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BLUE-COLLAR HERO TYLER=S TRIBE DIESFOLLOWING WORKOUT WEDNESDAY ATOAKLAWN; TRAINER TEMPORARILY
BANNED by Bill Finley
What started out as one of racing's best feel-good stories inyears ended in tragedy Wednesday at Oaklawn when the fleet
Iowa-bred Tyler=s Tribe (Sharp Azteca) died following a fourfurlong workout.
Afterward, the track issued a press release in which it said thattrainer Tim Martin=s entries for the final week of racing at
Oaklawn were being scratched by the stewards.
AIn the interest of all parties, Oaklawn must take these actions
to properly investigate the matter,@ the statement read. It also
said that there would be an investigation regarding a horse
named Collins (Into Mischief), but it was not clear what, if
anything, that had to do with Tyler=s Tribe or what happened tothat horse.
Cont. p9

Kentucky Oaks contender Tarifa | Renee Torbit/Coady Mediaby Christina Bossinakis
LOUISVILLE, KY--This week's morning action at Churchill Downs
only served to entice onlookers by the sheer breadth and qualityof contenders set to line up for the 150th renewal of the GI
Kentucky Oaks and its undercard Friday.
A stacked field of 14 is set for the Oaks, led by the 7-2 morning
line choice Tarifa (Bernardini), who drew post 8 but moves in to
the seven slot following Thursday's scratch of Tapit Jenallie(Tapit). Flavien Prat has the mount on the GII Rachel Alexandra
S. and GII Fair Grounds Oaks winner. The homebred filly is
trained by Brad Cox, who also saddles Busanda S. scorer Gin Gin(Hightail), runner-up over the track in last year's Rags to RichesS., for historic Calumet Farm.
AShe is doing great,@ said Cox of the favorite. AShe had a big
work last weekend, it was very sharp. So I feel like she's had avery good week in regards to how she has settled in her gallops.
I am happy with the way she is moving and happy with the way
she's schooled.@
Asked about the post position, Cox said, AI'm happy with it.
Flavien knows her. He rode her the last two starts. He's worked
her a couple of times and has a good feel for her. Hopefully hecan get away clean and not get into a tussle with her and get asmooth run into the first turn and get into a good rhythm.@ Cont.

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Kentucky Oaks preview, cont. from p1
Of her stablemate, he added, AShe will have to take a pretty
big step forward. She is very consistent and she always tries. She
broke her maiden here last year so she knows this track. She isgoing to have to try hard, so we'll see how that goes.@
The second choice on the morning line at 4-1 is Whisper Hill
Farm's Leslie's Rose (Into Mischief). A $1.15-million Keeneland
September purchase, the winner of the Apr. 5 GI Ashland S. will
be reunited with Irad Ortiz, Jr., who has been aboard for all fourof her lifetime starts. Trainer Todd Pletcher is represented by
the morning-line favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby,
Fierceness (City of Light).
Finishing three lengths behind Leslie's Rose in the Ashland, last
year's champion juvenile filly Just F Y I (Justify) is poised for arematch, breaking immediately to Leslie's Rose's inside. The
winner of the GI Frizette S. and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles
drew post 13, but shifts in a slot. A homebred for George
Krikorian, the filly will be ridden by her regular partner, Junior
Alvarado. Trained by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, who also
saddles Resilience (Into Mischief) in the Run for the Roses, she
was installed the 9-2 third choice on the morning line.
A pair of fillies were weighted at 5-1 on the morning line--GII
Fantasy S. scorer Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) and Ways andMeans (Practical Joke). The former is campaigned by Brookdale
Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks and Magdalena Racing andtrained by Ken McPeek. The latter, a Grade I-placed filly
conditioned by Chad Brown, is a homebred for Klaravich
Stables. Cont.

Leslie's Rose Thursday morning | Ashley Phillips/Coady MediaFRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

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FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Kentucky Oaks preview, cont.
Thorpedo Anna will be ridden by Brian Hernandez, Jr. while
the latter will be accompanied by Tyler Gaffalione.
The remaining horses (with morning-line odds) are: Where's
the Ring (Jose Lezcano, 15-1); Regulatory Risk (Jose Ortiz, 20-1);
Lemon Muffin (Keith Asmussen, 30-1); Fiona's Magic (Luis Saez,
30-1); Everland (Abel Cedillo, 30-1); Into Champagne (Julien
Leparoux, 30-1); Power Squeeze (Daniel Centano, 12-1); and Our
Pretty Woman (Joel Rosario, 15-1).

Champions Idiomatic, Pretty Mischievous
Face Off in La Troienne
Defending champions Idiomatic (Curlin) and Pretty
Mischievous (Into Mischief) are poised to square off on the
Kentucky Oaks undercard in the GI La Troienne S.
Juddmonte=s Idiomatic, who was close to flawless with eightwins from nine starts in 2023, ended her championship season
with a victory in the GI Breeders= Cup Distaff, earning her the
Eclipse Award as the champion older mare of 2023.
Riding a five-race winning streak, including three Grade Is fortrainer Brad Cox, she drew post 4. She will be accompanied byher regular pilot Florent Geroux.

Idiomatic at Churchill | Horsephotos

AShe is every bit as good this year as she was last year in themornings,@ confirmed Cox. AIf she shows up in the afternoon likeshe's been doing in the mornings, we should be in good shape.@
Of her progress in her time off, she added, AI think she's bigger
and stronger and every bit as good as she was [last year]. We
schooled her a couple of times this week, and she did that very
well. She is so big and so massive. I really believe she's ready.@Cont.

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A total of 18 OF THE 20 entrants in the Derby are bred in Kentucky,
led by top point earner SIERRA LEONE (155 points), and
13 OF 14 entrants in the Oaks are Kentucky-bred,
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La Troienne preview, cont.
Godolphin=s Pretty Mischievous won a trio of Grade Is in 2023-the Kentucky Oaks, Acorn S. and Test S.--thus earning her thetitle of champion 3-year-old. Pretty Mischievous capped off
2023 with a runner-up finish behind Ceiling Crusher (Mr. Big) in
the GI Cotillion S. in September. The daughter of GISW Pretty
City Dancer (Tapit), who is three for four at Churchill Downs, will
be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione from post 5.
The remaining field for the La Troienne, with riders from theinside, is: Frosty O Toole (Frosted) (David Cohen), Taxed(Collected) (Cristian Torres), Free Like a Girl (El Deal) (Corey
Lanerie), Xigera (Nyquist) (Julien Leparoux) and Dorth Vader(Girvin) (Irad Ortiz, Jr.).
Another Breeders' Cup winner marking her return to the races
at Churchill Friday, GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine
Hard to Justify (Justify) heads a field of 14 in the GII Edgewood S.
Trained by Brown, Hard to Justify won all three of her 2023
starts that also included a victory in the GII Miss Grillo S.
Breaking from post 9, the Wise Racing-campaigned filly will bepartnered by Prat, who has been aboard in all three starts. She
will face Rigney Racing=s Buchu (Justify), who finished sixth
behind Hard to Justify in the Breeders' Cup. Trained by Phil
Bauer, Buchu, last season's GII Jessamine winner, took her 2024

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debut in Keeneland's Appalachian S. Apr. 6. Martin Garcia has
the mount from post 4.
Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable's Tapit Trice (Tapit)
kicks off the season in Friday's GII Alysheba S. Victorious in the
GIII Tampa Derby and GI Blue Grass S., the $1.3-million
Keeneland September yearling purchase finished seventh at
Churchill in the Kentucky Derby before coming home third in the
GI Belmont S. Fifth in Monmouth's GI Haskell, the grey
concluded the season with a third in the GI Travers S.
Red, White and Blue Racing's Denim and Pearls (Into Mischief)
returns to Churchill Downs for the GII Eight Belles S. Trained by
Cox, she comes into the seven-furlong test off a runaway 9 1/4length win at Keeneland in the GII Beaumont S. Apr. 7. Exiting
post 7, she will be reunited with Prat.
Also included in Friday's graded action is the GIII Unbridled
Sidney S. and the GIII Modesty S.

