pharoah returned to the races in the William Hill Haskell Invitational (GI) August 2 at Monmouth Park and, if even possible, looked sharper than the horse who blitzed through the Triple Crown, winning by 2 ¼ lengths while being geared down late. Baffert and Zayat cautioned about an appearance in the Travers immediately following the Haskell, but American Pharoah’s energetic breezes in the coming weeks made the decision an easier one. After he worked seven furlongs in a sizzling 1:23.20 at Del Mar August 23, Baffert knew a date with Saratoga loomed.

“He was more aggressive today. He didn’t work all that fast last week and he wanted to get into it today,” Baffert said. “I think the track seems to be a little bit faster. We wanted to see where he is; where his energy level is. To be sure he still has it. It’s incredible that he does after all this. But he does. Then again, he’s an incredible horse.” (Whirlaway, in 1941, is the only Triple Crown winner to win the Travers. Affirmed finished first in the 1978 Travers, but was disqualified for interference and placed second, and Alydar was declared the winner). While American Pharoah will rate as an imposing odds-on favorite, both on talent and the fact he has already handled several of the Travers runners with ease, he will be greeted by a dangerous new shooter in Erich Brehm’s TEXAS RED, who was late to the party as a 3-year-old but enters off a solid local win in the Jim Dandy (GII) August 1. Trained by Keith Desormeaux, the son of Afleet Alex won the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last year at Santa Anita but was forced to miss the Triple Crown series with foot problems. Texas Red returned to run second in Belmont’s Dwyer (GIII) in July then broke through again in the Jim Dandy to improve his lifetime record to 3-for-8. Godolphin’s homebred FROSTED had the misfortune of chasing American Pharoah home in both the Derby, when fourth, and Belmont, when second, and will try again for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. The son of Tapit, who is 2-for-10 lifetime, won Aqueduct’s Wood Memorial (GI) in April and will use a second-place run in the Jim Dandy as his springboard to the Travers. Stretch running FRAMMENTO, fifth in the Belmont and fourth in the Jim Dandy for trainer Nick Zito; KEEN ICE, who improved substantially when second to American Pharoah in the Haskell and should like the 1 ¼ miles for trainer Dale Romans; recent Delaware Park maiden winner MID OCEAN for trainer George Weaver; SMART TRANSITION, who won the local Curlin July 31 for trainer John Shirreffs and TALE OF VERVE, a distant second in the Preakness but just seventh in the Belmont and sixth in the West Virginia Derby (GII) at Mountaineer Park August 1 for trainer Dallas Stewart, are also expected for the Travers. KING OF NEW YORK and UPSTART could also be entered. Challenge Races Brimming With Star Power Hardly to be overshadowed, Saratoga’s four Challenge races could stand alone as centerpieces to a Saturday card at the Spa and will showcase immense talent and depth in their respective divisions. The $1 million Sword Dancer, run at 1 ½ miles, was given a significant purse increase this year and that, coupled with an automatic berth into the Turf, has brought an international flair to Saratoga’s premier grass race and an automatic berth into the $3 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf. Juddmonte Farm’s homebred FLINTSHIRE (GB), who was second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita for trainer Andre Fabre, will make a return trip to the states. The 5-year-old son of Dansili (GB) won the Hong Kong Vase (GI) at Sha Tin in December to close out his campaign but will look to annex his first win of the season after finishing in the money in all four starts, including a second to superstar mare Treve (FR) in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (GI) at Saint Cloud June 28. IMAGINING, second to champion Main Sequence in last year’s Sword Dancer for trainer Shug McGaughey; local allowance winner MESSI (GER) for trainer Graham Motion; TWILIGHT ECLIPSE, who won Belmont’s Man ‘O War (GI) in May for trainer Tom Albertrani; RED RIFLE, who impressed in winning the local Bowling Green (GII) August 1 for trainer Todd Pletcher and WAR DANCER, second in the Bowling Green for trainer Bill Mott, also warrant respect in the Sword Dancer. Longshots FIXADOR (BRZ) and GUARDINI (FR) are also expected to invade from Europe. The $750,000 Personal Ensign, run at 1 1/8 miles, will offer a rematch between Town and Country Farms’ STOPSHOPPINGMARIA and Ron Winchell’s homebred and defending Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner UNTAPABLE, the 1-2 finishers in the local prep, the Shuvee (GIII) August 3. The former, a 4-year-old daughter of Tale of the Cat pulled away late to win by 1-length and has shown an affinity for Saratoga’s main track, as she’s 4-for-5 lifetime over it for Pletcher. Untapable, a 4-year-old daughter of

