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SCAT DADDY WELLREPRESENTED IN IRELAND

By John Berry

Pilgrims doing the rounds of the extremely successful and

popular Irish Stallion Trail will have seen some exciting new

stallions as well as the established stars. Possibly the most

familiar of the new recruits on view was the charismatic grey

sprinter Caravaggio, a winner at Royal Ascot in each of the past

two seasons. Possibly the least familiar was El Kabeir, a

6-year-old who had never left the United States prior to his

recent arrival at Yeomanstown Stud and whose best win came in

the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club S. at Churchill Downs in 2014.

Despite their differing profiles, though, there is one strong link

between the pair: both are providing Irish breeders with a

valuable opportunity to tap into the genes of their sire, the late

and much lamented Scat Daddy (Johannesburg).

In the current era which has seen a worrying narrowing of the

spread of sire-lines, it is always a pleasure to see a dominant

stallion emerge from one of the less ubiquitous lines. Scat Daddy

did descend from the seemingly ever-present Northern Dancer

(Nearctic) but not via one of the usual sources. So many of the

Northern Dancer-line stallions (particularly in Europe) come via

Sadler's Wells or Danzig that Scat Daddy, who descended from

the great patriarch via Johannesburg, Hennessy, Storm Cat and

Storm Bird, could be seen as a breath of fresh air.

It was already clear by the time of his premature death in 2015

at the age of only 11 that Scat Daddy was an extremely good

stallion. It is now clear that he was a great one.

Scat Daddy was a very good racehorse. He was one of the best

juveniles in the USA in 2006 and then one of the best

3-year-olds the following year, when his form was good enough

to see him start third favourite in the GI Kentucky Derby.

However, he ran badly in that race and was found subsequently

to have damaged a tendon. As so often proves to be the case

with tendon injuries, even minor ones, this setback meant that

Scat Daddy's season was over. Inevitably, his retirement was

announced the following month. In this case, retirement meant

recruitment to the Coolmore roster at Ashford Stud in Kentucky,

Michael Tabor having had the foresight to buy a significant share

in the horse following his GII Sanford S. triumph 11 months

previously.

Cont. p2

Caravaggio at Coolmore Stud | Amy Lynam for ITM

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Scat Daddy | Coolmore

Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont. from p1

At the time of Scat Daddy=s retirement, his sire Johannesburg

was looking as if he might be an influential link in the Storm Bird

branch of the Northern Dancer line. Johannesburg had been an

outstanding 2-year-old in 2001, emulating the achievement of

Arazi (Blushing Groom {Fr}) 10 years previously of being

champion 2-year-old of both Europe and the USA. Scat Daddy

was a member of Johannesburg=s second crop. When he retired

from racing in the summer of 2007 and moved to Ashford Stud,

Scat Daddy joined a roster on which his father was still very

popular at a fee of $65,000. However, Johannesburg=s status

soon began to wane. His fee was hugely reduced in advance of

the 2009 season, and he was subsequently moved on (to Japan).

As his father fell from favour, so did Scat Daddy, despite still

being totally unproven at stud. His fee in his first season (2008)

was $30,000, but it had already been reduced to $10,000 for his

fourth season before he had even had a runner.

At the start of the current century, the Storm Bird branch of

the Northern Dancer line looked set to thrive thanks to Storm

Cat, North America=s Champion Sire of 1999 and 2000. Storm

Cat=s best son Giant=s Causeway was a champion racehorse in

Europe in 2000 and has gone on to top the North American

General Sires= Table three times (2009, 2010, 2012). But it is

now looking as if Johannesburg, a son of Storm Cat=s Grade

I-winning son Hennessy, is the branch=s key component. Scat

Daddy is largely responsible for this situation.

Scat Daddy began having runners in 2011 (when, as mentioned

above, his nominations were readily available for a mere

$10,000). He had an instant advertisement in Europe that year

when his well-named chestnut son Daddy Long Legs carried

Michael Tabor=s colours to victory in the G2 Royal Lodge S. at

Newmarket.

(Ironically, this proved to be a slightly misleading

advertisement as Daddy Long Legs, a lanky stayer, is far from the

typical son of Scat Daddy. He is, though, true to type in that he

had plenty of ability and was effective on both turf and dirt, as

he confirmed the following spring when taking the G2 UAE

Derby at Meydan).

Since then, Scat Daddy=s reputation has grown year on year. It

was high when he died in 2015 and is even higher now. The

brilliantly fast No Nay Never really put Scat Daddy on the map

with a string of excellent performances spread over England,

France and the USA in 2013 and =14, at the ages of two and

three. His feat of registering a superb win as a juvenile at Royal

Ascot and then following up in the G1 Prix Morny at Deauville

was matched in 2016 by the brilliant Lady Aurelia, another

inmate of Wesley Ward=s barn. Lady Aurelia then joined

Caravaggio in scoring at the Royal Meeting in both 2016 and =17,

her second victory there coming in the G1 King=s Stand S.) Lady

Aurelia=s first Royal Ascot victory made her the second

successive Scat Daddy filly to take the G2 Queen Mary S. for

Wesley Ward, following the triumph in 2015 by Acapulco, who

had gone on to finish second at weight-for-age in the G1

Nunthorpe S. at York later in the summer.

Cont. p3

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Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont.

Furthermore, Caravaggio and Lady Aurelia were not the only

Scat Daddy offspring to score at Royal Ascot in 2017, where the

stallion was also represented by Sandringham H. heroine Con Te

Partiro, another of Wesley Ward=s charges.

No doubt inspired by the early success of Daddy Long Legs, the

Coolmore team has more recently made sure that plenty of sons

of Scat Daddy have found their way into Aidan O=Brien=s

Ballydoyle stable. Caravaggio, impressive winner of his first six

races including the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot and the G1

Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh as a 2-year-old in 2016 and

the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in 2017, has been the

star so far. However, he might not hold that honour indefinitely

with the stable=s current 3-year-olds including the Scat Daddy

colts Mendelssohn, Sioux Nation and Seahenge. Last term the

former (who had cost $3,000,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in

September 2016) stamped himself as a live Classic contender on

whichever side of the Atlantic his connections choose when he

followed up his second place in the G1 Dewhurst S. at

Newmarket by taking the G1 Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf at Del

Mar. Sioux Nation won the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot and the

G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh while Seahenge (a

$750,000 Keeneland yearling) landed the G2 Champagne S. at

Doncaster.

To date, Scat Daddy=s worldwide tally of progeny Grade/Group

1 victories stands at 43, the latest top-level strike having come

when G1 Kentucky Oaks runner-up Daddy=s Lil Darling took the

G1 American Oaks at Santa Anita at the end of December. That

was the seventh Grade/Group 1 triumph of 2017 for a son or

daughter of Scat Daddy, a total which included the victory in the

GI Beverly D S. at Arlington of Dacita (Chi) who ranks as arguably

the best of several stars produced by the stallion during his

South American shuttling stints. Cont. p4

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Regular ColumnistsAndrew Caulfield

John Berry

Kevin Blake

Tom Peacock

No Nay Never | Amy Lynam for ITM

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No Nay Never salutes in the 2013 G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot. | Racingfotos.com

Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont.

Scat Daddy, of course, is still unproven as a sire of sires. But he

looks to have a very good

chance of making a huge

posthumous contribution in this

respect. The first yearlings by No

Nay Never (who stands at

Coolmore in Ireland) made a

very positive impression at the

sales in the autumn of 2017. No

fewer than 24 of his yearlings

fetched six-figures sums, headed

by the colt out of Muravka (Ire)

(High Chaparral {Ire}) who was

bought by JS Company for

850,000gns in Book 1 of the

Tattersalls October Sale. The

average price of the 56 who

were sold was 107,509gns. Collectively, they appear to give

their sire an excellent shot at ending 2018 as Europe=s leading

first-season sire.

Caravaggio has now joined No Nay Never at Coolmore; while

El Kabeir has come to Ireland to stand at Yeomanstown Stud.

Simultaneously, the super-tough

Tu Brutus (Chi), a nine-time

winner who scored in stakes

company on six occasions, takes

up stud duties at Crestwood

Farm in Kentucky. All three look

sure to be popular. Caravaggio

needs no introduction, and a

recent reminder of his charisma

was provided when his yearling

half-brother by American

Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile)

fetched $1 million at

Keeneland=s January Sale.

Coincidentally, the similarities

between El Kabeir and Caravaggio

are not limited to the fact that both are fast sons of Scat Daddy.

Both are greys, with El Kabeir=s grey coat coming from his

maternal grandsire Unbridled=s Song (Unbridled). Cont. p5

El Kabeir | Yeomanstown Stud

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Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont.

