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BLOODSTOCKWEEKLYThursday, August 5, 2010 ISSUE 25

HIGH NOONBlueblood Midday puts Classic generation in their place with repeatsuccess in Nassau Stakes as late bloomer She’s Our Mark (top) againpunches above her weight at Cork jjPedigree analysis, pages 2-3

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SMILING TIGER ch c 2007

Hold That Tigerb 2000

Shandra Smilesb 1998

Storm CatStorm Bird

Terlingua

Caveat

T C Kitten

Fappiano

Gana Facil

Great Above

Brenda’s Storm

Beware Of The Cat

Cahill Road

Beyond TheStorm

Race Bing Crosby Stakes(Del Mar, 6f, Grade 1, fast)

Breeder Dr Rodney Orr

OwnerAlan Klein and Philip Lebherz

MIDDAY b f 2006

Oasis Dreamb 2000

Midsummerb 2000

Green DesertDanzig

Foreign Courier

Dancing Brave

Bahamian

Mr Prospector

Miesque

Roberto

Mofida

Hope

Kingmambo

Modena

Race Blue SquareNassau Stakes(Goodwood, 1m2f, Group 1, good to firm)

BreederJuddmonte Farms Ltd

Owner Khalid Abdullah

MIDDAYRace analysis The NassauStakes should provide anopportunity to measure therelative strengths of thethree-year-old filly crop againsttheir elders. But this year’srenewal, which took place atGoodwood on good to firmground on Saturday, wasdominated by four-year-olds,with fillies of that age fillingthe first four places and thetwo three-year-old entrants,along with older mareBarshiba, coming home last ofthe seven runners.

This year’s field looked wellup to scratch. Last season’sNassau and Breeders’ Cup Filly& Mare Turf heroine Middaystarted favourite, with lastseason’s Prix de Diane winnerStacelita, this season’s Prix deDiane runner-up Rosanara andWindsor Forest Stakes winnerStrawberrydaiquiri among thefancied runners.

Barshiba, fresh from a repeatsuccess in the Lancashire Oaks,cut out the running, closelytracked by Midday, Stacelitaand Antara. At the two-furlongpole Midday made her moveand went two lengths clear,with Stacelita giving chase.When she idled a furlong fromhome, Stacelita briefly got herhead in front, but Middaypicked up again, despitehanging left, and shot clear,passing the line one and aquarter lengths in front ofStacelita.

Antara, bought byGodolphin in training fromGermany, stayed on well forthird, with Strawberrydaiquiria further three-quarters of alength behind her in fourth.French raider Rosanara hadbeen unable to take her chancein the Irish Oaks two weeksearlier, having become upseton the plane in France, andshe was brought to Goodwoodby train. However, shedisappointed badly, havingbeen held up at the back of thepack but being unable toquicken when asked.

Midday’s trainer Henry Cecilreported that the filly gotjarred up after being beateninto second by Sariska in theMiddleton Stakes on good to

firm ground at York in May, sothe rest of her campaign thisyear may be dictated by theweather. The Yorkshire Oakson August 19 is her short-termaim, and she will no doubt betargeted at a repeat victory atthe Breeders’ Cup. In hercurrent form, she would be atough nut for the colts to crackin the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

Pedigree Midday is a trueJuddmonte-bred from the topto the bottom of her pedigree.

Her sire Oasis Dream, achampion at two and three inKhalid Abdullah’s silks, hasbeen the stallion sensation ofthe past few seasons. Nowhalfway through his fourthseason with progeny of racingage, he has sired sevenindividual Group 1 winners,including Lady Jane Digby,who won the GrosserDallmayr-Preis six days beforethe Nassau.

She is descended from oneof Abdullah’s most importantbroodmare acquisitions,Mofida, who, like anotherJuddmonte blue hen, Sookera(grand-dam of Hasili, dam offive Group 1 winners and in-form sire Dansili), wasbought in foal to The Minstrelfrom Robert Sangster.

That foal by The Minstrelturned out to be Zaizafon, damof brilliant 2,000 Guineaswinner Zafonic and Zamindar,who gained immortality as sireof the Aga Khan’s fantastic fillyZarkava. The result ofJuddmonte’s first choice ofmating for Mofida, Roberto,was Modena, who proved justas able as a broodmare,producing Group 1 winnersElmaamul and Reams Of Verse,and Lingfield Oaks Trialrunner-up Midsummer, thedam of Midday.

The family came under themicroscope on these pages twoweeks ago, when last season’sHaydock Sprint Cup winnerRegal Parade – whose grand-dam is a half-sister to Modenaand Zaizafon – won theShadwell Stakes at Newbury.Other relations currently intraining who are doing theirbit for family honour includelast year’s Queen Elizabeth IIStakes runner-up Zacinto, agrandson of Reams Of Verse,

SMILING TIGERRace analysis Smiling Tigerstruck a blow for the Americanthree-year-old crop with a oneand a half length victory overhis elders in the 6f Bing CrosbyStakes at Del Mar.

Smiling Tiger was high classlast year, running last season’schampion juvenile andsubsequent standout three-year-old Lookin At Lucky closewhen placed in the Best PalStakes and Del Mar Futurity.

He had already beaten olderrivals this year, when makingall to win the Grade 3 LazaroBarrera Memorial at HollywoodPark in May.

So it was a measure of thehigh-quality field thatassembled for the Bing Crosbythat he was sent off the fourthfavourite in a six-runner race.Cost Of Freedom, a Grade 1-winning sprinter in 2008 whohad won the Grade 3 LosAngeles Handicap from runner-up E Z’s Gentleman onhis last start, started odds-onfavourite, ahead of re-opposingE Z’s Gentleman who wassecond most favoured bypunters, while third favouritewas Scenic Blast, who landedlast year’s King’s Stand Stakesat Royal Ascot for Australia,but making his second start fornew trainer John Shirreffs inthe US.

But none of Smiling Tiger’s

Nassau repeat isperfect showcasefor Juddmonte

last year’s Joel Stakes scorerConfront, who is out ofModena’s 1998 daughter byDanzig, Contiguous, and thisseason’s Yorkshire Cup heroManifest, Modena’s last foal,by Rainbow Quest.

Furthermore, Mofida is alsoancestress of last month’sListed Prix de Thibervillewinner Announce, last season’sSt Leger Yearling Stakes scorerMidnight Martini and April’sGroup 2 bet365 Mile third TheCheka.

Midsummer also has a two-year-old colt by Stacelita’ssire Monsun, calledMidsummer Sun and intraining with Henry Cecil, ayearling sister to Midday and afilly foal by Pivotal.Martin Stevens

rivals could cope with hisblistering pace, as he led onthe rail and maintained hisadvantage until the wire,beating Scenic Blast intosecond by one and a half

Hold That Tiger breaks duck attop level with Bing Crosby win

Smiling Tiger and VictorEspinoza (right) win theGrade 1 Bing CrosbyStakes at Del Mar

Midday and Tom Queallyget the better of Stacelitain the Nassau Stakes atGoodwood on Saturday

lengths. E Z’s Gentleman wasover three lengths back inthird.

In the process of laying downa marker for the Breeders’ CupSprint, which is reported to be

his goal this season, SmilingTiger gave his trainer JeffBonde a first Grade 1 success.

Pedigree Smiling Tiger alsoprovided his sire, Hold ThatTiger, with a first top-flightsuccess.