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CLASSIC STAGE IS SET AT CHURCHILLDOWNS by Christina Bossinakis

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Sometimes, we need to have progress to really appreciate how
we got to where we are.

Morning Action

Just F Y I strutting her stuff at Churchill Thursday | C Bossinakis

LOUISVILLE, KY--Kicking off a steamy day in Louisville, Thursday's
morning session began to distill several things that I had seen
over the course of the past week at Churchill Downs. Eachmorning, I would line up trackside to watch the Kentucky
Derby/Oaks work session, also giving me the opportunity tosurvey the overall landscape at Churchill Downs. The years ofprogress and development at the facility is staggering.
As I pan across the property, the mass of seating, both existingand new, that will accommodate the throngs of people over thecourse of the next two days starts to really stand out. Churchill iscertainly not wanting for seating. Also, I thought back to the very
first time I came to Churchill for the Derby in 1991 (the year
Strike the Gold won) and I can remember gazing up at the Twin
Spires and thinking how majestic they seemed. Now, they don't
appear quite so imposing to me given the rise of all the newer
infrastructure surrounding them.
While I was contemplating all the changes that have happened
at Churchill over the last three decades, I happened to bumpinto one of my favorite people on the backside, trainer Wayne
Catalano. After a few pleasantries, as if taking a peek into mymind, he points over in the direction of Churchill's main
structure and says, AThis is the 50th anniversary of my first win
in front of those Twin Spires. I won my very first race as a jockey
for Jack Van Berg May 20, 1974.@
It not only gave me pause, but I continued to think about thatlong after we had parted ways. Because while I was considering
the multitude of changes I was seeing, it became increasingly
clear that the history and tradition of the place wasn't kept aliveby the structure itself but more by the men and women thatfrequent the track and that have made Churchill their base andtheir home.

The Derby and Oaks horses made their usual appearance
following the 7:00 a.m harrowing break, and it offered me a
final opportunity to take a look at many of the horses that will
be competing in the plethora of stakes action over the next twodays. A horse that I have been observing over the last few days,
and while not jumping out at me initially, who has been giving
me increasingly good vibes is the Albaugh Family's Catching
Freedom (Constitution).
Giving an air of simmering confidence on the track each day I
have seen him, I was given a little extra nudge in that direction
after speaking to trainer Brad Cox later in the morning. The
winner of the GII Louisiana Derby Mar. 23, the bay was arespectable third to Sierra Leone (Gun Runner)--beaten 1 3/4
lengths--in a wet renewal of the GII Risen Star in February. His
rider Flavien Prat has been absolutely en fuego of late (or maybe'en feu' is more appropriate in this case). In any case, a very
interesting option at a price. Cont.

Catching Freedom this week | Sara Gordon

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 12 • THETDN.COM

Thursday morning at Churchill, cont.
Having a final look at the Oaks fillies I could feel my excitement
mounting. Just F Y I (Justify) was accompanied to the track by
her Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and continued to fill the eye.
She is an absolute queen. In truth, Mott's GII Wood Memorial
winner Resilience (Into Mischief) looked ready to roll too. I keep
thinking it would be nice to see him get a Derby win, outright
this time, rather than getting put up by DQ like he did in 2021
when Country House inherited the win. Nobody deserves it
more.
Some news broke later Thursday morning when it wasannounced that Oaks contender Tapit Jenallie (Tapit) would
scratch, giving Courtlandt Farms's Our Pretty Woman (Medaglia
d'Oro) a berth in the lineup. A $900,000 Keeneland September
yearling purchase, she finished three-quarters of a length backof Tarifa (Bernardini)--one of the Oaks favorites--in the Mar. 23
GII Fair Grounds Oaks. Her trainer Steve Asmussen, who mostrecently won the Oaks with Untapable in 2014, also took therace in 2005 with Summerly. The Hall of Famer seems to besitting on about a 10-year cycle and might be coming due torepeat.

TAPIT JENALLIE SCRATCHED FROM KY OAKS;OUR PRETTY WOMAN DRAWS IN
MGSP Tapit Jenallie (Tapit) was scratched Thursday morningfrom Friday's GI Longines Kentucky Oaks by trainer Eddie
Milligan, Jr. according to Churchill Downs media. With thescratch, GII Fair Grounds Oaks runner-up Our Pretty Woman(Medaglia d'Oro) now draws into the race. Our Pretty Woman,racing for Courtlandt Farms from the Steve Asmussen barn, will
break from the outside post and gets Joel Rosario in the irons.

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

BC STABLES LLC: IN WAYNE WE TRUSTby Bill Finley
When Hall of Famer Wayne Lukas sends out Just Steel (Justify)
in this year=s GI Kentucky Derby it will be his first starter in therace since 2018. Lukas, 88, is a perpetual optimist, but even he
had to be worrying that he had had his last Derby starter. It
wasn=t Lukas. Even at his age he never slowed down. It was the
sport=s top owners. Many wouldn=t send a horse to an
octogenarian, knocking on the door of 90, even one considered
to be one of the greatest trainers ever.

Brian Coelho, John Bellinger, and Wayne Lukas at the 2022 Keeneland
September Sale, where they bought Just Steel | Keeneland

What he needed was someone who so valued his experienceand ability that they didn=t worry about the age factor. And hefound them. Lukas=s most important owners are now Brian
Coelho and John Bellinger, who run under the name of BC
Stables LLC. Thanks to Lukas, they are about to achieve an
important goal, to get a horse into the Kentucky Derby. Just
Steel was purchased by Lukas and the BC team for $500,000 at
the 2022 Keeneland September sale. He is 20-1 in the morning
line, but is coming off the best race of his career, a second-placefinish in the GI Arkansas Derby. He has a chance.
AI=ve known Wayne for 10 years and I liked him from day one,@
Bellinger said. Cont.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 12 • THETDN.COM

Lukas and BC Stables, cont.
AHe and I hit it off well. With business dealings andpartnerships it=s all about getting along with people more thananything. Wayne and I saw eye to eye. I didn=t care about hisage. What I loved was his experience. We moved quickly. We
needed to buy some horses and I knew Wayne. I never doubted
the decision to go to Wayne. There are other great trainers andthey don=t know me from Adam. I knew Wayne and he knew
me. It was an easy move for me to make.@

Lukas with Just Steel Thursday morning | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaFRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Bellinger is based in Texas and he and his wife own several
companies, the biggest of which is a laboratory business thattests food products. Coelho is from California and owns thelargest cattle feeding operation in the state, as well as meat
processing plants. The two had talked about going into racing
for years, and finally decided to do so just prior to the 2021
Keeneland September sale.
AAbout four years ago, we were in a good position financiallyand we thought it was a good time in our lives to dabble a little
bit,@ Coelho said. AWe got on the phone with Wayne one
September and talked over a plan with the idea that we=d makea run and try to get into the Derby and try to get Wayne back to
the Derby one more time. That day we bought four yearlings at
Keeneland and here we are.
AI think that being in the sport ourselves we were looking forsomebody with the experience who could not only train goodhorses but teach us as well,@ Coelho continued. AWe felt there
was still opportunity with him. With the amount of time wehave spent with Wayne and from his knowledge, what we havelearned these last four years is invaluable. We had faith he could
get us here and he has proven he can do that.@
Bellinger and Coelho were just getting started. They bought
four more horses at the 2022 Keeneland September sale,including an Into Mischief colt that cost $1 million and a Quality
Road colt that cost $1.15 million. Cont.