A Grade II winner at two and a Grade I place-getter at three, El

Kabeir comes from a family packed with stakes winners. His

stakes-winning granddam Rose Colored Lady (Formal Dinner)

bred four stakes winners, and he is sure to be well supported

standing alongside another great grey, Dark Angel (Ire)

(Acclamation {GB}). Tu Brutus, a full-brother to the dual Chilean

Group 1 winner El Bromista (Chi), scored in Group 3 company in

his homeland in 2015 and in the Flat Out S. at Belmont Park last

year. He looks sure to be popular as the only son of Scat Daddy

currently at stud in Kentucky.

The saga of Scat Daddy has been one of the big success stories

of the international bloodstock world in recent years

(notwithstanding, of course, the tragedy of the horse=s

premature death) and it is going to be fascinating to see how it

develops over the next few years. He is providing a great boost

to one of the less celebrated branches of the Northern Dancer

line, resurrecting the brilliance formerly displayed by his sire

Johannesburg. The latter=s influence, incidentally, is also thriving

in Ireland thanks to his Group 2-winning son Red Jazz, who

stands at Ballyhane Stud and who turned out to be one of

Europe=s most successful first-season sires of 2017.

RECORD 2018 PRIZE-MONEY FOR ASCOT Horses running at Ascot this year will be competing for a

record prizemoney fund of almost ,13.5 million. This figure,

which excludes the industry-owned QIPCO British Champions

Day, represents an increase of ,1.2 million, 10% up on the 2017

figure of ,12.2 million. The track=s headline festival, Royal Ascot,

will this year benefit from a prizemoney pool of over ,7 million

while the G1 QIPCO King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. will be

worth an all time high of ,1.25 million. The minimum race value

at the Royal meeting in June will be up ,10,000 to ,90,000

while the benchmark for Group 1 races that week will be

,500,000, up from ,400,000 in 2017.

Commenting on the increase, Ascot Racecourse Director of

Racing Nick Smith said, "Our total prizemoney this year is over

,13 million for the first time, with Royal Ascot well over ,7

million, which are important milestones. Royal Ascot prize

money has increased 62% since 2012 [,4.5 million], with the

annual programme having increased 46% in that period. This has

been important in terms of maintaining the international appeal

of Royal Ascot and the King George and in terms of

appropriately funding the rapid development of the racing

programme in recent years, headlined by the inauguration of

the G1 Commonwealth Cup in 2015 and the elevation of the

Queen's Vase to Group 2 last year, both with excellent results.@

Guy Henderson, Ascot=s chief executive added, "Under our

statutory racing trust, all of Ascot's returns are invested for the

benefit of horsemen, our race-goers and off course followers,

both in the UK and internationally. In order to continue to

attract the best horses to run at Ascot, and with the Royal

Meeting a shop window for international investment in British

racing, it is important that we offer as competitive prizemoney

as we can, particularly at the high end.@

ATR TO BROADCAST PEGASUS Viewers of At The Races can look forward to the dedicated

racing channel broadcasting live from Gulfstream Park Jan. 27,

when the $16-million Pegasus World Cup Invitational forms the

centrepiece of the coverage. Last year=s inaugural running saw a

dominant victory for 2016 GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner

Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) who later added the G1 Dubai

World Cup to his CV. Viewers from Ireland and Britain can watch

the Jamie Osborne-trained Toast Of New York (Thewayyouare)

take on 2017 Breeders= Cup Classic winner Gun Runner (Candy

Ride {Arg}). ATR will mix studio coverage with award-winning

NBC output, showing the Gulfstream Park undercard prior to the

feature race which is scheduled for 10:40 p.m.

Cont. p6

Nick Smith (left) pictured at Royal Ascot with Ken Ramsey

Racing Post

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ATR to Broadcast Pegasus Cont.

AWe=re delighted to once again secure exclusivity in the UK and

Ireland for this coveted race, rubber-stamping our status as the

home of top-class US racing,@ said ATR director of broadcast,

Rob Dakin. AThe outstanding achievements of horses like

California Chrome, Arrogate and more recently Gun Runner

have been hugely engaging for racing fans all over the world, so

we=re proud to be a destination where these stories are told on

broadcast, online and social media channels.@

GODOLPHIN AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED The finalists for the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff

Awards were announced on Monday. Eighteen finalists--divided

into six categories--will go forward to the awards night held in

the Jumeirah Carlton Towers hotel in Knightsbridge on Feb. 19

when the winners of each category will be decided on the night

by a panel of judges.

Chairman of the panel Brough Scott commented, AThe

nominations for this year=s awards have been as competitive as

ever, with countless examples of people going above and

beyond to look after the horses in their care and keep yards and

studs in working order. The 18 finalists are all outstanding in

their own way, and the judging panel and I are looking forward

to meeting them on Feb. 19, although our task will be as tricky

as ever.@

Over ,120,000 in prize-money is up for grabs on the night and

the awards will also recognise an Employee of the Year, who will

be selected from the winners of the first four categories. That

winner will receive an additional prize of ,15,000, with the same

amount going to their yard or stud.

A full list of the finalists and their nominator is included below.

Leadership Award

$ Andrea Kelly B Tim Vaughan

$ Jessica McLernon B Richard Fahey

$ Edward Murrell B Juddmonte Farms

Dedication to Racing Award

$ Chris Jerdin B Oliver Sherwood

$ Patrick Lennon B Shadwell Stud

$ William Reddy B Eve Johnson Houghton

Rider/Groom Award

$ Petra Sebestikova B Luca Cumani

$ Ben Stephens B Malcolm Jefferson

$ Faisal Tahir B Henry Spiller

Stud Staff Award

$ Kate Ford B Goldford Stud

$ Daniel James B Brookside Stud

$ Sarah Taylor B Mickley Stud

David Nicholson Newcomer Award

$ Hannah Farrell B Dianne Sayer

$ Josephine Saunders B Hillwood Stud

$ Adrian Stewart B David Loughnane

Rory MacDonald Community Award

$ Angela French B The Racing Centre

$ John & Jackie Porter B ex Injured Jockeys Fund

$ Peter Williams B British Racing School

STALLION TRAIL HAILED A SUCCESS The team at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing have expressed

their satisfaction over another successful Irish Stallion Trail

which took place last Friday and Saturday. Over 2,000 people

took part in the trail and in addition to the many Irish breeders

and fans that participated, there were also visitors from France,

Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic.

Gerry Childs who is a member of the British-based syndicate

Elite Racing Club, who enjoyed unbelievable success with their

homebred mare Marsha (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) last year is a

regular visitor and commented, AThis is my third visit to Ireland

for the ITM Irish Stallion Trail. I adore seeing the stars of the past

and how they are faring as stallions. Highlights have been

Coolmore Stud, seeing Kalanisi at Boardsmill Stud and meeting

the wonderful people here.@ Cont. p7

Toast Of New York pictured before his comeback run in Lingfield

Racing Post

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Stallion Trail Hailed a Success Cont.

Participating stud farms were similarly positive, with Niamh

Woods of Rathbarry Stud commenting, AWe=ve had a very busy

two days showing our stallions in both Rathbarry and Glenview

Studs, with 400 visiting the two farms. We are very thankful to

all the people who came to view them and extend a big thank

you to ITM for once again organising this excellent event.@

Charles O=Neill, CEO of ITM added, ASince its inception in 2015,

the Irish Stallion Trail has gone from strength to strength, and

this year was no exception. The feedback from a record number

of participating stud farms has been extremely positive, but

probably more impressive is the number of positive messages

from visitors who were blown away by the whole experience. A

massive thank you has to go out to all the farms for their time

and hospitality, because that is what helps make the Trail such a

success.@

ROGER CURTIS, 68, PASSES AWAY Former trainer Roger Curtis has died at the age of 68 after a

long battle with cancer, Racing Post Reported on Monday. Curtis

was based latterly in Lambourn and during his training career he

saddled 248 winners across both codes, the last one coming in

2013 when Elegant Olive (GB) (Alflora {Ire}) won at Huntingdon.

While predominantly a national hunt trainer, Curtis enjoyed

success on the flat most notably with Zafisio (Ire) (Efisio {GB})

who he took over the training of in 2009 following his Lambourn

neighbour Paul Blockley=s ban from training.

Zafisio won a pair of Group 3 races in France and Germany for

Curtis that year and also finished second in the G2

Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen at Cologne in Germany. Curtis is survived

by his partner Dawn and three children from his first marriage,

Jos, Ned and Capella.

CONDITIONS RESULTS:

5th-WOL, ,19,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 16f 120y (AWT),

3:31.92, st.