Tapit, has struggled to find her form this year, going 1-for-4 for trainer Steve Asmussen, with Oaklawn Park’s Apple Blossom (GI) in April as her lone score. Philip Steinberg’s GOT LUCKY, who has won a pair of Monmouth Park’s stakes in her last two for Pletcher; Harold Queen’s homebred SHEER DRAMA, who won the Delaware Park Handicap (GI) July 18 for trainer David Fawkes and Jim Tafel’s TIZ WINDY, 3RD IN THE Shuvee for trainer Carl Nafzger, are also expected for the Personal Ensign. The $500,000 Ballerina, run at seven furlongs for an automatic berth into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, offers an enticing matchup between Bobby Flay’s DAME DOROTHY, who is 3-for-4 this year for Pletcher, including a win in Churchill Downs’ Humana Distaff (GI) in May and Lady Sheila Stable’s LA VERDAD, who has won four in a row for trainer Linda Rice, including the local prep, the Honorable Miss (GII), July 29. MERRY MEADOW, who won the Princess Rooney (GII) July 5 for trainer Mark Hennig; Monmouth stakes winner ROOM FOR ME for trainer David Jacobson; SARAH SIS, who won the Iowa Oaks (GIII) at Prairie Meadows for trainer Ingrid Mason, Churchill’s Winning Colors (GIII) winner STREET STORY, for Asmussen and UNBRIDLED FOREVER, who won her seasonal debut in the local Shine Again August 5 for trainer Dallas Stewart, are also slated to run in the Ballerina. The $700,000 Forego, run at seven furlongs, gets the winner a free berth in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The race features the return of Good Friends Stable’s divisional heavyweight PRIVATE ZONE, who is 2-for-4 this year for trainer Jorge Navarro, which includes a win in the Belmont Sprint Championship (GIII) July 4. The 6-year-old son of 2000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Macho Uno has shown a penchant for running big in New York, as he’s won Belmont’s Vosburgh (GI) twice and Aqueduct’s Cigar Mile (GI) as well. THE BIG BEAST, who won the King’s Bishop (GI) here last year and was second in the local Vanderbilt (GI) for trainer Tony Dutrow; RACE DAY, who won the Oaklawn Handicap (GII) in April for Pletcher and multiple graded stakes winner SALUTOS AMIGOS, a close 4th in the Vanderbilt for Jacobson are also likely Forego starters, as are BOURBON COURAGE, TAMARKUZ and WILDCAT RED.

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News and Notes Shore Runner Eyes Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Brad Grady’s SHORE RUNNER, who has won three in a row and back-to-back stakes since being claimed by trainer Joe Sharp, has his sights set on the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The 5-year-old son of More Than Ready was claimed for $62,500 at Belmont Park in June and has taken his game to a new level for Sharp, winning Saratoga’ Lucky Coin in July and Troy August 22. Shore Runner is now 8-for-17 overall and has Sharp looking forward to a trip to Keeneland this fall. "We're still unsure what our next step will be,” Sharp said. “We're looking at a race next at Kentucky Downs as a possibility, but we'll see how he comes out of it. We might just freshen him until the Breeders' Cup (Turf Sprint)." “You never know how they'll come back off a long layoff,” Casse said. “We have one of the best turf fillies in North America in Tepin and we'd love to have a second one. She's come back and trained really well. She looks great and if she can get back into her form, that (Breeders' Cup) is our goal.” Lowther Runner-Up Could be Breeders’ Cup Springboard

Godolphin’s homebred LUMIERE (GB), who was second in the Lowther (GII) at York August 20, could be in line for a trip to Keeneland and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf later this year. The 2-year-old daughter of Shamardal won her debut at Newmarket in July and impressed at York in her first start against winners for trainer Mark Johnston. Lumiere has shown a liking for firmer turf courses, which has Johnston keeping a trip to Lexington in mind this fall. “We’ll be looking at fast ground this season and (Godolphin’s) John (Ferguson) has just said we should keep one eye on the Breeders’ Cup as a possibility,” Johnston said. “If ground is a major factor, that’s one thing we could keep up our sleeve.” Another US Run for Euro Charline After Team Valor’s Euro Charline (GB) finished a disappointing fourth on the soft course as the defending champions in Arlington’s Beverly D., trainer Marco Botti, told Sporting Life this week that he wants another US shot for his 4-year-old filly, in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Before that, Botti said that Euro Charlene has options to run in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on September 12, which is a “Win and You’re In” for the Filly & Mare Turf. She could also be considered for the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket. "Ideally, I would like her to take her chance in the Breeders' Cup. We will take it step by step and see how she goes."

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COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS A listing of the upcoming major stakes races this weekend: BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC August 29 – $1.6 million Travers (GI) at Saratoga. Run at 1 ¼ miles for 3yos. August 29 – $300,000 Smarty Jones (GIII) at Parx Racing. Run at 1-mile and 70 yards for 3yos. August 30 – $150,000 Philip H. Iselin (GIII) at Monmouth Park. Run at 1 1/8 miles for 3yo & up. LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF August 29 – $750,000 Personal Ensign (GI) at Saratoga. Run at 1 1/8 miles for fillies & mares. BREEDERS’ CUP MILE LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF August 29 – $1 million Sword Dancer (GI) at Saratoga. Run at 1 ½ miles on the turf for 3yos & up. BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF August 29 – $400,000 Ballston Spa (GII) at Saratoga. Run at 1 1/16 miles on the turf for fillies & mares. August 29 – $100,000 Violet (GIII) at Monmouth Park. Run at 1 1/8 miles on the turf for fillies & mares. August 29 – $100,000 Torrey Pines (GIII) at Del Mar. Run at 1-mile on the turf for 3yo fillies.