Like Ishiguru, Hold ThatTiger was a seven-figurepurchase by Coolmore in hiscase for $1.1million at theKeeneland November sale as afoal. He is a Storm Cat half-brother to Belmont Stakeswinner Editor’s Note and outof a half-sister to Hennessy,who was also by Storm Catand enjoyed success as a sire,notably with all-conqueringjuvenile Johannesburg (sire ofSaturday’s Stewards’ Cupwinner Evens And Odds) andthis season’s 1,000 Guineasheroine Special Duty.

Hold That Tiger won theGroup 1 Grand Criterium atLongchamp at two, beating LeVie Dei Colori andIntercontinental, and ran thirdin the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile,but, similar to Ishiguru, hedidn’t deliver as much as hepromised at three, failing towin a race but doing enough –including finishing second toMineshaft in the Woodward

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SHE’S OUR MARK ch m 2004

Ishigurub 2004

Markskeepingfaithb 1995

DanzigNorthern Dancer

Pas De Nom

Cryptoclearance

Prayer Wheel

Northern Dancer

Shake A Leg

Mr Fluorocarbon

Tobeylina

Strategic Maneuver

Ajraas

Felicitas

Race Give Thanks Stakes(Cork, 1m4f, Group 3,good to yielding)

Owner M. Barrett andRedmyre Bloodstock

BreederB & M Syndicate

SHE’S OUR MARK

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Race analysis She’s OurMark confirmed herself one ofthe toughest older mares inIreland with a convincingone-and-a-half-length win inthe Give Thanks Stakes at Corkon Sunday, her sixth inblack-type company.

The Patrick Flynn-trainedsix-year-old didn’t drop manyclues at two that she would bea future Pattern winner,remaining a maiden from sixstarts – although she didmanage a close second in avaluable backend nursery atLeopardstown.

It was at three that She’s OurMark began to bloom – andshow that, as well as class, shepossessed admirable hardiness.Starting off in May, sheprogressed through handicapsto finish second to RedstoneDancer in the Group 3Brownstown Stakes andeventually scored her firstblack-type win in the Group 3Desmond Stakes against coltsand older horses. In the raceshe took the scalp ofsubsequent Diadem Stakeshero Haatef and another Group2 winner in Lord Admiral. Thatseason she started ten times,finishing out of the first threeonly three times.

At four she failed to get herhead in front, but showed thatshe had lost none of her talent,with runners-up spots in Group3 company and in the GalwayMile Handicap, where she wascarrying 5lb more than thewinner, Celtic Dane.

At five last year she addedanother three stakes-race winsto her resume and picked upsome eyecatching form alongthe way – including whenbeating Chinese White onheavy ground (and, admittedly,receiving 3lb) to land theVictor McCalmont MemorialStakes and when fifth toSpacious in the Windsor Forestat Royal Ascot, with LushLashes and Proviso behind.

She’s Our Mark’s GiveThanks victory – in which sheoutran the three-year-oldGalileo fillies Leo Gali (beatenone and a half lengths intosecond) and Zarebiya (a shorthead back in third) on only hersecond start over as far as1m4f – was her second win ofthe season. In April shedelivered the boys anotherbeating, including a below-par

Fame And Glory, in the AllegedStakes at the Curragh.

Since her three-year-olddays, where she won one raceeach on good and good to firmground, all of She’s Our Mark’svictories have come on rain-softened going between1m1f and 1m4f.

Flynn said after the race thatthe mare would be kept intraining. She has so far provedunequal to the task in threestarts at the top level, andGroup 3 seems to be her level,but you feel that, given theright conditions and weakercompetition, she could makeher presence felt in a top raceon the continent. However, in43 starts she has only travelledabroad to race once – to Ascot.Pedigree In stark contrast toMidday, She’s Our Mark’spedigree is light on black type.In fact, she’s only the fifth –and by the far the best – black-type performer under her firstfour dams. So it’s not difficultto see why she was picked upfor only 3,500gns as a foal.

She is the first produce outof Markskeepingfaith, who,though unable to score in sixtries in stakes company, mayhave passed down hertoughness to her daughter.

A daughter of Ajraas – awell-bred and talented, buttemperamental son ofNorthern Dancer whose stud

record is of little account –Markskeepingfaith was a4,000gns yearling purchasewho won seven of her 46 startsover 7f to 1m1f between theages of three and six.

Two of her siblings pickedup black type, but their talentslay in the jumps sphere, withone, Mystical City, winning theGalway Hurdle, and the other,Keeping The Faith, finishingplaced in Grade 2 company asa juvenile hurdler.

Markskeepingfaith’s dam,Felicitas, by another esotericsire in Queen Anne Stakesscorer Mr Fluorocarbon, was amodest winning hurdler whocan claim no black-typeperforming siblings.

So surely much of the creditfor She’s Our Mark’s class onthe Flat must go to her sire,the late Ishiguru. A superblybred son of Danzig and dualUS Grade 1 heroine StrategicManeuver, Ishiguru was a$1.15m yearling purchase forCoolmore.

He was one of AidanO’Brien’s brightest prospectsafter winning a backendmaiden at Naas by 11 lengthsat two, but flopped in his firstfour starts at three. He got hiscareer back on track with headvictories in the Listed BelgraveStakes and Group 3 FlyingFive, but it was not enough torescue his reputation, and

instead of retiring to Coolmoreat the end of the season heembarked on his stud career asa cheap source of speed atTweenhills Stud inGloucestershire, owned byShe’s Our Mark’s co-breederDavid Redvers.

Ishiguru got his stud careeroff to a flying start when hisson Hellvelyn beat MajorCadeaux to win the CoventryStakes and finished second inthe Phoenix Stakes. He hassince been represented by two

Norton, Malton,North Yorkshire, YO17 8EFContact Richard LingwoodTel: 01653 693 887E. info@nortongrovestud.co.uk

More success forMONSIEUR BOND

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Winner of the Listed, Critérium du Bequet atLa Teste de Buch on Sunday

STANDING AT NORTON GROVE STUD Congratulations to the connections of

My Name Is Bond

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Danny Grant celebratesvictory on She’s Our Mark(above) in the Give ThanksStakes at Cork for ownersthe B & M Syndicate (left)

other stakes winners in thenorthern hemisphere, Ferneleyand She’s Our Mark, both alsofrom his first crop.

Ferneley is, like She’s OurMark, a horse who combinesclass with durability, havingwon six races, including theGrade 2 Del Mar Handicap,from 28 starts between theages of two and five.

Ishiguru also left a Group 3winner – Geeza – and a Listedscorer – Ishiabeel – from stintsshuttling to Chequers Stud inNew Zealand.

Sadly, Ishiguru was putdown last September aftersuffering complications from aknee injury incurred earlier inthe year. He had covered 36mares at Tweenhills last yearand 47 in 2008.

Markskeepingfaith’syoungest registered progeny isher yearling colt by High-Rise.

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Stakes – not to take the glossoff of his golden juvenileseason and earning a place atCoolmore’s Ashford Stud inKentucky.

But in the year after HoldThat Tiger’s first crop of two-year-old runners madetheir debut – including Lane’sEnd Breeders’ Futurity thirdOld Man Buck – he wasdespatched to stand at theHaras de la Haie Neuve inFrance. Consequently, hiscurrent two-year-olds will behis final American-bred crop.

