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HASKELL SETS DERBYCOMPASS AS EAST

MEETS WEST

by Chris McGrath

Guys. Come on. What was the one thing we were told, right

from the outset? Wash your hands. Obsessively, wash your

hands. Yet here's our most accomplished trainer, explaining that

his assistant transferred a trace from a medicinal patch on his

own back to the tongue-ties of their two most charismatic

sophomores.

Somebody seems to have been no more vigilant in the jocks'

room at Los Alamitos, creating a fresh headache for Bob Baffert

in the postponement of a barn debut, scheduled for Del Mar this

weekend, for Maximum Security (New Year's Day). This year

Baffert has endured setbacks proportionate to his success,

which is saying plenty, and it's unfortunate that the mainstream

media has taken the opportunity to conflate those twin menaces

to the reputation of our sport, injuries and drugs.

The more responsible coverage has at least kept in perspective

the relatively innocuous contamination of Charlatan

(Speightstown) and Gamine (Into Mischief). But some have been

unable to resist the narrative combining this episode with the

peculiar treatment of Justify (Scat Daddy), after his positive test

on the way to a Triple Crown; the welfare traumas, last year, of

Baffert's otherwise paradisal home track, Santa Anita; and the

federal indictments this spring against trainers Jason Servis and

Jorge Navarro, among others. Cont. p3

LIGHTLY RACED RUNNERS LOOM LARGE IN

CCA OAKS While two-time GSW Tonalist=s Shape (Tonalist) is favored at

9-5 on the morning line for Saturday=s GI Coaching Club

American Oaks at Saratoga, she=ll have to fend off several well-

bred and promising up-and-comers if she=s to get the job done.

Perhaps the most formidable challenger is WinStar

Stablemates Racing=s Paris Lights (Curlin). The Bill Mott trainee

was third in a sloppy-track sprint at Gulfstream on debut

Apr. 26, but took a big step forward to romp on the stretch-out

at Churchill May 31 and then paired up 85 Beyer Speed Figures

when taking a first-level allowance June 27 in similarly facile

fashion. That 85 Beyer is the field=s best last-out number and is

only eclipsed by an 89 and 87 earned by Tonalist=s shape several

starts back. Mott, who won this race in 1997 with Ajina, will also

saddle Godolphin=s versatile GII Fair Grounds Oaks and

GIII Wonder Again S. third Antoinette (Hard Spun). Cont. p6

Saturday, July 18, 2020

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Authentic | Benoit

cont. from p1

It was Servis, of course, who supervised the career of

Maximum Security until that scandal broke--in a fashion that

always seemed unorthodox, even before the lurid doubts

introduced by his arrest. How long ago it seems, now, since that

sultry evening when, after a prolonged delay for the heat wave,

Maximum Security denied Baffert's Mucho Gusto (Mucho

Macho Man) in the GI TVG.com Haskell. One way or another it

has been a wild ride all the way through, for this horse, and this

Del Mar fiasco will barely warrant a footnote in his biography.

Much like Maximum Security, I'm sure all of us must be sharing

the same yearning: for what we now know to value as that most

extraordinary of privileges, a regular day at the races. As it is,

Mike Smith has been locked out of Saratoga (know the feeling,

brother) by taking the mount on Authentic (Into Mischief) in a

still more surreal Haskell--a AWin and You=re In@ event for the

GI Breeders= Cup Classic--this time round.

Smith will be hoping that the horse makes that a price worth

paying, albeit the most obvious value of this race--in pitching

together the respective runners-up from the GI Runhappy Santa

Anita Derby and GI Belmont S. (presented by NYRA Bets)--is to

integrate the form of the crop's standout colt on either coast.

In his own right, Authentic (what a name for a "Sham" winner!)

is certainly at something of a crossroads. Cont. p4

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Dr Post | Sarah Andrew

This Side Up cont.

The way he goes about his task should settle the questions left

open by his first defeat, where he broke a step slow; was kept

fairly wide; and for the first time, never made the lead at any

call. In view of his idle month, at

the height of the lockdown,

Authentic could yet prove that he

wasn't simply revealing the kind of

low fuel reserves we've seen in

other brilliantly fast sons of his

sire. Don't forget how green he

looked in his first races, almost

colliding with the rail even as he

cruised clear on his stakes debut.

He remains perfectly entitled to

turn one small step back into two

big steps forward.

Many of us, of course, are hoping

that the single most pertinent

factor in his defeat will simply turn

out to have been the presence, in

Honor A.P. (Honor Code), of the classiest colt of the crop. For

now, Authentic's connections appear to be keeping the faith.

That looks significant, as the Derby trail extends so much deeper

into the calendar this year that his perseverance is already

costing key opportunities round a single turn. (He's hardly going

to be bounced out for the GI Allen Jerkens now.) With his future

at Spendthrift in mind, however, maybe the idea is just to get his

Grade I nailed in the Haskell,

and then see how his world

looks after that.

If this field lacks depth, it

does set up a potential pincer

movement on the favorite:

the seasoned Ny Traffic (Cross

Traffic) can be counted on to

press pretty unsparingly,

having seen off all bar the

stellar Maxfield (Street Sense)

last time, while progressive Dr

Post (Quality Road) will punish

any reckless competition up

front by drawing on his

stamina.

After all, one thing that

won't change in a September Derby is the perennial equilibrium

challenge between the speed horses and the closers. Will that

be tilted one way or another, by more mature horses? Cont. p5

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This Side Up cont.

You could argue that the speed will hold up better, driven by

stronger horses. On the other hand, it could be that the speed in

May tends to be a function of a more general precocity. Perhaps

a 20-runner stampede through 10 furlongs will this time favor

the traditional Belmont type. So Dr Post could yet enter the

equation, even if he can't quite run down Authentic this time.

So, too, could Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper). Some people sound

ready to give up on this guy after he could only manage third in

the GIII Peter Pan S. Thursday, but only a very talented horse

would have made that kind of dynamic move from where he

was mid-race. Runner-up Caracaro (Uncle Mo), who was making

his first start in six months and only his third overall, would also

merit a rematch with Country Grammer (Tonalist) in the

GI Runhappy Travers S. But then, if Country Grammer has really

hit the Classic seam in what is a copper-bottomed Classic

pedigree, nobody should presume the limits of his own progress.

Still plenty of delicious uncertainty, then, for all that we appear

to have a standard-bearer on either coast. Just the last two

weekends, after all, have volunteered legitimate new forces in

Art Collector (Bernardini) and Uncle Chuck (Uncle Mo). Now

we'll finally get the two coasts together, and find out whether

one can maintain social distance from the other through the

Monmouth stretch. If not, let's just hope that everyone has

remembered to wash their hands.

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com takes on TDN=s Steve Sherack and

Brian DiDonato as they handicap Triple Crown prep races plus

the big three races themselves. The three will make $100

Win/Place bets in the preps and $200 in/Place bets in the

Belmont, Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Highest bankroll at the

end wins.

DeRosa - Peter Pan Result - Country Grammer got the money in

game fashion. Bankroll: $4960.

GI Haskell S. - Going to take a chance here with Jesus= Team,

who is right in the mix with all other contenders based on most

recent form and maybe can find improvement going 1 1/8 miles

first time. I love what his sire Tapiture has done from limited

opportunities and at the price point, and maybe Jesus= Team can

be that sire=s breakout horse. Authentic took a step back last out

and Dr. Post likely underlaid as the obvious alternative to

favorite. Selection: #3 Jesus= Team (15-1).

Sherack - Peter Pan Result - Mystic Guide could do no better

than third as the chalk. Bankroll: $3135.

GI Haskell S. - I really need a bomb to get back in this thing, but

this isn=t the race for it. Even with all the speed signed on,

Authentic should still be awfully tough to beat for Mr. Haskell,

Bob Baffert. Selection: #2 Authentic (4-5).

DiDonato - Peter Pan Result - Country Grammer (+$750)

needed a busy ride, but he saved all the ground and fought on

nicely to get the job done. Bankroll: $5125.

GI Haskell S. - I=ve been high on Dr Post for a while, and picked

him in the Belmont. He took another step forward that day to be

second, and catches an easier group this time while likely to get

a huge pace set-up. There=s tons of other speed signed on here,

which figures to compromise favorite Authentic=s chances as

much as it=s going to help Dr Post. Barring some scratches, bad

breaks or odd tactics, Dr Post will win this race. Selection: #1 Dr

Post (5-2).

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Paris Lights | Coady Photo

CCA Oaks cont. from p1

Crystal Ball (Malibu Moon) also carries the WinStar

Stablemates silks and was third in her debut, going a mile at

Santa Anita May 17 for Bob Baffert. The $750,000 Fasig-Tipton

Gulfrstream grad aired by 6 1/4 lengths on the stretch-out June

14. Baffert took the 2017 CCA Oaks by a head over Mott-trained

Elate (Medaglia d=Oro).

The Chad Brown stable took the GIII Peter Pan S. for

sophomore boys with Country Grammer (Tonalist) on opening

day, and could double up with Altaf (Medaglia d=Oro) here. The

Shadwell homebred was just seventh in her grassy unveiling in

Florida Apr. 2, but uncorked a visually impressive sweeping rally

to don cap and gown by 6 1/2 lengths under the Twin Spires

May 23.

PLENTY OF WAYS TO GO IN UN A mostly well-matched group of nine turfers line up in

Saturday=s GI United Nations S. at Monmouth Park. With a

somewhat surprising lack of even one Chad Brown trainee

signed on, conditioner Mike Maker owns the lone chance to

complete an exacta. The 2017 UN winner sends out reformed

claimers Aquaphobia (Giant=s Causeway) and Muggsamatic

(Any Given Saturday). The former was scooped up for $62,500

in January and promptly took a Gulfstream starter stake over

Muggsamatic--then trained by Jason Servis--in February. He was

fourth in the GIII Mervin Muniz Memorial H. at Fair Grounds in

March, second with a solid 101 Beyer Speed Figure in

Gulfstream=s May 9 Sunshine Forever S. and fourth again in

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Arklow | Sarah Andrew

Decorated Invader | Sarah Andrew

Churchill=s GII Wise Dan S. June 20. He hasn=t gone quite as far

as this 1 3/8-mile distance in quite some time, but has good back

form at longer trips and a trainer whose prowess at finding

prospects who want to run all day on the turf is unparalleled.

Muggsamatic, claimed for $25,000 out of a local victory last

August, was transferred to Maker after Servis=s indictment as

part of an alleged doping scheme. He picked up right where he

left off for the new barn, going last to first in Gulfstream=s

Soldier=s Dancer S. June 6. The farthest he=s ever gonepreviously

was nine panels, resulting in a dominant win for $22,000 here

almost a year ago.

Arklow (Arch) is the lone Grade I winner in the field, having

gotten up late against a salty group in Belmont=s Joe Hirsch Turf

Classic S. Oct. 5. He was eighth in the GI Longines Breeders= Cup

Turf in November, and fifth behind another savvy Mike Maker

claim in Zulu Alpha (Street Cry {Ire}) in the lucrative GI Pegasus

World Cup Invitational Turf S. Jan. 25. Second by a neck in the

June 13 GIII Louisville S. under the Twin Spires, he wheels back

in six days off a sixth-place run--again behind Zulu Alpha--in

Keeneland=s GII Elkhorn S.

Paret (Aus) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) figures to show the way

early and may very well be as loose as he wants to be. The

Australian import was stakes-placed four times last term--at

distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/2 miles--and resurfaced at

Belmont June 4 to steal the Tiller S. at this distance as a 38-1

shot. Current (Curlin) was fifth, Standard Deviation (Curlin) sixth

and Corelli (Point of Entry) seventh that day.

>INVADER= LOOKS IMPOSING IN HALL OF

FAME

Four-for-six Decorated Invader (Declaration of War) appears

awful tough to beat in Saturday=s GII National Museum of Racing

Hall of Fame S. at Saratoga. Second to subsequent MGSW Field

Pass (Lemon Drop Kid) on local debut here a year ago, he broke

through convincingly next out before notching a big win in

Woodbine=s GI Summer S. in September. He could only manage

fourth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf after a tough trip

that had many arguing that he might=ve been best, and he=s lent

support to that claim so far this season. He flew home from far

back to annex Gulfstream=s Cutler Bay S. Mar. 28, and made

short work of five rivals in the GII Pennine Ridge S. at Belmont

June 20. The biggest question for Decorated Invader appears to

be how he=ll handle nine furlongs--all his prior efforts have come

over at least a sixteenth shorter.

"The challenge is when you have a horse that's a standout in a

short field, there's going to be a target on his back," said Terry

Finley of co-owner West Point Thoroughbreds. "The break and

the first eighth of a mile will be important. Ultimately, it will be

up to [jockey] Joel [Rosario]. He really fits the horse. When they

walk out of the paddock, you just have so much confidence and

no concerns that you'll get a top class ride from him. It's very

good to have the option to be a closer, but we have seen time

and time again where you have the best horse in the race, and

they [the pacesetters] don't come back."

Decorated Invader isn=t the only Christophe Clement-trained

son of Declaration of War entered in the Hall of Fame--he=ll also

send out Gufo, who has won his last four starts, including

Delaware=s GIII Kent S. over this distance two weeks ago.

Hall of Famer Bill Mott owns a record seven victories in this

race--including in 2019--and will be represented by June 20

Churchill allowance winner Moon Over Miami (Malibu Moon).

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Country Grammer | Susie Raisher

Hall of Fame S. cont.

Future Hall of Famer Chad Brown won this event four years in

a row from 2015 to 2018 (he also won it in 2011), and will

saddle two-for-two Domestic Spending (GB) (Kingman {GB}) for

Seth Klarman=s Klarvich Stables.

DEL MAR ADDS JULY 27 CARD Following the cancellation of three cards this weekend due to

a lack of jockeys caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Del Mar

rescheduled one of those lost days for Monday, July 27.

AWe=re looking forward to resuming racing on Friday, July 24,@

said Del Mar Thoroughbred Club executive vice president for

racing Tom Robbins. AAdding a race card on Monday, July 27

provides our horsemen and women with additional

opportunities to run their horses.@

Robbins said Del Mar is looking at making up races from the

two other lost days during the balance of the season, which goes

to Sept. 7.

Racing secretary David Jerkens said entries for the July 27 card

would be drawn Friday, July 24.

AWe applaud Del Mar=s management for quickly adapting

during these unprecedented times,@ said Nick Alexander,

chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. AWinning a

race at Del Mar is special and a four-day race week will provide

our members with additional opportunities to do so.@

Del Mar=s reformatted racing program now features seven

stakes races scheduled for next weekend. Four of them have

been shifted forward from their planned spots this weekend.

They are the Daisycutter H. July 24, Smiling Tiger S. July 25,

GII San Diego H. July 25 and the GII Eddie Read S. July 26.

SPA NOTES: COUNTRY GRAMMER POSSIBLE

FOR RUNHAPPY TRAVERS Paul Pompa, Jr.=s GIII Peter Pan S. hero Country Grammer

(Tonalist) could make his next appearance in the GI Runhappy

Travers S. at Saratoga Aug. 8, the owner told the NYRA notes

team Friday.

"If he comes back well, the Travers would be the logical spot.

It's coming back a little soon but so far, so good," Pompa, Jr.

said. "We always have liked this horse, but the COVID-19

situation has created gaps, just due to lack of racing."

A $60,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $450,000

OBS April breezer, Country Grammer broke his maiden going

nine furlongs over the Aqueduct last November and resumed

with an even fifth to Ete Indien (Summer Front) in the GII Fasig-

Tipton Fountain of Youth S. Feb. 29. He was a wide-trip third in

Belmont allowance company June 4, but enjoyed a smoother

run in transit in Thursday=s Peter Pan, sneaking through at the

rail turning for home before outlasting >TDN Rising Star=

Carocaro (Uncle Mo).

Country Grammer became the second graded winner for his

second-crop sire in the Peter Pan. The other, Tonalist=s Shape, is

the morning-line favorite for Saturday=s GI CCA Oaks at

Saratoga.

Dayoutoftheoffice Likely to Reappear During Meet... Dayoutoftheoffice (Into Mischief), who gave trainer Tim

Hamm his first Saratoga stakes winner when upsetting

Thursday=s GIII Schuylerville S. at odds of 19-1, is likely to

contest one or both of the graded races for juvenile fillies at the

Spa over the course of the next six weeks.

"The [GII] Adirondack S. [Aug. 12, 6 1/2 furlongs] is a possibility

and the [GI] Spinaway [Sept. 6, seven furlongs] is possible. I

don't know if we would do both or [just] one of the two. But

we'll probably run her up back there at least once."

Owned by Hamm in partnership with breeder Siena Farm,

Dayoutoftheoffice--who led home an Into Mischief exacta--

posted a front-running, 4 3/4-length debut victory over

4 1/2 furlongs at Gulfstream May 14. Hamm was confident that

his filly would relish the extra real estate in the Schuylerville.

"It's the kind of read we had on her training up to her first

race. We thought the 4 1/2 [furlongs] might be too short for

her," he said. Cont. p9

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Struffolino=s recreated Saratoga backyard| Mark Struffolino

Quarter pole completed on the eve of opening day | Mark Struffolino

Spa Notes cont.

"But she got that down, and I was optimistic she wanted to run

farther than that. I believe if she stretches out, she'll be able to

handle that as well. If you don't look good there, it closes a lot of

doors. But if you win, you have options open, and you just want

to lay out a good schedule now and get her where she needs to

be."