TWINSPIRES BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT August 29 – $700,000 Forego (GI) at Saratoga. Run at seven furlongs for 3yos & up. August 29 – $500,000 King’s Bishop (G) at Saratoga. Run at seven furlongs for 3yos. BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT August 29 – $500,000 Ballerina (GI) at Saratoga. Run at seven furlongs for fillies & mares.

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MAJOR STAKES RECAP August 19-23 A review of the major global races in the corresponding Breeders’ Cup divisions from last week. Winning jockeys’ names are in parenthesis in each recap. The top Breeders’ Cup Points' leaders and Breeders’ Cup Challenge winners by division are listed at the end of each section. Breeders’ Cup Point earners are limited to horses who finish first, second or third in Graded Stakes races. Horses based outside of the U.S. or Canada who have not won a Breeders’ Cup Challenge race, are selected into World Championships races by the Breeders’ Cup Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel at the Pre-Entry stage, Oct. 19. Juvenile standings will begin in September. A complete Breeders’ Cup Points list is available at: https://members.breederscup.com/championships/pointsleaderboard.aspx

Race: $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (GI), 3yos & up, 1 ¼ miles BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Del Mar Finishing Order: 1 – BEHOLDER, 2 – CATCH A FLIGHT (ARG), 3 – RED VINE Margins: 8 ¼, 1, half Also ran: HOPPERTUNITY, IMPERATIVE, HARD ACES, CLASS LEADER,

BAILOUTBOBBY, BAYERN, MIDNIGHT STORM Winning Connections:

Owner: Spendthrift Farm; Trainer: Richard Mandella; Jockey: Gary Stevens.

Time: 1:59.77 (fast) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Classic – In a performance for the ages, Spendthrift Farm’s BEHOLDER (Gary Stevens) became the first female to win Del Mar’s $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (GI) and earned an automatic starting berth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the process with a jaw-dropping 8 ¼-length win over stablemate CATCH A FLIGHT (ARG). Richard Mandella trained the winner, a two-time champion and Breeders’ Cup winner who left her division for the first time and showed she’s a legitimate threat for the Classic at Keeneland, should her connections opt to run there. Beholder, a 5-year old daughter of Henny Hughes, won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita in 2012 and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff there in 2013 to cement divisional championships but added to a resume that will certainly land her in the Hall of Fame by winning the Pacific Classic. She’s now won 14-of-19, including eight grade I’s, and has left her connections with a heavy decision as summer turns to fall, as they will likely choose between running in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff or Classic at Keeneland. Beholder already won an automatic berth in the Distaff win a 7-length win in Del Mar’s Clement Hirsch (GI) in July. Regardless of which Breeders’ Cup race Beholder points to, she’ll likely prep in Santa Anita’s Zenyatta (GI), a “Win and You’re In” race for the Distaff that she won in 2013 and 2014. Mandella was non-committal the morning after the race but admitted the Classic is on the radar. “We’ll take it one step at a time,” Mandella said. “But there are a lot more windows open here today.” Catch a Flight confirmed his quality when second after a trio of graded stakes wins this year, including the local San Diego (GII) July

25 and could run next in another “Win and You’re In” for the Classic, the Awesome Again (GI) at Santa Anita September 26. Defending Breeders’ Cup Classic winner BAYERN was used on the pace and tired badly, finishing ninth for trainer Bob Baffert, in another disappointing effort that reiterates he’s not the same horse who won a quartet of graded stakes last year. Video: TVG Pacific Classic Breeders’ Cup Classic- Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders Points Horse Trainer Owner(s) BCC Winner American Pharoah Bob Baffert Zayat Stables, LLC