Smiling Tiger was bred byDr Rodney Orr out of theCahill Road mare ShandraSmiles, a half-sister to Grade3-placed miler Traci Girl, from the family of Prix deDiane heroine Escaline andMetropolitan Handicap andVosburgh runner-up Love ThatMac.

He was led out of the ringunsold for $32,000 at theKeeneland Janaury sale as ayearling but found a buyer at$40,000 at the WashingtonSeptember sale.Martin Stevens

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King Torus isgood advertfor value of Orby salejjMonday, July 26W Lancelot, by Bahri out ofthe Marju mare Lunata, takes a1m2f Listed race atCompiegne. This is thethree-year-old colt’s fourth winfrom six starts, and his firstblack-type win.

jjTuesday, July 27W Lord Shanakill, the sonof Speightstown who won lastyear’s Prix Jean Prat, collectsanother Group race, the Group 2 Lennox Stakes atGoodwood. This is his secondwin this season since histransfer into the care of HenryCecil.

WA son of Danehill Dancerlands the Group 3 GordonStakes over 1m4f. Out of theIrish River mare En Garde,Rebel Soldier tackles Groupcompany for the first timehaving bolted up in a Yorkhandicap on his previous start.His trainer, Jeremy Noseda,doubts that the horse will staythe St Leger distance.

W Invincible Spirit’s sonZebedee, a juvenile trainedby Richard Hannon, scores inthe Group 3 Molecomb Stakesover 5f.

WDermot Weld trains bothwinners of Galway’s maidenraces, the Juddmonte-ownedpair Zaminast and Parlour.The first-named is a juvenilehalf-sister to the high-classFamous Name by Zamindar,whereas Parlour, athree-year-old filly, is byDansili out of Biloxi, herself adaughter of Wemyss Bight.

jjWednesday, July 28WA third straight Group 1

win over a mile goes the wayof Canford Cliffs in theSussex Stakes at Goodwood.The three-year-old son ofTagula beats Rip Van Winkleby a neck.

WAlso trained by Hannon,King Torus adds a secondGroup 2 race win in the VeuveClicquot Vintage Stakes over7f. By Oratorio, King Torus cost€30,000 from Goffs’ Orby saleand is out of a Mujadil mare.

W The Galway Plate is wonby Finger Onthe Pulse. TheTom Taaffe-trainednine-year-old son of Accordion,now owned by JP McManus,took the Jewson Novices’Handicap Chase atCheltenham in 2008.

jjThursday, July 29W The evergreenBorderlescott wins his firstrace of the year, the Group 2Audi King George Stakes over5f. The eight-year-old son ofCompton Place has now won13 of 50 starts and hasrecorded 36 top-three finishes;his other two Group successeswere his Group 1 NunthorpeStakes wins.

W Illustrious Blue, aseven-year-old by Dansili, takesthe Group 2 Goodwood Cupover 2m. This is his thirdGroup race win, following twoGroup 3s, in the Sagaro Stakesat Ascot and the GloriousStakes, also at Goodwood.

WDonald McCain trains theGalway Hurdle winner,Overturn. Bought for£75,000 at the DBS OctoberHorses In Training Sale out ofWalter Swinburn’s stable lastyear, Overturn is by Barathea

and was following up hisNorthumberland Plate victorylast time out.

jjFriday, July 30W Libranno wins his thirdrace from as many starts fortrainer Richard Hannon. Theson of first-crop sire Librettistadds Goodwood’s RichmondStakes to the July Stakes hewon at Newmarket. Librannowas bought back for 26,000gnsat Tattersalls October Book 3last year.

WGodolphin’s Mediceantwo-year-old colt Janoodmakes a winning debut in a 6fNewmarket maiden. He cost150,000gns from TattersallsOctober Book 1 and is out ofAlluring Park, a half-sister toNew Approach who won andwas Listed-placed as ajuvenile.

jjSaturday, July 31WMidday takes a second

Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.The daughter of Oasis Dreamis out of Midsummer, aListed-placed Kingmambohalf-sister to Reams Of Verse,Elmaamul and Manifest.

WA sister to African Rose,Helleborine, wins the ListedPrix Six Perfections atDeauville. The juveniledaughter ofObservatorywon her

debut over 6f atMaisons-Laffitte. Her dam,New Orchid, placed third inthe Group 3 Lancashire Oaksand is a half-sister to DistantMusic.

W In South Africa, a son ofGerman-bred stallion Silvano,named Bold Silvano, takesthe Grade 1 Vodacom DurbanJuly Handicap over 1m3f.Silvano has stood at bothGestut Fährhof in Germanyand Maine Chance Farm inSouth Africa.

WProviso is anothertop-level winner for Dansili,

landing the Diana Stakesat Saratoga. The five-

year-oldmare

completes ahat-trick of

Grade 1 racewins inthe US.

WAtNewmarket,

Theyskens’ Theory is afirst European winner forher sire Bernardini. The$250,000 yearling is a

Finger Onthe Pulse with AP McCoy, trainer Tom Taaffe and owner JP McManus after winning the Galway Plate

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Dansili’s daughter Parlour,with Pat Smullen onboard, gets off themark at Galway

half-sister to Breeders’ CupJuvenile winner StevieWonderboy and holds a Fillies’Mile entry.

jjSunday, August 1WWondermare Goldikovaagain delivers in the Group 1Prix Rothschild, the daughterof Anabaa scoring by acomfortable three lengths fromMusic Show. Her dam, BornGold, foaled a brother toGoldikova this year.

WEnora lands the GermanOaks, the Preis der Diana, atDusseldorf. The daughter ofNoverre was stepping up froma maiden win over the samedistance of 1m3f.

W The Grade 1 RuffianInvitational Handicap atSaratoga is won by MalibuPrayer, the first foal of stakeswinner Grand Prayer and adaughter of Malibu Moon. ByA P Indy out of the Prix MarcelBoussac winner Macoumba,Malibu Moon stands for$40,000 at Spendthrift Farm,Kentucky.George Kimberley

Average drops 16 per cent at Fasig-Tipton yearling salejjUSAFASIG-TIPTON’S two-day SaratogaYearling Sale sold 117 lots – 27per cent fewer than last year – foran aggregate of $32,415,000,down 38 per cent on 2009. Theaverage fell 16 per cent to$277,051 while the medianremained at $250,000.

Todd Pletcher went to $1.2mon behalf of Ben Leon’s BesiluStable for a colt by A P Indy out

of US champion sprinter Maryfield,the only yearling to break $1m,compared to five last year.

John Ferguson signed for 14 lotsworth $6.445m, led by two$750,000 purchases, an AfleetAlex half-brother to recent HaskellInvitational Stakes winner LookinAt Lucky and a Smart Strike half-brother to Grade 1 winner Mush-ka, out of Sluice. A daughter ofDubawi sold to Blandford Blood-

stock for $200,000, but an OasisDream filly and Cape Cross coltfailed to reach their reserves.jjESKENDEREYA, who had beena leading contender for this year’sKentucky Derby before being injured, will enter stud at TaylorMade Farm in Kentucky next sea-son, owners Jess Jackson of Stone-street Farm and Ahmed Zayat ofZayat Stables announced.

Taylor Made Farm was selected

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by Jackson and Zayat to standEskendereya ahead of a groupof four other Kentucky farms. Afee for the son of Giant’s Cause-way is yet to be set.