WATERSMEET (GB) (g, 7, Dansili {GB}--Under the Rainbow {GB}

{SW & MGSP-Eng, $212,062}, by Fantastic Light) Lifetime

Record: 40-11-8-5, $273,707. O-J Barson; B-Stetchworth &

Middle Park Studs (GB); T-Mark Johnston. *75,000gns Ylg >12

TAOCT.

4th-WOL, ,5,800, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 9f 104y (AWT), 2:02.25,

st.

STAR ARCHER (GB) (g, 4, Champs Elysees {GB}--Postale {GB}, by

Zamindar) Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-0, $15,405. O-Khalid Abdullah;

B-Millsec Ltd (GB); T-Hugo Palmer.

Monday=s Results:

3rd-CHY, i26,000, Cond, 1-15, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:41.17,

st.

DUQUE (FR) (c, 3, Elusive City--Dariena {Fr}, by Highest Honor

{Fr}), who accounted for Grisbi (GB) (Kendargent {Fr}) by 3/4 of

a length in his Dec. 14 debut going 7 1/2 panels at Deauville last

time, showed early dash and accepted a tow in second after the

initial strides upped in trip here. Cruising to the fore with 300

metres remaining, the 23-10 pick was shaken up soon after and

surged clear under mild urging in the latter stages to easily best

reopposing foe Grisbi by five lengths. He is one of two multiple

scorers from as many runners produced by a dual-winning half

to MG1SW European champion Darjina (Fr) (Zamindar) and

shares his GSP third dam Daralbayda (Ire) (Doyoun {Ire}) with

MG1SW European highweight Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett

{GB}). From a family which also features G1 Prix du Jockey Club-

winning sire Darsi (Fr) (Polish Precedent), the bay is kin to a

2-year-old filly by Makfi (GB). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,

i26,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Maurice Lagasse, Haras d=Etreham & Riviera Equine SARL;

B-Haras d=Etreham, Gestut Zur Kuste AG & Riviera Equine SARL

(FR); T-David Smaga.

Bullet Train poses at Woodfield Farm Stud in front of a picture of him

and his brother Frankel | Amy Lynam

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EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS

AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2017/2018

Date Race Track

Feb. 10 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield

Feb. 17 Lightning S. Flemington

Feb. 24 Blue Diamond S. Caulfield

Futurity S. Caulfield

Oakleigh Plate Caulfield

Mar. 3 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm

Surround S. Warwick Farm

Australian Guineas Flemington

Mar. 10 Randwick Guineas Randwick

Canterbury S. Randwick

Australian Cup Flemington

Newmarket H. Flemington

Mar. 17 Coolmore Classic Rosehill

Mar. 23 William Reid S. Moonee Valley

French Report Cont.

CONDITIONS RESULTS:

1st-CHY, i21,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:33.77,

st.

MARIE D=ARGENT (FR) (f, 4, Kendargent {Fr}--Marie=s Rights, by

Vindication) Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, i34,000. O-Jean-Claude

Seroul; B-Haras de Manneville (FR); T-Frederic Rossi. *i30,000

Ylg >15 OSLATE.

9th-CHY, i19,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:55.44, st.

NONZA (FR) (f, 4, Zanzibari--Terra Alta {Fr}, by Kaldounevees

{Fr}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, i30,950. O/B-Mme Antonia

Devin (FR); T-Henri-Francois Devin.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Beyond My Dreams (Ire), c, 3, Dream Ahead--Street Romance,

by Street Cry (Ire). CHY, 1-15, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:19.26. B-Hubert

Mazeaud (IRE). *i10,000 Wlg >15 ARQDEC.

IN UNITED STATES:

Plein Air (Ire), m, 5, Manduro (Ger)--Too In Love, (Ire), by

Galileo (Ire). Santa Anita Park, 1-14, Astra S. ($82,425),

1 1/2mT, 2:27.34. B-Allevamento Deni Effevi (Ire).

WINX COUNTDOWN BEGINS Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) mania looks set to resume with

the news that the Chris Waller-trained mare is scheduled to take

in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Jan. 22. With her seasonal

debut pencilled in for the G2 Apollo S. at Randwick on Feb. 17,

Waller intends to give the three-time G1 Cox Plate heroine a

second trial before resuming competitive action. Connections

are hoping Winx will make at least three starts in the Sydney

autumn carnival, possibly culminating in the G1 George Ryder S.

at Rosehill on Mar. 24 before anything further is decided.

AIf she wins the [G1] George Ryder [S. on Mar. 24] by three

lengths, and the [G1] Queen Elizabeth [S. on Apr. 14] by two

lengths, she=ll be on the plane,@ Waller told RSN 927's Matt

Stewart on Saturday morning.

AShe will go if she=s 100%. She had a gallop this morning and I

came back [from the Gold Coast] to watch it specifically, so I was

pretty happy with the way she worked. She=ll have two more

gallops and then trial in nine days= time.@

Another top-class filly, She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain

{Aus}), came through a barrier trial in pleasing fashion at

Warwick Farm on Monday. Gary Portelli=s G1 Golden Slipper and

G1 Moir S. heroine was partnered by Ben Melham over 800m

and the jockey kept her on a tight rein as she finished second, 1

1/2-lengths off the classy mare Super Too (Aus) (Hinchinbrook

{Aus}). Portelli intends to take in another trial in two weeks time

before the filly tackles the A$250,000 Inglis Sprint over 1100m

at Warwick Farm on Feb. 10.

She Will Reign | Racing And Sports

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018

Mourinho runs away in the Oaklawn stretch | Coady Photography

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYSCAT DADDY WELL REPRESENTED IN

IRELAND John Berry looks into the increasing influence of the late

Scat Daddy as a potential sire of sires. Click or tap here to go

straight to TDN Europe.

MOURINHO CALLS SHOTSIN SMARTY JONES SCORE

Mourinho, named a >TDN Rising Star= after an impressive

debut at Santa Anita, rebounded from a pair of short-priced

defeats to take the Smarty Jones S. wire-to-wire at Oaklawn

Park Monday, continuing an unprecedented run of success for

Bob Baffert trained 3-year-olds at the Hot Springs oval.

The bay, who sold for just $30,000 to William Danny Pate as a

Keeneland September yearling, was bought by Phoenix

Thoroughbred III for $625,000 at last year=s OBS March sale

after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 1/5. Scoring by 4 1/4 lengths

in his Sept. 30 unveiling, Mourinho ran second at 3-10 after

dueling on a fast pace in the Speakeasy S. in Arcadia Oct. 15.

Favored again in the GIII Bob Hope S. while removing blinkers

Nov. 11 at Del Mar, he chased returning Springboard Mile S.

hero Greyvitos (Malibu Moon) and settled for the runner-up

spot once again.

Hammered down to 3-5 with the shades back on in this first

two-turn test, Mourinho broke alertly and, after turning back an

early bid for the lead by Tap Daddy (Scat Daddy), showed the way

in the clear through splits of :23.33 and :48.09. The scratched-

down quintet was within three lengths of each other heading into

the far turn, where Drayden Van Dyke put the pedal to the metal

and started to open up on the favorite. Cont. p3

PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: INSTILLED REGARDby Andrew Caulfield

When a 2-year-old son of Arch sold for $1,050,000 in Florida

last March, the successful bidder, Lawrence Best of OXO Equine,

commented that the youngster was Aa very good-looking horse@

and a hard, hard runner, while Mike Ryan, the underbidder, was

sufficiently impressed to describe the colt as a Ahell of a horse,@

before adding that Ahe makes the hair stand up on the back of

your head.@

That's quite a compliment from a man of Ryan's vast

experience and it is beginning to look as though his instincts

were right. The Arch colt--Instilled Regard--now boasts a record

of 5-2-2-1 and this progressive performer was impressive in

winning the GIII LeComte S. Saturday at Fair Grounds.

Cont. p4 (click here)

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MOURINHO,a $625,000 2yo purchase last year, becamehis sire’s newest stakes winner after a front-running 3 ¼-length victory in Monday’s $150,000 SMARTY JONES S. at Oaklawn, vaulting onto the Kentucky Derby trail.[watch race]

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FEAR THE COWBOY NEXT IN LINE FOR PEGASUS SPOT 7Bill Finley talks to trainer Efren Loza, Jr., who hopes to lock upthe final spot in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational for hisgraded stakes-winning pupil Fear the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal).

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Dashing through the snow. War Dancer (War Front)’s first foal, a colt out of Sadie’s

Song (Unbridled’s Song), enjoys a snowy day. Bred by McConnell Racing, the colt was

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Mourinho turns for home in command | Coady Photography

Mourinho Calls Shots in Smarty Jones Score cont.

Springboard place runner and second choice Combatant (Scat

Daddy) was in a bit tight at the rail before angling out into the

clear three-eighths from home. By that time, however,

Mourinho had built up a considerable advantage, and

Combatant was only slightly able to eat into that cushion in the

stretch, and the front-runner coasted home a bit more than

three lengths to the good. Combatant was well clear for place

honors.