BCC Winner Beholder Richard E. Mandella B. Wayne Hughes

BCC Winner Hard Aces John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC

BCC Winner Honor Code Claude R. McGaughey III Lane's End Racing, Dell Ridge Farm

BCC Winner Noble Bird Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley

30 Catch a Flight Richard E. Mandella Haras Santa Maria De Araras

24 Dortmund Bob Baffert Kaleem Shah

24 Frosted Kiaran P. McLaughlin Godolphin Racing LLC

20 Upstart Richard Violette Jr. Ralph M. Evans

18 Hoppertunity Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram , Karl Watson , Paul Weitman

18 Tonalist Christophe Clement Robert S. Evans

16 Lea William I. Mott Claiborne Farm; Adele Dilschneider

14 El Kabeir John P. Terranova II Zayat Stables, LLC

12 Keen Ice Dale L. Romans Donegal Racing

12 Texas Red J. Keith Desormeaux Erich G. Brehm , Wayne Detmar,

Lee Michaels, J. Keith Desormeaux

11 Race Day Todd A. Pletcher Matthew Schera

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Race: $600,000 Alabama (GI), 3yo fillies, 1 ¼ miles Track: Saratoga Finishing Order: 1 – EMBELLISH THE LACE, 2 – I’M A CHATTERBOX, 3 – CURALINA 1 ¼, 3 ¼, half Also ran: DANETTE, INCLUDE BETTY, LOVELY MARIA, SWEETGRASS Winning Connections:

Owner: Alex & JoAnn Lieblong; Trainer: Tony Dutrow; Jockey: Javier Castellano.

Time: 2:01.97 (fast) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff – Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s EMBELLISH THE LACE (Javier Castellano) hit the front soon after the start and never looked back, winning Saratoga’s $600,000 Alabama (GI) by 1 ¼ lengths over I’M A CHATTERBOX. The 3-year-old daughter of Super Saver made amends for trainer Tony Dutrow after a dismal ninth-place finish in her last start, Belmont Park’s Mother Goose (GI) June 27. Embellish the Lace improved to 3-for-5 lifetime and remained undefeated in three starts going two turns. She could run next in Parx Racing’s Cotillion (GI) September 19. Divisional leaders I’m a Chatterbox and CURALINA, who were second and first, respectively, in the local prep, the Coaching Club American Oaks (GI) July 26, ran on valiantly late but could not catch the loose winner. They could get a rematch in the Cotillion. Video: The Alabama Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff- Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders

Points Horse Trainer Owner(s) BCC Winner Beholder Richard E. Mandella B. Wayne Hughes

BCC Winner Frivolous Vicki Oliver G. Watts Humphrey Jr.

BCC Winner Furia Cruzada (CHI) Alfredo Gaitan Dassie Haras Cachagua

BCC Winner Salama Fernando Gomez Sanchez Haras Santa Maria

BCC Winner Wedding Toast Kiaran P. McLaughlin Godolphin Racing LLC

28 Sheer Drama David Fawkes Harold L. Queen Sr.

26 I'm a Chatterbox J. Larry Jones Fletcher and Carolyn Gray

26 Warren's Veneda Craig A. Lewis Benjamin C. Warren

24 Curalina Todd A. Pletcher Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners

22 Include Betty Thomas F. Proctor Brereton C. Jones; Timothy C. Thornton

22 Lovely Maria J. Larry Jones Brereton C. Jones

22 Untapable Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC

20 Stellar Wind John W. Sadler Hronis Racing LLC

18 House Rules James A. Jerkens J.V. Shields Jr.

18 Princess Violet Linda Rice Barry K. Schwartz

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Race: $200,000 Del Mar Mile (GII), 3yo & up, 1-mile (turf) Track: Del Mar Finishing Order: 1 – AVANZARE, 2 – TALCO (FR), 3 – DI GIORGIO (ARG) Margins: Half, 1 , head Also ran: KULIK LODGE, BAL A BALI (BRZ), JIMMY BOUNCER, WINNING PRIZE

(ARG), MARCHMAN, WILKINSON, PURE TACTICS Winning Connections:

Owner: Donato Lanni & John Youngblood; Trainer: Tom Proctor; Jockey: Gary Stevens.

Time: 1:35.22 (firm) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Mile – Donato Lanni and John Youngbloods’s AVANZARE (Gary Stevens) stormed home to win the $200,000 Del Mar Mile (GII) by a half-length over TALCO (FR). Tom Proctor trained the winner, a 5-year-old son of Grand Reward who returned for the first time since winning the Arcadia (GII) at Santa Anita January 31. Avanzare, who is now 7-for-13 lifetime and has stamped himself as the pro-tem leader of the West Coast turf milers, could make his next start in Santa Anita’s City of Hope (GII) September 27. Talco, who secured a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Mile with his win in Santa Anita’s “Win and You’re In” Shoemaker Mile (GI) in his last start June 13, lost little in defeat and looms a major player in the turf mile division as well. Video: Del Mar Mile

Race: $163,187 Play the King (GII), 3yos & up, seven furlongs (turf) Track: Woodbine Finishing Order: 1 – REPORTING STAR, 2 – TOWER OF TEXAS, 3 – KAIGUN Margins: Nose, 5, half Also ran: PASSION FOR ACTION, PLATINUM GLORY, STACKED DECK,

BOBBY’S KITTEN, HOT HOT SEAT Winning Connections:

Owner: Copper Water Thoroughbred Company; Trainer: Pat Parente; Jockey: Luis Contreras.