“Eskendereya was considered thebest of his generation.” said Jack-son. “He has a royal pedigree con-taining many of the top sires of thepast 50 years.”jjA TOTAL of 4,857 yearlingshave been catalogued for the

Keeneland September YearlingSale. The catalogue, which re-quires 14 days of selling, is six percent smaller than last year when5,189 yearlings were entered.

As revealed by Keeneland thisyear, the 2010 September Sale willhave a new format, with Book 1held in two evening sessions instead of two full days.jjFranceARQANA has launched a mobile

application to aid bloodstockprofessionals before, during andafter each sale.

The application, which can beaccessed at arqana.com/m.php,allows users to view a detailedpresentation of each lot prior toa sale, follow a sale live, or placeprivate offers on an unsold lot.

Users will be able to view photos and videos of lots and keepup to date with sale statistics.

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THE five-day Glorious Goodwoodmeeting ended on Saturday withIrish-bred horses having beensuccessful in a creditable four ofthe 12 Group races, writes CathalBeale. American-breds were onthe mark once, through LordShanakill, and there was also a rarevictory for a UAE-bred horse, withEastern Aria landing the LillieLangtry Stakes.

The first Group race of theweek was the Gordon Stakes andthis went the way of Irish-bredRebel Soldier. Bred by the EnGarde syndicate, named after thedam of the Danehill Dancer colt,Rebel Soldier was sold as a year-ling by Timmy Hyde’s CamasPark Stud to Blandford Blood-stock at the Tattersalls OctoberYearling Sale.

Irish-bred horses had a great sec-ond day on the meeting, with

Canford Cliffs landing the Group1 Sussex Stakes, from anotherIrish-bred in Rip Van Winkle. TheTagula colt was landing his thirdGroup 1 race of the season andwas bred by Simon Hubbard. Hewas bought as a foal by JimmyMurphy ’s Redpender Stud before being resold to Peter Doyle.Murphy bought Canford Cliffs’dam, Mrs Marsh, atTattersalls in2008 and sells her Holy RomanEmperor yearling this year.

The second Group race onWednesday’s card, the Group 3Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes, alsowent to a Richard Hannon-trainedIrish-bred. King Torus was bredby Whisperview Trading Ltd andwas sold as a yearling by AidanO’Brien’s Cariganog Stud.

The rest of the week was dom-inated by British-breds, withBorderlescott, Illustrious Blue,

Rebel leads way forIrish at Goodwood

Zaminast looks astar for Abdullah

By Cathal Beale

CHRISTY HART will certainly bein buoyant mood when he sub-mits one of the largest drafts atnext week’s Tattersalls IrelandNational Hunt Sale at Fairyhouse.Hart Livery Farm & Stud achieveda notable success at Goodwoodlast week as the County Kildare-based operation consigned Tropi-cal Paradise, winner of the Group3 Oak Tree Stakes last Thursday,as a foal in 2006.

The Peter Winkworth-trainedfour-year-old daughter of Verglasis the third foal out of the Mujadilmare Ladylishandra and made€36,000 as a foal when selling under the Hart Livery banner atthe Goffs November Foal Sale.

“She was a lovely correct foalwith a good walk”, says Hart.“Her dam was owned by a goodsyndicate of people includingAlan Maguire, a near neighbour,and her foals were raised hereuntil the mare was sold last year.”

As well as consigning horses forsales, Hart Livery Farm offerbreaking services and board anumber of mares for outsideclients. “Foaling is a major partof our business and at the heightof things we were foaling around180 mares, but this year we foaled80. It is becoming harder andharder to be competitive, especiallyas we have 24-hour staffing dur-ing foaling,” says Hart.

“We are very fortunate to haveexcellent clients and we would liketo think that we are an asset tothem as well. To achieve this,good staff are so important. APolish couple named Mariuzsand Yvonna have been with us forfive years and are excellent.

“During the foaling season wehave a first-class nightwatchperson in Alison Thorne as well.It is all about surrounding your-self with good people, especiallywhen you are dealing with peo-ple’s investment you have to doyour absolute best,” says Hart.

Paradise puts Hart in perfect place

A WONDERFUL week at Ballybritwas highlighted by Dermot Weld’smagnificent 11 victories and TonyMcCoy finally winning a GalwayPlate, writes Cathal Beale. Unsur-prisingly Irish-breds dominated butit was a British-based breederwho was responsible for the winner of the most valuable raceof the week.

Although carrying an Ire suffixOverturn was bred by PendleyFarms, owned by Peter Harris.The six-year-old son of Barathearan on the flat for Walter Swin-burn and Donald McCain paid£75,000 for him at DoncasterSales in 2009. It took him fivestarts to get his head in front,but Overturn has now won fiveof his last six starts including theGalway Hurdle.

The Plate of course went toMcCoy on board JP McManus’s

Hart established the stud justoutside Naas back in 1997, withhis wife Paula, having previous-ly been a dairy-farmer by trade.“My horse background is in event-ing but my absolute passion ishunting with the Kildare andWest Wicklow Hunts. My wife isalso involved in eventing anddressage and plays an active rolewith the local ITBA,” says Hart.

Another string to the stud’sbow is their resident stallion Artan who covered about 25 or30 mares this year. “We reallylike the look of his stock and hehas sired some good horses such

as Waleria and Boccassini,” saysHart. “We have a very nice year-ling filly by him which we hopeto send to the breeze-up sale nextyear.”

With the breeding season longsince past, Hart is focused on theupcoming sales and with ten en-tered for next week’s NationalHunt sale at Fairyhouse it promis-es to be a busy time.

“We have some nice horses forthe sale. There is a three-year-old filly out of a half sister to thegreat Baracouda, who we arevery excited about and a nicegelding out of a sister to Hell’s Bay.”

This is a family Hart is partic-ularly familiar with and un-doubtedly fond of. “Hell’s Bay isout of Queen’s Flagship who hasbeen a very lucky mare for us. Wesold her first foal at Fairyhousefor 50,000 guineas which was aworld record price for a store foalsold at auction at the time. We thensold Hell’s Bay for €90,000 atthe same venue in 2002 to againbreak the record. The mare put uson the map,” says Hart.

While the Group 3 success ofTropical Paradise represents thegreatest achievement for the studon the Flat, other stud graduates

include the Ger Lyons-trainedCity Of Tribes, who was twiceplaced in listed company.

Success in the jumps game hascome more frequently and thebest may be yet to come. Hartpurchased a Presenting foal outof Una Juna in November 2005.Just four months later his fullbrother, War Of Attrition landedthe Cheltenham Gold Cup.

“Hopefully he will be a great success for his connections andI will be watching out for himwith great interest when he makeshis debut on the racecourse,”says Hart.

Tropical Paradise and Ian Mongan power away from Golden Stream (No 2) and Pyrrha for victory in the Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood

Redwood, Libranno and Middaylanding blows for the home side,after Zebedee’s opening-day win.

The final Irish success of theweek came in the Group 3 Oak TreeStakes, where the Peter Winkworth-trained four-year-old filly TropicalParadise scored. The daughter ofVerglas was bred by a syndicateincluding George McMahon andwas bought by Martin Raftery asa foal before reselling to bloodstockagent David Redvers for €42,000at Tattersalls Ireland SeptemberYearling Sale.