Tap It To Win Aiming For Jerkens... Live Oak Plantation=s Tap It To Win (Tapit), who defeated GIII

Peter Pan S. hero Country Grammer in the aforementioned June

4 allowance ahead of a low-odds fifth to Tiz the Law

(Constitution) in the GI Belmont S. 16 days later, breezed a half-

mile in :48.09 Monday morning and will shorten back up for the

seven-furlong GI H. Allen Jerkens S. presented by Runhappy at

Saratoga Aug. 1.

"He's looking good. We're going to the Allen Jerkens with him

and he should fit well in there," said Jamie Begg, assistant to

trainer Mark Casse. "I think the cutback to seven-eighths is good

and we'll be able to sit off the speed and make a run."

SARATOGA REGULARS BRING THE SPA TO

THEIR BACKYARD By Katie Ritz

AAnd they=re off at Saratoga!@

Five words that hundreds, if not thousands, of people live to

hear every July as the ceremonial phrase marks the beginning of

another historic Saratoga Race Meet.

While most normal attendees were unable hear those Tom

Durkin-inspired words in person this year, some did their best to

make the most of the situation.

The enthusiasm from Mark Struffolino might be the example

racing fans should look to emulate. Born and raised in upstate

New York, the Rotterdam resident grew up spending summers

at the Spa, and has attended opening day with the same group

of friends for nearly 30 years.

Struffolino knew that his friends would be devastated when

they couldn=t spend their summer weekends in Saratoga=s

famed backyard as they have for decades, so he brought the

tradition right to their hometown.

Over the past two months, the Saratoga fanatic has been busy

building his own picnic area in his backyard. The project was

finished on the eve of opening day, and is now complete with a

TV kiosk, a red-and-white striped quarter pole, and of course, a

picnic table.

AThis all started because of the pandemic,@ Struffolino said.

AMy buddies were all down in the dumps, so I knew we had to

do something. I took it upon myself to do something special for

everyone and not waste an entire summer.@

The project was initially planned as a surprise for his friends,

but Struffolino soon realized he would need some extra hands.

AWhen I got the idea, I put it all on paper and bought the

material,@ Struffolino said. AI started to build it, but then realized

I was going to need more help. So I told my friends, and they all

thought I was crazy.@

The most difficult part of the project was the kiosk umbrella.

While the Saratoga version is comprised of steel, Struffolino and

his team used framing lumber and plywood. Struffolino said the

end result was a near-400 pound canopy.

AI had concrete brought in, I had to have a building permit and

it was just a whole to-do,@ he said with a laugh.

The finishing touch was the quarter pole, which was

completed just this week.

Cont. p10

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The finished project at sunset | Mark Struffolino

Saratoga Backyard cont.

AI saw one online and I was like no way, we have to have that,@

Struffolino said. ATuesday we finished putting in new fencing, so

we wrapped up right in time for opening day.@

While his friends may have been doubters at first, they soon

got in on the fun, even taking off work to ensure that the project

was finished before the start of the race meet.

AWe all agreed we needed to do more, we needed more,@

Struffolino said. AWe were so close to the deadline and when it

went crazy on social media, we had to get it finished. The news

has been here twice and Anthony Stabile wants to do a

fundraiser here on a dark day. The guys are so excited.@

The group is not only a band of die-hard fans, they=ve also

been involved in various partnerships over the years.

AI was in the first partnership with Parting Glass Racing with

Tom Gallo years ago,@ Struffolino recalled. AWe=ve had a couple

of our own horses and they=ve been trained by Carlos Martin.@

No matter if they have a horse running or not, the friends can

typically be found at the Spa on any given race day, and are

usually up before the crack of dawn to participate in the

traditional run for the picnic tables.

AWe=re usually at the track at 5:30 in the morning,@ Stuffolino

said. AAnd as soon as they open the gates we run in and start

with mimosas and breakfast. It=s a big to-do.@

But Struffolino said the early mornings are more than worth it

in order to fully experience the magic of Saratoga, a sentiment

shared with most Spa-goers.

AYou can=t beat the atmosphere,@ he said. AIt=s so upbeat,

everybody is having a good time. I don=t think you=ll see a sad

face in that place. It=s magical, everything about it. From opening

day to Labor Day. You can go there on a Wednesday and hang

out with 15,000 people who are all in a great mood. Where can

you do that anywhere else?@

This year the friends were still able to have a great opening

day, and certainly one that they will remember for many years

to come. Struffolino reported that of course there were still

mimosas in the morning, although this year they commenced at

eight in the morning instead of six.

ANobody works on opening day because it=s Christmas Day,@ he

said. AIt=s nothing from the gambling standpoint for us, it=s the

people we=ve met. Between ownership and friends of friends,

we=ve met a lot of great people. So we=re going to do the same

thing we normally do because it=s something to look forward to

now. It=s difficult enough with the pandemic. The whole world

has changed. So this was a way to gain some normalcy without it

being 100% normal.@

LONE STAR PARK TO RESUME JULY 19 Racing at Lone Star Park, which was suspended July 5 after an

employee in racing operations tested positive for COVID-19, will

resume this Sunday, July 19, with strict protocols in place,

according to the track=s Twitter feed. The protocols provide for

live attendance, but fans will be required to wear facemasks,

follow social distancing rules and will be subjected to

temperature screening.

Sunday=s nominal feature is a first-level allowance for main-

track sprinters and the track has drawn programs through

July 22. The Wednesday program, which begins at 1:35 CT, is

highlighted by four Texas-bred/Texas-stallion stakes races that

were to be contested during the supension.

According to a post on the Texas Thoroughbred Association

Twitter feed, purses at Lone Star are being raised by 18%

beginning this weekend, though none of the purses for the races

drawn through the coming week reflects the hike. The post also

indicates that two additional race dates have been added,

Aug. 5 and Aug. 12. The races for those dates will be those that

were previously canceled and brought-back book races. Both

divisions of the $100,000-estimated Texas Thoroughbred (Sales)

Futurity will be run Aug. 11, however the second legs of the

Texas Stallion Stakes have been postponed. The TTA said it

hopes to conduct those races at Sam Houston Race Park in

January.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • JULY 18, 2020

Coady

LIMITED HASKELL TICKETS REMAIN

AVAILABLE A limited amount of picnic area general admission tickets and

special packages for the Blu Grotto restaurant for Saturday=s

TVG.com Haskell S. program remain available on a first-come,

first-served basis both at Monmouth Park and online at

www.monmouthpark.com. The tickets were among those

released for sale this past Wednesday.

Picnic area general admission tickets are $100, which include

admission, a Haskell hat, a program and parking. The Blu Grotto

is offering a $150 package that includes admission and four-hour

bar service.

BODY SOUL: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART ISby Robert D. Fierro, DataTrack

With apologies to Pliny the Elder, who more than two

centuries ago penned those words in the headline, and also to

Elvis, who expanded their meaning in a modest ballad of the

same name in 1962, we are about to examine what has evolved

after at least 40 years as a science-based axiom of racing

efficiency and success: How much of a factor does the cardio

system of a Thoroughbred influence its ability?

Let us state up front that the answer to that question may

depend on which scientific tools or evaluation programs are

used to gather the data required. That's because there are a

number of providers which offer services that purport to

determine whether a horse's cardio system (not just the heart,

which is part of the system) is capable of generating enough fuel

to provide the energy needed to achieve success at either a

distance or class level. Your correspondent has been using one

such system for more than 30 years.

However, we are here to report a deeply researched study of a

particular group of racing prospects and how they fared on the

racetrack after their hearts were scanned by ultrasound and

their body sizes calculated to determine whether the cardio

system "passes or fails" various criteria, described further on in

this essay.

The study in question is based on data gathered by DataTrack's

BreezeFigsJ system and published daily since 2005 by Daily

Racing Form online (www.drf.com). Simply stated, BreezeFigs is

a speed-and-stride-length based "fig" which was earned by

every horse that breezed at every major 2-year-old sale held

from 2012 through 2017.

Those which pass conformation inspection at the barns are

selected for cardio ultrasound scans. Thus, this study

concentrated on a focus group of 865 fillies and 1,253 colts

whose performance at the sales prompted our analysts to

obtain those scans.

The data gathered from each scan is run through an algorithm

that takes into consideration the size of the heart, its pumping

efficiency and the horse's body size. This gives us a Cardio Score

which is based on a numerical system that is akin to a "report

card" of six grades of equal decimal distance: A, B+, B, C+, C, D--

the higher the numerical score the higher the "report card

Cardio Grade," ergo the more efficient the system for that

horse.

What the system does not do, however, is disqualify a racing

prospect based on the size of the heart alone because body size

and cardio pumping efficiency play a big role in the score. A

simple analogy might be to compare the size and structure of

the horse to an automobile model and the efficiency of the

cardio system to horsepower of the engine, to wit:

A horse which is a Maserati in structure with what appears to

be an average size heart may generate a B+ Cardio Grade

because that heart (engine) can rev up quickly to deliver the

right amount of fuel for that chasis. However, if the heart is

more like the engine of a Chevy Suburban, it will most likely take

a longer time to pump up to overall efficiency and the race

could be over, and thus wind up with a C+ Cardio Grade.

The first conclusion reached was that, in general, the higher

the Cardio Grade the more starts and average earnings. For

example, fillies that won only one race but had a B or B+ Cardio

Grade averaged more starts and twice the earnings of those

with a Cardio Grade C that won one race. Similarly, colts with a

Cardio Grade B that won three or more races earned 50% more

on average than colts with a Grade C average that won three or

more races. There are plenty of other examples, but one should

get the drift.

Cont. p12

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Ramon Dominguez | Chelsea Durand photo

Body & Soul cont.

The dividing line was even stronger when it came to stakes

winners which, after all, is what everyone wants to buy. Below

are the distributions per Cardio Grade of black-type winners in

North America and countries to which 2-year-old graduates

were exported. As the charts indicate, more than 80% of the

fillies and colts that won stakes races had Cardio Grades of B or

better.

With data such as this, one can appreciate the irony of lyrics of

a tune from Damn YankeesY

"You've gotta have heart,

All you really need is heart

When the odds are sayin' you'll never win,

That's when the grin should start."*

Y which these days can apply with equal meaning to humans

and those who breed, own, train, ride and bet on

Thoroughbreds.

*Composed by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

Bob Fierro is a partner with Jay Kilgore and Frank Mitchell in

DataTrack International, biomechanical consultants and

developers of BreezeFigs. He can be reached at

bbfq@earthlink.net

AIM FUNDRAISER IN SARATOGA

Ramon Dominguez will serve as the honorary committee

chairman for AIM Services= annual Saratoga fundraiser, held in

town from July 26-Aug. 2. AIM is the area's largest provider of

services to people with intellectual and developmental

disabilities, and its re-imagined annual fundraiser will be a door-

to-door downtown event called ACroquet OFF the Green,@ aimed

to bring foot traffic to recently re-opened Saratoga retail shops

and restaurants while raising awareness and funds for AIM

Services.

The event also celebrates the 30th anniversary of the

Americans with Disabilities Act which coincides with the launch

date. All activities are being conducted according to the

NY-Forward COVID-19 recommendations.

AIM is seeking croquet "players," honorary committee

members ($100 donation), and sponsors for the event.

"Among the people who receive quality innovative services

from AIM are those with traumatic brain injuries," said

Dominquez, a Saratoga Springs resident. "As a jockey who had

to retire early due to a head injury, I am just one of 54 million

people annually who experience a traumatic brain injury. AIM

gives people with TBIs a chance at living the most independent

life possible."

Cont. p13

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Sheldon Russell | MJC/Jim McCue

AIM Fundraiser cont.

Anyone over 18 years of age can register to be an AIM Services

Croquet OFF the Green player. Thirty participating Saratoga

businesses will have croquet wickets on display on their

entrance door or front display windows. Inside they will have

scorecards and stamps to mark that you visited their store.

Patronage at a store with a wicket counts as a croquet score.

Every stamp gives the player an entry into the grand prize

drawing. There is no limit to the number of stamps a player can

receive.

"We knew that the event had to be drastically different this

year and we are thrilled with the positive response we have

received from Saratoga business owners and the Saratoga

Chamber of Commerce," said Chris Lyons, Executive Director of

AIM Services, Inc. "We hope that as the players go from store to

store to complete their wickets, they support each store and

also take the opportunity to support AIM."

"We have all had to figure out a new normal as we go about

our lives in the shadow of this pandemic, and a large part of that

is rethinking how we can support the community around us,"

said Stacy De Garay, sales Manager at Savory Pantry in Saratoga

Springs. "AIM Services has always provided invaluable resources

to people of diverse abilities in Saratoga and the surrounding

counties, so it is important that we continue to help out with

their fundraising efforts, as different as they may be this year."

The grand prize drawing will include chances to win an

overnight package in Saratoga Springs, private boat rental on

Saratoga Lake, retail and dining gift certificates, a Lake George

Holiday Inn Resort stay with two cruise passes from the Lake

George Steamboat Co., a custom corn-hole kit and various retail

and dinner gift certificates.

COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLE TO HONOR

BASSETT Breeders= Cup and Maker=s Mark have announced the 2020

limited edition Maker=s Mark bottle from the Charity for

Champions program which will honor former Keeneland and

Breeders= Cup president James E. >Ted= Bassett. The Charity for

Champions program began in 2015, with the goal of helping to

raise money for Thoroughbred industry charities.

Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown,

Kentucky, has been named as one of the official charity

beneficiaries. Old Friends is home to former Breeders= Cup

champions Alphabet Soup, Eldaafer, Little Mike and Amazombie.

Old Friends cares for over 200 retired Thoroughbreds in six

locations.

"Old Friends is honored to team up with the National Racing

Museum and Hall of Fame and the Race Track Chaplaincy of

America to pay tribute to Ted Bassett," said Old Friends

President and founder Michael Blowen. "Mr. Bassett, who has

visited Old Friends on numerous occasions, is an enthusiastic

supporter. His ambassadorship on behalf of these great

Thoroughbreds is unparalleled and we are overjoyed that

Breeders' Cup and Maker's Mark are saluting him with this

magnificent bottle."

RUSSELL SIDELINED WITH BROKEN WRIST

Laurel-based jockey Sheldon Russell, who leads the current

summer meet, will miss at least two months with a broken right

wrist suffered in a gate mishap Thursday at Delaware Park.

Agent Marty Leonard said the 32-year-old Russell was hurt

after being unseated by his mount Maliceinthepalace (Palace

Malice), a 3-year-old filly trained by Michael Gorham, as the

horses were loading for Delaware=s third race. She would go on

to run fourth under Alex Cintron.

AWalking into the gate the horse just reared up and he came

off,@ Leonard said. AWhen he came off, he landed on the ground

and used his hand to brace his fall and that=s what did it. The

second he hit the ground he said he knew it was broken. They

went and got X-rays and that confirmed it.@

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UPCOMING MAJOR

NORTH AMERICAN STAKESDate Race Track

July 19 GII Lake Placid S. Saratoga

July 24 GIII Quick Call S. Saratoga

July 25 GI Alfred. G. Vanderbilt H. Saratoga

GII Ballston Spa S. Saratoga

GII San Clemente S. Del Mar

GIII Selene S. Woodbine

GIII Marine S. Woodbine

July 26 GII Bernard Baruch H. Saratoga

GIII Seagram Cup S. Woodbine

Aug. 1 GI Bing Crosby S. (BC) Del Mar

GI Whitney S. (BC) Saratoga

GI Personal Ensign S. (BC) Saratoga

GI H. Allen Jerkens S., pres. by Runhappy Saratoga

GII Bowling Green S. Saratoga

GIII Monmouth Oaks Monmouth

Aug. 2 GI Clement L. Hirsch S. (BC) Del Mar

Aug. 7 GII Saratoga Special S. Saratoga

GII Sorrento S. Del Mar

Aug. 8 GI Runhappy Travers S. Saratoga

GI Ballerina S. (BC) Saratoga

GI Longines Test S. Saratoga

GII Yellow Ribbon H. Del Mar

GII Best Pal S. Del Mar

GIII Troy S. Saratoga

GIII Waya S. Saratoga

Aug. 9 GIII La Jolla H. Del Mar

Aug. 12 GII Adirondack S. Saratoga

Aug. 15 GI Alabama S. (BC) Saratoga

Aug. 21 GIII Rancho Bernardo H. Del Mar

Click here to access the TDN graded stakes calendar.

NEW JOCKEY POLICY AT PRAIRIE MEADOWS Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino is updating their jockey

policies. The new policy goes into effect July 17 at 6:00 p.m.

The following restrictions will be implemented:

$No new jockeys will be allowed into the current jockey

colony at Prairie Meadows.

$Anyone in the current jockey colony that accepts a mount at

another track must self-quarantine for a 14-day period.

$The quarantine period will start the day following the

jockey=s most recent mount outside of Prairie Meadows.

$Once the self-quarantine period is over, the jockey must

provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test within 5 days to be

allowed to ride again at Prairie Meadows.

This protocol is in effect until further notice.

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2020 Leading 2nd-Crop Sires by Cumulative Grd Stks Horsesfor stallions standing in North America through Thursday, July 16

Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2020

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

1 American Pharoah 8 19 5 13 -- 3 118 41 693,385 5,382,270

(2012) by Pioneerof the Nile FYR: 2017 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: Private Four Wheel Drive

2 Constitution 6 14 5 10 1 2 106 49 1,480,300 4,946,651

(2011) by Tapit FYR: 2017 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Tiz the Law

3 Liam's Map 3 7 2 3 2 3 79 39 672,500 3,045,440

(2011) by Unbridled's Song FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $35,000 Basin

4 Palace Malice 4 8 2 3 1 1 89 35 709,500 2,709,321

(2010) by Curlin FYR: 2017 Stands: Three Chimneys Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Structor

5 Tonalist 2 6 2 3 -- -- 73 33 357,425 2,392,442

(2011) by Tapit FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Tonalist's Shape

6 Honor Code 2 5 2 3 1 2 77 29 362,200 2,246,995

(2011) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $30,000 Honor A. P.