Time: 1:20.66 (firm)

Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Mile – Copper Water Thoroughbred Company’s REPORTING STAR (Luis Contreras) picked the right time to win his first race of the year, when he nailed TOWER OF TEXAS on the line by a nose in Woodbine’s $163,187 Play the King (GII). The 5-year-old son of Circular Quay was second as the favorite in the Sunshine Millions Turf at Gulfstream Park in January and entered off a head loss when third in a local optional claimer on the Polytrack July 12. Reporting Star is now 5-for-21 lifetime and could run next in Woodbine’s September 13 Northern Dancer (GI) or Ricoh Woodbine Mile (GI), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred and defending Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner BOBBY’S KITTEN was a major disappointment for trainer Chad Brown, running seventh in his first start since his win at Santa Anita. Play the King Breeders’ Cup Mile – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders Points   Horse   Trainer   Owner(s)  BCC  Winner   Esoterique  (IRE)           Andre  Fabre   Famille  Rothschild  BCC  Winner   Futura  (SAF)           Brett  Crawford   John  Freeman  ,  I  W  Longmore  ,  W  J  C  Mitchell  BCC  Winner   Kermadec  (NZ)           Chris  Waller   N  Morgan  BCC  Winner   Solow  (GB)           Freddy  Head   Wertheimer  et  Frere  BCC  Winner    Talco  (FR)           John  W.  Sadler   Hronis  Racing  LLC  30    Finnegans  Wake           Peter  Miller   Donegal  Racing,  Gary  Hartunian  16    Jack  Milton           Todd  A.  Pletcher   Gary  Barber  16    Mshawish           Todd  A.  Pletcher   HH  Sheikh  Joaan  Bin  Hamad  Al  Thani  12    Avanzare           Thomas  F.  Proctor   Donato  Lanni  ,  John  F.  Youngblood  11    Middleburg           Christophe  Clement   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bertram  R.  Firestone  10    A  Lot           William  I.  Mott   Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  W.  Amerman  10    Chocolate  Ride         Brad  Cox   John  Wentworth  10    Ironicus           Claude  R.  McGaughey  III   Stuart  S.  Janney  III  10    Night  Prowler           Chad  C.  Brown   Paul  P.  Pompa  Jr.  10    Ring  Weekend           H.  Graham  Motion   St.  Elias  Stable,  West  Point  Thoroughbreds,  Inc.  10    Seek  Again           William  I.  Mott   Juddmonte  Farms,  Inc.  

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Race: $1.36 million Juddmonte International (GI), 3yos & up, about 1 ¼

miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: York Finishing Order: 1 – ARABIAN QUEEN (IRE), 2 – GOLDEN HORN (GB), 3 – THE GREY

GATSBY (IRE) Margins: Neck, 3 ¼, 1 ¼ Also ran: TIME TEST (GB), DICK DOUGHTYWYLIE (GB), CRITERION (NZ),

COUGAR MOUNTAIN (IRE) Winning Connections:

Owner: J C Smith; Trainer: David Elsworth; Jockey: Silvestre de Sousa.

Time: 2:09.92 (good) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – J C Smith’s ARABIAN QUEEN (IRE) (Silvestre de Sousa) earned an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf when she pulled one of the biggest upsets in a European group I race in recent memory when she battled back to beat heavily favored GOLDEN HORN (GB) by a neck in York’s $1.36 Juddmonte International. The 3-year-old daughter of Dubawi (IRE), trained by David Elsworth, was nothing more than an afterthought while trading

at odds of 50-1, even after Coolmore’s top 3-year-old Gleneagles (IRE) was scratched due to the soggy turf by trainer Aidan O’Brien, but she proved tenacious in the stretch while turning away the previously undefeated Golden Horn. Arabian Queen entered with nothing more than a win in the Duchess of Cambridge (GII) at Newmarket in 2014 and Princess Elizabeth (GIII) at Epsom in June as resume highlights but reached new heights in the International, while improving her career mark to 5-for-12. Elsworth indicated that Arabian Queen will be pointed to the British Champions Filly & Mare Stakes (GI) at Ascot October 17, though she’s an outside candidate to run in Longchamp’s historic Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (GI) October 4. Anthony Oppenheimer’s Golden Horn, a 3-year-old son of Cape Cross (IRE), entered undefeated in five starts for trainer John Gosden and was an odds-on choice off sharp group I wins in the Epsom Derby in June and Coral-Eclipse (G1) at Sandown over older horses in his last start. He struggled with the footing at York, but seemed to right matters when he took a late lead, only to relinquish that advantage nearing the line. Gosden indicated he’ll look likely prep Golden Horn once before he takes aim at the Arc. Video: Juddmonte International

Race: $250,000 Del Mar Handicap (GII), 3yos & up, 1 3/8 miles (turf) BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE

Track: Del Mar Finishing Order: 1 – BIG JOHN B, 2 – ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR, 3 – GANESH (BRZ) Margins: 1 ½, 1, head Also ran: POWER PED, DANAS BEST (AUS), FLAMBOYANT (FR), LIDERIS,

LITTLE JERRY Winning Connections:

Owner: Michael House; Trainer: Phil D’Amato; Jockey: Rafael Bejarano.