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Lukas and BC Stables, cont.
Coelho said that he and Bellinger have about 20 horses with
Lukas, including five yearlings bought at the 2023 Keeneland
Sale. Coelho predicted that this year=s 2-year-olds will prove tobe the best group they have sent Lukas=s way so far.
Both Coelho and Bellinger have witnessed first hand what it
has meant to Lukas to be given this chance by the owners.
AOver the last three years, people who are close to him will tellus that this has revitalized Wayne,@ Coelho said. AHe's actually ina better place physically and mentally than he was a few years
ago because of the opportunities we've given him. Wayne has
worked his tail off to get us here. He knows we've invested a lotof money and put a lot of faith in him. He wanted to get here to
this year=s Derby just as much for us as for himself.@

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Racing exclusively at Prairie Meadows, he won his first five
starts by a combined margin of 59 3/4 lengths. He had done
enough that he had earned his way into the 2022 GI Breeders=
Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, but bled severely in that race and had
to be eased.
He was never again the same. He ran four more times, failingto win, and bled in both of what would be his last two starts, theBachelor S. and an Oaklawn allowance race. Cont.

Tyler's Tribe, cont. from p1
Tyler=s Tribe was named after co-owner Tom Lepic=s
grandson, Tyler Juhl of Iowa City, Iowa, who was diagnosed
with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common
type of cancer found in children. Lepic hoped that the horse=s
exploits could lift the spirits of his grandson. Tyler=s Tribe
more than did his part.
Tyler's Tribe, shown prior to the 2022 Breeders' Cup | CoadyTDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 12 • THETDN.COM

Tyler's Tribe, cont.
Lepic said Thursday that Tyler=s Tribe did not bleed in theworkout, but the cause of death remained a mystery.
AAll I know is that he had just finished his workout and he diedon the track,@ Lepic said. A(Co-owner and trainer) Tim (Martin)
said he had worked great and had a good gallop out. Tim said he
was shocked by what happened. All of us, we are completelydevastated. This horse meant so much to us.

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

AThere are people who are going to say we never should haverun him again. Tim said he did whatever the vets told him to do.
We followed every guideline and even gave him a year off. We
were told that he was fine and that he wouldn=t bleed again. We
loved this horse and never would have done anything to hurt
him.@
Lepic is hoping that a necropsy will provide some answers.
AWe don=t know what the cause of death was and have asked
for a necropsy,@ Lepic said. AWe are very eager to find out.@
Lepic said he spent part of Thursday looking at photos ofTyler=s Tribe with his daughter, who is Tyler=s mother.
AWe are devastated and so is everyone in our family andpeople who are close to us. I spent part of my day reminiscing
and looking at photos of the horse with my daughter,@ he said.
Tyler=s Tribe was 5-for-10 in his career and earned $327,661.
He was purchased at the Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders' andOwners' Association Fall Mixed Sale 2021 for $34,000.

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FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

CUSTOMS AGENTS SEIZE ANIMAL VENOM IN RACING VETERAN TIM KEGEL DIES AT 74
Bloodstock agent and longtime racing veteran Timothy Vaughn
CINCINNATI
Multiple bottles of animal venom--most likely from snakes,
spiders, and scorpions--have been intercepted by United States
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Cincinnati since
the beginning of the year, according to a report by WKRC in
Cincinnati. Agents told WKRC some of the supply, which
originated in Mexico, was headed to racetracks. Cincinnati isapproximately 80 miles north of Lexington and 100 miles
northeast of Louisville, while Turfway Park is about 10 miles
outside of Cincinnati over the Kentucky border.
WKRC specifically noted the Atiming is no coincidence with the
Kentucky Derby coming up on Saturday," although there is noevidence to support that speculation.
AKentucky is known as the horse capital of the world,@ said
Cincinnati Port Director Alrick Brooks to WKRC. AAnd the equine
industry is a prominent part of the U.S. agricultural economy.
CBP is committed to protecting this industry and the animals
within it by preventing illicit substances such as these--designed
to mask pain or artificially enhance an animal=s legitimate
physical capabilities--from coming into the country.@
In the last four months, CBP agents with the assistance of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have found eight separate
packages with bottles given labels like "tiger blood" or withpictures of scorpions and spiders. Among the contents of thebottles were injectable cobra venom, spidermorph,
scorpioadrenalin, TB-1000, caffeine, anabolic steroids, Ritalin,ketamine, and unknown vitamin compounds.
The seized shipments were done at the request of the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The contents violated
several FDA regulations, including the Federal Food, Drug, andCosmetic Act.
Performance enhancers in racing have been at the forefront ofseveral federal investigations in recent years, leading to prison
for prominent trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro, as well as
several other indictments.

Kegel passed away Thursday, Apr. 25 at the age of 74. The
following is an obituary written by son Van Kegel and provided
to the TDN by the Kegel family:
ABorn in Clifton Springs, N.Y. in 1950, he charted his own pathfrom his years at SUNY Cortland to a long career in the racing
industry as a vet's assistant, trainer, jockey agent and bloodstock
agent. He loved horses and the racetrack, and the track loved
him. He will forever be remembered for his trademark style-wearing two different-colored shoes--and more importantly, for
his kindness, honesty, consistency in always doing what he said
he would do and his ability to share a laugh with anyone, any
time no matter the situation.
ATim is survived by his three children, Casey [and husband
Zack], Van [and wife Peyton] and Emily, his grandson Beau, his
siblings Ted, Claudia, Kevin and Troy, and many nieces andnephews who will cherish his memory and his example forever.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Mary Ellen Kegelas well as his parents, Rita and Eugene Kegel.
AThe family plans to hold a celebration of his life in the coming
months, with details to be determined. In lieu of a memorialservice, we only ask that you raise a drink, tell a story and have alaugh in his memory.
AHe was truly one of a kind, and his presence will be missed
more than words can express. As he once wrote to a friend who
had lost his father, 'The true measure of any man is thememories, thoughts and feelings that live on in all those hetouched during his life,' and by this measure, Tim Kegel was thebest of men.@

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"This presentation is not just about what we aim to achieve,
but more importantly, how we plan on doing it and involving all
sectors of the industry as we grow.@
For more information on Light Up Racing, click here.

TRAINER BONUS RETURNS FOR PREAKNESSWEEKEND STAKES
For an eighth straight year, the Maryland Jockey Club isoffering bonus money totaling $100,000 to trainers who run aminimum of five horses in the 15 Thoroughbred stakes races
during Preakness weekend, May 17 and 18, at Pimlico Race
Course.
The blockbuster weekend includes a total of 16 stakes, nine
graded, worth $4.4 million in purses. The trainer with the mostpoints will receive $50,000, second is worth $25,000, third$12,000, fourth $7,000, fifth $4,000 and sixth $2,000.
Points are accumulated for finishing first (10 points), second(seven), third (five), fourth (three) and having a starter (one) in
the 15 Thoroughbred stakes, led by the 149th running of the$2-million GI Preakness S., Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown,
May 18.
Trainers must have a minimum of five starts to qualify for thebonus.
Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen has been the leading Preakness
weekend stakes trainer four times in its first seven years,
earning the top bonus in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Brad Cox(2019), Mike Maker (2020) and Graham Motion (2023) havealso won the top prize.
There will also be bonus money totaling $50,000 for trainers
with the most points in non-stakes races during Preakness
weekend. The points are accumulated in similar fashion with
$25,000 going to the leader, $10,000 to second, $7,500 to third,$4,000 to fourth, $2,500 to fifth and $1,000 to sixth.
Trainers must have a minimum of three starts to qualify for thebonus.