Finger Onthe Pulse who has nowtasted success at both the Galwayand Cheltenham festivals. Thenine-year-old Accordion geldingwas bred by Mary Fanning McCor-mack and was sold from theMonasterevin-based QuinsboroStud. Trainer Tom Taaffe paid18,500 Irish Guineas for himback in 2001 as a foal.

Other impressive winners werethe Juddmonte duo Zaminastand Parlour, both trained by Der-mot Weld. The two began anexcel lent week for Khal id Abdullah on a global scale, withRedwood, Critical Moment andMidday carrying his pink andgreen silks to stakes wins at Good-wood, Helleboirne landing a list-ed race at Deauville and Provisowinning the Grade 1 Diana Stakesat Saratoga in New York.

The two-year-old Zaminast is

regally bred, being a half-sister toWeld’s multiple Group winnerFamous Name and will have theCL Weld Stakes or Moyglare Stakesas targets.

Weld’s dominance was haltedby Aidan O’Brien in the otherstrong maiden of the week. Stagedon the opening day the ClareGal-wayhotel.ie EBF Maiden is usu-ally a Weld benefit, but O’Brienbroke the stranglehold with theGalileo colt Robin Hood. Bredby Lynch Bages Ltd, he scoredunder the trainer’s son Joseph.

Timmy Hyde: sold RebelSoldier as a yearling

Christy Hart: “Good staffare so important”

Dermot Weld: In dazzlingform at Ballybrit

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Dansili’s daughter Proviso and jockey Mike Smith win the Diana Stakes at Saratoga

Ovrevoll29 Jul 2010

7.20 Polar Cup (Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf)(6f187y ) 7f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £32,085.56 2nd £10,695.19 3rd £5,347.59 4th £3,208.56 5th£2,139.04

1 ALYSHAKEYS (DEN) 3 8-7 .................. Manuel Santos ch f by Sendawar (IRE)–Alamea (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou (GB)) (Wido Neuroth) broke well, chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out andquickened well, soon in command, won easing down 73/10

2 1/2 HEUREUX (USA) 7 9-4 ..............................Carlos Lopez b g by Stravinsky (USA)–Storm West (USA) (Gone West (USA)) (Jens Erik Lindstol) raced in 3rd, went 2nd 2 1/2f out, ran onwell, no chance with winner 58/10

3 1/2 INDOMITO (GER) 4 9-4 ....................................A Starke b c by Areion (GER)–Insola (GER) (Royal Solo (IRE)) (P Vovcenko) held up in rear, headway 2f out, finished well totake third close home 125/10

Also: 4nk HANSINGER (IRE) 52 1/2 STEVE’S CHAMP (CHI) 6hd EMIL(DEN) 73 1/2 FAIR FLAIR (IRE) 81/2 CHICKEN MOMO (GB) 16/5F 91/2

EXHIBITION (IRE) 105 SMOKEY STORM (GB) 1124 CADEAU FORMAGGI (GB)11 ran TIME 1m 24.40s

OWNER:Stall Trick Or Treat; BRED:I D & H SeerupTRAINER:Wido Neuroth in NorwayTOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including 1 krone stakes): WIN 8.34; PLACE 2.84,3.50, 5.29; DF 76.34

Caulfield31 Jul 2010

6.07[OFF 6.07]

Bletchingly Stakes (Group 3) (Turf) 6f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £42,083.33 2nd £12,500 3rd £6,250 4th £3,125 5th £1,736.11 6th£1,388.89 7th £1,388.89 8th £1,388.89

1 SHOOT OUT 4 9-2 ................................... Stathi Katsidis b g by High Chaparral (IRE)–Pentamerous (NZ) (Pentire (GB)) (John Wallace) 11/2

2 1/2 STANZOUT 8 9-3 ....................................Craig A Williams gr g by Gallo Di Ferro (USA)–Stanza Grey (Mentat Duke) (Colin Davies) 12/1

3 3/4 VELOCITEA (NZ) 5 8-13 ..............................Craig Newitt b m by Volksraad (GB)–Cat Shmea (NZ) (Felix The Cat (USA)) (Mick Price) 13/8F

Also: 41/2 ROYAL IDA 51 SECRET FLYER 6hd APPREHEND 7shd

KEANO (NZ) 81 TOLLESPRIT 92 1/4 ELUMINO 106 DOURO VALLEY 10 ran TIME 1m 11.73s

OWNER:G L Huddy & Mrs L F Huddy; BRED:N C StewartTRAINER:John Wallace in Australia

Greyville31 Jul 2010

3.20 Vodacom Durban July (Grade 1)(Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m3f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £156,903.77 2nd £50,209.21 3rd £25,104.60 4th £12,552.30 5th£6,276.15

1 BOLD SILVANO 4 8-10 ................................. A Delpech b c by Silvano (GER)–Bold Saffron (Al Mufti (USA)) (M F de Kock) 13/2

2 1 IRISH FLAME 4 8-11 ...........................................K Shea b c by Dynasty–Clock The Rock (Flaming Rock (IRE)) (M F de Kock) 33/10F

3 31/2 ORBISON 4 8-10 ............................................R Danielson b g by Mogok (USA)–Blue Bayou (Foveros (GB)) (H J Brown) 13/1

Also: 4shd SERVICE ACE 5nse HAPPY VALLEY (ARG) 61 1/4 RIVERJETEZ 7nk FABIANI 82 1/4 LIZARRE 93/4 RUDRA 10nse ANCESTRALFORE 111 1/2 VERTICAL TAKEOFF 12nse POCKET POWER 13nk GOAT144 1/2 CAPTAIN SCOTT 15nse RUSSIAN SAGE 162 1/4 LOVE IS IN THEAIR 17shd ASLAN 185 FORT VOGUE 192 1/4 RED RAKE 203 FLYINGTRISTRAM (AUS) 20 ran TIME 2m 13.03s

OWNER:Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum & GThomson; BRED:Ascot Stud (Pty) LtdTRAINER:M F de Kock in South Africa

TOTE PARI-MUTUEL (SAF Tote - all including 1zar stakes): WIN 8.60;PLACE (1-2-3): 2.70, 1.70, 3.30, 7.70; SF 27.70.

Deauville31 Jul 2010

5.10 Prix De Psyche (Group 3) (3yoFillies) (Turf) 1m2f

For: 3-y-o 1st £35,398.23 2nd £14,159.29 3rd £10,619.47 4th £7,079.65 5th £3,539.82

1 ZAGORA 3 9-2 ...................................... Ioritz Mendizabal ch f by Green Tune (USA)–Zaneton (Mtoto (GB)) (J-C Rouget) settled in midfield on rail, travelling easily enteringstraight, short of room 1 1/2f out, switched to centre of trackcausing interference, challenged between horses 100yds out andfinished strongly to grab lead final 50yds, comfortably EvensF

2 1/2 BIKINI BABE (IRE) 3 8-11 ...................Dominique Boeuf b f by Montjeu (IRE)–Zeiting (IRE) (Zieten (USA)) (M Johnston) raced in rear from start, switched to wide outsideentering straight, disputed lead and quickened well 1 1/2f out,led briefly 100yds out, caught by winner 50yds out, stayed onwell 23/1