AHe=s a horse we get to relax in the morning, so the blinkers I

think helped him stay focused and it benefitted him,@ said Van

Dyke after the race. ABob said, >We=re the fastest horse in the

race, so get the lead and go from there,= and luckily it worked

out.@

For his win, Mourinho earned 10 points in the Road to the

Kentucky Derby standings, with the second through fourth

finishers picking up four, two and one points respectively. Click

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‘TDN Rising Star’ Mourinho (Super Saver) earns his firststakes win wire-to-wire in Oaklawn’s Smarty Jones S.

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Monday, Oaklawn Park

SMARTY JONES S., $147,000, OP, 1-15, 3yo, 1m, 1:37.25, ft.

1--MOURINHO, 115, c, 3, by Super Saver

1st Dam: Sandi's Ready (SP, $122,783), by More Than

Ready

2nd Dam: Snickeez, by Mr. Greeley

3rd Dam: Lady Theodora, by Mari's Book

1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. >TDN RISING STAR=. ($30,000 Ylg '16

KEESEP; $625,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR). O-Phoenix Thoroughbred

III; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Drayden Van

Dyke. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $154,360.

2--Combatant, 115, c, 3, Scat Daddy--Border Dispute, by

Boundary. ($320,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Winchell

Thoroughbreds LLC & Willis Horton Racing LLC; B-Paget

Bloodstock (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $30,000.

3--Tap Daddy, 117, c, 3, Scat Daddy--Easy Tap, by Tapit.

O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

$15,000.

Margins: 3 1/4, 8, 4HF. Odds: 0.60, 1.60, 6.10.

Also Ran: Bode's Maker, Arched Feather. Scratched: Navistar,

Lone Rock.

Cont. from p1

The LeComte may only be a Grade III, but its past

winners include several which have gone on to

better things, including Oxbow (2013 GI

Preakness S.), Ron The Greek (three Grade I

successes, including the Santa Anita H. and Jockey

Club Gold Cup) and Hard Spun (2007 GI King's Bishop S., after

finishing second in the GI Kentucky Derby and third in the

Preakness).

The surprising aspect of Instilled Regard's story is that this very

well-connected colt had RNA'd at only $110,000 just six months

before he sold for roughly ten times that amount. His pedigree

is solid and carries the Claiborne hallmark, even though he was

bred by KatieRich Farms. His sire Arch spent his stallion career at

Claiborne, as did Seeking The Gold, Nijinsky and Riva Ridge, the

stallions responsible for Instilled Regard's second, third and

fourth dams, all of whom were bred by Ogden Phipps. Cont. p5

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1. Kitten’s Joy2. Empire Maker3. Malibu Moon4. Into Mischief5. Tapit6. CONGRATS7. Speightstown8. Hard Spun9. Candy Ride (Arg)10. More Than Ready

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BY WINNERS

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2018 Oaks contenderSTRONGER THAN EVERSaturday’s winner of the Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds

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Instilled Regard | Hodges Photography/Jamie Hernandez

Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont.

Instilled Regard is a member of the penultimate crop by Arch,

who died in January 2016 at the age of 21. Arch's overall record

as a stallion can be gauged from the way his fee fell and then

recovered very well. Having been forced into retirement by

problems with an ankle, the son of Kris S. started his career at a

fee of $20,000 in 1999. By his fourth and fifth seasons his fee

was down to $15,000 but by 2004 and 2005 he was available for

$5,000 and $7,500, respectively.

The straight-talking Seth Hancock commented in 2003 that

AArch is not doing what we hoped he might do, but you can't say

he's that big a disappointment because no son of Kris S. made it.

I thought with his female family he would overcome that, but so

far he hasn't and it doesn't look like he will.@

Anyone could have been forgiven for thinking that Arch's days

at Claiborne were numbered but he pulled off a remarkable

recovery, to the extent that his fee began to rally and his last

three years were spent at a fee of $40,000.

It turned out that a bit of patience was required with some of

Arch's best winners (which wasn't too surprising in view of

Arch's own record, which included just one start as a

2-year-old). For example, his first crop contained Les Arcs, a

gelding who won the G1 Golden Jubilee and G1 July Cup as a

6-year-old in 2006. His second crop was led by Prince Arch,

winner of the GI Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup H. as a

4-year-old in 2005 and more recently we have seen Grade I

victories for the 6-year-olds Hymn Book (Donn H. in 2012) and

Grand Arch (Shadwell Turf Mile in 2015).

However, his fourth crop contained a pair of fillies who shone as

3-year-olds, with Pine Island taking the GI Alabama S. and Arravale

the GI Del Mar Oaks and the GI E.P. Taylor S. Pine Island and

Arravale both scored over a mile and a quarter, as had Arch when

he gained his biggest success, in the GI Super Derby. Cont. p6

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Arch | Claiborne Farm

Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont.

With Roberto and Danzig as his grandsires, Arch was very

capable of siring smart turf performers, but Instilled Regard is

the latest in a lengthy line of good

dirt runners, headed by Blame,

2010's champion older male

whose victories included that

stunning defeat of Zenyatta in the

GI Breeders' Cup Classic. The list

also features such as It Tiz Well

(last year's GI Cotillion S.) and

Archarcharch (GI Arkansas Derby).

His total of Graded/Group winners

now stands at 36, which is pretty

good going considering that most

of his early crops numbered fewer

than 50 named foals. It is worth

adding that Blame and Hymn Book

are members of his 7,500-dollar

2006 crop.

Naturally for a stallion based at Claiborne, Arch was mated to a

lot of mares sired by Mr Prospector or his sons, with daughters

of Seeking The Gold being by far the most popular option. There

are now 80 foals of racing age bred this way and among them

are Blame and his fellow Grade I winner Pine Island, as well as

the GIII Iowa Derby winner Bent On Bourbon and the Listed

winner Albasharah. These four stakes winners represent only an

unexceptional 5% of the sample,

but now we have Instilled Regard

with a second dam by Seeking The

Gold.

Needless to say, this second dam

by Seeking The Gold isn't any old

daughter of the 1988 Dwyer S.

and Super Derby winner. She is

Heavenly Prize, an eight-times

Grade I winner at the ages of two,

three and four who was 1994's

champion 3-year-old filly.

This is truly a blue-blooded

pedigree. Instilled Regard's fifth

dam is Lady Pitt, America's

champion 3-year-old filly of 1966.

Lady Pitt had the type of record

it's hard to imagine nowadays, as she notched up 14 starts as a

juvenile and another 16 at three, when her wins included the

Mother Goose S. and the CCA Oaks. She raced 47 times in all.

Cont. p7

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Arch

Kris S.Roberto

Hail to Reason

Bramalea

Sharp Queen Princequillo (Ire)

Bridgework

Aurora

Danzig Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Althea Alydar

Courtly Dee

Enhancing7-1-2-0

5 Fls, 1 GSW

Forestry

Storm Cat Storm Bird

Terlingua

Shared Interest Pleasant Colony

Surgery

Heavenly Prize 11 Fls, 1 MGISW,

1 GSW, 1 SW

Seeking the GoldMr. Prospector

Con Game

Oh What a Dance 8 Fls

Nijinsky

Blitey

Fear the Cowboy | Lauren King

Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont. Although Lady Pitt's sons included The Liberal Member, winnerof the GI Brooklyn H., it was largely her daughters who ensuredthat her name lives on. Three of them produced graded stakeswinners, including her Buckpasser fillies Bank Of England (damof the Reviewer colt Comptroller) and Queen Pot (dam of thesmart European miler King of Clubs). However, it was Lady Pitt's Riva Ridge filly Blitey--the fourthdam of Instilled Regard--who made the biggest impact. Herself awinner of the GII Maskette H. and GII Test S., Blitey producedGrade I winners to three different stallions--Nijinsky, Easy Goerand Mr Prospector. Her Nijinsky colt Dancing Spree was fastenough to win the GI Carter H. and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, inaddition to the GI Suburban H. over a mile and a quarter, whilehis sister Dancing All Night took the GII Long Island H. over amile and a half. Instilled Regard's third dam, Oh What A Dance,was an unraced sister to Dancing Spree and Dancing All Night. Oh What a Dance also enjoyed Grade I success as a broodmarewith Heavenly Prize's sister Oh What A Windfall, who took theMatron S. Another sister to Heavenly Prize, the Grade I-placedDancinginmydreams, produced Dancing Forever, a Rahy coltwho landed the Grade I Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. Heavenly Prize also did sterling work, notably with two sonssired by Storm Cat. One of them, Good Reward, won the Grade IHollywood Derby and GI Manhattan H., while the other, PurePrize, landed the GII Kentucky Cup Classic H. Without a Grade Iwin to his name, Pure Prize started out at a fee of $7,500 butsucceeded in siring Grade I winners in both North and SouthAmerica. Instilled Regard's dam Enhancing is a daughter of Forestry, whichmakes her a three-parts-sister to Pure Prize and Good Reward.Another daughter of Forestry has already produced a KentuckyDerby winner--Nyquist--so there is reason for hoping that InstilledRegard, with plenty of stamina in his pedigree, has more to offer onthe road to Churchill Downs. (Click here to return to p1)

INSTILLED REGARD, c, 3, GSW & GISP, 5-2-2-1, $228,000

FEAR THE COWBOY NEXT IN LINE FOR

PEGASUS SPOT by Bill Finley

Unofficially, there is one starting spot left for the lineup for the

GI Pegasus World Cup, and it appears that it will be given to Fear

the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal), the recent winner of the GIII Harlan's

Holiday S. at Gulfstream.