Derby contender Catalytic getting some love from his rider
Thursday morning | C Bossinakis

LIGHT UP RACING HOSTS OBS LAUNCH EVENT
Light Up Racing, an initiative launched to highlight positive
news in the racing industry, will join with Ocala Breeders' Sales
Company for a presentation by Vicky Leonard. Leonard, whose
own Australian marketing agency Kick Collective inspired Light
Up Racing, will present tactics on how to answer difficult
questions from those outside the industry along withtransforming negative opinions into positive messaging. The
event will be held Sunday, May 5 from 5-7 p.m. on the second
floor of the ITW Building on the OBS grounds.
"We are excited to bring our mission to Florida and share thecore values and objectives of Light Up Racing," said Leonard.

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KENTUCKY DERBY 150:
A GAME OF NUMBERS

The $2.3-million sale-topping Fasig-Tipton Saratoga purchasein 2022, the striking bay won the GII Risen Star S. earlier in theseason before giving his trainer a third victory in a scintillating
renewal of the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. Apr. 6. For the 150th
edition, he also has an additional entrant, GIII Tampa Derby
winner Domestic Product (Practical Joke).
AGoing to the Derby and Oaks training in the mornings, it
accentuates that it's hard to get here,@ explained Brown. AIf you
get here, your horse is good. I have two really good horses going
into this race, both real beauties to look at. And when you go to
Derby and Oaks training session, it magnifies how good all thehorses are. A lot of horses look good. It's a hard race to win andit's supposed to be.@Statue of Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day | Horsephotos

by Christina Bossinakis
For most American racing fans, the dawn of the First Saturdayin May is somewhat akin to Christmas morning, full of
anticipation, expectation and for many, all around joy. However,this year's renewal holds some extra special meaning,highlighting the 150th renewal of Churchill Downs' historic
event. The anniversary edition of the race will also feature abrand spanking new $200-million paddock renovation whichsounds mammoth, but pales in comparison to the estimated$1 billion spent on capital improvements over the past 15 years.
As in year's past, the list of contenders signed on for the big
event represent a wide array of personalities, highlighted byboth seasoned Derby goers as well as those still etching theirlegacies.
A long way from a Derby neophyte, Chad Brown has sent a
battalion of runners to compete on Derby Day in years past,
although not necessarily in the big race itself. In fact, Brown has
previously run in the famed race on six occasions with a grand
total of seven horses. The best of those finishes was recordedwith Good Magic, who finished second behind subsequent Triple
Crown winner Justify in 2018.
Offering Brown the chance to bolster his roster of Classic
winners is Peter Brant, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor,
Derrick Smith, Westerberg and Brook Smith's Sierra Leone (Gun
Runner).

Sierra Leone | Sara Gordon

Conversely, trainer Todd Pletcher has made the 10-furlong
Classic a regular stop on his operation's spring schedule sincegoing out on his own in 1996. The Hall of Famer trainer kicked
off his Derby run with a bang, entering four contenders,
including Impeachment (third) and More Than Ready (fourth), in
the 2000 renewal of the race.
AI think at that point, I was so young and naive that I probably
didn't realize how significant that was,@ said Pletcher. ASo I reallywasn't intimidated by the situation, but looked at it more like a
fun opportunity.@
Easy game, right? Maybe not since it took 10 more years until
finally breaking through with the elusive win, courtesy of Super
Saver. In 2017, Always Dreaming got the trainer back to thewinner's circle.

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hours before the race. Poised to offer Pletcher, in addition toAThe whole winter [leading up to the Derby], we felt we had aowner Mike Repole, a measure of redemption this year is
big chance [with Always Dreaming]. In his case, everything went
Fierceness (City of Light), a gaudy winner of the Mar. 30
perfectly,@ he recalled. AWe laid out a plan where he won a
GI Curlin Florida Derby. Last
maiden race at Tampa and then
year's juvenile champion has
we all sat down to see ifshown the propensity foreveryone was comfortable goingalternating brilliance withto an allowance race instead of
painfully average performances,
the Fountain of Youth S. as a final
often leaving his connections
prep for the Florida Derby.
scratching their heads. Usually
Basically, we were putting all thetraining up a storm in the
points into that one race.
mornings, it is anybody's guess
Everything went perfectly until
which Fierceness will appear on
we got to Churchill. He got super
raceday.
headstrong--we were just trying
Pletcher shows up year after
to hold him on the ground theyear, supported by a strong
last few days. He was feelingarsenal of Classic runners, andgood, but almost too good. He
as a result, holds the distinction
was giving us a tough time
Always Dreaming doing his best impersonation of Pegasus the of having saddled the most
galloping him. He was right onweek of his Kentucky Derby win | Coady
Derby starters. While not
the verge of going over the top.
keeping up the pace with Pletcher, numbers wise, Derby
But fortunately, we were able to keep him in check.@
maestros D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert have still combined
Since 2000, the trainer has run a total of 64 horses, however
for a total of 84 starts beginning in 1981.
that figure does not include last season's early Derby favorite
Cont. p3
Forte, who was forced to scratch by track veterinarians just

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And between the two of them, the Hall of Famers haveaccounted for 10 victories (six for Baffert and four for Lukas),with an additional 12 finishing in the top three. Baffert, who istied with Ben Jones for the most Derby wins, is forced to sit out
another year due to a three-year ban by Churchill Downs,
however, Lukas returns with B C Stables' Just Steel (Justify),
second in the GI Arkansas Derby last month. A victory for the 88year-old would make him the oldest trainer to saddle a Derby
winner, surpassing Art Sherman (77) who won in 2014 with
California Chrome and Charlie Whittingham (76), victorious in1989 with Sunday Silence.

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In 2019, the Hall of Famer brought Country House to Churchill,
expecting a solid performance from a horse that had shownsteady, while not remarkable, progress and ability. So while theconnections felt confident the son of Lookin At Lucky would givea good account of himself on race day, they could scarcely havedreamed of walking away with the blanket of roses.
AThat experience has to take the cake,@ Mott told the TDN in
2020. AIt was not far from being a complete blur. I was a bit
numb at that point. We had been thrilled to death to finish
second and I can't say I was any happier that they put his
number up.@Coming in Hot
Among those to have accounted for two or more Derby wins,
trainer Henry Forrest boasts a 100% strike rate, having won bothrenewals that he sent a runner postward--Kauai King (1966) and
Forward Pass (by DQ in 1968). Speaking of percentages, fromonly three starts, Carl Nafzger won with Unbridled (1990) andStreet Sense (2007), while Horatio Luro (Decidedly, 1962;
Northern Dancer, 1964) and Jimmy Jones (Iron Liege, 1957; Tim
Tam, 1958) both won with half of their four starters. Also
garnering a pair of wins with under 10 lifetime starters, Doug
O'Neill triumphed with I'll Have Another in 2012 and followed
up with Nyquist four years later.
AI felt so fortunate in 2012 when I'll Have Another won. I neverthought I'd be back here again,@ O'Neill told TDN. AYou just haveto have such a great racehorse. After I'll Have Another, I neverthought a horse like Nyquist would come into the barn. I'm
standing here saying I don't think I'll ever win another one.
Unless I get lucky enough for another Nyquist or I'll Have
Another to walk into the barn. It was an unbelievable feeling. I
would love for it to happen again.@
Leading the riding colony, John Velazquez, who accompanies
Fierceness this year, is tied for third among Derby-winning
jockeys and will try to join fellow Hall of Famer Bill Shoemakeras he tries for his fourth Derby score. He initially won withAnimal Kingdom (2011) before adding wins with Always
Dreaming and most recently, Authentic (2020). A win by
Velazquez, now 52, would also put him on even terms with Mike
Smith, who hit that mark in the 2018 with eventual Triple Crown
winner Justify. 'The Shoe' still leads the pack, however, having
won at the ripe age of 54 with Ferdinand in 1986.