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IRISH-BRED WINNERS OVERSEASBreeder Winner Sire Age/Sex Dam Country Date Course Distance Value ClassAgricola Del Parco Diamond Prince (IRE) Desert Prince (IRE) 4 c Silver Queen (GB) Italy 28.7 Grosseto 1m165y €3,399Airlie Stud Armigerent (IRE) In The Wings 6 h Roses From Ridey (IRE) France 25.7 Divonne-Les-Bains 1m4f €4,000Airlie Stud Mrs Summersby (IRE) King's Best (USA) 5 m Kournikova (SAF) France 1.8 Vittel 1m4f €7,000All. Pian Di Neve Karfyn (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 3 c Kathy Jet (USA) Italy 27.7 Naples 1m2f €2,124Allevamento Monte Li Sonti San Bulgari (IRE) One Cool Cat (USA) 3 c Crafty Sarre (USA) Italy 31.7 Tagliacozzo 1m €4,250Azienda Agricola delle Groane Fair Doctor (IRE) Dr Devious (IRE) 7 h Fairynice (IRE) Italy 27.7 Naples 1m2f €3,399Baldwin, John Mister Kritikos (IRE) Strategic Choice (USA) 7 g Halimah Cyprus 14.7 Nicosia 5f €2,725Barnett Enterprises Steel Fantasy (USA) Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 7 h Lyric Fantasy (IRE) Denmark 1.8 Copenhagen 1m1f €1,348Blot, Ch Asistrem & Western Bstck, Mr D Chantilly Rock (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) 3 f Banakill (FR) France 28.7 Dieppe 5f110y €8,000Bourke, O. Lady Lily (IRE) Desert Sun (GB) 6 m Sheila Blige (GB) Denmark 1.8 Copenhagen 6f110y €3,371Brennan, L. Oligarch (IRE) Monashee Mountain (USA) 8 h Courtier (GB) Czech Republic 1.8 Karlovy Vary 1m2f €2,467Coburn, Joan Pinuzzo (IRE) Intikhab (USA) 3 c Madam Caprice (GB) Italy 30.7 Naples 1m2f €2,549Compagnia Generale S R L Echallod (IRE) Dubai Destination (USA) 3 f Etroubles (FR) Italy 26.7 Corridonia 1m165y €6,374Cooke, B. Hawk Island (IRE) Hawk Wing (USA) 5 h Crimphill (IRE) Australia 24.7 Rosehill 1m2f €26,367Cristina De Luigi Arcor (IRE) Almutawakel (GB) 5 h Amorous Muse (USA) Italy 31.7 Grosseto 1m3f €1,732Cullen, Miss N. Aiboa (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 4 f Spirit of Hope (IRE) France 28.7 Dieppe 5f110y €9,000Doyle & Christy Ryan & Morton Bstck, M. Sonic Fire (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 c Be Dignified (IRE) Japan 20.7 Mombetsu 1m110y €2,257Egan, Mr D. C. Mekong Melody (IRE) Cape Cross (IRE) 5 m Nini Princesse (IRE) Canada 18.7 Woodbine 1m1f€119,647 (Gr.2)Ervine, W. M. Consavvia (IRE) Trans Island (GB) 4 f Fool's Penny (GB) Cyprus 23.7 Nicosia 7f110y €3,778Finegan, J. & J. Sorellina (IRE) Tamarisk (IRE) 5 m Lodema (IRE) Italy 27.7 Naples 1m6f €4,250Grangecon Stud Spun Sugar (IRE) Galileo (IRE) 4 f Alithini (IRE) Cyprus 14.7 Nicosia 7f110y €3,229Haras du Mezeray Jodhpur (GB) Pivotal (GB) 6 h Khumba Mela (IRE) France 1.8 Deauville 6f110y €11,500Harron Eakin Farms Gypsy Baby (IRE) Modigliani (USA) 5 m L-Way First (IRE) USA 18.7 Arlington International1m €7,115His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C. Kasrawad (IRE) Barathea (IRE) 6 g Kassana (IRE) France 28.7 Dieppe 1m7f €8,000Hogan & D. Gill, A. Curriculum Vitae (IRE) Iron Mask (USA) 4 f Ballets Russes (IRE) Italy 31.7 Tagliacozzo 6f165y €2,124Kelly, M. Its All Greektome (IRE) Milan (GB) 5 g Youbetido (IRE) Cyprus 7.7 Nicosia 1m €2,073Kennedy, B. Art Basel (IRE) Clodovil (IRE) 5 h Sticky Green (GB) Italy 31.7 Varese 1m2f110y €4,250L K I Bloodstock Ltd Apres Vous (IRE) Monsun (GER) 3 c Mandamou (GER) France 29.7 Clairefontaine 1m4f €11,000Locsot SRL Contested Election (IRE) Intikhab (USA) 2 f Love Contest (IRE) Italy 27.7 Naples 7f110y €7,224Longfield Stud Pleasant Season (IRE) Desert Prince (IRE) 7 h Mountains of Mist (IRE) Japan 13.7 Mombetsu 6f €3,762Loughtown Stud Amadeo Rey (IRE) Intikhab (USA) 3 c Friendly Warning (GB) Spain 25.7 San Sebastian 7f €9,000MacPartlin, Declan Bologne (IRE) Pennekamp (USA) 10 h Bird In Blue (IRE) Denmark 1.8 Copenhagen 1m €2,022Maddenstown Equine Enterprise Ltd Cosmo Jungle (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 4 c Cheal Rose (IRE) Japan 22.7 Sonoda 7f €2,257McDonnell, D. Miss Elly (IRE) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 2 f Hello Mary (IRE) Italy 27.7 Naples 5f €3,399McDonnell, D. Royal Power (IRE) Xaar (GB) 7 g Magic Touch (GB) Norway 29.7 Ovrevoll 1m €3,444Mesnil Investments Ltd & Deerpark Stud The Mole Catcher (IRE) Whipper (USA) 2 c Degree of Honor (FR) France 1.8 La Teste De Buch 7f €7,500Molloy, K. Novelle Rock (IRE) Noverre (USA) 2 c Sakkara (IRE) Serbia 4.7 Belgrade 6f €785Newtownbarry House Stud Little Heroe (IRE) King's Theatre (IRE) 6 h Dancing Line Spain 1.8 San Sebastian 1m €5,000Niarchos Family, The Ares Flight (IRE) Hernando (FR) 2 f Visions On Space (IRE) France 27.7 Maisons-Laffitte 6f €12,000O'Connor & Linda Sadlier, J. Kalanisi Queen (IRE) Kalanisi (IRE) 2 f Dis Moi Tout (FR) Czech Republic 24.7 Most 7f €1,139Oghill House Stud Elusive Time (IRE) Elusive City (USA) 2 c Brosna Time (IRE) Denmark 1.8 Copenhagen 6f110y €3,371Owen, Mrs H. Desert Ocean (IRE) Desert Sun (GB) 6 g Skerray (GB) France 1.8 Deauville 6f110y €22,560Radley, T. Recession Racer (IRE) Kheleyf (USA) 3 f Flying Ridge (IRE) Norway 29.7 Ovrevoll 5f187y €2,537Rathyork Stud Donna Lola (IRE) Exceed And Excel (AUS) 2 f Laraissa (GB) Italy 28.7 Grosseto 5f €4,250Ryan, D. S. Ryan & R. A. Williams, D. Trebetherick (IRE) Verglas (IRE) 2 c Kathy Sun (IRE) France 27.7 Maisons-Laffitte 6f €12,000Sexton, A. City Milano (IRE) King Cheetah (USA) 4 c Tarrifa (IRE) Italy 31.7 Tagliacozzo 5f €1,700Sorento Farm In Honour (IRE) Spartacus (IRE) 5 h Andkit (USA) Canada 16.7 Assiniboia Downs 1m €2,393Twomey, C. Titus Aurelius (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 3 c Cloneden (IRE) USA 23.7 Del Mar 7f €9,207Wertheimer et Frere Amarak (GB) War Chant (USA) 3 c America (IRE) France 28.7 Dieppe 1m7f €8,000Wertheimer et Frere Goldikova (IRE) Anabaa (USA) 5 m Born Gold (USA) France 1.8 Deauville 1m€171,420 (Gr.1)Wilson, L. La Grande Guerra (IRE) Kheleyf (USA) 2 f Norwegian Queen (IRE) Italy 30.7 Naples 5f €9,350Supplied by www.weatherbysbloodstockreports.com