7 Summer Front 4 6 2 3 -- 1 73 32 407,406 2,033,924

(2009) by War Front FYR: 2017 Stands: Airdrie Stud KY Fee: $10,000 Ete Indie

8 Karakontie (Jpn) 4 7 2 3 -- -- 56 25 323,310 1,383,454

(2011) by Bernstein FYR: 2017 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $10,000 Sole Volante

9 Khozan 2 9 -- 2 -- -- 70 41 342,800 2,612,476

(2012) by Distorted Humor FYR: 2017 Stands: Journeyman Stud FL Fee: $8,500 Liam's Lucky Charm

10 Competitive Edge 4 8 -- 2 -- -- 80 43 239,138 2,442,788

(2012) by Super Saver FYR: 2017 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $12,500 My Italian Rabbi

11 Bayern -- 7 -- 2 -- -- 77 43 215,027 2,418,395

(2011) by Offlee Wild FYR: 2017 Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farms KY Fee: $15,000 Tempers Rising

12 Commissioner 3 5 1 2 -- -- 67 29 197,766 1,377,044

(2011) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2017 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Two Last Words

13 Carpe Diem 2 5 -- 1 -- -- 92 34 185,860 2,439,257

(2012) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2017 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Changchen Prince

14 Mr Speaker 2 5 1 1 1 1 55 22 378,240 1,484,966

(2011) by Pulpit FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $10,000 Speech

15 The Big Beast 2 4 -- 1 -- 1 46 28 135,318 1,395,918

(2011) by Yes It's True FYR: 2017 Stands: Ocala Stud FL Fee: $6,000 Up in Smoke

SALES STATISTICS

TO GENERATE OTHER TDN SALES STATISTICS LISTS, OR TO SEE A LIST OF SALES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT,VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/INSTA-TISTICS/

Leading 2020 Sires of 2-Year-Oldsby cumulative average price for stallions standing in North America (through OBS July)

Rank Name FYr Loc 2016 Fee Ring Sold Avg Median

1 War Front F08 KY $250,000 2 1 $335,000 $335,000

2 Quality Road F12 KY $35,000 15 8 $316,500 $210,000

3 Medaglia d'Oro F06 KY $150,000 9 6 $247,500 $265,000

4 Empire Maker F05 KY $85,000 14 12 $219,480 $167,500

5 American Pharoah F17 KY Private 21 17 $212,592 $190,000

6 Uncle Mo F13 KY $150,000 14 9 $211,444 $57,000

7 Flatter F05 KY $35,000 10 9 $208,333 $170,000

8 Candy Ride (Arg) F06 KY $60,000 20 13 $199,000 $80,000

9 Bernardini F08 KY $100,000 10 7 $198,901 $97,810

10 Curlin F10 KY $150,000 10 5 $183,000 $110,000

11 Not This Time F18 KY $15,000 47 37 $175,216 $80,000

12 Tonalist F17 KY $30,000 9 5 $172,000 $130,000

13 Into Mischief F10 KY $75,000 35 24 $171,416 $137,500

14 Distorted Humor F00 KY $80,000 17 14 $167,428 $70,000

15 Tapit F06 KY $300,000 8 6 $163,333 $147,500

Leading 2020 Freshmen Sires of 2-Year-Oldsby cumulative average price for stallions standing in North America (through OBS July)

Rank Name Sire's Sire Loc 2016 Fee Ring Sold Avg Median

1 Not This Time Giant's Causeway KY $15,000 47 37 $175,216 $80,000

2 Runhappy Super Saver KY $25,000 17 13 $128,692 $57,000

3 Frosted Tapit KY $50,000 34 30 $110,766 $97,500

4 Nyquist Uncle Mo KY $40,000 17 6 $107,500 $107,500

5 Upstart Flatter KY $10,000 33 25 $104,400 $45,000

6 Speightster Speightstown KY $10,000 53 38 $91,815 $58,500

7 Air Force Blue War Front KY $25,000 24 22 $87,022 $29,500

8 Tamarkuz Speightstown KY $12,500 3 3 $81,666 $70,000

9 Firing Line Line of David KY $5,000 9 7 $81,123 $52,000

10 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit Jpn $40,000 29 25 $75,180 $35,000

11 Mosler War Front MD $4,000 4 3 $65,000 $55,000

12 Anchor Down Tapit KY $10,000 27 19 $64,894 $40,000

13 Outwork Uncle Mo KY $15,000 31 20 $57,650 $20,000

14 Mshawish Medaglia d'Oro KY $20,000 21 16 $51,812 $42,500

15 Hit It a Bomb War Front KY $7,000 6 5 $48,400 $8,500

Saturday, Monmouth, post time: 5:48 p.m. EDT

TVG.COM HASKELL S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Dr Post K Quality Road St. Elias Stable Pletcher Bravo 5-2

2 Authentic K Into Mischief Spendthrift Farm LLC, Starlight Racing Baffert Smith 4-5

& Madaket Stables LLC

3 Jesus' Team K Tapiture Grupo 7C Racing Stable D'Angelo Juarez 15-1

4 Ancient Warrior Constitution Al Graziani Hollendorfer McCarthy 20-1

5 Fame to Famous Tapit Kingdom Racing Mc Allen Ferrer 30-1

6 Lebda Raison d'Etat Euro Stable Gonzalez Cintron 20-1

7 Ny Traffic Cross Traffic John Fanelli, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing Joseph, Jr. Lopez 7-2

& Paul Braverman

Breeders: 1-Cloyce C. Clark, 2-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 3-Pamela P. Gartin, 4-Al Graziani, 5-Tapit Syndicate & Alexander - Groves

Thoroughbreds, 6-Calumet Farm, 7-Brian Culnan

Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 6:16 p.m. EDT

COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $350,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Tonalist's Shape K Tonalist Slam Dunk Racing, Doug Branham & Joseph, Jr. Ortiz, Jr. 9-5

Legacy Ranch, Inc

2 Antoinette Hard Spun Godolphin, LLC Mott Velazquez 6-1

3 Altaf Medaglia d'Oro Shadwell Stable Brown Rosario 5-1

4 Velvet Crush Tapit Famousstyle Stables, LLC Brisset Ortiz 12-1

5 Crystal Ball K Malibu Moon WinStar Stablemates Racing LLC Baffert Castellano 4-1

6 Paris Lights K Curlin WinStar Stablemates Racing LLC Mott Gaffalione 2-1

Breeders: 1-Sabana Farm, 2-Godolphin, 3-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 4-Calumet Farm, 5-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-WinStar Farm, LLC

Saturday, Monmouth, post time: 5:12 p.m. EDT

UNITED NATIONS S.-GI, $300,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Arklow K Arch Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger & Peter Coneway Cox Smith 5-2

2 Standard Deviation K Curlin Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani Motion McCarthy 7-2

3 Muggsamatic Any Given Saturday Michael Dubb & Bethlehem Stables LLC Maker Lopez 8-1

4 Eve's Medal Medal Count John D. Stephens Stephens Torres 30-1

5 Aquaphobia Giant's Causeway Paradise Farms Corp., David Staudacher, Maker Bravo 9-2

Hooties Racing LLC & Skychai Racing, LLC

6 Current K Curlin Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Robert V. LaPenta, Pletcher Gallardo 4-1

Dixiana Farms LLC

7 O Dionysus Bodemeister Irvin S. Naylor Murphy Carrasco 20-1

8 Corelli Point of Entry Augustin Stable Thomas Centeno 10-1

9 Paret (Aus) Harbour Watch (Ire) Matthew Schera & Orangella Racing Stable Lawrence, II Vargas, Jr. 6-1

Breeders: 1-John R. Penn & Frank Penn, 2-KatieRich Farms, 3-Gilbert G. Campbell, 4-Magalen O. Bryant, 5-Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, 6-Hinkle Farms,

7-Dark Hollow Farm, 8-George Strawbridge Jr., 9-Qatar Bloodstock

Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 5:28 p.m. EDT

ROYAL NORTH S.-GII, C$175,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6fT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Foxxy Belle Leonnatus Anteas Tommy Massis McKnight Stein 8-1

2 Bohemian Bourbon Midshipman Bourbon Lane Stable Wilkes Salles 15-1

3 Summer Sunday Silent Name (Jpn) Anne & William J. Scott Simon Hernandez 3-1

4 Another Time K Munnings Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC Minshall Lermyte 5-2

5 Sister Peacock K Real Solution Brent & Russell McLellan & Simon C. Stuart Simon Wilson 7-2

6 Eyeinthesky Sky Mesa Gary Barber Casse Husbands 20-1

7 Gamble's Candy Twirling Candy Ivan Dalos Carroll Contreras 20-1

8 Lady Grace Kantharos Tracy Farmer Casse Kimura 6-1

9 Charmaine's Mia K The Factor Michael K. McDonald McDonald Bahen 10-1

Breeders: 1-Tony James, 2-Fedai Kahraman, 3-Trinity West Stables LTD., 4-Machmer Hall, 5-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey, 6-Rusty Kindratiw, 7-Tall

Oaks Farm, 8-William C. Schettine & William B. Haines, 9-Gunpowder Farms LLC

Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 2:18 p.m. EDT

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING HALL OF FAME S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Domestic Spending (GB) Kingman (GB) Klaravich Stables, Inc. Brown Ortiz, Jr. 7-2

2 Moon Over Miami Malibu Moon Summer Wind Equine Mott Alvarado 8-1

3 Get Smokin Get Stormy Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust Bush Ortiz 10-1

4 Money Moves (MTO) Candy Ride (Arg) Robert. V. LaPenta & Bortolazzo Stable LLC Pletcher No Rider 4-5

5 Gufo Declaration of War Otter Bend Stables, LLC Clement Cohen 5-2

6 Ever Dangerous K Kitten's Joy Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & R. A. Hill Stable Weaver Castellano 15-1

7 Decorated Invader K Declaration of War West Point Thoroughbreds, William T. Freeman, Clement Rosario 1-1

William Sandbrook & Cheryl Manning

Breeders: 1-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited, 2-Summer Wind Equine, 3-Hurstland Farm, Inc. & James Greene Jr., 4-Whitehall Lane Farm, 5-John Little &

Stephen Cainelli, 6-Knowles Bloodstock, Inc., 7-Redmon Farm, LLC

Saturday, Monmouth, post time: 4:40 p.m. EDT

MONMOUTH CUP S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Global Campaign K Curlin Winstar Farm LLC & Sagamore Farm LLC Hough Vargas, Jr. 9-2

2 Monongahela K One King Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & Gary Aisquith Brown Lopez 3-1

3 Senior Investment K Discreetly Mine Richard Malouf Lake Silvera 10-1

4 Harpers First Ride Paynter MCA Racing Stable LLC Gonzalez Carrasco 12-1

5 Math Wizard Algorithms John Fanelli, Khalid Mishref, Cash is King LLC, Joseph, Jr. McCarthy 10-1

LC Racing LLC, Collarmele Vitelli Stables LLC,

Ioannis Zoumas & Bassett Stables

6 Core Beliefs Quality Road Gary Broad Hansen Diaz, Jr. 12-1

7 Joevia K Shanghai Bobby Michael & Jeff Fazio Sacco Juarez 20-1

8 Just Whistle K Pioneerof the Nile Helen K. Groves Matz Bravo 6-1

9 Bal Harbour First Samurai Red Oak Stable Sacco Smith 7-2

10 Bodexpress K Bodemeister Top Racing, Global T’bred & GDS Racing Stable Delgado Centeno 6-1

Breeders: 1-WinStar Farm, LLC, 2-Gunpowder Farms LLC, 3-Dixiana Farms LLC, 4-Sagamore Farm, 5-Lucky Seven Stable, 6-Thomas J. Young, 7-Ikhana

Farm, 8-Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust, 9-Red Oak Stable, 10-Martha Jane Mulholland

Saturday, Monmouth, post time: 6:51 p.m. EDT

MOLLY PITCHER S.-GIII, $250,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 She's a Julie K Elusive Quality Bradley Thoroughbreds, Tim & Anna Cambron, Asmussen Ferrer 5-2

Denali Stud, Rigney Racing & Madaket Stables

2 Royal Flag Candy Ride (Arg) W.S. Farish Brown Lopez 3-1

3 Gotham Gala K Smart Strike Mark B. Grier Delacour Centeno 12-1

4 Wrong Color Gemologist Blackstone Farm LLC Sweezey Mejia 30-1

5 Vault Jump Start Kueber Rcng LLC, Barlar LLC, Madaket Stbls LLC Cox Smith 9-2

6 Queen Nekia Harlington Ken Copenhaver Joseph, Jr. Juarez 12-1

7 Our Super Freak K Mineshaft LBD Stable LLC and Ingordo, David DeVaux Vargas, Jr. 12-1

8 Cloud Charmer Flatter Patricia Pavlish Hamm Diaz, Jr. 30-1

9 Sweet Sami D First Samurai ABL Stable, Dominic Bossone, Peter Donnelly,. McBurney Hernandez 15-1

Schnoor, Jacob, and Oberdorf, W

10 Flat Awesome Jenny K Flat Out M and W Stables, LLC Breen McCarthy 20-1

11 Horologist Gemologist There's A Chance Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Mott Bravo 5-1

Medallion Racing and Abbondanza Racing, LLC

Breeders: 1-Godolphin, 2-W. S. Farish, 3-Fred W. Hertrich III, 4-Blackstone Farm LLC, 5-Barlar, LLC, 6-Porter Racing Stable, LLC, 7-Gary & Mary West

Stables Inc., 8-Patricia Pavlish, 9-Farfellow Farms Ltd., 10-Nicholas M. Lotz & Betsy Kelley, 11-Holly Crest Farm

Saturday, Monmouth, post time: 4:06 p.m. EDT

WINSTAR MATCHMAKER S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Valedictorian Temple City Epic Racing Breen Smith 8-1

2 Feel Glorious (GB) Bated Breath (GB) Reeves T’bred Racing & Tango Uniform Racing LLC Clement Juarez 6-1

3 High Regard K Will Take Charge G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Centeno 20-1

4 Varenka Ghostzapper Augustin Stable Motion McCarthy 6-1

5 Beautiful Lover Arch Paul P. Pompa, Jr. & Gary Tolchin, Gary Brown Bravo 2-1

6 Nay Lady Nay (Ire) No Nay Never First Row Partners & Hidden Brook Farm Brown Lopez 5-2

7 Tapit Today Tapit William H. Lawrence & Bradley Thoroughbreds Brown Gallardo 9-2

8 Xenobia (Ire) Falco Augustin Stable Thomas Vargas, Jr. 8-1

Breeders: 1-John Bowers, Jr., 2-Mrs E. C. Roberts, 3-Coteau Grove Farms, LLC, 4-George Strawbridge Jr., 5-Thomas Coleman, 6-Stephen Sullivan,

7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 8-Paget Bloodstock

Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:55 p.m. EDT

TRILLIUM S.-GIII, C$125,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m (AWT)

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Souper Escape Medaglia d'Oro Live Oak Plantation Trombetta Contreras 10-1

2 Amalfi Coast Tapizar Terra Racing Stable Attard Stein 8-1

3 Art of Almost Dansili (GB) Frederick J. Seitz, Jon Kelly, Danny Ward, Attfield Wilson 5-2

& Theodore L. Folkerth

4 Theodora B. Ghostzapper Augustin Stable Dickinson Husbands 7-2

5 Nantucket Red K Get Stormy Colebrook Farms Brnjas Bahen 20-1

6 Painting Distorted Humor Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc., Glenn Sikura & Carroll Kimura 6-1

Windsor Boys Racing

7 Another Time K Munnings Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC Minshall Lermyte 2-1

8 Wings of Dawn K Medaglia d'Oro John C. Oxley Casse Hernandez 20-1

Breeders: 1-Live Oak Stud, 2-Terra Farms Ltd., 3-Fred Seitz, Dr. Ted Folkerth, J.R. WardStables & Jon Kelly, 4-Augustin Stables, 5-Diane Snowden & Guy

Snowden, 6-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. &Hill 'n' Dale Farms, 7-Machmer Hall, 8-Aaron & Marie Jones LLC

Sunday, Saratoga, post time: 5:46 p.m. EDT

LAKE PLACID S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Speaktomeofsummer K Summer Front Waterford Stable Clement Rosario 118

2 Blame Debbie K Blame Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Cloonan, Michael Motion Ortiz 118

& Thornton, Timothy C.

3 Lashara (GB) American Pharoah Hutson, Cindy M. and Masterson, Robert E. Casse Castellano 118

4 Queens Embrace K Real Solution Matt Vuskovich O'Connell Gaffalione 118

5 Key Biscayne Brethren Arindel Alvarado Franco 118

6 Stunning Sky K Declaration of War Paradise Farms Corp. & Parkland Thoroughbreds Maker Ortiz, Jr. 118

7 Mirabell Mei K Palace Malice Ken Geren Terranova II Lezcano 118

8 Cat's Pajamas Street Sense Armstrong, Larkin and Swain, III, Jack Motion Velazquez 118

Breeders: 1-Brereton C. Jones, 2-Tim Thornton & Tony Holmes, 3-Ecurie des Monceaux & Haras de St Pair, 4-Emerald Q Partners, Inc. & TCR Ranch,

5-Arindel, 6-Stephen J. McDonald, 7-Tim Thornton, 8-Jack Swain III

Mo Mischief at OBS March | Photos by Z

SATURDAY=S INSIGHTS: $500K INTO

MISCHIEF JUVENILE KICKS OFF CAREER IN

SPA OPENER

1st-SAR, $72K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:10 p.m. ET

MO MISCHIEF (Into Mischief), purchased by Myracehorse.com

and Spendthrift Farm for $500,000 after breezing a quarter in

:21 at OBS March, makes his debut for Todd Pletcher. The 9-5

morning-line favorite is out of the multiple stakes-placed

Montbrook mare Montessa G.