Trainer Efren Loza, Jr. told the TDN that owners Kathleen

Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti have committed to running in

the race but are awaiting notification from The Stronach Group

that they will be allowed to take the remaining spot. Considering

that Fear the Cowboy is a recent stakes winner at Gulfstream

and may just be the top older male horse in training who is not

yet officially in the Pegasus, it seems unlikely track management

would grant the spot to another horse.

AIt looks like it's 99% true that he will be running in that race,

we just haven't signed a contract with The Stronach Group yet.@

Loza said. AThey are in negotiation with some other people and

we haven't signed a contract yet, so I don't want to make any

official statements.@

Loza said he expected an official notification on Fear the

Cowboy's status either Tuesday or Wednesday.

After nine of 12 starting spots, costing $1 million each, were

purchased at the Dec. 15 deadline for the $16-million race, The

Stronach Group, the owners of Gulfstream, secured the

remaining three spot and went shopping for horses to fill out

the field. According to a recent report in the Daily Racing Form,

two of three starting berths have been handed out to War Story

(Northern Afleet) and Giant Expectations (Frost Giant).

AI believe we will be the top choice among the horses they are

considering for the last spot,@ Loza said.

Cont. p8

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Madame Stripes kicks away late in the Megahertz | Benoit Photo

Fear the Cowboy Next in Line for Pegasus Spot cont.

Fear the Cowboy has proven himself to be an overachiever

during his career. Purchased for just $1,500, at the Fasig-Tipton

Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, he has won 9 of 27 career

starts while earning $570,869. Also the winner of the 2017

GIII Skip Away S. at Gulfstream, he seems to just now be hitting

peak form.

"We know it will be a really tough race and a challenge for us,

but we know our horse is in really good form and he really loves

Gulfstream" Loza said. "But, obviously, he'll be running against a

different kind of horse [in the Pegasus] and it will be a big

challenge. Our horse comes from the back and there is a lot of

speed, so that will help. This is a race everyone wants to run in

and our horse is in really good form. I know he's a 6-year-old

horse, but his last race was his best race ever."

Javier Castellano rode Fear the Cowboy in the Harlan's Holiday,

but is already committed to West Coast (Flatter). Loza said he

has some riders in mind but is not certain yet who will get the

mount.

The owners of those horses that are taking over The Stronach

Group spots are not required to pay the $1-million entry fee.

However, they will be running for only 50% of the purse money

and any money they earn above $1 million will be distributed to

the nine owners who were in by Dec. 15.

Monday, Santa Anita

MEGAHERTZ S.-GIII, $100,690, SA, 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT,

1:34.24, fm.

1--MADAME STRIPES (ARG), 122, m, 6, by Equal Stripes (Arg)

1st Dam: Courtisane (Arg), by Silver Finder

2nd Dam: Compagne (Arg), by Payant (Arg)

3rd Dam: Celine (Arg), by Lefty

1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Gainesway Stable; B-Gustavo

Javier Alvarez (ARG); T-Neil D. Drysdale; J-Kent J. Desormeaux.

$60,000. Lifetime Record: 17-4-7-2, $313,218. *Full to Equal

Court (Arg), SW & GSP-Arg; & Equal Councellor (Arg), MG1SP-

Arg. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross

pedigree.

2--Insta Erma, 122, m, 5, Pioneerof the Nile--Enchanted Woods,

by Woodman. ($290,000 4yo '17 FTKHRA). O-Medallion

Racing, Premier Racing Club et al.; B-Zayat Stables, LLC (KY);

T-Richard Baltas. $20,000.

3--Thundering Sky, 122, m, 5, Sky Mesa--Uninhibited Song, by

Unbridled's Song. ($145,000 Ylg '14 FTSAUG). O-Matthew

Schera; B-Almar Farm, LLC (KY); T-George Weaver. $12,000.

Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, HD. Odds: 3.50, 1.10, 4.20.

Also Ran: Laseen (Ire), Chocolate Coated, Lady Valeur (Ire), Do

the Dance. Scratched: Bombilate. Click for the Equibase.com

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

style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Madame Stripes, placed in five graded or group stakes in her

career, finally got her day in the sun and broke through to

capture the GIII Megahertz S. Monday at Santa Anita.

A second-out graduate in her native Argentina in 2015, the bay

was runner-up in the G2 General Luis Maria Campos and

G1 Polla de Potrancas at Hipodromo that term before running

fourth in the G1 Argentine Oaks and coming Stateside. Laid up

for over a year, she tallied just once in her first six North

American starts before getting up to take the restricted Osunitas

S. July 21 at Del Mar. Third in the GII John C. Mabee S. there

Sept. 2, she missed by a nose in the restricted Swingtime S. over

course and distance Oct. 7 and, after a dull 11th place effort in

the GII Goldikova S. on the Breeders= Cup undercard Nov. 4, ran

third on dirt in the GII Bayakoa S. last out Dec. 3 at Los Alamitos.

Back on the green as a distant second choice to her Swingtime

conqueror Insta Erma here, Madame Stripes broke a beat slowly

and was squeezed back to last before progressing into fifth

going into the clubhouse turn. She held that position down the

backstretch, about five lengths behind splits of :23.11 and

:46.98. Insta Erma made a quick bid for the lead at the top of

the far turn and went on with pacesetter Thundering Sky as

Madame Stripes advanced up onto the leaders= heels passing

three-quarters in 1:10.78. Switching into the three path for the

drive, the Gainesway colorbearer swept past the favorite a

sixteenth from home and edged clear late to prevail. Insta Erma

completed the exacta and Thundering Sky held onto third from

Laseen (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) in a photo.

SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations

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Pedigree Notes:

The winner=s dam is a half-sister to Argentinian G1SW Cagnotte

(Arg) (Sunray Spirit), while her second dam is a half to

Argentinian champion Campagnarde (Arg) (Oak Dancer {GB}),

who captured the GI Ramona H. at Del Mar in 1991. That mare

sold for $1.2-million to Diamond A at the 2000 Keeneland

November sale and produced American GSWs Lovely Rafaela

(A.P. Indy) and Rize (Theatrical {Ire}). Courtisane foaled thus-

unraced full-brothers to the winner in 2014 and 2015 and was

bred to Tapit last term.

FROSTED, Darley

! Filly, foaled Jan. 15, out of Snow Top Mountain (Najran)

! Bred and owned by Audley Farm in Belleville, Va.

! Half to Kentucky Derby hopeful Greyvitos (Malibu Moon)

BRODY=S CAUSE, Spendthrift Farm

! Colt, foaled Jan. 11, out of Set=n on Ready (More Than Ready)

! Bred and owned by Wynnstay Farm in Winchester, Ky.

! AThis is an amazing foal,@ said Tim Hamlin, owner of Wynnstay

Farm. AI couldn't be happier.@

WAR DANCER, Rockridge Stud

! Colt, foaled Jan. 6, out of Sadie=s Song (Unbridled=s Song)

! Bred by McConnell Racing

! Foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y.

DREAMING OF ANNA DIES AT 14

Frank Calabrese=s Dreaming of Anna (Rahy--Justenuffheart, by

Broad Brush), the champion juvenile filly of 2006, died last week

at the age of 14, according to reports first published in the Daily

Racing Form. As a Wayne Catalano trainee, she captured the

GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2006--her greatest

achievement in a career that saw her win 10 times from 17

starts with earnings of $2,024,550.

Dreaming of Anna won graded stakes at the ages of two, three

and four and, despite notching her defining victory on dirt,

competed on the turf for the majority of her career. She retired

at the conclusion of the 2008 season and began a successful

broodmare career. She most notably produced GI King=s Bishop

S. runner-up and sire Fast Anna (Medaglia d=Oro) and GSW

Dreamologist (Tapit), but also achieved success as the grand-

dam of SW & GISP With Honors (War Front). Her final foal was a

2017 colt by Declaration of War.