'If You Lose, You Still Win' - Joe Pesci in Raging Bull
Having the second-best 3-year-old on Derby Day might not besuch a bad thing if one considers that there are far morecompetitors behind you than in front of you. However, every
once in a while a second-place finish can sprout into an
opportunity to win. Trainer Bill Mott knows of such a tale.

Bill Mott with Country House in 2019 | Coady

Mott returns to Churchill with Emily Bushnell and Ric
Waldman's Resilience (Into Mischief), winner of the Apr. 6
GII Wood Memorial. And the trainer looks to do with this one
what his horse didn't do in 2019--finish ahead of everyone elseat the wire.
A[Getting a Derby win] was a little bit of a relief, but now it
makes me want to win it more,@ he said. AI'd like to win it again,
but this time I want to win it by daylight. It inspired me. And I
like to show everyone that this was no fluke.@
Also gaining his first Derby win in an unorthodox manner, Brad
Cox collected his first victory with Mandaloun, who crossed thewire second behind Medina Spirit in the 2021 renewal of therace. However, the Louisville native wouldn't earn the title
officially until the latter's official disqualification the following
winter. The disqualification of Medina Spirit would represent
only the second time in history that the first horse across thewire was taken down after testing positive for a prohibited
substance. The initial disqualification was registered in 1968
when Dancer's Image was demoted after testing positive forphenylbutazone, granting the victory to Forward Pass.

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#1 Dornoch 20-1

(c, Good Magic--Puca, by Big Brown) ($325,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP)
O-West Paces Racing LLC, R.A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing & Breeding LLC, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stables
B-Grandview Equine (KY) | T-Danny Gargan | J-Luis Saez
Lifetime Record: MGSW, 6-3-2-0, $552,275.
both of his graded races with that quarter crack, so it hasn't
bothered him thus far, but if it's ever going to be an issue, it's
going to be in the Derby's rough-and-tumble 10 furlongs.

Dornoch training this week at Churchill | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaPROS:
It's hard to beat the appeal of a full-brother to last year's
Kentucky Derby winner, especially when he didn't need that
distinction to make it onto the list of top Derby contenders over
the winter. If Dornoch's pillar-to-post daylight maiden win at
Keeneland last October showcased both his talent and hisgreenness in the stretch, it was the GII Remsen S. in Decemberthat really put him on the map with a dogfight win over Derby
morning-line second-choice Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). Neverwill a horse need to call on that tenacity and grit more than in a
20-horse field in front of 150,000 screaming fans on the first
Saturday in May and it's got to be a comfort to his connections
to know what stern stuff this colt is made of. Dornoch, the only
horse to ever beat Sierra Leone, has turned in two sharp works
at Churchill, including a :46 3/5 near-bullet (2/130) Apr. 27.
CONS:
It's up for debate whether Dornoch has significantly advanced
since the Remsen. His sophomore debut was not flashy, but it
was a win in the Mar. 2 GII Fountain of Youth S. before heseemingly regressed when asked to rate in the GI Toyota Blue
Grass S. for a fourth-place finish. Trainer Danny Gargan said therail post Saturday--so often a tough luck draw--has simply
solidified the team's plans to go straight to the front, never aneasy win strategy in the Derby. Authentic won it on the front
end in 2020, but he was the first since War Emblem in 2002. In
addition, Dornoch has trained in a three-quarter shoe this week
and has been dealing with an on-going quarter crack. He won

PEDIGREE:
A full-brother to 2023 Derby winner Mage, Dornoch will makehistory for his dam, 2014 'TDN Rising Star' Puca, with a win.
Never before, in the 150-year history of the Kentucky Derby, hasa mare produced two winners. Puca delivered a third fullbrother Apr. 4 for John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock, whopurchased her privately for $2.9 million after she was a$2.8-million RNA at Keeneland November. A win by Dornoch or
fellow Gargan trainee Society Man would also propel Good
Magic to rarefied air with back-to-back Derby wins, somethingthat has only been achieved once previously (Into Mischief,
2020-21). Good Magic, second to Justify in the 2018 Derby, isalso tied with seven other stallions as the youngest sire (at age 8
last year) to have a Derby winner. Dornoch is part of only his
second crop, which also includes GI Arkansas Derby winner
Muth, who would likely be vying for favoritism if he was in thefield. Clearly, pedigree will be no barrier to Dornoch's
performance Saturday.
VERDICT:The luster may have worn off recently, but this is still a goodcolt. He wouldn't be the first one to record a subpar prep before
turning it around in the Derby and 20-1 would have seemed likea gift price a few weeks ago. If his effort in the Blue Grass truly
did take him out of his element due to the switch in tactics andhe has enough left in the stretch Saturday for a fight, he could
be a factor. --Jill Williams

Between horses in the Fountain of Youth | Nicole Thomas

KENTUCKY DERBY SPECIAL EDITION $ PAGE 5 OF 28 $ THETDN.COM#2 Sierra Leone 3-1

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(c, Gun Runner--Heavenly Love, by Malibu Moon) ($2,300,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG)
O-Peter M Brant, Mrs John Magnier, Michael B Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg Limited (Michael Kuessner) &Brook T Smith | B-Debby M Oxley (KY) | T-Chad Brown |J-Tyler Gaffalione. Lifetime Record: 'TDN Rising Star', GISW, 4-3-1-0, $918,000
PROS: Is a nose away from bringing an unbeaten record into the
Derby, as he looked all over a winner of the GII Remsen S. in his
second career start, only to have the rival drawn to his inside in
the Derby come back at him on the line...Possesses one of thebest three-furlong finishes in this year's field and really took fulladvantage of the long run home at the Fair Grounds in the
GII Risen Star S. In that 9 1/2-furlong contest, he overcame amoderate pace and a rain-affected strip to defeat the race-fit
Track Phantom and Catching Freedom first off the November
layoff in what might be the most productive of the Derby preps
this season. The Churchill stretch should also suit him down to
the ground...Overcame his pre-race antics, a bad draw and wide
run around the turn to account for three of today's rivals in the
GI Toyota Blue Grass last time...He has looked the part in twovery solid drills over the last couple of weeks...There werealways expectations since he topped the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga
sale and he's passed each test that's been set for him to date...Is
Sierra Leone | Horsephotos
likely to go back from his low draw and that will aid in saving his
energy for a late push off what figures to be an above-par pace.