"He's a horse that we really liked when we bought him," said

Spendthrift Farms' General Manager Ned Toffey. "Saratoga is

the best of the bests, it's where people love to unveil their

2-year-olds and you better have your big-boy pants on when

you go to the starting gate at Saratoga."

Fellow firster Momos (Distorted Humor), a $180,000 OBS

March graduate (:21), was produced by a half-sister to GISWs

Daddys Lil Darling (Scat Daddy) and Mongolian Saturday (Any

Given Saturday). He is trained by Christophe Clement. Repo

Rocks (Tapiture), just a $70,000 KEESEP yearling, displays a

flashy worktab for Hall of Famer Bill Mott for this debut run.

TJCIS PPs

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

SHINE AGAIN S., $85,000, Saratoga, 7-17, (C), 4yo/up, f/m, 7f,

1:21.63, ft.

1--INDIAN PRIDE, 120, f, 4, Proud Citizen--Ms. Cornstalk, by

Indian Charlie. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. >TDN Rising Star=

O/B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Javier

Castellano. $46,750. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $157,550. *1/2

to Biofuel (Stormin Fever), Horse Of The Year-Can, Ch. 2yo &

3yo Filly-Can, MGSW-Can, MGISP-USA, $781,091; Tu Endie

Wei (Johar), Ch. 2yo Filly-Can, GSW-Can, GSP-USA, $528,005.

2--Blamed, 124, m, 5, Blame--Salsa Star, by Giant's Causeway.

($77,000 RNA Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Cleber J. Massey; B-Sagamore

Farm (MD); T-William I. Mott. $17,000.

3--Risky Mandate, 121, f, 4, Strong Mandate--Paying Off, by

Malibu Moon. O/B-Ghost Hollow Farms, LLC (KY); T-Thomas M.

Amoss. $10,200.

Margins: HF, 3, 3HF. Odds: 2.00, 2.90, 2.75.

Also Ran: Joy Epifora (Arg), Honor Way, Positive Spirit, Bella

Ciao, Please Flatter Me, Slimey. Scratched: Estilo Femenino.

>TDN Rising Star= Indian Pride, a runaway debut winner at the

Spa last summer, registered a career high in game fashion here.

Slightly favored, the well-bred Brereton C. Jones homebred led

the field through an opening quarter in :23.13. Javier Castellano

left the rail open aboard Indian Pride and Joy Epifora (Arg)

(Fortify) made a bold move to take a narrow advantage as they

hit the quarter pole while nine-time winner Blamed made a

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Indian Pride | Adam Coglianese Viadera | Susie Raisher

menacing three-wide bid of her own. Indian Pride still had

plenty left, however, and after Joy Epifora backed out of it in the

stretch, she boxed on gamely to outslug Blamed in a race that

didn=t deserve a loser.

"She showed what she's made of today,@ winning trainer Chad

Brown said. AI was really proud of her effort. She's always been a

horse that had immense talent. When she broke her maiden

here last summer it was breathtaking really, arguably the most

impressive win we had last year. She's had some bumps and

bruises along the way in terms of the interrupted schedule, but

now she has two straight races under her belt and I hope to

have her for the whole season."

Third as the favorite in last fall=s GII Lexus Raven Run S. at

Keeneland, the bay returned from the bench with a sharp

allowance victory at Belmont June 20.

Ms. Cornstalk=s most recent produce includes: Robert and

Lawana Low=s unraced 2-year-old colt and $700,000 KEESEP

graduate Lead (Runhappy); a yearling colt by Gun Runner; and a

Quality Road filly of this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart

or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

DE LA ROSE S., $85,000, Saratoga, 7-17, (C), 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT,

1:38.17, gd.

1--VIADERA (GB), 120, f, 4, Bated Breath (GB)--Sacred Shield

(GB), by Beat Hollow (GB). O-Juddmonte Farms, Inc.;

B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd. (GB); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Joel Rosario.

$46,750. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Ire, 11-4-1-1, $156,441.

*1/2 to Crossed Baton (GB) (Dansili {GB}), MSW & GSP-Eng,

GSP-Fr, $141,509.

2--Noor Sahara (Ire), 120, f, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)--By Invitation,

by Van Nistelrooy. (i140,000 Ylg '17 ARAUG). O-Madaket

Stables LLC, Siena Farm LLC, Michael Dubb & Bethlehem

Stables LLC; B-Southacre Bloodstock (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown.

$17,000.

3--Passing Out, 120, f, 4, Orb--Party Now, by Tiznow. O/B-Stuart

S. Janney, III LLC & Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey

III. $10,200.

Margins: NK, 3/4, NK. Odds: 6.20, 6.00, 3.05.

Also Ran: Clara Peeters (GB), Catch a Bid, Xenobia (Ire), Hogans

Holiday. Scratched: Blowout (GB), Bridlewood Cat.

While favored Catch a Bid (Real Solution) could only manage a

fifth-place run here, the bottomless Chad Brown barn still made

up the $93.50 exacta with its second and third stringers. A

stakes winner and Group 3-placed for Ger Lyons in Ireland,

Viadera was ninth in a Leopardstown handicap in September

before making the trans-Atlantic journey. She was fourth behind

stablemate Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in the

seven-furlong GIII Intercontinental S. over yielding sod June 6,

and was flattered a bit when that runner came back to dominate

the GI Just a Game S. June 27. Tracking from midpack one off

the fence in a paceless affair, the bay still had some work to do

down the center of the track turning for home as Catch a Bid

took over. She continued to gobble up ground in the run to the

line, and made the last and winning move of the Brown trio.

"I was really pleased with her trip,@ Brown said of the winner.

AJoel [Rosario] got to know her that first time out. It's been

frustrating. She's been ready to run for months now and with

cancellations and such, we had to just sprint her the first time.

She got a race under her belt, but she trained much sharper the

second time out, and she showed that leaving the gate.

AShe kind of lost herself back in the field in her last race,@

Brown continued. AWe expected her to get better position this

time. I thought Joel did a great job. The runner-up ran terrific,

too. I was sorry there had to be a horse to lose. They both ran

winning races there. Viadera just had a little cleaner trip.@

The winner hails from a typically deep Juddmonte family that

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Boca Boy | Lauren King

includes globe-trotting champion Twice Over (GB)

(Observatory). She has an unraced 2-year-old half-sister by

Kingman (GB), a yearling full-sister and a foal half-brother by

Camacho (GB). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

8th-Saratoga, $76,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 7-17,

3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:04.19, gd.

LADY LAWYER (f, 4, Blame--Profess, by War Front), a two-time

winner over the Chelmsford synthetic last summer, concluded

her Britain campaign for Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum and

John Gosden with a ninth-place finish at Newmarket Sept. 27.

She was a good second in her U.S. bow for Chad Brown off the

bench in an optional claimer going seven furlongs at Belmont

June 4. Favored at 4-5 here, the $150,000 KEESEP yearling

chased early from fourth, tipped out three deep as they

straightened and came charging home to tag Olendon (Fr) (Le

Havre {Ire}) by a neck. Profess, a daughter of GISW Preach, was

bred to Catholic Boy for the 2021 season. She is also

represented by the unraced 2-year-old filly Cajole (Flatter).

Lifetime Record: 7-4-2-0, $106,090. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Rabbah Bloodstock; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

5th-Gulfstream, $55,000, (S), Msw, 7-17, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:05.99,

sy.

BOCA BOY (g, 2, Prospective--Baliwink, by Gimmeawink), off at

18-1 odds for this debut run, shot out to the front and splashed

his way home to a 2 1/4-length victory. Poppy=s Pride (Khozan)

was second. The winner is a half to Toni Ann's Miracle (Hear No

Evil), SW-Can, SP-US, $176,307. Baliwink is also represented by a

yearling colt by Jess's Dream. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000.

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

Tipton.

O-Kenneth E. Fishbein; B-Carol Hershe (FL); T-Cheryl Winebaugh.

6th-Monmouth, $45,250, Msw, 7-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.15, fm.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE (GB) (f, 3, Lope de Vega {Ire}--Moi Meme {GB} {SW-Fr }, by Teofilo {Ire}), rather chilly on the board at 6-1 for this debut run considering her high-profile connections, raced in sixth passing the grandstand for the first time. She found a nice spot to settle in fifth down the backstretch, began to make her move heading into the far turn, stuck her blazed face in front as they straightened, and bounded home a two-

length winner over her Chad Brown-trained stablemate All

Others Follow (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Another Lope de Vega

(Ire) selected by Mike Ryan for Klaravich, Capital Structure, like

Newspaperofrecord (Ire), was purchased for 200,000gns out of

Tattersalls October Book 1. Moi Meme produced full-brothers to

the winner in 2018 and 2019. Sales history: 200,000gns Ylg '18

TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. Click for the

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

O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Fortescue Bloodstock (GB); T-Chad C.

Brown.

‘TDN Rising Star’ Indian Pride (Proud Citizen) battlesback gamely in the Shine Again S. at the Spa.

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3rd-Ellis, $37,000, Msw, 7-17, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.35, fm.

INTO THE SUNRISE (c, 2, Into Mischief--Bellini Sunrise, by

Machiavellian), a $325,000 KEESEP yearling, showed early

interest and faded to a distant ninth as the 2-1 chalk in his

unveiling on the Gulfstream dirt June 20. With a bullet turf

workout on his resume prior to his forgettable debut, he was

backed as the 9-5 favorite with this switch in surface here. The

bay sped out to the front, led narrowly through sharp fractions

of :21.89 and :44.35, and kicked clear in the stretch to graduate

by 3 3/4 good-looking lengths over Heart Rhythm (Flat Out). The

winner=s dam had a filly by Kantharos in 2019 and a colt by

Goldencents this year. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $22,600. Click

for the Equibase.com chart.

O-M Racing Group, LLC; B-Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly Anderson

(KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.

IN SOUTH KOREA:

Crazy Conti, g, 3, Constitution--Ghostly Darkness, by

Ghostzapper. Busan, 7-17, Hcp. ($50k), 1600m. B-Hargus &

Sandra Sexton, Silver Fern Farm & Tom Bozarth (KY). *1/2 to

Levante Lion (Pioneerof the Nile), GSW-Jpn, $468,656.

**$30,000 Ylg >18 FTKOCT. VIDEO

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: SATURDAY, JULY 18

Anchor Down (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $7,500

51 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

1-Evangeline Downs, Msw 5f, WISE ANCHOR, 8-1

$45,000 FTK JUL yrl; $5,000 OBS MAR 2yo

Big Blue Kitten (Kitten's Joy), Calumet Farm, $10,000

44 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, KITTEN WITH A WHIP, 30-1

$5,000 KEE SEP yrl

Effinex (Mineshaft), Questroyal North

56 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

6-Saratoga, Msw 1 1/16mT, OCALA DREAM, 30-1

$50,000 OBS MAR 2yo

Frosted (Tapit), Darley, $40,000

125 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

6-Saratoga, Msw 1 1/16mT, ROCK SUGAR, 12-1

$130,000 KEE SEP yrl

The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Kildangan Stud, $7,500

43 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, LEONA VANDER (GB), 9-2

RNA GOF NOV wnl; i22,000 GOF SPT yrl

Nyquist (Uncle Mo), Darley, $40,000

94 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

6-Saratoga, Msw 1 1/16mT, BREAKTHROUGH, 6-1

$330,000 FTK JUL yrl

Outwork (Uncle Mo), WinStar Farm, $15,000

118 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners

1-Evangeline Downs, Msw 5f, DREWHUSTLE, 6-1

$45,000 ESL YRL yrl

Runhappy (Super Saver), Claiborne Farm, $25,000

94 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, ZEBRA CAKE, 7-2

$200,000 KEE SEP yrl

Speightster (Speightstown), WinStar Farm, $10,000

122 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

DID YOU KNOW?Newspaperofrecord (Ire)

(Lope de Vega {Ire})

was tabbed as a

“TDN Rising Star”

Visit the TDN Rising Stars section

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1-Saratoga, Msw 5 1/2f, BAJAN RUM, 6-1

$170,000 KEE SEP yrl

3-Woodbine, Msw 5 1/2f, DREAMING OF DREW, 5-2

$95,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl

Texas Red (Afleet Alex), Crestwood Farm, $10,000

49 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners

3-Delaware, Msw 5 1/2f, TEXAS REWARD, 3-1

$4,500 FTK OCT yrl

Uncle Lino (Uncle Mo), Northview PA, $4,000

61 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

3-Delaware, Msw 5 1/2f, HIPNOTIZADA, 2-1

$5,200 EAS DEC wnl; $40,000 EAS OCT yrl

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: SATURDAY, JULY 18

Bayern (Offlee Wild), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $15,000

157 foals of racing age/43 winners/0 black-type winners

8-Pleasanton, $50K California Governor's H., 6f, BIDDY DUKE,

6-1

$22,000 KEE NOV wnl; $30,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl; $40,000 FTK

HRA 2yo

Bourbon Courage (Lion Heart), Anchor & Hope Farm, $5,000

93 foals of racing age/13 winners/2 black-type winners

11-Saratoga, Msw 6f, ME 'N SAP, 20-1

Competitive Edge (Super Saver), Ashford Stud, $12,500

155 foals of racing age/43 winners/4 black-type winners

7-Prairie Meadows, Msw 5f, EDGE TO EDGE, 6-1

$40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $45,000 RNA ARZ NOV yrl

6-Delaware, Msw 5 1/2f, ONE NINER TANGO, 12-1

$60,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl

Conquest Curlinate (Curlin), Shannondoe Farm, private

35 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners

7-Woodbine, Msw 6f, HOLIDAY CURLS, 15-1

$17,000 KEE SEP yrl

Constitution (Tapit), WinStar Farm, $40,000

233 foals of racing age/49 winners/6 black-type winners

12-Monmouth, $1000K GI TVG.com Haskell S., 1 1/8m, ANCIENT

WARRIOR, 20-1

Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro), Three Chimneys Farm, $10,000

142 foals of racing age/25 winners/3 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, SPRINGFIELD DUSTY, 12-1

Golden Lad (Medaglia d'Oro), Northview Stallion Station, $5,000

125 foals of racing age/16 winners/2 black-type winners

3-Delaware, Msw 5 1/2f, HONOR YOUR MOTHER, 8-1

$5,500 EAS OCT yrl

Honor Code (A.P. Indy), Lane's End Farm, $30,000

213 foals of racing age/29 winners/2 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, SHE'S A SHOO IN, 8-1

$110,000 KEE SEP yrl

Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), Gainesway Farm, $10,000

130 foals of racing age/25 winners/4 black-type winners

11-Saratoga, Msw 6f, KAZ'S BEACH, 8-1

$17,000 RNA SAR AUG yrl

Medal Count (Dynaformer), Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm,

$2,000

81 foals of racing age/12 winners/0 black-type winners

11-Monmouth, $300K GI United Nations S., 1 3/8mT, EVE'S

MEDAL, 30-1

Normandy Invasion (Tapit), Pin Oak Lane Farm, $2,500

81 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners

5-Charles Town, Msw 4 1/2f, NORMANDY'S EMPIRE, 15-1

Palace (City Zip), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000

153 foals of racing age/27 winners/1 black-type winner

7-Louisiana Downs, Msw 5fT, PALAIS, 15-1

Race Day (Tapit), Spendthrift Farm, $7,500

149 foals of racing age/27 winners/4 black-type winners

3-Ellis, Msw 5 1/2fT, RACE SMART, 3-1

$8,500 FTK OCT yrl

Tapiture (Tapit), Darby Dan Farm, $7,500

247 foals of racing age/54 winners/3 black-type winners

12-Monmouth, $1000K GI TVG.com Haskell S., 1 1/8m, JESUS'

TEAM, 15-1

$30,000 KEE SEP yrl

1-Saratoga, Msw 5 1/2f, REPO ROCKS, 2-1

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$35,000 KEE NOV wnl; $70,000 KEE SEP yrl

7-Louisiana Downs, Msw 5fT, TAP THE CAT, 7-2

$34,000 RNA OBS OPN 2yo

Tonalist (Tapit), Lane's End Farm, $15,000

179 foals of racing age/33 winners/2 black-type winners

10-Saratoga, $350K GI Coaching Club American Oaks, 1 1/8m,

TONALIST'S SHAPE, 9-5

$45,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $60,000 RNA OBS APR 2yo

STAKES RESULTS:

TOMBOY S., $75,000, Belterra, 7-17, (S), 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT,

1:42.00, fm.

1--MOONLIT MISSION, 122, f, 3, Shackleford--Moonlit River,

by Maria's Mon. ($18,000 Ylg '18 FTKOCT). O-Charlie J.

Williams LLC; B-Belvedere Farm Inc. (OH); T-Silvano M.

Gonzalez; J-Erik Barbaran. $45,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-1,

$234,550.

2--Penny Shots, 116, f, 3, Archarcharch--Joxy Roxy, by City Zip.

O-Marion F. Gorham; B/T-Robert M. Gorham (OH). $15,000.