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2017 Leading Sires of 2YOs by Winnersfor stallions standing in North America through Sunday, Dec. 31

Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2017

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings

1 Scat Daddy 7 15 6 10 2 3 83 39 $706,652 $3,469,490

(2004) by Johannesburg Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mendelssohn

2 Into Mischief 5 12 1 4 -- -- 87 35 $185,229 $2,286,747

(2005) by Harlan's Holiday Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Aveenu Malcainu

3 Violence 4 6 -- 2 -- -- 65 32 $134,580 $1,588,996

(2010) by Medaglia d'Oro Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $25,000 Cosmic Burst

4 Overanalyze 4 6 -- 2 -- 1 64 26 $237,000 $1,665,118

(2010) by Dixie Union Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Piedi Bianchi

5 Tapit -- 1 -- -- -- -- 59 25 $71,438 $1,249,281

(2001) by Pulpit Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Swing Beat

6 Midnight Lute 2 7 -- 3 -- 1 58 24 $159,757 $1,369,621

(2003) by Real Quiet Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $15,000 Aheadbyacentury

7 Trappe Shot 1 4 -- 1 -- -- 48 23 $91,080 $901,094

(2007) by Tapit Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Beautiful Shot

8 Kitten's Joy 3 9 3 5 -- 3 63 22 $652,501 $1,827,516

(2001) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Gendarme

9 Colonel John 3 7 -- 1 -- -- 50 22 $93,985 $929,559

(2005) by Tiznow Stands: Jeju Stud KY Fee: Private Respect the Hustle

10 Speightstown 2 2 -- 1 -- -- 41 21 $268,861 $1,195,533

(1998) by Gone West Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Molto Allegro

11 Creative Cause 4 5 1 1 -- -- 55 21 $170,415 $1,068,578

(2009) by Giant's Causeway Stands: Airdrie Stud KY Fee: $20,000 Significant Form

12 More Than Ready 3 8 3 5 1 1 65 20 $685,000 $2,111,151

(1997) by Southern Halo Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Rushing Fall

13 Uncle Mo 4 8 1 2 1 1 48 20 $270,000 $1,183,230

(2008) by Indian Charlie Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $125,000 Dream Tree

14 Jimmy Creed 2 6 1 2 -- 1 44 20 $188,400 $897,174

(2009) by Distorted Humor Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Spectator

15 Warrior's Reward 1 2 -- -- -- -- 56 20 $146,334 $656,961

(2006) by Medaglia d'Oro Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $5,000 Battle Station

Monday=s Results:

DAMON RUNYON S., $100,000, AQU, 1-15, (S), 3yo, 1m,

1:38.75, ft.

1--EMPIRE LINE, 116, c, 3, by Morning Line

1st Dam: Homecoming Dance, by Vindication

2nd Dam: Autumnal, by Forestry

3rd Dam: Marie J, by Mr. Prospector

1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($50,000 Ylg '16 SARAUG; $180,000 2yo

'17 EASMAY). O-West Point Thoroughbreds & RAP Racing;

B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding (NY); T-George

Weaver; J-Eric Cancel. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,

$93,000.

2--Evaluator, 122, c, 3, Overanalyze--Show Me the Carats, by

More Than Ready. ($30,000 Ylg '16 SARAUG). O-R & H Stable;

B-EKQ Stables Corp. (NY); T-Michael Dilger. $20,000.

3--Morning Breez, 116, c, 3, Morning Line--Tico Breeze, by

Carson City. ($62,000 Wlg '15 FTNMIX; $65,000 Ylg '16

SARAUG). O-John Caputo & Lady DelPo & The Boys Racing LLC;

B-Hart Farm & Rhapsody Farm (NY); T-Carlos F. Martin.

$10,000.

Margins: NO, 4 3/4, 6 1/4. Odds: 2.00, 4.80, 6.80.

Also Ran: Battle Station, Smooth Move, Seven Lilies, Jaye Jaye.

Empire Line scored on debut with a very professional

performance against fellow state-breds locally Dec. 1. He

entered Monday with a bullet five-furlong work in 1:01 flat

(1/12) over the Belmont training track Jan. 9.

The favorite settled third while traveling in the four path

tracking pacesetter Morning Breez through a :23.25 opening

quarter. The dark bay continued to gain while three wide on the

far turn and got on even terms with the leader into the stretch.

Empire Line took command at the eighth pole, but had to hold

off a resilient Evaluator in the final strides to get his nose down

first in the shadow of the wire to stay unbeaten.

"I wanted to be on the outside on the trip because he feels a

little more comfortable,@ said winning rider Eric Cancel. AHe

gives me a little more, so everything worked out. When the

other horse [Evaluator] came right next to me, I thought I was

going to get beat. But he felt it and just kept on trying and never

gave up and the other horse didn't get us there in time. He ran a

huge race."

First noted by David Grening of the Daily Racing Form, West

Point Thoroughbreds bought the winner at the Fasig-Tipton

Midlantic sale and was contacted by former Louisville basketball

coach Rick Pitino, who also bid on the horse, to buy a piece of

Empire Line. Homecoming Dance is a half to the 2017

GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf victor Rushing Fall (More

Than Ready). She also has a juvenile filly by Tapizar and visited

Paynter last season. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

INTERBOROUGH S., $100,000, AQU, 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f,

1:23.30, ft.

1--DIVINE MISS GREY, 119, f, 4, Divine Park--Seattle Grey, by

Friends Lake.

1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($100,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP) O-Corms

Racing Stable; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Danny Gargan;

J-Kendrick Carmouche. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 14-7-3-0,

$293,672. *Full to Divine Dawn, GSP, $187,875.

2--Boule, 117, f, 4, Exchange Rate--Routine, by Empire Maker.

O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-William I. Mott. $20,000.

3--Going for Broke, 116, m, 5, Blame--Support the Cause, by Put

It Back. O/B-Waterford Stables, Inc. (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

$10,000.

Margins: 3 1/4, 1 3/4, 3. Odds: 2.20, 12.70, 4.10.

Also Ran: Inconclusive, Lucy N Ethel, Kalabaka, Heavenly Score,

Alpine Sky, Littlemissbusiness, Come Dancing.

Divine Miss Grey was claimed for $16,000 at Gulfstream Park in

March for conditioner Luis Ramirez and Lucas Stritsman. She

made one start for those connections before moving to Danny

Gargan and Corms Racing Stable and rattling off three straight

victories before a seventh-place effort in the GI Test S. at

Saratoga Aug. 5. She posted consecutive runner-up finishes

against optional-claiming foes on the turf at Belmont Oct. 9 and

the local main track Nov. 9. The chestnut got back to the

winners circle last time out here Dec. 10.

The favorite broke sharply, but let Lucy N= Ethel (During) sprint

to the lead from the outside and settled along the rail second

through a :23.25 opening quarter. Divine Miss Grey took the

lead entering the far turn while saving all the ground and kicked

clear in the stretch before pulling away to an easy score.

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"Danny told me they had a couple of speed horses in the race

on the outside of her and we just played the break, how they

came out of there, said winning jockey Kendrick Carmouche.

AAnd my filly, she broke really sharp today and no one wanted to

take the lead, [no one was] aggressive enough. So, I just let my

filly run out of there and just make the lead and by the time I

got to the quarter pole, I mean, she was running so easy, I was

just waiting on a challenge.@

Seattle Grey, who is a half to MGSW Noble Court, is

responsible for a juvenile colt by Cairo Prince and a yearling filly

by Summer Front. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

6th-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.20, ft.

MORNING HUNT (c, 3, Morning Line--Dove Season, by City Zip)

was the most expensive 2-year-old by Morning Line sold last

year when he was purchased by his current connections for

$240,000 at the OBS April sale after breezing a furlong in

:10 1/5. The 9-1 shot broke sharply and stalked the early pace

through a :23.15 first quarter. He continued to travel in the

three path around the far turn before swinging out into the

middle of the track and finding another gear to kick away to an

easy 5 3/4-length score. Home Run Maker (Into Mischief) rallied

to grab second. The winner=s third dam is MGSW Class Kris

(Kris S.), who produced MGISW Student Council. This is the first

foal out of Dove Season, who also has a yearling filly by Paynter

and was bred to Dominus last year. Sales history: $25,000 Ylg '16

KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the

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

O-Westbury Stables LLC; B-W. S. Farish (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.

NYTB Stallion Season Auction Now Live:

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.=s annual stallion

season auction is now live and will continue until the close of

bidding Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. EST.