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CONS: As has been well-documented, Sierra Leone was not on
his best behavior prior to the start of the Blue Grass, playing up
and delaying the start by several minutes while the stallhandlers attempted to get him to acquiesce. Trainer Chad
Brown is on record as saying the gate should not be a problem
Saturday, but he will be one of the first to load, meaning he will
have to stand there for a fair bit of time as the rest of the field
enter their boxes...Perhaps more concerning is how Sierra Leone
will handle whatever sort of buzz there might be in the paddock,
not to mention the post parade with 150,000 sets of eyes onhim. There will be roughly five times more people on hand thanthere were at Keeneland and he's going to need to not lose hisrace before 6:57 p.m. ET...His winning moves in his races havecome while in the clear, and he is a long-striding colt that isgoing to want to stay out of trouble. That is no guarantee given
he's got 19 other rivals to contend with and if he stalls out in
traffic, it could be game over as one of the top two betting choices.
PEDIGREE: Like Sierra Leone, Gun Runner was victorious in the
Risen Star and was a good third to Nyquist in the 2016 Derby

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after leading for a time....Dam Heavenly Love, a daughter of SW& MGSP Darling My Darling (Deputy Minister), won the 2017
GI Darley Alcibiades S. at two and, as has been widely reported,
is a half-sister to Grade II winner Forever Darling (Congrats), thedam of the undefeated multi-jurisdictional group winner Forever
Young (Jpn) (see below). Both Sierra Leone and Forever Young
are out of mares by A.P. Indy sires. There is plenty of stamina in
the third dam as well, as the Grade I-winning Roamin Rachel(Mining) was responsible for Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) (Sunday
Silence), Japan's Horse of the Year of 2004 and winner not onlyof the G1 Japan Cup over a mile and a half, but also the Arima
Kinen--then an ungraded event--going 2500 meters (1 9/16m).
VERDICT: The positives far outweigh the negatives where itcomes to Sierra Leone. He's drawn reasonably well and is likely
to get pace to run at up front. If there are negatives, it could beargued that he will jump at underlaid odds in a 20-horse field
and he'll need to sit a relatively clean trip. But he will absolutely
see out the 10 furlongs--and probably then some--and only thevery daring will leave him off their tickets. --Alan Carasso

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#3 Mystik Dan 20-1

(c, Goldencents--Ma'am, by Colonel John)
O-Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby, 4G Racing, LLC, and Valley View Farm LLC
B-Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby, & 4G Racing, LLC (KY) | T-Kenneth G. McPeek | J-Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.
Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 6-2-1-1, $641,360.
of being caught by him. The big question is which Mystik Dan
will show up when it counts the most Saturday?

Mystik Dan training earlier this week in Louisville | Coady MediaPROS:
Trivia question: who is the only colt in this year's Derby fieldother than morning-line favorite Fierceness to have cracked thetriple-digit Beyer Speed Figure threshold? It's Mystik Dan, who
got that mark in a blowout, geared-down, eight-length score in
Oaklawn's GIII Southwest S. over fellow Derby entrant Just Steel(Justify) in February. That was in the mud. There's currently abetter chance of it raining Friday than Saturday in Louisville, butmoisture on the track certainly wouldn't hurt his chances andmight move him up. Mystik Dan's other big Beyer--a 96--and big
daylight win was right here over the Churchill surface. It may
have come in a sprint maiden, but any experience over this trackis always a plus and his second-best career Beyer still trumps
roughly two-thirds of the rest of the field's best Beyers. One
more piece of trivia: trainer Kenny McPeek trained 2002
GI Florida Derby/GI Blue Grass S. winner Harlan's Holiday to aseventh in the 2002 Derby; it would surely be a full-circle
moment for him to train Mystik Dan, paternal great-grandson ofHarlan's Holiday and raised at his own Magdalena Farm near
Lexington, to a win in this year's event.
CONS:
An apparent rail bias in the Southwest may have contributed
to Mystik Dan's huge Beyer that day. To add insult to injury,
after both of his top efforts, Mystik Dan regressed. His final prep
was a bothered third in the Mar. 30 GI Arkansas Derby, where
he overcame mild early trouble to finish evenly, but winner
Muth (Good Magic) and runner-up Just Steel were in no danger

PEDIGREE:
In an odd twist, the average winning distance for progeny ofGoldencents is a shade over six furlongs, yet his top runners
tend to be two-turn horses. Case in point: Going to Vegas,
whose three graded wins at 1 1/4 miles include back-to-backrenditions of the GI Rodeo Drive S. Then there's millionaires By
My Standards and Mr. Money, who both won graded races forhim at nine furlongs, while Phantom Currency did it at
11 furlongs. Goldencents was a crack sprinter-miler (two-time
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner) who earned most of his career
black-type (11 of 13) at eight furlongs or less, but he also won
the 1 1/8-mile GI Santa Anita Derby and is by five-time leadingsire Into Mischief, who got back-to-back Kentucky Derby wins as
a sire in 2020 and 2021. This all bodes well to help negate
concerns about Mystik Dan's ability on paper at the distance. He
is the first foal for his dam, who never tried or won beyond
1 1/16 miles, but broodmare sire Colonel John faced elitecompany five times at the Derby distance, which included a winin the GI Travers S.
VERDICT:
He's clearly capable of putting in a top-notch effort on his bestdays and moves up if there's rain. With under-the-radar talent,Mystik Dan will likely be a significant overlay by post time
Saturday. --Jill Williams

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#4 Catching Freedom 8-1(c, Constitution--Catch My Drift, by Pioneerof the Nile) ($575,000 ylg '22 KEESEP)O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC| B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) | T-Brad H. Cox | J-Flavien Prat
Lifetime Record: GSW, 5-3-0-1, $877,350.
PROS: Perhaps no one benefitted more from Sierra Leone's
switch to Keeneland for the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. than
Catching Freedom who capitalized on that rival's absence with acome-from-the-clouds win in the GII Louisiana Derby March 23.
Only off the board in one of five starts, he loves to launch fromthe back of the field and his one-length win over fellow Derby
runner Honor Marie (Honor Code) at the Fair Grounds was goodenough for a career-topping 97 Beyer Speed Figure, one of thebest numbers in the field and only a point off Sierra Leone's 98
in the Blue Grass. Speed figure wise, Catching Freedom has
improved in each and every start and impressed clockers in his
most recent prep work with a near-bullet five furlongs in :59 1/5April 27 (2/58). He also already owns a win over the surface withhis 3 3/4-length debut win last Oct.
CONS: Closers are nearly always at the mercy of the pace andCatching Freedom's been lucky to find gaps through the field in
his come-from-behind wins. His late run in the GII Risen Star S.
resulted in a third when his momentum was stymied in the final

sixteenth. And while things came together nicely in theLouisiana Derby, he's previously shown a tendency to lug in andhang on his left lead, both of which would impede his progress
down the lane at Churchill Saturday.

Catching Freedom | Hodges Photography

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PEDIGREE: Sire Constitution, responsible for 64 stakes winners,
has already sired a classic winner in GI Belmont S. hero Tiz theLaw. Catch My Drift, herself a stakes winner and Grade I placedin the Beldame, sold to WinStar for $400,000 at FTKNOV in
2015. From her three foals of racing age, she's produced threewinners including 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSP Bishops Bay(Uncle Mo) along with MSP Strava (Into Mischief).
VERDICT: Has proven he can run with the top contenders late
but will need pace to close into and room down the stretch to
do so. @SGrimmTDN

Catching Freedom | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaFRIDAY $ MAY 3, 2024

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#5 Catalytic 30-1

(c, Catalina Cruiser--One Show Only, by Distorted Humor) ($70,000 wnlg '21 KEENOV; $125,000 yrl '22 FTSAUG)
O-Tami Bobo, Julie Davies & George G. Isaacs | B-Fred W. Hertrich, III (KY) | T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | J-Jose Ortiz
Lifetime Record: GISP, 3-1-2-0, $216,825.
PROS: No shame in finishing second behind the GI Kentucky
Derby morning-line favorite Fierceness (City of Light), especiallywhile making your two-turn debut at third asking in the GI Curlin
Florida Derby Mar. 30. After pairing up 77 Beyer Speed Figures
sprinting in his first two career starts, including a runner-up
finish as the favorite in an optional claimer at Tampa Mar. 8,
Catalytic took a major step forward earning a 90 Beyer while
outrunning his 29-1 odds in the Gulfstream centerpiece. His
early speed put him in a great forward position in the Florida
Derby and those tactics should only help him in the Kentucky
Derby, too. The lightly raced runner will look to emulate Mage,
who brought home the roses last year in his fourth career start
after a runner-up finish in the Florida Derby.