3--Tiz What, 118, f, 3, Colonel John--Unusual Spring, by Unusual

Heat. O/B-Mast Thoroughbreds LLC (OH); T-Robert M.

Gorham. $7,500.

Margins: HF, 1, 2. Odds: 2.10, 7.40, 0.70.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

1st-Saratoga, $76,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 7-17,

3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:21.28, gd.

COUNTER OFFER (g, 4, Tapizar--Donate, by City Zip) Lifetime

Record: 14-3-1-0, $160,624. O-Six Column Stables, LLC; B-Elm

Tree Farm, LLC & Angel Diaz Tapia (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes.

*$45,000 Wlg '16 KEENOV; $80,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP.

6th-Saratoga, $64,000, (S), 7-17, (NW1$X), 3/up, 7f, 1:22.47, ft.

VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD (g, 5, Country Day--Hollywood and

Wine {SW, $102,691}, by Tactical Cat) Lifetime Record:

20-3-7-2, $128,477.O-Noda Brothers, LLC; B-Harry L. Landry

(NY); T-Orlando Noda. *$5,000 Wlg '15 FTNMIX; $10,000 Ylg '16

KEESEP. **1/2 to Caribbean Cowboy (Petionville), SW, $180,616.

8th-Gulfstream, $47,000, (S), (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($12,500), 7-17,

3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.27, gd.

MERSEYSIDE (f, 3, Maclean=s Music--Twice by Sunday, by Sky

Mesa) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, $85,020. O/B-All In Line Stables,

LLC (FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

9th-Laurel, $46,326, 7-17, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:36.70, ft.

SAINTLY SAMURAI (g, 5, First Samurai--Saintly Sister, by Saint

Liam) Lifetime Record: 9-3-1-0, $71,055. O/B-Stone Farm (KY);

T-H. Graham Motion. *1/2 to Abbot (Langfuhr), SP, $157,307.

8th-Laurel, $44,450, 7-17, (C), 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 1:00.99, fm.

FIYA (g, 3, Friesan Fire--Sista, by Two Punch) Lifetime Record:

4-2-1-1, $57,273. O-The Orebanks; B-Ann W. Merryman (MD);

T-Michael Merryman.

5th-Ellis, $39,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 7-17, 3yo/up,

f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.64, fm.

DIXIEINCANDYLAND (f, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Dixieinyankeeland,

by Dixie Union) Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-2, $121,549.

O-Russ Davis Revocable Trust; B-Crossed Sabres Farm (KY);

T-Eddie Kenneally. *$95,000 RNA Ylg '17 KEESEP; $60,000 3yo

'19 OBSWIN.

8th-Ellis, $38,000, 7-17, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.99, ft.

ALL WEST (c, 4, Flashback--Clear Distinction, by Storm Cat)

Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, $84,452. O-Gus King; B-Gary & Mary

West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Ron Moquett. *$100,000 Wlg '16

KEENOV. **1/2 to Aireofdistinction (Songandaprayer), MSW,

$329,521.

3rd-Evangeline Downs, $29,560, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($12,500),

7-16, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:37.17, fm.

TREYS MIDNITE MOON (g, 5, Neko Bay--Peace Street, by Street

Cry {Ire}) Lifetime Record: MSP, 32-8-8-3, $197,990. O-Snake

Racing LLC; B-David Thomas Rogers (LA); T-Corale A. Richards.

2nd-Pleasanton, $27,944, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 7-17,

3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:41.47, ft.

BUILDER (g, 5, Gio Ponti--Rumba Punch, by Green Dancer)

Lifetime Record: 24-5-8-3, $145,690. O-Peter McGoldrick & John

Tipton; B-Redmon Farm (KY); T-Isidro Tamayo. *$27,000 RNA

Wlg '15 KEENOV; $17,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. **1/2 to Ponder Lea

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • JULY 18, 2020

Into Mischief=s Into the Sunrise switches to grass and breaks his maiden impressively | Coady

(More Than Ready), GSP, $144,508; 1/2 to Lyin' Heart (Lion

Heart), SW & GSP, $117,202.

8th-Canterbury, $25,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($12,500), 7-16,

3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :56.57, fm.

TASHIARA (f, 4, Exchange Rate--Ballerina Belle, by First

Defence) Lifetime Record: 10-3-3-0, $50,174. O-Hidden Creek

Farm & Silva Racing LLC; B-Brent & Beth Harris (KY); T-Miguel

Angel Silva. *$45,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP.

6th-Belterra, $23,000, (S), 7-17, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:42.96,

ft.

FOREVER DIAMOND (g, 3, Kettle Corn--Diamond Lass {SP}, by

Private School) Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $31,080.

O/B-Robert Alvin Reeves (OH); T-Mark E. Thomas.

9th-Emerald Downs, $21,210, Opt. Clm ($50,000), 7-16, 3yo/up,

f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:03.39, ft.

ALITTLELESSTALK (f, 4, Demon Warlock--Trainingat the Bar, by

Valid Wager) Lifetime Record: MSW, 12-5-3-0, $104,776.

O-Warlock Stables, Roddina A. Barrett & Kelly Dougan;

B-Warlock Stables, A. Floyd, K. Dougan, M. Hudson &

Horseplayer's Racing Club (WA); T-Roddina A. Barrett. *$15,000

RNA Ylg '17 WASSEP.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Mr Tingles, c, 2, Uncaptured--Sainted Dancer, by Saint Anddan.

Gulfstream, 7-17, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05.94. B-Oakleaf Farm, Liz &

Norman Wilson (FL).

Imperial Moment, c, 3, American Pharoah--South Bank (SP-Fr),

by Tapit. Gulfstream, 7-17, (C), 1mT, 1:36.82. B-Juddmonte

Farms Inc (KY). *$60,000 3yo '20 KEEJAN.

Too Early, g, 3, Distorted Humor--Morning Gallop (MSP,

$299,695), by Victory Gallop. Saratoga, 7-17, (S), 1 1/8m (off

turf), 1:52.05. B-Edition Farm (NY). *$72,000 RNA Ylg '18

SARAUG. **1/2 to John's Island (Posse), MSP, $413,910.

Eternal Heart, f, 3, First Samurai--Stolen Heart (SP), by Ecton

Park. Charles Town, 7-16, (S), 4 1/2f, :53.87. B-James Miller

(WV). *$50,000 Ylg '18 EASOCT. **1/2 to Henny's Princess

(Henny Hughes), SW, $139,589; Noblame (Blame), MSW,

$167,023. ***1ST-TIME STARTER.

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Cold Hard Cash, g, 3, Maclean=s Music--Perfect Legacy, by

Perfect Soul (Ire). Saratoga, 7-17, (S), (C), 7f (off turf), 1:23.50.

B-Stonewall Farm (NY).

Cascade Dancer, f, 3, Nationhood--Muchas Coronas, by Macho

Uno. Emerald Downs, 7-16, 6f, 1:11.54. B-Frederick L. Pabst

(WA). *$5,000 Ylg '18 WASSEP.

Pianzi, g, 3, Shanghai Bobby--Faker, by Petionville. Monmouth,

7-17, (S), 6f, 1:11.54. B-Hope Haskell Jones & Isabelle de

Tomaso (NJ).

Carson Castle, f, 3, Siente El Trueno--Swelzel (SP), by Stritzel.

Charles Town, 7-17, (S), 4 1/2f, :54.00. B-Joe Stehr (WV).

Sense You Left, f, 3, Street Sense--Pomarine, by Aptitude. Ellis,

7-17, 1mT, 1:36.17. B-Brookdale, Jack Swain III, Double K LLC &

Ted Folkerth (KY). *$35,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $37,000 RNA Ylg

'18 KEESEP; $35,000 RNA Ylg '18 EASOCT; $16,000 2yo '19

OBSOPN.

Good Sugar, g, 4, Goods--Moro's Sugarbaby, by Moro Oro.

Indiana Grand, 7-16, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05.61. B-Walter T Bates (IN).

Come On Sweet Pea, f, 4, Kela--Pink Martini, by Pikepass.

Canterbury, 7-16, (S), 1mT, 1:36.54. B-Dorothy Erban (MN).

Yes It's Ginger, f, 4, Yes It's True--Ginger Light, by Colony Light.

Ellis, 7-17, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.52. B-Angel & Penny Lopez & Kathie

Maybee (KY). *$11,000 Wlg '16 KEENOV; $22,000 Ylg '17

EASOCT; $40,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR.

IN SOUTH KOREA:

Barbarian (Kor), c, 3, Competitive Edge--White Haven, by

Unbridled=s Song. Busan, 7-17, Hcp. ($50k), 1400m. B-Jung

Byoung Chul. *$20,000 in utero >16 KEENOV. VIDEO

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AMERICAN PHAROAH, Imperial Moment, c, 3, o/o South Bank,

by Tapit. MCL, 7-17, Gulfstream

BATED BREATH (GB), Viadera (GB), f, 4, o/o Sacred Shield (GB),

by Beat Hollow (GB). De La Rose S., 7-17, Saratoga

BLAME, Lady Lawyer, f, 4, o/o Profess, by War Front. AOC, 7-17,

Saratoga

CANDY RIDE (ARG), Dixieincandyland, f, 4, o/o

Dixieinyankeeland, by Dixie Union. AOC, 7-17, Ellis

COUNTRY DAY, Vintage Hollywood, g, 5, o/o Hollywood and

Wine, by Tactical Cat. ALW, 7-17, Saratoga

DEMON WARLOCK, Alittlelesstalk, f, 4, o/o Trainingat the Bar,

by Valid Wager. AOC, 7-16, Emerald Downs

DISTORTED HUMOR, Too Early, g, 3, o/o Morning Gallop, by

Victory Gallop. MSW, 7-17, Saratoga

EXCHANGE RATE, Tashiara, f, 4, o/o Ballerina Belle, by First

Defence. AOC, 7-16, Canterbury

FIRST SAMURAI, Eternal Heart, f, 3, o/o Stolen Heart, by Ecton

Park. MSW, 7-16, Charles Town

FIRST SAMURAI, Saintly Samurai, g, 5, o/o Saintly Sister, by Saint

Liam. ALW, 7-17, Laurel

FLASHBACK, All West, c, 4, o/o Clear Distinction, by Storm Cat.

ALW, 7-17, Ellis

FRIESAN FIRE, Fiya, g, 3, o/o Sista, by Two Punch. ALW, 7-17,

Laurel

GIO PONTI, Builder, g, 5, o/o Rumba Punch, by Green Dancer.

AOC, 7-17, Pleasanton

GOODS, Good Sugar, g, 4, o/o Moro's Sugarbaby, by Moro Oro.

MSW, 7-16, Indiana Grand

INTO MISCHIEF, Into the Sunrise, c, 2, o/o Bellini Sunrise, by

Machiavellian. MSW, 7-17, Ellis

KELA, Come On Sweet Pea, f, 4, o/o Pink Martini, by Pikepass.

MSW, 7-16, Canterbury

KETTLE CORN, Forever Diamond, g, 3, o/o Diamond Lass, by

Private School. ALW, 7-17, Belterra

LOPE DE VEGA (IRE), Capital Structure (GB), f, 3, o/o Moi Meme

(GB), by Teofilo (Ire). MSW, 7-17, Monmouth

MACLEAN'S MUSIC, Cold Hard Cash, g, 3, o/o Perfect Legacy, by

Perfect Soul (Ire). MCL, 7-17, Saratoga

MACLEAN'S MUSIC, Merseyside, f, 3, o/o Twice by Sunday, by

Sky Mesa. AOC, 7-17, Gulfstream

NATIONHOOD, Cascade Dancer, f, 3, o/o Muchas Coronas, by

Macho Uno. MSW, 7-16, Emerald Downs

NEKO BAY, Treys Midnite Moon, g, 5, o/o Peace Street, by

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>TDN Rising Star= Indian Pride (Proud Citizen) was a game winner of Saratoga=s Shine Again | Susie Raisher

Street Cry (Ire). AOC, 7-16, Evangeline

PROSPECTIVE, Boca Boy, g, 2, o/o Baliwink, by Gimmeawink.

MSW, 7-17, Gulfstream

PROUD CITIZEN, Indian Pride, f, 4, o/o Ms. Cornstalk, by Indian

Charlie. Shine Again S., 7-17, Saratoga

SHACKLEFORD, Moonlit Mission, f, 3, o/o Moonlit River, by

Maria's Mon. Tomboy S., 7-17, Belterra

SHANGHAI BOBBY, Pianzi, g, 3, o/o Faker, by Petionville. MSW,

7-17, Monmouth

SIENTE EL TRUENO, Carson Castle, f, 3, o/o Swelzel, by Stritzel.

MSW, 7-17, Charles Town

STREET SENSE, Sense You Left, f, 3, o/o Pomarine, by Aptitude.

MSW, 7-17, Ellis

TAPIZAR, Counter Offer, g, 4, o/o Donate, by City Zip. AOC, 7-17,

Saratoga

UNCAPTURED, Mr Tingles, c, 2, o/o Sainted Dancer, by Saint

Anddan. MSW, 7-17, Gulfstream

YES IT'S TRUE, Yes It's Ginger, f, 4, o/o Ginger Light, by Colony

Light. MSW, 7-17, Ellis

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THIS DATE IN HISTORY...

July 18, 1942...Garden State Park opened. A crowd of 31,682

welcomed the return of racing to New Jersey after a 49-year

absence.

July 18, 1989...The last Northern Dancer foal to be sold at public

auction, later named Northern Park, was purchased by Zenya

Yoshida for $2.8 million. The colt's dam was the stakes-winning

mare Mrs. Penny.

July 18, 1993...Jockey Gary Stevens topped $100 million in

career earnings after his mount, Don't Presume, won at

Hollywood Park.

July 20, 1951...Six-year-old Citation, the first Thoroughbred to

earn $1 million, was retired to stud.

July 20, 1974...Carl Rosen's Chris Evert trounced Miss Musket by

50 lengths in the world's richest match race, a $350,000

winner-take-all contest at Hollywood Park.

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYTHIS SIDE UP: HASKELL SET DERBY COMPASS Chris McGrath previews this weekend’s GI TVG.com Haskell at

Monmouth Park. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN

America.

SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2020

Investec Oaks second Ennistymon looks to go

one better on Saturday | Racing Post

A 2-year-old breezes on the Rowley Mile | Emma Berry

IRISH OAKS TAKESCENTRE STAGE

Aidan O=Brien will be looking to bring down more barricades

on Saturday as he chases the record of Sir Michael Stoute in The

Curragh=s G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks. With five wins in the mile-

and-a-half Classic, he sits one shy of the tally wracked up over

the decades by the Newmarket-based legend and it will be no

surprise were he to join him in 2020. Four fillies contest the

latest renewal from Rosegreen, with Evie Stockwell=s G1 Epsom

Oaks and G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up Ennistymon (Ire) (Galileo

{Ire}) the current standard-bearer on that form. Normally, being

beaten nine lengths in the Epsom monument would be no

commendation coming into this equivalent, but to be that

distance from her exalted stablemate Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is

probably creditable. AWe=ve been very happy with Ennistymon

since her last run in Epsom. She ran a great race, so we=re

looking forward to this,@ O=Brien said.

Ennistymon=s rider Wayne Lordan was on Snow (Ire) (Galileo

{Ire}) when she beat her elders in the G3 Munster Oaks at Cork

on July 5, which was her first try at this trip. Previously runner-

up in the June 21 G3 Blue Wind S. over 10 furlongs on June 21,

the full-sister to Kew Gardens (Ire) is charting the kind of

progress that makes one from her stable with her pedigree

impossible to discount in this company. Cont. p2

WILDCARDS ADDED TO GORESBRIDGE Twenty-three wildcards have been added to the July 24

Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale which, due to

COVID-19 travel restrictions, will take place at Park Paddocks in

Newmarket this year rather than Fairyhouse in Ireland. The

breeze is scheduled for the Rowley Mile on July 22.

Among the wildcards are lot 227, a No Nay Never half-brother

to stakes winner We Are Ninety (Ire) (Thewayyouare); lot 230, a

filly by red hot second-season sire Night Of Thunder (Ire) out of

a full-sister to G3 Gladness S. winner Sruthan (Ire) (Arakan); lot

248, a Kodiac (GB) filly whose dam is a half-sister to the Listed

Hilary Needler Trophy winner Geesala (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and

the listed-placed Tomintoul Singer (Ire) (Johannesburg); lot 250,

a Shalaa (Ire) colt whose dam is closely related to Dabirsim (Fr)

(Hat Trick {Jpn}) and is also from the family of Sea Of Class (Ire)

(Sea The Stars {Ire}) and her slew of over-achieving sisters; lot

251, a Siyouni (Fr) brother to two listed-placed winners; lot 253,

a filly by exciting young sire Make Believe (GB); and lot 254, an

American Pharoah filly who is the second foal out of the listed-

winning Innocent Love (Grand Slam).

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020

Cayenne Pepper is a worthy challenger to the Ballydoyle

brigade in the Irish Oaks | Racing Post

Dual Group 1 winner Romanised returns in

the Minstrel S. | Scoop Dyga

Irish Oaks Takes Centre Stage cont. from p1

That also applies to Laburnum (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who came

off second-best in a tussle with the Ger Lyons-trained Even So

(Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in the Listed Naas Oaks Trial over a mile and

a quarter last time on July 4.

AWe were delighted with Laburnum the last day, she was very

inexperienced going into it--a baby, really,@ O=Brien said of the

full-sister to Roderic O=Connor (Ire). AWhen she won her maiden

she didn=t know much, so we felt that she had to run again to

learn. She seems to be in good form and is stepping up to a mile

and a half. It will be very interesting to see what happens with

her, but there is every chance she is going to move up plenty.