Highlighted seasons include Alpha, Astern, Bellamy Road, Big

Brown, Commissioner, Central Banker, Dialed In, Exaggerator,

Freud, Frosted, Jimmy Creed, Laoban, Golden Ticket,

Midshipman, Palace, Tale of Ekati, Perfect Soul and Union

Jackson.

The auction is being conducted on the Starquine bidding

platform and bidders must register with Starquine.com prior to

bidding.

For questions, contact info@nytbreeders.org or call

518-587-0777.

Monday=s Results:

3rd-GP, $44,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-15, 3yo, f,

6f, 1:10.81, ft.

HEAVENHASMYNIKKI (f, 3, Majestic Warrior--Floral Park, by

Forest Wildcat), briefly considered for the GI Breeders= Cup

Juvenile Fillies for her unveiling before debuting at Mahoning

Valley Oct. 31, where she dominated a state-bred special weight

field by 5 1/4 lengths. The 3-1 shot missed the break and was

hustled up to sit just behind the favored leader Toni Ann=s

Miracle (Hear No Evil) down the backstretch. The chestnut

continued to bide her time on the rail around the far turn before

a lane opened up for her turning for home. She continued to

grind away at the pacesetter=s advantage past the sixteenth

pole and got up in the final strides to score by a head.

Heavenhasmynikki is a half to Dougs Buddy (Badge of Silver),

SW, $213,959, and Floral Sky (Sky Mesa), MSW & GSP, $206,732.

Their dam has a yearling colt by Twirling Candy and was bred to

Runhappy last season. Sales history: $150,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT.

Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $43,500. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Loooch Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Langsem Farm, Inc (OH);

T-Anthony T. Quartarolo.

Monday=s Results:

6th-PRX, $56,550, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 7f, 1:25.73, ft.

FOREST FIRE (g, 3, Friesan Fire--Majestic Forestry, by Forestry),

a dull fourth in his debut over this track and trip Nov. 20 for

trainer Blane Servis, was let go at 13-1 in this second go. The

dark bay gelding pulled his way to the early lead, set fractions of

:23.62 and :47.10 and held sway over Shanghai Check (Shanghai

Bobby) to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record:

2-1-0-0, $39,780.

O/B-Shirley Lojeski (PA); T-John C. Servis.

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Monday=s Results:

2nd-OP, $75,000, (S), Msw, 1-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.96, ft.

GEORGIA'S REWARD (f, 3, Warrior=s Reward--Tapit Lightly, by

Tapit) came home fourth after a troubled start and a wide trip in

her Nov. 3 debut going 6 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs Nov. 3.

The even-money favorite sat just off the early pace through a

quarter in :22.08. She rallied three wide turning for home and

inhaled pacesetting Firewater Rocket (Macho Rocket) at

midstretch before drawing away to win by 4 3/4 lengths.

Georgia=s Reward, a $29,000 KEENOV weanling, RNA=d for

$47,000 as a KEESEP yearling. Tapit Lightly, in foal to Dominus,

sold for $20,000 at last year=s Keeneland November sale. The

mare is a half-sister to GISP Grace and Power (More Than

Ready), who produced Australian Group 1 winner Delectation

(Aus) (Shamardal). Tapit Lightly produced a filly by Liaison in

2017. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $47,835.

O-JRita Young Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Robby & Treissa Robinson

(AR); T-Ron Moquett.

7th-OP, $76,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 1-15, 3yo, f,

1m, 1:39.51, ft.

SASSY SIENNA (f, 3, Midshipman--Tap for Gold, by Pleasant

Tap), a debut winner over the turf at Indiana Downs last July,

was third in the Aug. 31 P.G. Johnson S. over the Saratoga lawn

before taking to the main track for a fourth-place finish in the

Oct. 6 GI Darley Alcibiades S. Runner-up in an off-turf Churchill

allowance Nov. 16, the dark bay filly was coming off a fifth-place

effort in the Dec. 17 Trapeze S. at Remington Park. Favored at

4-5, Sassy Sienna was with the pacesetters going into the first

turn, but fell back slightly before spurting back to challenge for

the lead while three wide down the backstretch. She grabbed

the lead with authority turning for home and stormed clear to

win by an effortless 9 1/2 lengths. First Alternate (Alternation)

was second. Sassy Sienna, a $65,000 KEESEP yearling, is a half-

sister to Newton John (Stormin Fever, GSP, $122,191); and to

Spina (During, SP, $270,360). She was entered in last week=s

Keeneland January sale, but was withdrawn. Tap for Gold, a

daughter of graded stakes winner and multiple Grade I placed

Golden Reef (Mr. Prospector), produced a colt by Revolutionary

last year and was bred back to Kantharos. Click for the

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

Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $109,600.

O-Zayat Stables, LLC; B-Haymarket Farm LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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4th-FG, $42,000, (S), Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 1-15,

4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:40.31, fm.

DONTMESSWITHJOANNE (f, 4, Pioneerof the Nile--Cinnamon

Kisses, by Doneraile Court) got up in time to best allowance

foes by a nose at Churchill Downs Sept. 24 before a pair of

stakes tries here, finishing third in the Si Cima Overnight S. Nov.

18 and fifth in the Louisiana Champions Day Ladies S. Dec. 9. The

heavy 2-5 favorite bided her time throughout the early stages,

settling last through the first six furlongs. She was shifted out

four wide turning for home and began her rally down the center

of the track, grabbing the lead inside the final sixteenth and

kicked clear to win by 1 1/4-lengths. The winner=s dam, who

RNA=d for $37,000 recently at Keeneland January, has a juvenile

colt by Maclean=s Music and was bred to Cairo Prince last year.

Sales history: $87,000 Ylg '15 OBSWIN. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-1,

$113,495. Click for the Equibase.com chart.

O-Zayat Stables, LLC; B-Gulf Haven Farms, LLC (LA); T-Brad H.

Cox.

8th-FG, $38,000, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:41.34, fm.

HOLLY GO LIGHTLY (f, 3, Artie Schiller--Its About Midnight, by

Distorted Humor) flashed some speed before fading to third in

her debut on the Churchill Downs main track Nov. 9. She was

last seen finishing fourth in an off-the-turfer on a sloppy track

here Dec. 8. Trying turf and stretching out to two turns for the

first time, the 8-1 shot was bumped hard at the start, but quickly

challenged for the early lead before settling into second along

the rail heading into the clubhouse turn. The bay took command

entering the far turn and was a length clear of the field at the

quarter pole. Holly Go Lightly dug in gamely inside the final

furlong, holding off Big Blue Magic (Tiznow) in the final strides

for the half-length graduation. It=s About Midnight, a $725,000

Keeneland September purchase by the Lows in 2008, also has a

juvenile filly, who recently sold for $90,000 at last year=s

Keeneland September. The mare visited Will Take Charge, and

sold in foal to that sire for $60,000 at last week=s Keeneland

January sale. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $31,080. Click for the

Equibase.com chart.

O-/B-Robert & Lawana Low (KY); T-Steve Margolis.

Monday=s Results:

8th-SA, $58,690, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 1-15,

4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.40, ft.

HOT SEAN (c, 4, Flatter--Stormy B, by Cherokee Run), second

behind Gunnevera (Dialed In) in the 2016 GIII Delta Downs

Jackpot S., made only two starts in 2017. He finished third in a

Santa Anita optional claimer Oct. 22 and was most recently a

narrowly beaten runner-up going one mile in a Los Alamitos

optional claimer Dec. 17. Sent off at 7-2, Hot Sean traded blows

with Air Vice Marshal (War Front) in the early going through an

opening quarter in :23.59 and a half in :47.25. Those two were

joined by favored Donworth, who surged up between foes

leaving the backstretch. The three turned for home together

after three-quarters in 1:11.32, but Donworth soon gave way,

leaving Air Vice Marshal and Hot Sean to battle it out to the

wire. Hot Sean was going the best late and earned a determined

3/4 of a length victory. Hot Sean is a half to Itsaknockout (Lemon

Drop Kid, GSW, $398,010); and to Storm Power (Tiz Wonderful,

SW, $253,755). Stormy B, in foal to Pioneerof the Nile, sold to

Red Hawk Farm for $610,000 at last year=s Keeneland November

sale, a year after selling to Hunter Valley Farm for $450,000 at

that same auction while in foal to Liam=s Map. Her Liam=s Map

weanling filly RNA=d for $140,000 at the 2017 Keeneland

November sale. The mare is a half-sister to multiple graded

stakes winner Rush Bay (Cozzene). Sales history: $80,000 Wlg '14

KEENOV; $550,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 7-3-3-1,

$305,760. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman;

B-Brookfield Stud (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

5th-SA, $57,035, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-15, 3yo, 6

1/2fT, 1:13.67, fm.