Catalytic | Coady MediaCONS: Yes, Catalytic punched his ticket to Louisville bycompleting the exacta in a major prep race, but he finished in adifferent zip code--13 1/2 lengths to be exact--behind theaforementioned 2-year-old champion that day. Improved 13
points on the Beyer scale in the Florida Derby and will need
another similar jump to make an impact here. Winless since a
debut score sprinting at Gulfstream Oct. 7, he's still eligible for a
first-level allowance. Mage overcame it last year, but lack ofexperience in a 20-horse field is a major disadvantage.

PEDIGREE: Catalytic hails from the first crop of five-time gradedwinner Catalina Cruiser, who is responsible for three stakes
horses. Catalina Cruiser's sire Union Rags won the 2012
GI Belmont S. It doesn't get much better for broodmare sires
than Distorted Humor, who is responsible for 151 stakes
winners worldwide, including the gone-too-soon Arrogate.
Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. winner Funny Cide was a
product of the pensioned WinStar stallion's first crop.
Catalytic's dam One Show Only, a homebred for Fred W.
Hertrich, III, was winless in three career starts. She waspurchased by Turkish interests for $42,000 at the 2021 KEENOV
sale. Catalytic's extended female family includes: Kentucky
Derby winner Super Saver (Maria's Mon) and GISW & Kentucky
Derby and Belmont runner-up Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat).
VERDICT: Catalytic will be out of gas once the real running
begins. --Steve Sherack

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#6 Just Steel 20-1

(c, Justify--Irish Lights {Aus}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus})
O-BC Stables LLC | B-Summerhill Farm (Ky) | T-D. Wayne Lukas | J-Keith Asmussen
Lifetime Record: SW & GISP, 11-2-4-1, $724,545.

PEDIGREE:
Just Steel is from the second crop of the undefeated Triple
Crown hero Justify, who has enjoyed sparkling success with his
first three crops to race. The chestnut has already accounted for
28 black-type winners, including 18 at the graded level and six
Grade Is. His top-level winners are: champion juvenile filly andOaks contender Just F Y I, in addition to City Of Troy, Hard to
Justify, Aspen Grove, Opera Singer and Arabian Lion. A $500,000
Keeneland September yearling purchase, Just Steel is out ofAustralian G1 Thousand Guineas winner Irish Lights, daughter ofdual Group 1 winner Fastnet Rock.

Just Steel at Oaklawn | Coady

PROS:
Arguably a bit lean in the win column, Just Steel has
nonetheless proven himself competitive more times than not,having hit the board in seven of 11 lifetime starts. Based at
Churchill Downs, the colt already has a win over the surface,having won last fall's Ed Brown S. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne
Lukas, who has won the Derby on four prior occasions, has along history with the storied race, having saddled his first starterin 1981. The 88-year-old has been absent from the race since
2018, however, his return this year should be a signal that Lukas
feels he is holding a hot hand with a horse on the upswing.
AI think he will take a quantum leap forward,@ Lukas told Bill
Finley earlier this month. AI could see him improving something
like 10 points from the last race to this race. I expect him tojump forward quite a bit.@
CONS:
Both of Just Steel's victories have come at a sprint distance,
calling into question whether he can stay a Classic trip. Whileclass is evident both at the top and bottom of his pedigree, theoverall page reads a bit more like a turf miler than a Classic
winner on the dirt. However, Just Steel has already shown theability to negotiate 1 1/8 miles successfully, putting him on
relatively equal footing with many of the rivals he will meet on
Derby Day.

VERDICT:
Lukas's initial Derby winner was the roan filly Winning Colors,
who paid $8.80 as the race favorite in 1988. And while
Grindstone was no secret when taking action at the window in1996 ($13.80), the Hall of Famer's two other victors--Thunder
Gulch (1995) and Charismatic (1999)--paid $51 and $64.60,
respectively, proving that Lukas should not be overlooked when
he comes to play. BChristina Bossinakis

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#7 Honor Marie 20-1

(c, Honor Code--Dame Marie, by Smart Strike) ($40,000 yrl '22 KEESEP)O-Ribble Farms LLC, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. & Dave Fishbein | B-Royce Pulliam (KY) |T-D. Whitworth Beckman | J-Ben Curtis. Lifetime Record: GSW, 5-2-2-0, $526,175
PROS: Both of Honor Marie's career wins have come beneath
the Twin Spires, led by a last-to-first victory while trying twoturns for the first time in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S.
Nov. 25. Honor Marie rallied from far back to finish a
respectable fifth in a very live renewal of the GII Risen Star S. in
his 2024 lidlifter over a sloppy track at Fair Grounds Feb. 17.
Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), third-place finisher Catching
Freedom (Constitution) and fourth-place finisher Resilience (Into
Mischief) all returned to win graded stakes next out and will also
be in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. Honor Marie
took a very nice step forward with a rallying second--good for a
career-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure--behind Catching Freedom
while stretching out to 1 3/16 miles in the GII Louisiana Derby
Mar. 23. While this is Whit Beckman's first GI Kentucky Derby
starter, the young conditioner is no stranger to the big stage as aformer assistant to Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown. With justtwo starts under his belt this season, Honor Marie could bepeaking at the right time.

PEDIGREE: Honor Marie, a $40,000 Keeneland September
yearling, is one of eight graded/group winners worldwide for
GI Metropolitan H. and GI Whitney S. winner Honor Code, who
was expatriated last year to Japan to continue his stud career.
Honor A. P. and Max Player, two of three Grade I winners for theformer Lane's End stallion, were both players in the reshuffled2020 Triple Crown series. Honor A. P. concluded his career witha rallying fourth--one spot ahead of Max Player--in the Kentucky
Derby. Max Player was also third in the GI Belmont S. and fifth in
the GI Preakness S., respectively. Honor Marie is bred similarly
to Honor Code's unbeaten 3-year-old filly Medoro, who was
produced by an English Channel mare. Honor Marie's Ben
Sangster-bred dam Dame Marie--a half-sister to G1 Betfair.com
St. Leger winner and G1 Vodafone Epsom Derby runner-up Ruleof Law (Kingmambo)--made all 18 of her career starts on grass,including four wins and a runner-up finish in the GII Churchill
Distaff Turf Mile S. Smart Strike is also the broodmare sire of
Kentucky Derby longshot winners Mine That Bird (50-1) and Rich
Strike (80-1).
VERDICT: Top 'honors' may be a reach, but he will certainly berunning late at a nice price. Interesting longshot to consider forthe gimmicks. --Steve Sherack

Honor Marie | Coady MediaCONS: Despite running well in both of his starts this year, Honor
Marie hasn't gotten his picture taken yet as a 3-year-old. Deep
closer will need a lively pace and a perfect trip beneath former
English jockey Ben Curtis, who has only ridden on these shores
for six months.