She is a very straightforward filly.@

Romanised Returns Earlier on the Curragh card, the O=Brien-Lordan combination is

in evidence in the G2 Paddy Power Minstrel S. on the exciting

Lancaster House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who beat the high-class

Speak In Colours (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}) with authority in the

G3 Gladness S. over this seven-furlong trip on June 13. He has to

contend with last year=s winner Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman

Emperor {Ire}), who stages his return to action for Robert Ng

and Ken Condon. Already successful in the 2018 G1 Irish 2000

Guineas, he proved himself a genuine top-class performer on his

latest two outings when winning the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois

and finishing runner-up in the G1 Prix du Moulin.

Aidan O=Brien=s record in the G2 GAIN Railway S. is

remarkable, with his tally of 13 successes just one short of the

late great Vincent O=Brien. Wayne Lordan is on the June 26

course-and-distance maiden winner Merchants Quay (Fr) (No

Nay Never), leaving Michael Hussey to partner the July 3 Navan

maiden scorer Forest of Dreams (Ire) (No Nay Never). Jessie

Harrington saddles Zhang Yuesheng=s June 8 Naas maiden

winner Lucky Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), while Ger Lyons

relies on To Glory (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) who was off the mark

over another 150 yards on debut at Limerick on June 29.

The fixture=s other pattern race is the G2 Comer Group

International Curragh Cup, in which Lordan is on Ballydoyle=s

unexposed June 18 Fairyhouse maiden-winning 3-year-old

Memorabilis (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) as he takes on Lloyd Williams=s

veteran Twilight Payment (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) who scored over

course and distance last time in the June 27 G3 Vintage Crop S.

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020

Sprinters Shine In Hackwood Earlier in the afternoon, Newbury host the G3 bet365

Hackwood S. for the sprinters, with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al

Maktoum=s >TDN Rising Star= Repartee (Ire) (Invincible Spirit

{Ire}) looking to step up on his winning return in Windsor=s

Listed Carnarvon S. over this six-furlong trip on June 28. Among

the unexposed 3-year-old=s opponents is last year=s G2 City of

York S. winner Shine So Bright (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who

was third when attempting to force the issue in the seven-

furlong Listed Surrey S. at Epsom on July 4. AAs long as the

ground is on the quick side, I would hope he=ll run very well. I

think they=re calling the ground good at the moment and as long

as it stays that way, I=m sure he=ll be fine,@ trainer Andrew

Balding said. AHe=s a very useful horse on his day and I was

happy with his last run at Epsom.@

Also on the card is the Listed bet365 Rose Bowl S. over six

furlongs, where Manton Park Racing=s Method (Ire) (Mehmas

{Ire}) bids to uphold the form of his Doncaster debut on June 26.

Having beaten the subsequent G2 Duchess of Cambridge S.

runner-up Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) there by 4 1/4 lengths,

there is an understandable air of excitement surrounding the

latest Martyn Meade project. AHe was quite impressive at

Doncaster, but this is a totally different ball game,@ he said with

a dash of humility. AHe=s come out the race really well and I=m

expecting him to progress and make a good showing of himself.

It=s a natural stepping-stone. It=s just the right sort of race for

him. I think he learnt a lot the other day.@

WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?

G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks

CAYENNE PEPPER (IRE) (Australia {GB}BMuwakaba, by Elusive

Quality)

Bred by G H S Bloodstock & J C Bloodstock, Cayenne Pepper

was offered by Bumble Mitchell as a foal at Tattersalls

December, where she was selected by Harriet Jellet for Jon Kelly

for 195,000gns. Last year=s G3 Flame Of Tara S. winner now

races in the colours of Kelly=s wife Sarah. Cayenne Pepper is

inbred 4x3 to Allegretta, her third dam Saleela (Nureyev) being a

half-sister to Urban Sea and King=s Best.

IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAYON THE FARM WITH ANTHONY MITHEN

Taking a closer look at Rosemont Stud’s Anthony Mithen. Click

or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ.

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Irish CorrespondentDaithi Harvey

Regular ColumnistsChris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake

Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele

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(Kingman {GB}) was tabbed as a

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TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020

Snow is the priciest of the Irish Oaks runners, having been

bought for 1.2-million gns | Racing Post

Cont.

ENNISTYMON (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}BLahinch {Ire}, by Danehill

Dancer {Ire})

Evie Stockwell purchased Ennistymon=s dam Lahinch as a

yearling and, under the care of Aidan O=Brien, she was a listed

winner at two and three and Group 2-placed. Ennistymon is her

10th and most recently reported foal and she is a three-quarter

sister to G3 Ballyogan S. winner Liscanna (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells),

who threw for Stockwell the G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Brave

Anna (War Front) and GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf victor Hit It

A Bomb (War Front). Lahinch has also left behind the

G3 Kilternan S. winner The Bogberry (Hawk Wing) and the

G2 Kilboy Estate S. second Lahinch Classics (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

EVEN SO (IRE) (Camelot {GB}BBreeze Hill {Ire}, by Danehill)

Bred by Lynch Bages and campaigned by Susan Magnier and

Linda Shanahan with G1 Irish 2000 Guineas-winning trainer Ger

Lyons, the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas fifth and last-out Listed Naas

Oaks Trial winner Even So is out of Breeze Hill, a half-sister to

Derby winner Dr Devious (Ire) who raced for Robert Sangster in

Ireland and later New Zealand before beginning her broodmare

career in the antipodes. Breeze Hill=s siblings also include the

stakes winners Shinko King (Ire), Archway (Ire) and Royal Court

(Ire) as well as Rain Flower (Ire), the dam of G1 Investec Oaks

and G1 German Oaks victress and dual stakes producer Dancing

Rain (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). Dancing Rain=s three-quarter

sister Sumora (Ire) produced the G1 Moyglare Stud S. scorer

Maybe (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), in turn the dam of the 2018 G1 2000

Guineas winner Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).

Cont. p5

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020

Nando Parrado winning the Coventry | Racing Post

LABURNUM (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}BSecret Garden {Ire}, by Danehill)

Second to Even So in the Naas Oaks Trial, Laburnum was bred

by Swettenham Stud and races for the Coolmore triumvirate.

The 11th foal out of the listed-winning Secret Garden (Ire)

(Danehill), she is a full-sister to G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner

Roderic O=Connor (Ire) and Listed Salsabil S. scorer Dazzling (Ire).

Secret Garden has been mated exclusively with Galileo since

2008 and she has a yearling filly.

NEW YORK GIRL (IRE) (New Approach {Ire}BAnnee Lumiere

{Ire}, by Giant=s Causeway)

Bred by P F & Peter Kelly, New York Girl was selected by Cathy

Grassick for 32,000gns as a Tattersalls December Foal from the

Ballybin Stud consignment and now carries the colours of

Healthy Wood Co Ltd. New York Girl is out of the French listed-

placed Annee Lumiere, who is a half-sister to the dam of the

talented American mare More Chocolate (Malibu Moon).

PASSION (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}BDialafara (Fr), by Anabaa)

Bred by Lynch Bages and Camas Park Stud, Passion was

hammered down for 800,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls

October Yearling Sale to SackvilleDonald and now races for the

Coolmore partners. The winner of one of her six starts, Passion

is a full-sister to G1 Irish Derby and G1 St Leger victor Capri (Ire)

and G3 Loughbrown S. scorer Cypress Creek (Ire). The dam,

Dialafara, was bought for i175,000 from Arqana December in

2010, the ticket signed by Mags O=Toole.

SNOW (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}BChelsea Rose {Ire}, by Desert King

{Ire})

Bred by Barronstown Stud and bought by MV Magnier for 1.2-

million gns at Tattersalls October, the last-out G3 Munster Oaks

winner Snow is out of G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner Chelsea Rose,

who was a i450,000 purchase from breeder Airlie Stud at Goffs

November in 2012 with BBA Ireland signing the ticket. Chelsea

Rose=s eventual G3 Prix de Ris-Organis winner and G1 Prix

Maurice de Gheest second Thawaany (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) was a

2-year-old at the time and she has since produced the 2018 G1

St Leger, G2 British Champions Long Distance Cup and G2

Queen=s Vase winner Kew Gardens (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

YAXENI (FR) (Maxios {GB}BKithonia {Fr}, by Sadler=s Wells)

SBA Racing=s Yaxeni was bred by the Niarchos Family and sold

through Norelands Stud to Gaelic Bloodstock as a yearling for

i8,000 at Goffs February. Her listed-placed dam is out of a half-

sister to G1 Prix du Jockey Club winner Hernando (Fr) (Niniski)

and G1 Prix Lupin victor Johann Quatz (Fr) (Sadler=s Wells).

NANDO PARRADO OUT OF PAPIN Sunday=s G2 Prix Robert Papin was set to be a showdown

between Royal Ascot winners Nando Parrado (Ire) (Kodiac {GB})

and The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}), but that clash will have

to wait with Nando Parrado having turned up lame on Friday

morning.

AI=m afraid Nando pulled out a bit sore this morning,@ trainer

Clive Cox said of the 150-1 G2 Coventry S. winner. AIt=s a huge

disappointment, but we know we=ve got a serious horse on our

hands and we just can=t take the risk. It=s just bad timing more

than anything, but we can=t take him to France for a Group 2

when he=s just not 100%.@

Cox was non-committal with regards to next month=s G1 Prix

Morny.

AWe=ll see,@ he said. AI don=t think it=s anything too major--I=m

hopeful he=ll be alright in a few days. We think he=s a horse with

a very bright future.@

ENGLISH KING AREALLY WELL@; FUTURE

UNDECIDED Trainer Ed Walker said Bjorn Nielsen=s Listed Lingfield Derby

Trial winner English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) is Areally well@ two

weeks after running fifth as the favourite in the G1 Investec

Derby, but that no future plans have been decided.

AHe=s recovered from Epsom and put the weight back on that

he lost--we=re very happy with him,@ the trainer said.

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Goodwood Racecourse | Racing Post Naas Racecourse | Racing Post

English King..cont.

AThere is no great plan at the moment, that=s for sure. We=re

just mulling things over and we=ll see what we come up with.

The main thing is the horse is absolutely fine and hopefully

there=s still a lot to look forward to.@

GOODWOOD TO HAVE SPECTATORS ON

FINAL DAY Some spectators will be allowed to attend the final day of the

Qatar Goodwood Festival on Aug. 1 as part of a pilot test of

crowds at sporting events organized by The Department for

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Attendance will initially be

offered to Goodwood annual members and their guests. People

onsite, including spectators and participants, will be capped at

5,000. The Racecourse Association said Goodwood was chosen

as an appropriate location for the pilot because it is in a Arural

setting with a low prevalence rate of the virus.@

David Armstrong, chief executive of the Racecourse

Association and chair of the welcoming crowds industry group,

said, AWe welcome the fact that horse racing is to be selected as

one of the pilot events to welcome back crowds and my team

and I acknowledge the great responsibility upon us. The safety

protocols involved will be stringent and the Goodwood

Racecourse team are in a fantastic place to implement them.

AThe sport has come together to offer support to ensure the

pilot event provides us with sufficient learnings that others may

follow in time. These learnings will allow us to draft

industry-wide protocols for the wider scale return of crowds as

soon as we are able.@

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said, AFor months millions of

us have felt the void of being unable to go to the match to

support our team or attend a top-class sporting event. So I am

pleased that we are now able to move forward with a plan to

help venues safely reopen their doors to fans.

AI recognise that not every sport, team or club has the benefit

of huge commercial revenue, and it is often their dedicated fans

that are the lifeblood which helps keep them going. By working

closely with sports and medical experts, these pilots will help

ensure the safe return of fans to stadia. Although it will remain

some time before venues are full to capacity, this is a major step

in the right direction for the resumption of live spectator sport

across the country.@

IRISH STATISTICS DRIVE HOME COVID

IMPACT

Horse Racing Ireland on Friday released its mid-year figures,

and with indicators down across the board they highlighted the

severe repercussions the COVID-19 pandemic has had.

Betting with on-course bookmakers and the Tote was down

73.9% through the first half of the year; the public has not been

allowed on an Irish racecourse since early March, and thus

attendance has been down by 80%. Eighty-seven fixtures were

lost between March and June, and severe interruption to the

sales calendar meant public auction sales in Ireland are down

87.3% year-on-year.

The number of active owners is down 13.9%, however that

figure has been on the rise since racing returned. The number of

horses in training was down 1.6% for the first half of the year.

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Tourles Farm | Windsor Clive International

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS

However, at the end of June, it jumped up 6.8% year-on-year,

reflecting the return of both the flat and National Hunt

programmes. Field sizes are up 3.4%.

Brian Kavanagh, chief executive of HRI, said, ATwenty-twenty

has been a devastating year for the country and like many other

sectors, the horse racing and breeding industry has suffered

greatly having effectively come to a standstill on Mar. 24.

Against that background, any comparison with previous years is

futile. Nevertheless, a few key points are worth highlighting.

AThe absence of attendances is having a devastating impact on

racecourses and the businesses that depend on them such as

on-course bookmakers, Tote, caterers and so on. Horse Racing

Ireland and the racecourses are working to develop methods by

which attendance can return once deemed appropriate by the

Government. This is challenging and the contribution to the

industry by the racecourses in continuing to race behind closed

doors since June 8 is commendable.

AWhile traditionally the quieter part of the year, bloodstock

sales figures for the first half of 2020 were decimated. The sales

companies have shown flexibility with regard to their dates and

HRI is working with them and government to ensure that sales

can safely resume in Ireland in August. The equivalent sales of

those scheduled to be held between now and the end of the

year generated i150-million in turnover for Irish breeders in

2019, much of it to overseas buyers.

AWith the support of the Department of Agriculture, Food and

the Marine, horse breeding and training were able to continue

safely during the period of restrictions and owners have shown

great loyalty with just a small drop in the number of horses in

training. HRI is committed to restoring as many of the lost

opportunities as possible and has previously announced revised

fixtures and race programmes for the rest of the year which will

provide opportunities for horses at all levels. I would like to

acknowledge the contribution of owners, both domestic and

international, in retaining their horses in training which has

protected employment and economic activity in rural Ireland.

AHorse Racing Ireland welcomes the strong commitment to

develop the industry over the coming years contained in the

recently published Programme for Government, particularly in

the context of the challenges provided by Covid-19 and Brexit.

The racing and breeding industry is one which will contribute to

the economic recovery, generating employment and a

significant level of international investment into the Irish rural

economy. Horse Racing Ireland is working with all elements of

the industry to mitigate the impact of the current crisis,

however, the challenges facing many participants are

significant.@

Click here for the complete statistics.

HESMONDS TO SELL YEARLING FARM

Hesmonds Stud has listed for sale its yearling preparation base

Tourles Farm at East Hoathly, near Lewes in East Sussex.

The 114-acre farm has been the subject of significant

investment as of late, and the facilities include a yearling

preparation centre, a four furlong gallop, a 20 metre by 40

metre schooling ring, lunge ring, 25-box barn and a three

bedroom cottage. Hesmonds Studs was purchased in 2010 by

Nurlan Bizakov, who has made substantial investments in the

property and also purchased Monfort et Preaux in Normandy,

France last year. Windsor Clive International is handling the sale,

and that firm=s William Harford said, ATourles Farm is one of the

best presented farms we have offered in recent years. It=s

extensive range of facilities dictate that Tourles will attract

interest from every quarter of the professional, equine world.@

Saturday, July 18:

UNITED KINGDOM

Adaay (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Whitsbury Manor Stud

94 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners

16:35-BATH, 5f, A DAY OF MISCHIEF (GB)

18:25-HAYDOCK PARK, 7.25f, WATERLOO SUNSET (GB)

5,500gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 3

Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Derrinstown Stud

94 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

13:05-NEWBURY, 7f, HEADSHOT (GB)

70,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 1

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Prince Of Lir | Ballyhane Stud

Belardo (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), Kildangan Stud

93 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners

18:25-HAYDOCK PARK, 7.25f, TITAN ROCK (GB)

58,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2018; 90,000gns

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 1

Kodi Bear (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Rathbarry Stud

83 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners

18:25-HAYDOCK PARK, 7.25f, HARMONY LIL (Ire)

i45,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale 2019

The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Kildangan Stud

43 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

14:15-NEWBURY, 17.5K THE bet365 ROSE BOWL STAKES (CLASS

1) (Listed Race)6f, KRAKEN POWER (Ire)

i39,000 Goffs November Foals Sale 2018; ,28,000 Goffs UK

Premier & Silver Yearling Sale 2019

Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Tally-Ho Stud

146 foals of racing age/9 winners/0 black-type winners

14:15-NEWBURY, 17.5K THE bet365 ROSE BOWL STAKES (CLASS

1) (Listed Race)6f, METHOD (Ire)

i16,000 Goffs November Foals Sale 2018; ,20,000 Goffs UK

Premier & Silver Yearling Sale 2019

New Bay (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Ballylinch Stud

77 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners

14:15-NEWBURY, 17.5K THE bet365 ROSE BOWL STAKES (CLASS

1) (Listed Race)6f, IMPERIAL YELLOW (Ire)

i60,000 Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2018;

,40,000 Goffs UK Premier & Silver Yearling Sale 2019

13:40-NEWBURY, 6f, JACINTH (Ire)

72,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 2;

120,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale 2020

Pearl Secret (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), Chapel Stud

43 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners

13:40-NEWBURY, 6f, SHEILA O'SHEA (GB)

4,800gns RNA Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 4

Pride Of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), Coolmore Stud

122 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners

18:25-HAYDOCK PARK, 7.25f, FANCY MAN (Ire)

i30,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale 2019

Prince of Lir (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Ballyhane Stud