Time: 2:16.37 (firm) Countdown to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Michael House BIG JOHN B (Rafael Bejarano) defended his title in the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap (GII) with a 1 ½-length win over ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR and earned an automatic starting berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf with the win. Phil D’Amato trained the winner, a 6-year-old son of Hard Spun who has won three in a row, including the local Cougar II (GIII) on the main track in his last start July 24. Big John B, a former $50,000 claim, is now 14-for-34 lifetime and D’Amato indicated he’ll make his next start out of town or simply train up to the Turf. Video: Del Mar Handicap Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders Points Horse Trainer Owner(s) BCC Winner Arabian Queen (IRE) David Elsworth J C Smith

BCC Winner Barolo (BRZ) Venancio Nahid Haras Santa Rita da Serra

BCC Winner Big Blue Kitten Chad C. Brown Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey

BCC Winner Big John B Philip D'Amato Michael House

BCC Winner Criterion (NZ) David Hayes Sir O G Glenn

BCC Winner Lovely Day (JPN) Yasutoshi Ikee Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.

BCC Winner Ordak Dan (ARG) Juan C. Etchechoury Stud Misterio

BCC Winner The Pizza Man Roger A. Brueggemann Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.

BCC Winner Postponed (IRE) Luca M. Cumani Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

30 Finnegans Wake Peter Miller Donegal Racing, Gary Hartunian

26 Slumber (GB) Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb , Sheep Pond Partners, Bethlehem Stables

19 Twilight Eclipse Thomas Albertrani West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc.

18 Force the Pass Alan E. Goldberg Richard Santulli

16 Ashleyluvssugar Peter A. Eurton Sharon Alesia , Bran Jam Stables, Ciaglia Racing LLC

10 Highland Reel (IRE) Aidan P. O'Brien Michael Tabor , Mrs. John Magnier , Derrick Smith

10 War Dancer William I. Mott Diamond M Stable

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Race: $522,600 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (GI), fillies & mares, 1 ½ miles (turf)

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: York Finishing Order: 1 – PLEASCACH (IRE), 2 – HER EMMYNENCY, 3 – PRIZE EXHIBIT

(NZ) Margins: Neck, neck, head Also ran: CURVY (GB), MISS MAJURIE (IRE), JACK NAYLOR (GB), LUSTROUS

(GB), CRYSTAL ZVEZDA (GB), EASTER (IRE), LADY OF DUBAI (GB), OUTSTANDING (GB)

Winning Connections:

Owner: Godolphin; Trainer: Jim Bolger; Jockey: Kevin Manning.

Time: 2:32.77 (good) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Godolphin’s PLEASCACH (IRE) (Kevin Manning) beat fellow European classic winner COVERT LOVE (IRE) by a neck and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in the process with a win in York’s $522,600 Darley Yorkshire Oaks (GI). Jim Bolger bred and trained the winner, a 3-year-old daughter of Teofilo (IRE) who won the Irish 1,000 Guineas (GI) at The Curragh in May and made amends for a 5th-place run in the Pretty Polly (GI) in her last start June 28. Pleascach has now won half of her eight lifetime starts and Bolger mentioned another Filly & Mare Turf “Win and You’re In,” Longines Prix de l’Opera (GI) October 4, as a possible next start. Fomo Syndicate’s Covert Love had lost just once from five starts for trainer Hugo Palmer and the 3-year-old daughter of Azamour (IRE) entered off a win in the Darley Irish Oaks (GI) at The Curragh July 18. Palmer indicated that Covert Love could run once more this year, in Ascot’s British Champion Filly & Mare Stakes (GI) October 17, though he said she could also be given the rest of the year off and point to a 2016 campaign.

Race: $302,326 Darley Prix Jean Romanet (GI), fillies & mares, 1 ¼ miles (turf)

Track: Deauville Finishing Order: 1 – ODELIZ (IRE), 2 – BAWINA (IRE), 3 – AVENIR CERTAIN (FR) Margins: Neck, ¾, 1 ½ Also ran: WE ARE (IRE), FATE (GB), RIBBONS (GB), SPARKLING BEAM (IRE),

FEODORA (GER), MADAME CHIANG (GB), PERSONA GRATA (GB), WUNDER (GER)

Winning Connections:

Owner: Barbara Keller; Trainer: Karl Burke; Jockey: Adrie de Vries.