3 3/4 RUMOUSH (USA) 3 8-11 ...........................Richard Hills b f by Rahy (USA)–Sarayir (USA) (Mr Prospector (USA)) (M P Tregoning) raced in midfield, ridden entering straight, went2nd entering final furlong, stayed on well 9/5

Also: 42 SILVER GREY (IRE) 5hd MARIE DE MEDICI (USA) 61 PEARLAWAY6 ran TIME 2m 5.00s (slow by 0.50s)OWNER:Martin S Schwartz; BRED:E Puerari & OceanicBloodstockTRAINER:J-C Rouget at Pau, FranceTOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake); 2.00. PLACES: 1.40, 4.70. SF: 23.20

Saratoga31 Jul 2010

10.14 Diana Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m1f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £185,185.19 2nd £61,728.40 3rd £30,864.20 4th £15,432.10 5th£9,259.26 6th £3,086.42 7th £3,086.42

1 PROVISO (GB) 5 8-11 ................................... M E Smithb m by Dansili (GB)–Binche (Woodman)(William Mott) pulled early as raced a close 3rd on rail, pulledoutside leaders 2 1/2f out and closed up to go 2nd over 1f out,stayed on under pressure to lead final 100yds, all out 11/5

2 hd SHARED ACCOUNT 4 8-6 .................................E Prado b f by Pleasantly Perfect–Silk N’ Sapphire (Smart Strike (CAN)) (H Graham Motion) raced in 4th, forced wide final turn and 6thstraight, ran on well under pressure to take 2nd close home114/10

3 nse FOREVER TOGETHER 6 8-8 .....................J R Leparoux rg m by Belong To Me–Constant Companion (Relaunch)(Jonathan Sheppard) propped on leaving stalls but soonrecovered, settled in 5th, headway and hampered over 2f out,4th and every chance straight when short of room and pulledround runners, ran on well to go 3rd close home 37/20F

Also: 4hd DYNASLEW 5nk MARAM 63/4 PHOLA 73 1/2 MY PRINCESSJESS7 ran TIME 1m 47.04sOWNER:Juddmonte Farms; BRED:Juddmonte Farms LtdTRAINER:William Mott in USATOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including $2 stake): WIN 6.40; PLACE (1-2) 3.90,9.40; SHOW (1-2-3) 2.90, 4.20, 2.20; SF 71.50

Deauville1 Aug 2010

1.05 Prix De Cabourg - Jockey Club DeTurquie (Group 3) (2yo) (Turf) 6f

For: 2-y-o 1st £35,398.23 2nd £14,159.29 3rd £10,619.47 4th £7,079.65 5th £3,539.82

1 PONTENUOVO 2 8-8 ........................ Stephane Pasquierch f by Green Tune (USA)–Porlezza (Sicyos (USA))(Y de Nicolay) raced in 4th, quickened well 2 1/2f out, led 1 1/2fout, went clear, comfortably 8/1

2 2 CAPTAIN CHOP 2 8-11 .................................Flavien Prat b c by Indian Rocket (GB)–Hatane Chope (Sin Kiang) (D Guillemin) led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, stayed onwell 13/2

3 1/2 KHAWATIM (GB) 2 8-11 ...............Christophe Soumillon b c by Intikhab (USA)–Don’t Tell Mum (IRE) (Dansili (GB))(J-C Rouget) settled in 3rd, ridden 2f out, no extra, stayed onone pace 8/13F

Also: 42 1/2 LIVING ART (USA) 54 KATERINI5 ran TIME 1m 14.10sOWNER:Mme Erika Hilger; BRED:P HilgerTRAINER:Y de Nicolay in FranceTOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake): 6.10. PLACES: 3.20, 5.60. SF: 43.20

Deauville1 Aug 2010

2.40 Prix Rothschild (Ex Prix D’Astarte)(Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares)(Turf) 1m

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £151,699.12 2nd £60,690.27 3rd £30,345.13 4th £15,159.29 5th£7,592.92

1 GOLDIKOVA (IRE) 5 9-0 ........................ Olivier Peslierb m by Anabaa (USA)–Born Gold (USA) (Blushing Groom) (F Head) settled midfield, cruised to lead 2f out, went clear,easily 1/3F

2 3 MUSIC SHOW (IRE) 3 8-7 ....................Richard Hughes b f by Noverre (USA)–Dreamboat (USA) (Mr Prospector (USA))(M R Channon) raced in 2nd, ridden 2 1/2f out to lead briefly,headed 2f out, ran on well, no chance with winner 4/1

3 1 ELUSIVE WAVE (IRE) 4 9-0 ................Ioritz Mendizabal b f by Elusive City (USA)–Multicolour Wave (IRE) (Rainbow Quest(USA))(J-C Rouget) raced in 5th, hard ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on well14/1

Also: 4hd FABIANA (GB) 53/4 RAINFALL (IRE) 6shd EVAPORATION 715

ONLY GREEN (IRE)7 ran TIME 1m 37.50sOWNER:Wertheimer & Frere; BRED:Wertheimer Et FrereTRAINER:F Head in FranceTOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake): 1.30 (Goldikova combined with Evaporation& Only Green). PLACES: 1.10, 1.10, 1.10 DF: 2.30. SF: 2.00

Klampenborg1 Aug 2010

3.30 Scandinavian Open Championship(Group 3) (Turf) 1m4f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £35,799.52 2nd £11,933.17 3rd £5,966.59 4th £3,579.95 5th£2,386.63

1 DJANGO (SWE) 7 9-2 ........... Lennart Hammer-Hansenb g by Acatenango (GER)–Praeriens Drottning (SWE) (Elmaamul(USA))(Jessica Long) mid-division, disputing 8th halfway, pushed along3f out and headway, led straight, went wide outside, ran onapproaching final furlong, driven out 127/20

2 1/2 PEAS AND CARROTS 7 9-4 .......................Eddie Ahern b g by Final Appearance (IRE)–Dominet Hope (GB) (PrimoDominie (GB)) (Lennart Reuterskiold Jr) held up in midfield, smooth headway 21/2f out, driven out and pressed leader over 1f out, finished well4/5F

3 1 MASTER KID 5 9-2 ................................Jacob Johansen b h by Academy Award (IRE)–Stolga (FR) (Baillamont (USA)) (Bent Olsen) held up, headway 2 1/2f out, ridden and pressedleader over 1f out, switched and kept on well 17/2