77 foals of racing age/4 winners/1 black-type winner

16:35-BATH, 5f, THE GOLDEN UNICORN (Ire)

i6,000 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearlings 2019

Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Haras de Bouquetot

118 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners

13:05-NEWBURY, 7f, LONGLAI (Fr)

i130,000 Arqana Deauville Augest Yearling Sale 2019

Strath Burn (GB) (Equiano {Fr}), Bridge House Stud

15 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

16:35-BATH, 5f, JENNIVERE (GB)

i17,000 RNA Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2019

Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Dalham Hall Stud

113 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners

13:05-NEWBURY, 7f, CALCUTTA CUP (Fr)

i68,000 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2018; i100,000

Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2019

13:05-NEWBURY, 7f, RHOSCOLYN (GB)

38,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2018; 75,000gns

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2019 - Book 1

Twilight Son (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), Cheveley Park Stud

122 foals of racing age/1 winner/1 black-type winner

16:35-BATH, 5f, TWILIGHT HEIR (GB)

9,500gns RNA Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2018; ,12,000

Goffs UK Premier & Silver Yearling Sale 2019

FRANCE

Biraaj (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB})

9 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

4-LA TESTE BUCH, 1400m, ABOUT MIDNIGHT (Ire)

The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Kildangan Stud

43 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners

2-LA TESTE BUCH, 1200m, KING OF THE LIONS (Ire)

Scissor Kick (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}), Haras d'Etreham

43 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

4-LA TESTE BUCH, 1400m, VEDVOKOV (Fr)

i28,000 Osarus September Yearling Sale 2019

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OBSERVATIONSon the European racing scene

Legend Of Dubai as a yearling. He sold for 500,000gns | Tattersalls

SON OF SPEEDY BOARDING DEBUTS1.05 Newbury, Novice, ,6,400, 2yo, 7fT

LEGEND OF DUBAI (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was a 500,000gns

Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase for Sheikh Mohammed

Obaid Al Maktoum and is the first foal out of the G1 Prix Jean

Romanet and G1 Prix de l=Opera heroine Speedy Boarding (GB)

(Shamardal). Roger Varian introduces the March-foaled bay in

an intriguing maiden featuring several prospective Classic types

including Qatar Racing=s Rushmore (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}),

another 500,000gns Book 1 buy who is an Andrew Balding-

trained half-brother to the GII Glens Falls S. winner Mrs Sippy

(Blame), and Juddmonte=s fellow newcomer Maximal (GB)

(Galileo {Ire}). Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, he is a half-brother

to last year=s G1 Coronation S. third Jubiloso (GB) (Shamardal)

from the family of Frankel (GB).

4.15 Curragh, Mdn, i17,000, 2yo, 7fT

WEMBLEY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) takes centre stage in this maiden

that Aidan O=Brien has won six times in the last nine years,

including with Australia (GB) in 2013. A full-brother to the G1

Criterium International winner Johannes Vermeer (Ire) and last

year=s G2 Debutante S. runner-up Petite Mustique (Ire), the

January-foaled bay caught the eye when finishing third in a

course-and-distance maiden on June 28. He is joined by the

stable=s newcomer HMS Seahorse (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-

brother to last year=s G2 Futurity S. winner Armory (Ire).

Saturday, Newbury, post time: 2.15 p.m.

BET365 ROSE BOWL S.-Listed, ,17,500, 2yo, 6fTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 3 Bowman (Ire) Lawman (Fr) Norton Johnston2 2 Fountain Cross (GB) Muhaarar (GB) Dobbs Hannon3 4 Imperial Yellow (Ire) New Bay (GB) Atzeni Varian4 6 Kraken Power (Ire) The Last Lion (Ire) de Sousa Jardine5 7 Method (Ire) Mehmas (Ire) Murphy Meade6 5 Mighty Gurkha (Ire) Sepoy (Aus) H Doyle A Watson7 1 Tanfantic (GB) Gutaifan (Ire) J Watson Meehan8 8 Mere Green (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) D Egan FaheyAll carry 126 pounds bar Mere Green, 121.

Friday=s Results:

TAPSTER S.-Listed, ,25,500, Haydock, 7-17, 3yo/up, 11f 175yT,

2:32.98, g/s.

1--TRUESHAN (FR), 131, g, 4, Planteur (Ire)--Shao Line (Fr), by

General Holme. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (i8,000 Ylg >17

OSLATE; 31,000gns 2yo >18 TATHIT). O-Barbury Lions 5;

B-Didier Blot (FR); T-Alan King; J-Martin Harley. ,14,461.

Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-0, $185,612.

2--Alignak (GB), 131, c, 4, Sea the Moon (Ger)--Albanova (GB),

by Alzao. O-Orchard Bloodstock Ltd; B-Miss K Rausing (GB);

T-Sir Michael Stoute. ,5,483.

3--Mountain Hunter, 131, g, 6, Lonhro (Aus)--Tamarillo (GB), by

Daylami (Ire). O-Godolphin; B-Darley (KY); T-S bin Suroor. ,2,744.

Margins: NO, 3, NO. Odds: 1.25, 4.00, 11.00.

Also Ran: Ispolini (GB), Entangling (Ire), El Misk (GB), Grace And

Danger (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result.

Successful in Newmarket=s 12-furlong Old Rowley Cup H. and a

conditions event over an extended 13 furlongs at Newbury in

October, Trueshan had finished fourth in the Listed Buckhounds

S. back over the former course and distance on June 7. Settled

towards the rear with the early pace honest, the bay stayed on

to reel in Alignak in the shade of the post.

2nd-Haydock, ,6,400, Novice, 7-17, 2yo, 6fT, 1:13.22, g/s.

RHYTHM MASTER (IRE) (c, 2, Dark Angel {Ire}--Pastoral Girl

{GB} {GSP-Eng}, by Pastoral Pursuits {GB}), an unconsidered

16-1 shot on this debut, broke slowly and was forced to race

towards the rear throughout the early stages. Coming on strong

approaching the two pole, the bay was in front a furlong later

and finished with an impressive flourish to score by 4 1/4

lengths from Solent Gateway (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}). The winner is

the first foal out of the dam, who was runner-up in the

G3 Princess Margaret S. and whose half-siblings include the

G3 Dick Poole Fillies S. winner La Rioja (GB) (Hellvelyn {GB}) and

the dam of the G3 Molecomb S. scorer and G1 King=s Stand S.

third Liberty Beach (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}). Her yearling is a full-

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Rhythm Master was a 210,000gns Tattersalls

October yearling | Racing Post

brother to the winner. Sales history: 210,000gns Ylg >19 TATOCT.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,198.

O-John Dance; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Richard Fahey.

8th-Leicester, ,6,400, Novice, 7-17, 3yo/up, 10fT, 2:09.35, g/f.

MOVING LIGHT (IRE) (c, 3, Night of Thunder {Ire}--North East

Bay, by Prospect Bay), sent off the 3-1 second favourite, stalked

the front-running Thibaan (War Front) throughout the early

stages. In front passing the two-furlong marker, the chestnut

soon had the measure of that 2-9 market-leader and despite

running green in the clear surged away to beat that rival by 4

1/4 lengths in impressive fashion. AHe was very good, a

gentleman,@ jockey Callum Shepherd said. AHe was green

through the race but found loads and surprised me. He=s got a

massive engine--he was going around there not concentrating

and enjoying himself, but as soon as I put the pressure on he

came alive underneath me and hit the line strong. He gave me a

super feel and not one that you get that often. He has a great

temperament and attitude and is an absolute joy to ride, a big

example of learning on the job. The second is a quality horse

and it was seriously impressive the way he hit the line. Looking

at him, he=ll come on for the run physically and if you take what

he did today and factor in improvement he is seriously exciting.@

The winner is a half-brother to the G1 Dubai World Cup and G1

Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 winner Prince Bishop (Ire)

(Dubawi {Ire}), who also captured the G2 Prix du Conseil de

Paris, G3 Prix du Prince d=Orange and two renewals of the G3

September S., Hwt. Older Horse-UAE at 9 1/2-11f, MG1SW-UAE,

MGSW-Fr, MGSW-Eng, $7,061,632. The dam, who is a half to

the GII San Antonio S. winner Blingo (Artie Schiller) from the

family of the group 1 performer Retrieve (Aus) (Rahy), also has a

yearling colt by Ardad (Ire). Sales history: i180,000 Ylg >18

TIRSEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,198.

O-Godolphin; B-Thurso Limited (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor.

1st-Beverley, ,6,400, Mdn, 7-17, 2yo, f, 5fT, 1:04.43, g/f.

BEECHWOOD DONNA (GB) (f, 2, Hot Streak {Ire}--Sabrewing

{Ire}, by Fast Company {Ire}) hit the lids running and seized an

immediate advantage in this debut. Safely clear on the bridle by

halfway, the 15-2 chance was shaken up approaching the final

furlong and kept on well under mild urging in the closing stages

to easily account for Lazyitis (GB) (Swiss Spirit {GB}) by 3 3/4

lengths. AShe was very professional, she jumped fast at the start

and I was able to do what I wanted from the front,@ said winning

rider Tom Eaves. A[Trainer] Kevin [Ryan] hasn=t rushed her and

she=s been working well and pleasing us at home. She knew her

job well, it paid off today and it=s onwards and upwards with

her.@ Kin to a yearling colt by Havana Gold (Ire), the February-

foaled bay is the first of two foals produced by a winning half to

G2 Norfolk S. victor Baitha Alga (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}), who

in turn is out of a half-sister to GII Bowling Green H.-winning sire

Elhayq (Ire) (Nashwan). Sales history: ,17,000 Ylg >19 GOFFPR.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,198.

1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Ontoawinner & Mrs J Ryan; B-The

Sabrewing Partnership (GB); T-Kevin Ryan.

7th-Haydock, ,5,400, Mdn, 7-17, 3yo/up, 7f 37yT, 1:30.98, g/s.

LAWAHED (IRE) (f, 3, Invincible Spirit {Ire}--Sajjhaa {GB} {Hwt.

Older Mare-UAE at 7-9 1/2f, Hwt. Older Horse-UAE at 7-9 1/2f,

MG1SW-UAE, GSW-Ity, MSW & MGSP-Eng, $3,784,720}, by

King=s Best), runner-up over a mile at Newmarket last time June

28, was taken straight to the front. Turning the screw inside the

final two furlongs, the 4-11 favourite had 4 2 lengths to spare

over Noble Masquerade (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) at the line. The

talented dam thrived in Dubai when landing the G1 Dubai Duty

Free, G1 Jebel Hatta, G2 Balanchine and G2 Cape Verdi. Also

second in the G2 Middleton S. and successful in the G3 Premio

Sergio Cumani, the granddaughter of the G3 Lancashire Oaks

winner and G1 Epsom Oaks runner-up Noushkey (GB) (Polish

Precedent) has an unraced 2-year-old filly by Dubawi (Ire) to

follow. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $7,220.

O-Sh. Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-William Haggas.

CONDITIONS RESULT:

6th-Haydock, ,10,400, 7-17, 3yo/up, 7f 37yT, 1:28.82, g/s.

D'BAI (IRE) (g, 6, Dubawi {Ire}--Savannah Belle {GB}, by Green

Desert) Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng & UAE, GSP-Fr, 29-7-5-4,

$544,251. O-Godolphin; B-Lodge Park Stud (IRE); T-Charlie

Appleby. *Full to Dubawi Gold (GB), GSW & MG1SP-Eng,

G1SP-Ire, $704,977, & to Fort Knox (GB), SW & GSP-Ire.

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Finest, a i250,000 Arqana August yearling, is the first winner for dual Group 1-winning miler The Gurkha | Racing Post

FIRST WINNER FOR SIRE

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Run Forrest Run (Ire), g, 2, Bobby=s Kitten--Minute Limit (Ire)

(MSP-US, $148,327), by Pivotal (GB). Chepstow, 7-17, 6f 16yT,

1:11.41. B-Airlie Stud & Mrs S Rogers (IRE). *3rd winner for

freshman sire (by Kitten=s Joy).

Naval Commander (GB), c, 3, French Navy (GB)--Quail Landing

(GB), by Mark of Esteem (Ire). Leicester, 7-17, 8f 53yT, 1:44.74.

B-Shoreham Stud (GB). *6,500gns RNA Wlg >17 TATFOA;

5,000gns Ylg >18 TAOCT.

Musicality (GB), g, 3, Kyllachy (GB)--Allegro Viva, by Distant

View. Leicester, 7-17, 5fT, 0:58.89. B-J Dance (GB). *i50,000

Wlg >17 GOFNOV; 45,000gns RNA Ylg >18 TAOCT. *1/2 to

Canticum (GB) (Cacique {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $203,886.

Cold Front (GB), c, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)--Cloud Line (GB), by

Danehill Dancer (Ire). Haydock, 7-17, 7f 37yT, 1:30.97. B-Lael

Stables (GB).

Coltrane (Ire), c, 3, Mastercraftsman (Ire)--Promise Me (Ire), by

Montjeu (Ire). Chepstow, 7-17, 12fT, 2:33.53. B-Rockfield Farm

(IRE). *50,000gns Ylg >18 TATOCT.

Friday=s Results:

1st-Limerick, i11,000, Mdn, 7-17, 2yo, f, 6f 150yT, 1:25.45, gd.

FINEST (IRE) (f, 2, The Gurkha {Ire}--Pearl Grey {GB} {SW &

GSP-Eng}, by Gone West) was caught out by the intricacies of

Bellewstown when fifth going one mile there last month and

tanked to the front after the initial strides of this fourth start.

Comfortable in front for the most part, the 15-2 chance was

punched along passing the quarter-mile marker and came under

a drive inside the final 100 yards to bravely hold the late charge

of Amber Kite (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) by a nose, becoming the first

winner for her freshman sire (by Galileo {Ire}). AShe did that well

from an outside draw and I got it a little bit easy in front,@

admitted winning rider Wayne Lordan. AShe tried and battled

well and the line came in time.@ Full-sister to a yearling colt,

Finest is the sixth scorer produced by Listed Empress S. victress

and G2 Cherry Hinton S. runner-up Pearl Grey (GB) (Gone West). FIND US ON FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews

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Her dam is herself kin to G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis victor Time

Prisoner (Elusive Quality) and to the dam of G3 Superior Mile

winner Balty Boys (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). Sales history:

i250,000 Ylg >19 ARAUG. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, $10,595.

O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lynch Bages

Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien.

2nd-Limerick, i11,000, Mdn, 7-17, 2yo, c/g, 6f 150yT, 1:24.22, gd

GIORGIO VASARI (IRE) (c, 2, Air Force Blue--Dream The Blues

{Ire}, by Oasis Dream {GB}), who posted a June 15 debut second

at Fairyhouse and a June 29 fifth over this course and distance

last time, was bustled up from the break to stalk the pace in

second for most of this one. Shaken up to challenge passing the

two pole, the 3-1 second favourite was ridden to gain a narrow

advantage entering the final furlong and driven out late to deny

Alex D (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) by a nose in another thrilling

bobber, becoming the third winner for his freshman sire (by War

Front). AHe had a good roll around, he rolled left and rolled right

so I=d imagine he=d be a bit more professional with the blinkers

again,@ commented rider Wayne Lordan. Giorgio Vasari is the

fifth of six foals and fourth scorer produced by a winning

daughter of G3 Ballyogan S. victress and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup

third Catch The Blues (Ire) (Bluebird).

The January-foaled bay is a half-brother to G1 Phoenix S. hero

Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy) and a yearling colt by Galileo (Ire).

Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $13,971.

O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Fethard

Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Comfort Line (Ire), g, 3, Alhebayeb (Ire)--Begin The Beguine

(Ire), by Peintre Celebre. Limerick, 7-17, 8fT, 1:40.56.

B-T G Cooke (IRE). *i16,000 Wlg >17 GOFNOV; i6,000 Ylg >18

TIRSEP. **1/2 to Dew Line (Ire) (Vale of York {Ire}), MSP-Ire.

Pearls Galore (Fr), f, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Pearl Banks (GB)

(GSW-Ger & SW-Fr, $127,537), by Pivotal (GB). Limerick, 7-17,

7fT, 1:28.42. B-SCEA Haras de Saint Pair (FR). *1/2 to Pearly

Steph (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}), SW-Fr; and Lucky Lycra (Ire)

(Olympic Glory {Ire}), SW-Fr.

Call Me Rocky (Ire), g, 3, Society Rock (Ire)--Callmeakhab (Ire),

by Intikhab. Limerick, 7-17, 8fT, 1:42.52. B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE).

*32,000gns Ylg >18 TAOCT.

TRI EQUESTRIAN EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP

WITH LEOPARDSTOWN Leopardstown Racecourse and TRI Equestrian, with its sister

brand, TRM, have extended their partnership to include the July

23 race meeting at the Dublin track. The partnership between

the equine retailer TRI Equestrian and TRM, an equine

supplement manufacturer, expands on their established

National Hunt Finale raceday to include a day on the flat at

Leopardstown. TRI Equestrian Raceday, which will be held

behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will feature

the Listed TRI Equestrian Silver S., which has attracted 24

entries, including 2018 G1 Irish Derby winner, Latrobe (Ire)

(Camelot {GB}), black-type winners Raise You (Ire) (Lope de Vega

{Ire}), Bolleville (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Bowerman (GB) (Dutch Art

{GB}) and undefeated Napa Valley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

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Qous is the first foal out of dual Arc winner Treve | Scoop Dyga

Friday=s Results:

2nd-Chantilly, i22,000, Mdn, 7-17, unraced 2yo, f, 7fT,

1:28.68, g/s.