Time: 2:14.27 (heavy) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Barbara Keller’s ODELIZ (Adrie de Vries) scored by far her biggest career win with a neck decision over BAWINA (IRE) in Deauville’s $302,326 Darley Prix Jean Romanet (GI). The 5-year-old daughter of Falco called her win in Hamburg’s von Gaertner Gedachtnisrennen (GIII) in June her biggest prize, but reached new heights in the Romanet while moving her lifetime mark to 5-for-21 lifetime. Burke indicated Odeliz would run next in Longchamp’s October 4 Prix de l’Opera, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Video: Darley Prix Jean Romanet

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Breeders’ Cup Challenge Winners and Points Leaders Points Horse Trainer Owner(s) BCC Winner Inara (SAF) Mike Bass Drakenstein Stud

BCC Winner Lady Eli Chad C. Brown Sheep Pond Partners

BCC Winner Pleascach (IRE) James S. Bolger Mrs. James S. Bolger

BCC Winner Watsdachances (IRE) Chad C. Brown Michael E. Kisber , Bradley Thoroughbreds, Nelson McMakin

26 Hard Not to Like Christophe Clement Speedway Stables LLC

18 Spanish Queen Richard Baltas Jack Nakkashian , Harry Bederian , Harout Kamberian

14 Fanticola Philip D'Amato Anthony Fanticola; Joseph Scardino

14 Feathered Todd A. Pletcher Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners

14 Prize Exhibit (GB) James M. Cassidy D. P. Racing LLC

14 Sharla Rae Doug F. O'Neill Wachtel Stable , Brous Stable, Gary Barber

12 Ball Dancing Chad C. Brown William S. Farish , Steve Mooney

12 Filimbi William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms, Inc.

12 Queen of The Sand (IRE) Patrick Gallagher Derrick Fisher

11 Blingismything J. Eric Kruljac Class Racing Stable

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Race: $250,000 Pat O’Brien (GII), 3yos & up, seven furlongs

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: Del Mar Finishing Order: 1 – APPEALING TALE, 2 – WILD DUDE, 3 – INDEXICAL Margins: Half, 3 ½, 5 ½ Also ran: KOBE’S BACK Winning Connections:

Owner: Gary & Cecil Barber; Trainer: Peter Miller; Jockey: Joe Talamo.

Time: 1:21.40 (fast) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – Gary and Cecil Barber’s APPEALING TALE (Joe Talamo) battled with WILD DUDE from start-to-finish before securing a half-length win in Del Mar’s “Win and You’re In” $250,000 Pat O’Brien and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile as a result. Peter Miller trained the winner, a 5-year-old son of Tale of the Cat who finally broke through after a pair of second-place finishes in his last two starts. Appealing Tale was second to divisional leader Masochistic in Santa Anita’s Triple Bend (GI) in June then showed his versatility when second, beaten just a head, in Del Mar’s two-turn San Diego Handicap (GII) in his last start July 25, an effort that has Miller looking forward to the fall. We’re pointing for the (Breeders’ Cup) Dirt Mile,” Miller said. “He’s such a game horse and he can go anywhere from seven-eighths to a mile and a sixteenth, so the mile is right in his wheelhouse.” Video: Pat O'Brien Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders Points Horse Trainer Owner(s) BCC Winner Appealing Tale Peter Miller Gary & Cecil Barber

BCC Winner Honor Code Claude R. McGaughey III Lane's End Racing, Dell Ridge Farm

BCC Winner Urko (ARG) Jose Inda Haras Carampangue

16 Madefromlucky Todd A. Pletcher Cheyenne Stables LLC, Mac Nichol

14 Divining Rod Arnaud Delacour Roy & Gretchen Jackson

11 Gimme Da Lute Bob Baffert Michael E. Pegram , Karl Watson , Paul Weitman

11 Valid Marcus Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm

10 Bradester Eddie Kenneally Joseph W. Sutton

10 Protonico Todd A. Pletcher Sumaya Us Stable

9 Mr. Z D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm

8 Tiz Shea D William I. Mott Wachtel Stable , Brous Stable, Gary Barber

7 Green Gratto David J. Smith Gaston Grant , Anthony Grant , Basil Greene

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Race: $429,000 Coolmore Nunthorpe (GI), 2yos & up, five furlongs (turf)

BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACE Track: York Finishing Order: 1 – MECCA’S ANGEL (IRE), 2 – ACAPULCO (BRZ), 3 – MATTMU (GB) Margins: 2, 2, half Also ran: SOLE POWER (GB), GOLDREAM (GB), MUTHMIR (IRE), WIND FIRE,

PEARL SECRET (GB), MOVE IN TIME (GB), PROFITABLE (IRE), COTAI GLORY (GB), MUSIC MASTER (GB), MEDICEAN MAN (GB), JUSTINEO (GB), MIRZA (GB), JUSTICE DAY (IRE), CANNY KOOL (GB), LINE OF REASON (IRE)

Winning Connections:

Owner: David Metcalfe; Trainer: Michael Dods; Jockey: Paul Mulrennan.