AFLEET ASCENT (c, 3, Northern Afleet--Skip Queen, by Skip

Away) reported home third in his debut at Los Alamitos Sept. 9,

but employed stalking tactics to eke out a half-length win in his

5 1/2-panel turf bow at Del Mar Nov. 10. Only fourth switched

to Golden Gate=s synthetic going a mile in the Dec. 2 Gold Rush

S.--his third surface in as many starts--the $32,000 OBSAUG

yearling was favored at 9-5 in this return. Away to a quick

beginning, the bay dueled for the lead in his maiden voyage

down the hill course and soon established a neck advantage

over a rival to his outside. Hitting the half-mile marker in :44.21,

Rafael Bejarano gave Afleet Ascent a few right handers in

midstretch and the bay drew off to win by 1 1/2 lengths over the

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closing Move Over (GB) (Acclamation {GB}). A :10 flat breeze at

OBSAPR resulted in the most expensive purchase price for a 2-

year-old of either sex by his sire in the last five years at

$300,000, and he is a half to a juvenile filly named Mia O Maya

(Custom for Carlos). Yanks Music (Air Forbes Won), the 1996

champion sophomore filly and MGISW, is a half-sister to Afleet

Ascent=s second dam. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $74,700. Click

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

Tipton.

O-Ed & Susie Orr; B-Jason Hall (LA); T-Jerry Hollendorfer.

3rd-SA, $55,035, (S), Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.17, ft.

VIOLENT RIDGE (g, 3, Violence--Feel Ridge {Brz} {GSW-Brz}, by

Choctaw Ridge), runner-up on debut at this oval Oct. 14, battled

on the lead before tiring to third at Del Mar Nov. 11. The even-

money favorite chased the pacesetters while four wide, darted

to the lead with a furlong to run and came home 1 1/4 lengths

the best. Faversham (Lucky Pulpit), a full-brother to champion

California Chrome, closed powerfully to get up for second in his

debut. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored

by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $48,640.

O/B-BG Stables (CA); T-Hector O. Palma.

IN JAPAN:

American World, c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Limonar (Ire) (SW-Fr,

$124,447), by Street Cry (Ire). Kyoto, 1-13, Novice Race, 9fT.

Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $66,667. O-Katsumi Yoshizawa;

B-St. Elias Stables LLC (KY); T-Kenichi Fujioka. *$350,000 Ylg >16

KEESEP. **1/2 to Mokarris (More Than Ready), SW & GSP-Eng.

***AHe displayed wonderful acceleration and has lots of

potential,@ said winning jockey Suguru Hamanaka. VIDEO.

Nishino Trans Am, c, 3, Orb--Glorious Success, by Successful

Appeal. Kyoto, 1-13, Novice Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 7-1-1-1,

$83,787. O-Shigeyuki Nishiyama; B-Teneri Farm Inc. &

Bernardo Alvarez Calderon (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori. *$145,000

Wlg >15 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP. **AHe lost focus a

bit when he took the lead, but was best on the day,@ said

jockey Yutaka Take.

Perpetuo, f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Ribbon Taffy, by Hard Spun.

Chukyo, 1-13, Novice Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0,

$70,270. O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY);

T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida. *$170,000 Ylg >16 FTNAUG;

$540,000 2yo >17 FTFMAR. **AIt was a perfect performance,@

said Yusuke Fujioka. VIDEO.

Apollo Tennessee, c, 3, Run Away And Hide--Font, by Pulpit.

Kyoto, 1-13, Maiden Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,

$54,054. O-Apollo Thoroughbred Club; B-Ron Kirk John Bates

& Michael Riordan (KY); T-Kenji Yamauchi. *$14,000 RNA Wlg

>15 KEENOV; $85,000 2yo >17 OBSAPR. **AHe is very easy to

ride,@ said Yutaka Take. AHe has lots of staying power.@ VIDEO.

Molto Allegro, f, 3, Speightstown--Mo Chuisle, by Free House.

Kyoto, 1-14, Kobai S., 7fT. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $445,135.

O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Town And Country Horse Farm LLC & Frank

& Kim Taylor (KY); T-Ryo Takei. *$525,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP.

**1/2 to Bench Points (Benchmark), GSW, $309,258; and

Points Offthebench (Benchmark), Ch. Sprinter-US, MGISW,

$514,940. ***AShe answered when I asked,@ said jockey Mirco

Demuro. AShe will handle up to a mile.@ VIDEO.

Soleil de Paris, c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--Chatham (MSP,

$156,431), by Maria's Mon. Nakayama, 1-14, Plate Race, 9f.

Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-3, $278,829. O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Stone

Farm (KY); T-Noriyuki Hori. *$535,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP. **1/2 to

Air Force Blue (War Front), Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eur, G1SW-Eng, Hwt.

2yo Colt-Ire, MG1SW-Ire, $844,919. ***AHe was a bit anxious,

but relaxed and traveled smoothly,@ said Shu Ichibashi.

Best Macho, g, 5, Macho Uno--Encore, by Storm Cat. Nakayama,

1-13, January S., 6f. Lifetime Record: 12-6-2-1, $933,784.

O-Yukio Baba; B-Fredericka V.Caldwell & Mitchel Skolnick (KY);

T-Takahisa Tezuka. *$100,000 Wlg >14 FTKJUL; $260,000 2yo

>15 BARFEB. **1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ***AHe showed

impressive acceleration and ran a strong race,@ said Hiroyuki

Uchida.

Beau Sancy, h, 5, Tiz Wonderful--Izzy Kate, by The Cliff's Edge.

Chukyo, 1-13, Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 10-3-1-0,

$228,378. O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Terrazas Thoroughbreds Albert

& Joyce Bell BGHA#1 LLC & R-Cher F (KY); T-Manabu Ikezoe.

*$19,000 RNA Wlg >14 KEEJAN; $35,000 Ylg >14 KEESEP;

$160,000 2yo >15 OBSAPR. VIDEO.

Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm

� Narvick Int’l / Riki Takahashi �

BLACK TYPEWINNERS ON SATURDAY

WARRIOR’SREWARD

2LEADING SPRINTER

YOCKEY’S WARRIOR (shown)earned his third straight win and third overall stakestriumph on Saturday, proving much the best in theDUNCAN F. KENNER S. at Fair Grounds.

Later Saturday, MEDAL OF COURAGEbecame his sire’s newest black type winnerafter capturing the FREMONT S. at Delta.

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:7th-AQU, $59,000, (S), (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 1-15,4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.30, ft.SARATOGA GIRO (h, 5, Girolamo--White Slippers, by SilverDeputy) Lifetime Record: MSP, 22-8-6-1, $241,002. O-HenrySteadman & Paul Barrow; B-Mendean Jonath Inc. (NY); T-PaulW. Barrow. *$27,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $27,000 2yo '15 EASMAY.

8th-PRX, $47,750, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 1-15, 4yo/up,1m, 1:38.19, ft.RUN FOR JAMES (g, 4, Shackleford--Pascal's Paradox {SP,$238,890}, by Monashee Mountain) Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-1,$94,600. O/B-Alien Farm LLC (KY); T-Steve Klesaris.

10th-GP, $45,000, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.16, fm.DERBY CHAMPAGNE (g, 5, Pulpit--Champagne Taste {SW,$115,622}, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 20-4-3-4,$186,439. O/B-Preston Madden (KY); T-George R. Arnold, II.*Full to Los Borrachos, SP, $318,377.

8th-LRL, $42,000, 1-15, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24.30, ft.KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (f, 4, Concord Point--Ally's Little Sis {SP,$210,653}, by Evansville Slew) Lifetime Record: 17-5-4-4,$121,190. O-James C. Wolf; B-Terry Bruner (KY); T-Kieron Magee.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Risky Proposition, g, 3, Bodemeister--Risk, by Wavering Monarch. SA, 1-15, (C), 7f, 1:25.52. B-Glencrest Farm LLC (KY). *$60,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. **1ST-TIME STARTER. Infield Is In, c, 3, First Samurai--Profit (SP, $180,285), by Not For Love. AQU, 1-15, (C), 6 1/2f, 1:19.80. B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY). *$90,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Nothings Changed, g, 3, Street Boss--Kindling (MSP, $304,881), by Boundary. FG, 1-15, (S), 7 1/2fT, 1:32.62. B-Merrill Scherer (LA). Tiz Our Turn, c, 3, Take Charge Indy--Tiz T'was, by Tiznow. OP, 1-15, 1 1/16m, 1:46.78. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC (KY). *$22,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Ghoul's Night Out, f, 4, Ghostzapper--Amie's Legend (SW, $104,370), by Not For Love. LRL, 1-15, 6f, 1:11.64. B-Two Legends Farm & Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC (MD). *$42,000 Ylg '15 EASOCT; $150,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR.

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