MONA LISA KLAXON (FR) (f, 2, Toronado {Ire}--Super Eria {Fr}

{MSP-Fr, $113,870}, by Hold That Tiger) was shuffled back to

race off the pace in eighth after the initial exchanges of this

debut. Inching closer under a firm hold on the home turn, the

2-1 favorite was switched into the clear for her bid with 350

metres remaining and kept on powerfully in the latter stages to

assert by two lengths from Kaliska (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).

She becomes the second winner from as many runners out of

Listed Prix de la Vallee d=Auge and Listed Prix Ronde de Nuit

placegetter Super Eria (Fr) (Hold That Tiger), herself kin to Listed

Prix Zeddaan third Lutece Eria (Fr) (Gold Away {Ire}). The March-

foaled bay is half to a yearling filly by Le Havre (Ire) and hails

from a family featuring GISW Canadian champion Victory to

Victory (Exchange Rate) and G1 Nassau S. heroine Favourable

Terms (GB) (Selkirk). Sales history: i45,000 Ylg >19 ARAUG.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i11,000. Video, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton.

1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Christian Saint-Etienne, Ecurie Bartok,

Ecurie Vivaldi & Alexandre Foulon; B-Mandore International

Agency (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.

3rd-Chantilly, i22,000, Mdn, 7-17, unraced 2yo, c/g, 7fT,

1:28.04, g/s.

MON BEL CANTO (FR) (c, 2, The Wow Signal {Ire}--Monatora

{Fr}, by Hector Protector) employed patient tactics towards the

rear until inching closer from halfway. Making smooth headway

in the straight, the 71-10 chance quickened to the fore entering

the final furlong and ran on well to easily assert by 2 1/2 lengths

from Gerrots (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}). He becomes the eighth scorer

produced by a winning half to G2 Flying Childers S.-winning sire

Sir Prancealot (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). The January-foaled bay is kin

to dual stakes winner Francesco Bere (Fr) (Peer Gynt {Jpn}),

Listed Prix de la Californie victor Hurricane (Fr) (Hurricane Cat)

and a yearling colt by Whitecliffsofdover. Sales history: i60,000

Ylg >19 ARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i11,000. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Nicolas Saltiel, Jean-Claude Rouget, Ecurie

Laborde & Henri Glize; B-Haras de la Haie Neuve & SAS Regnier

(FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.

5th-Chantilly, i22,000, Mdn, 7-17, 3yo, 10 1/2fT, 2:11.18, g/s.

QOUS (FR) (c, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Treve {Fr} {Hwt. 3yo-Eur & Fr at

11-14f, Hwt. 2x Older Horse-Eur at 11-14f, 2x Hwt. Older

Horse-Fr at 11-14f, 2x Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt.

Older Mare-Fr at 9-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Fr at 11-14f,

QMG1SW-Fr & G1SP-Eng, $9,459,441}, by Motivator {GB}), the

first foal out of the superstar mare who conquered two

renewals of the G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe, was fifth over 10

furlongs here on June 19 and raced in a detached last early.

Delivered wide in the final two furlongs, the 77-10 shot was

cajoled to the front in the last 50 metres to register a snug

short-neck success from L=Aigle (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}). Treve,

who also captured the G1 Prix de Diane, G1 Grand Prix de

Saint-Cloud and G1 Prix Vermeille, has the unraced 2-year-old

filly Paris (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}) and a yearling daughter of Siyouni

(Fr) to follow. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, i12,000. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Al Shaqab Racing (FR); T-Andre Fabre.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Cassiopea (Fr), f, 2, Helmet (Aus)--Diva Cattiva {GB} {SW &

GSP-Ity, $194,013}, by Lujain. Chantilly, 7-17, 6fT, 1:12.25.

B-Scuderia Micolo SNC (FR).

Val Fex (Fr), f, 3, Elvstroem (Aus)--Val d=Hiver (Fr) (SW-Ger), by

Zafeen (Fr). Chantilly, 7-17, 9fT, 1:52.64. B-Haras de Saint

Julien, Mme Antoinette Tamagni & Mme Regula Vannod (FR).

Gran Geste (Ger), g, 3, Lord of England (Ger)--Guenea (GB), by

Sinndar (Ire). Chantilly, 7-17, 15fT, 3:13.44. B-C Berglar (GER).

GROUP ENTRIES

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 7.15 p.m.

JUDDMONTE IRISH OAKS-G1, i250,000, 3yo, f, 12fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 5 Cayenne Pepper (Ire) Australia (GB) Foley Harrington 128

2 8 Ennistymon (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Lordan A O'Brien 128

3 2 Even So (Ire) Camelot (GB) Keane Lyons 128

4 6 Laburnum (Ire) Galileo (Ire) McDonogh A O'Brien 128

5 1 New York Girl (Ire) New Approach (Ire) Crosse J O'Brien 128

6 3 Passion (Ire) Galileo (Ire) W Lee A O'Brien 128

7 4 Snow (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hussey A O'Brien 128

8 7 Yaxeni (Fr) Maxios (GB) Carroll Lyons 128

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 4.45 p.m.

COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL CURRAGH CUP-G2, i80,000, 3yo/up, 14fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 4 Cypress Creek (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Bourke Comer 139

2 3 Giuseppe Garibaldi (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hayes Comer 139

3 6 Master of Reality (Ire) Frankel (GB) Crosse J O'Brien 139

4 1 Twilight Payment (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) McDonogh J O'Brien 139

5 5 Camphor (Ire) Camelot (GB) Foley Harrington 136

6 2 Memorabilis (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Lordan A O'Brien 127

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 5.45 p.m.

PADDY POWER MINSTREL S.-G2, i80,000, 3yo/up, 7fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 2 Buffer Zone (GB) Bated Breath (GB) Keane Lyons 136

2 7 Gustavus Weston (Ire) Equiano (Fr) Carroll J G Murphy 136

3 1 Lancaster House (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Lordan A O'Brien 136

4 3 Romanised (Ire) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) W Lee Condon 136

5 5 Surrounding (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) Whelan Halford 133

6 6 Love Locket (Ire) No Nay Never Hussey A O'Brien 126

7 4 Precious Moments (Ire) Gleneagles (Ire) McDonogh A O'Brien 126

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 6.45 p.m.

GAIN RAILWAY S.-G2, i80,000, 2yo, 6fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 1 Arctician (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) W Lee Twomey 131

2 4 Eastern Voice (Ire) Vocalised Manning Bolger 131

3 3 Forest of Dreams (Ire) No Nay Never Hussey A O'Brien 131

4 7 Laws of Indices (Ire) Power (GB) Hayes Condon 131

5 5 Lucky Vega (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Foley Harrington 131

6 2 Merchants Quay (Fr) No Nay Never Lordan A O'Brien 131

7 6 To Glory (GB) Toronado (Ire) Keane Lyons 131

Saturday, York, Britain, post time: 1.55 p.m.

JOHN SMITH=S SILVER CUP S.-G3, ,40,000, 4yo/up, 13f 188yT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 3 Communique (Ire) Casamento (Ire) Fanning Johnston 126

2 2 Eagles By Day (Ire) Sea the Stars (Ire) Tudhope O'Meara 126

3 4 Moonlight Spirit (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick C Appleby 126

4 5 Ranch Hand (GB) Dunaden (Fr) Hornby Balding 126

5 1 Universal Order (GB) Universal (Ire) Spencer Simcock 126

Saturday, Newbury, Britain, post time: 4.00 p.m.

BET365 HACKWOOD S.-G3, ,37,000, 3yo/up, 6fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 4 Judicial (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Rodriguez Camacho 136

2 9 Dakota Gold (GB) Equiano (Fr) Beasley Dods 133

3 5 Keystroke (GB) Pivotal (GB) Cosgrave S Williams 133

4 2 Shine So Bright (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) de Sousa Balding 133

5 8 Summerghand (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Bentley O'Meara 133

6 10 Tabdeed (GB) Havana Gold (Ire) Crowley Burrows 133

7 1 The Tin Man (GB) Equiano (Fr) Murphy Fanshawe 133

8 3 Tinto (GB) Compton Place (GB) J Watson Perrett 133

9 11 Tip Two Win (GB) Dark Angel (Ire) J Egan Teal 133

10 6 Tis Marvellous (GB) Harbour Watch (Ire) Kirby Cox 133

11 12 Mums Tipple (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) R Moore Hannon 128

12 7 Repartee (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Atzeni K Ryan 128

Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 4.25 p.m.

PRIX D=ISPAHAN-G1, i150,000, 3yo/up, 9fT

SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 2 Motamarris (Ire) Le Havre (Ire) Lemaitre Head 131

2 4 Roseman (Ire) Kingman (GB) Atzeni Varian 131

3 8 Persian King (Ire) Kingman (GB) Boudot Fabre 131

4 6 Century Dream (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) J Doyle S&E Crisford 131

5 5 Pogo (Ire) Zebedee (GB) Shoemark Hills 131

6 3 Stormy Antarctic (GB) Stormy Atlantic Badel Walker 131

7 1 Shaman (Ire) Shamardal Guyon Laffon-Parias 131

8 7 Positive (GB) Dutch Art (GB) Murphy Cox 122

SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2020

Anthony Mithen | Bronwen Healy

Strasbourg | TDNAusNZ

ON THE FARM WITHANTHONY MITHEN

by Paul Vettise

TDN AusNZ continues its series in which we quiz Australasian

stud identities about their operations, backgrounds and

thoughts on the wider thoroughbred industry. Today, we chat

with Rosemont Stud=s Anthony Mithen. Rosemont=s stallion

roster was boosted by the arrival last year of Shamus Award,

who will stand at $19,800 inc GST in 2020 and Starspangled-

banner at the same fee. Newcomer Strasbourg will stand at an

introductory fee of $11,000 inc GST, Starcraft (NZ) will be

offered at $8800 inc GST and Nostradamus at $5500 inc GST.

TDN AusNZ: Service fees have been announced, how are you

finding the response to your roster given the current economic

uncertainty?

Anthony Mithen: We haven=t really had to alter things too

much. Shamus Award deserved a little tickle upwards given the

job he=s doing. He=s the best-performed Victorian stallion on

stakes winners to runners and I think anything under $20,000 is

great value. He=s found his mark and proving to still be very

popular. The other stallions are at competitive prices given

where the market is at and I think everyone has taken it on

board to give mare owners opportunities to make a quid

without over-extending.

TDN AusNZ: Physical type, race performance and pedigree are

all important criteria when selecting stallions, but if there were

one you'd prioritise over the others, what would it be and why?

AM: In an ideal world they would have all three and it=s almost

like 'would you stand a horse without them?' and probably I

wouldn=t. A case in point for us is Strasbourg and putting a

question like this into practice. It was the physical type that

really got me over the line with him, he=s such a beautiful horse

and if he=s a black cat having black kittens then everyone is

going to make a lot of money out of him.

He=s a magnificent specimen and that got me--he=s a $750,000

son of I Am Invincible and then throw in a race record that

includes a Group 2 win and his pedigree is okay without being

splashed with Group 1 winners all over the page, it=s acceptable.

He=s got five stars on physical and that probably answers the

question in terms of what=s most important to me, but you do

have to have a blend to make a successful stallion.

TDN AusNZ: Looking ahead to the next few years, are there any

changes to your business model you're planning and what is

your process for reviewing how your business is placed?

AM: We would like to position ourselves in the market as being

the Victorian leader with stallions and we=re going to take steps

to make that happen and look for partners to support us in that.

That=s something we=re excited to push on within the next 12

months.

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With the appointment of Ryan McEvoy there=s no better time

to do that, given his area of expertise with stallions and

managing stallions like Sebring and Zoustar through Widden

Stud. We=re dedicated to excellence across the board and we=ve

assembled a great team of both humans and horses. We=re well

positioned to make an impact.

TDN AusNZ: What is the biggest challenge facing your business

at the moment?

AM: I=m sure everyone is answering with economic factors at

the moment. I do think

that we need to be very

careful about where we

are positioned in a

community sense and we

don=t lose sight of the fact

that it is very much a

community sport, and a

community employer.

We really need to make

sure the general public

who don=t really care

much for racing, don=t

have an opinion or are

ambivalent and are made

aware of that. I don=t

know that the industry

has done a good job of

that in the past. It was once a part of the fabric of being

Australian and I think that we=ve lost that a bit and become a bit

insular.

I get that there has been a lot of work done in the animal

welfare area to make sure we are beyond reproach in that

regard, but I think we can go a step further and put racing back

into the general Australian psyche. It=s a big employer and lots of

people can benefit from it and get a lot of enjoyment out of it,

including the animals that are so well cared for.

TDN AusNZ: You've worked for some interesting people

throughout your career, can you tell me who had the largest

influence on you and the lesson you will not forget?

AM: I=m not a person born into the industry and had no family

connection to it. My crossover from media into the bloodstock

business was one that was poles apart, but I drew from my now

business partner and he wasn=t one when I made that decision.

My brother-in-law Nigel Austin runs one of the most successful

clothing retail businesses in the world [Cotton On] and I=m lucky

enough to also call him a great mate and I=ve been lucky he=s

guided me to make some good business calls. Even though

breeding isn=t necessarily his number one focus, he=s certainly

got business acumen above anyone I know.

TDN AusNZ: Who currently in the industry do you look toward

for inspiration, and why?

AM: I=ve always found the Mitchell brothers, Harry and Arthur,

to be welcoming and

helpful with their time and

advice and they=ve got a

model that I aspire to.

They=ve got nice stallions

and farm and doing it all

with a smile on their faces,

and a moral compass that

points the right way.

Hopefully, one day I can end

up with an I Am Invincible in

the backyard, that would be

nice.

TDN AusNZ: Who did you

learn the most from,

regarding horse

conformation? And why do

you think they were a good judge?

AM: I=ve been someone that has taken little bits from everyone

along the way. I think back to what I looked for 17 years ago

when I left TV and thought it might be an ideal to become a

horse breeder and run a farm. I shudder in horror at my

thoughts at the time about what made a nice horse as opposed

to a decade and a-half or more down the track. There hasn=t

been any one person that I have sidled alongside and afford

myself the opportunity to be mentored, I was the peak of the

pyramid when we had four people working for us when we

started up. I had to do it all, and in reality, and history will tell

you, I didn=t know much and had to learn quickly. One good

influence was Dean Harvey, who now runs Baystone Farm and

worked for me for three or four years. He was a confidant and a

mate and he always had a nice eye for a horse. He was one I

could ask dumb questions and wouldn=t be cast aside and made

to wear the dunce hat so he deserves a rap for that.

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TDN AusNZ: What physical element really hooks you into a

horse, and what trait can you not forgive?

AM: I=ve been to the races enough and looked at horses in the

mounting yard to see most things and you shake your head and

think how is this even at the races, given the world that we live

in when they=ve got to be straight and perfect everywhere.

You can go into the mounting yard at Flemington during the

carnival and you see them in all shapes and sizes, so I wouldn=t

condemn a horse for anything if they have enough going for

them in other areas. That may be naive because I=ve never

trained one, I=m sure there are trainers that can answer the

question better than me!

TDN AusNZ: Who is the best stallion physical you have ever

seen?

AM: Right now it would be Strasbourg because he=s an A1

knockout. That=s a little biased and I=ve always admired Lonhro

as a physical. He=s such a beautiful horse and I saw him as a

pre-Christmas 2-year-old up at Belmont Park at Woodlands and

had a friendship with the Hawkes family and Wayne in

particular. I went up there during a Hunter Valley tour and I still

remember looking in the box at this black horse and they said

look out for him. I followed him and backed him in his first start

and goes down as one of my all-time favourites.

TDN AusNZ: What stallion on another farm's roster would you

like to be standing?

AM: I=m lucky enough to have a breeding right in I Am Invincible

and that=s as close as I can get to a champion stallion that=s up in

the clouds like him. While we obviously don=t stand him, it=s nice

to be part of that team.

I feel the horse on the move is Capitalist with lots of numbers

and he gets them in all shapes and sizes, a bit like Written

Tycoon.

TDN AusNZ: Which four people, within the industry or outside it,

dead or alive, would you invite to a dinner party?

AM: I went with the current day and hoping and dreaming it

could come off at some stage. I would want it to be entertaining

rather than informative and that=s my social side coming out and

maybe the fact we=ve been locked down with this COVID-19.

Angus Gold, he=s a very learned horseman and screamingly

entertaining person. He=s very good on the microphone and he

could kick start the karaoke.

In similar vein, a very knowledgeable guy who I=ve had a lot to

do with and a lot of dinners in the last four or five years and I

wouldn=t hear the end of it if he didn=t get invited, and that=s

Peter Moody. He could come along and his quick wit would

certainly add to the table.

Another guy who is a loveable larrikin and has been absolutely

spectacular for the industry and just as entertaining is Gerry

Harvey. Gerry gets the third seat and the fourth seat, and I=m

going out on a limb because I don=t know him but I would

imagine that he would be quite scintillating in this company,

would be Frankie Dettori.

TDN AusNZ: Which global breeding brand do you have the

ultimate respect for?

AM: I have the utmost respect for the two international giants

of Coolmore and Godolphin. Twenty or 30 years ago they

pitched a flag in Australia and what they have been able to do,

enhance Australia by opening up very big and successful

operations here, has been fantastic.

Coolmore=s recent support of the Easter Sale and of the

industry when times are tough can=t be under-estimated. Those

two organisations, while their head offices are based elsewhere,

have done an unbelievable job for Australian breeding and

racing and continue to do so, we should be indebted to them.

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