Time: :57.24 (good) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – David Metcalf’s MECCA’S ANGEL ran down heavily favored ACAPULCO late for a two-length win in York’s $429,000 “Win and You’re In” Coolmore Nunthorpe (GI) and earned an automatic starting berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint as a result. The 4-year-old daughter of Dark Angel, who won the Prix de Saint-Georges (GIII) at Longchamp in May and entered off a 2nd-place run in the Sapphire (GII) at The Curragh July 18, is now 8-for-14 lifetime. Coolmore’s Acapulco was given an ambitious task by trainer Wesley Ward, as she was a 2-year-old filly facing open, older horses, but ran well in defeat after setting the pace and relenting late. The daughter of Scat Daddy was coming off a maiden win over fellow 2-year-olds in Royal Ascot’s Queen Anne (GII) June 17. Video: Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – Breeders’ Cup Challenge (BCC) Winners and Points Leaders Turf  Points   Horse   Trainer   Owner(s)  BCC  Winner   Chautauqua  (AUS)         G.  Marion  Reid   R  &  C  Legh  Racing,  G  P  I  Racing  BCC  Winner   Mecca's  Angel  (IRE)           Michael  Dods   David  Metcalfe  10    Tower  of  Texas           Roger  L.  Attfield   Thomas  F.  Van  Meter  III  ,  Scott  Dilworth  7    Home  Run  Kitten           David  E.  Hofmans   Tarabilla  Farms  LLC  7    Something  Extra           Gail  Cox   John  Menary  ,  Gail  Cox  6    Channel  Marker           Philip  Bauer   Rigney  Racing  LLC  6    Go  Blue  Or  Go  Home           Reade  Baker   Jim  Hill  ,  Susan  Hill  6    Reporting  Star           Pat  Parente   Copper  Water  Thoroughbred  Company  6    Shrinking  Violet           Wesley  A.  Ward   Wesley  A.  Ward  5    Ageless           Arnaud  Delacour   Roy  &  Gretchen  Jackson  

4    Get  Happy  Mister           Mark  Tsagalakis   Annette  Bishop  4    Heat  Trap           Carla  Gaines   Scott  Gross  ,  Mark  Devereaux  4    Home  Journey           Mike  Puype   GGG  Stable,  Russ  Sarno  4    Katie's  Eyes           Michael  Stidham   Dawn  &  Ike  W.  Thrash  ,  Sam  &  Janet  Alley  4    Power  Alert  (AUS)           Brian  A.  Lynch   James  Covello  ,  AJ  Suited  Racing,  Brian  A.  Lynch  4    Tightend  Touchdown           Jason  Servis   Mr.  Amore  Stable  

Race: $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity (GIII), 2yos, seven furlongs Track: Arlington Park Finishing Order: 1 – SHOGOOD, 2 – VAN DAMME, 3 – MISSLE BOMB Margins: 2 ½, 2 ½, 2 ½ Also ran: WILL MUNNINGS, COCKED AND LOADED, DISCREETNESS,

ASTROLOGIST, CORTEGE, O NO NOT U AGAIN, AIR AMERICA, CONGRATS GIVEN

Winning Connections:

Owner: William Stiritz; Trainer: Scott Becker; Jockey: Chris Emigh

Time: 1:24.19 (fast) Countdown to the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – William Stiritz’s SHOGOOD (Chris Emigh) flashed his speed and led every step of the way en route to a 2 ½-length win over VAN DAMME in Arlington Park’s $100,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity (GIII). Scott Becker trained the winner, a 2-year-old son of Nobiz Like Shobiz who built on a rousing 7 ¾-length maiden win in his second start over the local surface July 16 after running second for trainer John Wainright in his debut in June. Becker indicated the Delta Downs Jackpot (GIII) at Delta Downs November 21 could be a late-season goal for Shogood. Video: Arlington-Washington Futurity

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Race: $423,256 Darley Prix Morny (GI), 2yos, six furlongs (turf) Track: Deauville Finishing Order: 1 – SHALAA (IRE), 2 – GUTAIFAN (IRE), 3 – TOURNY (FR) Margins: 1 ¾, 5, 2 ½ Also ran: ZEBSTAR (IRE), VISERANO (FR) Winning Connections:

Owner: Al Shaqab Racing; Trainer: John Gosden; Jockey: Frankie Dettori.

Time: 1:13.31 (heavy) Countdown to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – Al Shaqab Racing’s SHALAA (IRE) ran his winning streak to four with a convincing 1 ¾-length win over GUTAIFAN (IRE) in Deauville’s $423,256 Darley Prix Morny (GI). The 2-year-old son of Invincible Spirit (IRE) improved to 4-for-5 for trainer John Gosden and added the Prix Morny to group II win in Newmarket’s July and Glorious Goodwood’s Richmond in his last start July 31.Gosden mentioned Newmarket’s September 26 Middle Park (GI) as the last start of the season for Shalaa. Video: Darley Prix Morny

*** About Breeders’ Cup The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 13 grade I races and purses totaling $26 million, will be held October 30-Oct. 31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports

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