Also: 41/2 VOLO CAT (FR) 51 ALNITAK (USA) 61 CONDOR 71

CLASSICAL WORLD (USA) 8shd FRICOTEIRO (ARG) 94 BOXING DAY(GB) 105 1/2 ALPACCO (IRE) 11hd EL MIRACLE (SWE)11 ran TIME 2m 25.60s

OWNER:Chess Racing Ab & Mona Norklit; BRED:Chess RacingAbTRAINER:Jessica Long in Sweden

TOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including 1 dkk stakes): WIN 7.34; PLACE 1.53,1.32, 1.99; DF 22.66

Dusseldorf1 Aug 2010

4.10 Henkel Preis Der Diana -Deutsches Stuten-Derby (Group 1)(3yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m3f

For: 3-y-o 1st £203,539.82 2nd £79,646.02 3rd £39,823.01 4th £22,123.89 5th £8,849.56

1 ENORA 3 9-2 ...................................................... T Hellier b f by Noverre (USA)–Enrica (GB) (Niniski (USA)) (T Mundry) backmarker from start, made good progress downbackstretch and into final turn, quickened smartly early in straighton wide outside to challenge for lead entering final furlong,grabbed lead 50yds out, comfortably 20/1

2 1/2 ELLE SHADOW (IRE) 3 9-2 .............................A Starke b f by Shamardal (USA)–Elle Danzig (Roi Danzig (USA)) (P Schiergen) raced in midfeld, travellng smoothly, roundedhorses entering straight, quickened well to take lead 1f out,headed 50yds out 4/1

3 11/4 NICEA 3 9-2 ..................................................Martin Dwyer b f by Lando–Nicolaia (Alkalde) (P Schiergen) setled in midfield, quickened well early in straight,ran on well under pressure to get 3rd 25/1

Also: 41 1/4 LAGALP 5nk TECH EXCEED 61/2 SEMINA 7hd HIBAAYEB(GB) 6/4F 81 WALDJAGD (GB) 91/2 WARSAW BALLET (CAN) 10nk

SALDENNAHE 113 NIANGA 12hd AMARE (GB) 131 1/2 GLADYROMANA 143/4 ISANTHA 15hd MOUNTAIN ROSE 163 AMOYA 16 ran TIME 2m 14.68s

OWNER:Gestut Roettgen; BRED:Gestut RottgenTRAINER:T Mundry in GermanyTOTE WIN (incl. 10 euro stake): 162; PLACES: 41, 18, 68. SF: 631

Saratoga1 Aug 2010

10.30[OFF 10.35]

Ruffian Invitational Handicap(Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares)(Dirt) 1m1f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £92,592.59 2nd £30,864.20 3rd £15,432.10 4th £7,716.05 5th£4,629.63 6th £3,086.42

1 MALIBU PRAYER 4 8-4 .......................... J R Velazquez b f by Malibu Moon–Grand Prayer (Grand Slam) (Todd Pletcher) broke well and made all, quickened straight,drew clear inside final furlong 47/20

2 13/4 UNRIVALED BELLE 4 8-7 .......................K Desormeaux rg f by Unbridled’s Song–Queenie Belle (Bertrando) (William Mott) bumped by winner three strides after start andstumbled, chased leader and tried to challenge 2 1/2f out, ran onwell but no extra to reel in winner 13/20F

3 93/4 CLASSOFSIXTYTHREE 4 8-3 ..................J J Castellano b f by Include–Rambling Rose (Blush Rambler) (Gary Contessa) raced in last (well off the pace), ran on underpressure from 3f out, took third final 100yds 30/1

Also: 4nk STARSHIP ANGEL 56 TASTY TEMPTATION (CAN) 63 1/4

ZAPHYRA6 ran TIME 1m 48.14s OWNER:Edward P Evans; BRED:Edward P EvansTRAINER:Todd Pletcher in USATOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including $2 stake): WIN 6.70; PLACE (1-2) 2.80,2.20; SHOW (1-2-3) 2.50, 2.10, 4.10; SF 10.40

Monmouth Park1 Aug 2010

10.43[OFF 10.44]

Izod Haskell Invitational Stakes(Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt) 1m1f

For: 3-y-o 1st £370,370.37 2nd £123,456.79 3rd £61,728.40 4th £37,037.04 5th £18,518.526th £6,172.84 7th £6,172.84 8th £2,057.41

1 LOOKIN AT LUCKY 3 8-10 ............................. M Garciab c by Smart Strike (CAN)–Private Feeling (Belong To Me) (Bob Baffert) raced in 4th, closed up to press two leaders 3f out,head to head with super saver from 2f out, quickened clearstraight, drew clear inside final furlong under hands and heelsurging 6/5F

2 4 TRAPPE SHOT 3 8-6 .........................................A Garcia ch c by Tapit–Shopping (Private Account) (Kiaran McLaughlin) dwelt, held up in 5th, effort to go 3rdstraight, ran on well final furlong, no chance with winner 14/5

3 3/4 FIRST DUDE 3 8-6 ...................................R A Dominguez b c by Stephen Got Even–Run Sarah Run (Smart Strike (CAN)) (Dale Romans) led until headed and unable to go with first two 21/2f out, ran on again final 300yds to regain 3rd on line 26/5

Also: 4nse SUPER SAVER 51 1/2 AFLEET AGAIN 61 ICE BOX 72 OURDARK KNIGHT 7 ran TIME 1m 49.83s

OWNER:Karl Watson, Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman;BRED:Gulf Coast Farms LlcTRAINER:Bob Baffert in USA

TOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including $2 stake): WIN 4.40; PLACE (1-2) 3.00,3.40; SHOW (1-2-3) 2.40, 2.60, 3.00; SF 17.20

Del Mar2 Aug 2010

1.30[OFF 1.40]

Bing Crosby Stakes (Grade 1)(3yo+) (Polytrack) 6f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £92,592.59 2nd £30,864.20 3rd £18,518.52 4th £9,259.26 5th£3,086.42

1 SMILING TIGER 3 8-3 .................................. V Espinoza ch c by Hold That Tiger–Shandra Smiles (Cahill Road) (Jeff Bonde) soon led on the rail, ridden and wandered off railover 1f out, held on well under pressure 79/10

2 11/2 SCENIC BLAST (AUS) 6 8-9 .........................M E Smith bb g by Scenic (GB)–Daughter’s Charm (AUS) (Delgado) (John Shirreffs) squeezed out leaving stalls, soon chasing leader,kept on well final furlong, not quicken final 100yds 71/10

3 31/4 E Z’S GENTLEMAN 5 8-11 ............................M Pedroza b r by Yankee Gentleman–Tensie’s Pro (Distinctive Pro) (Bob Baffert) broke well and led briefly, soon settled in 4th, camewide and took 3rd straight, drifted to rail and held on well for 3rd33/10

Also: 43/4 EL BRUJO (CAN) 53 1/4 COST OF FREEDOM 3/5F 62 SKYCAPE 6 ran TIME 1m 9.21s

OWNER:Alan Klein & Philip Lebherz; BRED:Dr Rodney OrrTRAINER:Jeff Bonde in USA

TOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including $2 stake): WIN 17.80; PLACE (1-2)7.20, 6.40; SHOW (1-2-3) 4.00, 4.20, 3.00; DF 59.80; SF 105.80

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