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#8 Just a Touch 10-1

(c, Justify--Touching Beauty, by Tapit)($300,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR; $125,000 ylg '22 FTKOCT; $170,000 RNA ylg '22 KEESEP)O-Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel | B-Don Alberto Corp (KY) | T-Brad Cox |J-Florent Geroux
Lifetime Record: GISP, 3-1-2-0, $281,700.
PROS: That second-place performance behind 'TDN Rising Star'
Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. looks
better and better with every dollar spent towards making thatrival one of the favorites come Saturday. And while Just a Touch
was no match for the eventual winner there, he did well to holdsecond position throughout the running, even through speedy
early fractions and was just caught late to lose by 1 1/2 lengths.
Rain in the forecast? Even in the Blue Grass slop, the 96 Beyer
Speed Figure he earned in that loss was six points higher than
the 90 he received in his runner-up effort to Deterministic(Liam's Map) in the GIII Gotham S. Mar. 24 and marked the third
straight increase in speed figures over his three starts.
CONS: With only three races under his belt, and a single win,
Just a Touch is one of the least experienced runners in thisyear's field. This May foal, who won't celebrate his third
birthday until Sunday, didn't race as a 2-year-old. And while hissire Justify bucked that trend in his own Derby success, the odds
remain stacked against Just a Touch from an experience
standpoint.

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PEDIGREE: A $300,000 OBS April grad last year, Just a Touch is
yet another feather in the cap for sire-on-the-rise Justify, whoalready boasts 28 stakes winners and two Eclipse champions,
including last year's champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I.
Broodmare sire Tapit also needs little introduction, siring thedams of 101 stakes winners, including 2023 Horse of the Year
Cody's Wish (Curlin) and GI Belmont S. winner and champion
3-year-old Arcangelo (Arrogate).
Touching Beauty, sold to Don Alberto Corp. for $800,000 at
KEENOV in 2014, has produced five winners from six to race.

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KENTUCKY OAK DAY STAKES RACES
Post time
12:43 p.m.
1:26 p.m.
2:09 p.m.
3:03 p.m.
4:04 p.m.
4:51 p.m.
5:51 p.m.

VERDICT: Doesn't break too close to either rail, but will need towork out a trip under Florent Geroux to ensure he's still aroundwhen the running starts. Could pick up a piece if he stays close
to the pace. @SGrimmTDN

Just a Touch | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaRace
GI La Troienne S.
GIII Unbridled Sidney S.
GII Alysheba S.
GIII Modesty S.
GII Eight Belles S.
GII Edgewood S.
GI Kentucky Oaks

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#10 T O Password (Jpn) 30-1

(c, Copano Rickey {Jpn}--T O Rachel {Jpn}, by King Kamehameha {Jpn})
O-Tomoya Ozasa | B-Yanagawa Bokujo | T-Daisuke Takayanagi | J-Kazushi Kimura
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $163,669

PROS: While not the first Japanese horse to take on thechallenge the Kentucky Derby presents, T O Password is the firstto do so as the top points-getter on the Japan Road to the
Kentucky Derby. The bay colt built on a debut score at Kyoto in
January when well-backed beneath Forever Young's jockey
Ryusei Sakai to secure his Derby berth with a narrow success asa 13-1 chance in the Fukuryu S. (allowance) at Nakayama
Mar. 23...Connections have reached out to Kazushi Kimura, aSovereign Award-winning apprentice and perennial leading
jockey at Woodbine...T O Password could have remained inJapan for a race such as last weekend's G3 Leopard S. or the
new Dirt Triple Crown, but he has been given his opportunity
against America's best.

PEDIGREE: Copano Rickey, one of six Group 1 winners for top
dirt influence Gold Allure (Jpn) and a grandson of Derby winner
Sunday Silence, was twice victorious in the G1 February S. at amile and in the Tokyo Daishoten over a mile and a quarter. And
though his best win came in the G1 Tokyo Yushun two decadesago, the late King Kamehameha was also a reliable sire of dirt
runners, including G1 Dubai World Cup runner-up Chuwa Wizard(Jpn) and Peptide Nile (Jpn), upset winner of this year's February
S. While you have to go to T O Password's fourth dam for the
first black-type in his family, his pedigree is dotted with classy
U.S. dirt runners, such as Timber Country and Favorite Trick, in
addition to Sunday Silence.
VERDICT: T O Password will be one of the longest prices on theboard this weekend and deservedly so. He lacks experience, hisclass is unknown and he's a question mark over the 10 furlongs,
despite a pedigree that says yes. His owner has successfully
campaigned the likes of T O Keynes (Jpn), but this seems like areal reach for a horse that nevertheless has potential.
--Alan Carasso

T O Password | Coady MediaCONS: T O Password has just the two runs under his belt and will
therefore be spotting his rivals a great deal of seasoning, not tomention that he is two weeks shy of his actual third birthdate...
Kimura, while successful across North America, lacks Derby
experience...The trip over from Japan is an arduous one, with aflight to Chicago before quarantine and a subsequent van ride to
Churchill...Given that he just scraped in last time over 1800
meters, Saturday's distance could find him out...He has raced
prominently in his two starts, but the Derby will map
considerably faster than those races.

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#11 Forever Young (Jpn) 10-1

(c, Real Steel {Jpn}--Forever Darling, by Congrats) ($720,603 Ylg '22 JRHAJUL)
O-Susumu Fujita | B-Northern Racing | T-Yoshito Yahagi | J-Ryusei Sakai
Lifetime Record: GSW-KSA & UAE, MSW-Jpn, 5-5-0-0, $2,049,041
PROS: A horse cannot have done more than Forever Young,whose five wins from as many starts include a pair of listed
victories at home before overcoming a fair bit of adversity totake out group events in Saudi Arabia and Dubai in his two mostrecent appearances...Though he has been good enough to workout clean--if not uneventful--trips in his last four starts, that was
not so much the case in his career debut. Racing over the metricnine furlongs, he wasn't the best away, and was forced to settle
behind horses, taking kickback, before bursting clear in thestraight like a good horse...His human connections have proventhemselves on the world stage, with Sakai winning feature races
on foreign soil with regularity, and his trainer Yoshito Yahagi iswell known in this country for his Breeders' Cup conquests andalso in Australia, as well as the Middle East. This event won't
unduly stress them.... Gate 10 should give Forever Young every
chance to produce his best effort, which, to be fair, is a must on
Saturday.

is a fair chance that Forever Young jumps as the third choice,down from his 10-1 morning line, and that begs a risk-versusreward assessment...No horse has come through the UAE Derby
and so much as run a competitive race in the Derby.
PEDIGREE: Forever Young is the lone winner at group level on
the dirt for Real Steel, a full-brother to the Yoshito
Yahagi-trained, multi-jurisdictional Grade I/Group 1 winner
Loves Only You (Jpn). Forever Steel's third dam Roamin Rachel(Mining) won the 1994 GI Ballerina H. and Darling My Darling(Deputy Minister) was the second of three foals Roamin Rachel
produced prior to her export. She cost John Oxley $300,000 at
the 1998 Keeneland September sale, and finished runner-up in
the GI Matron S. and GI Frizette S. at two before adding
Keeneland's Raven Run S. at three and the Doubledogdare S. thefollowing year. This is also the family of Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn)(Sunday Silence) , Japan's Horse of the Year of 2004 after taking
out the G1 Japan Cup. Real Steel is a paternal grandson of
Sunday Silence. In addition to Forever Young's GII Santa Ynez
S.-winning dam, Darling My Darling was also responsible for
GI Darley Alcibiades S. heroine Heavenly Love (Malibu Moon),
the dam of 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner).
VERDICT: It is a matter of when, not if, a Japanese horse is goingto wear the blanket of roses, and Forever Young is arguably thenation's most qualified candidate to give it a go. He's battletested, has not always had things in his favor and gives theimpression he's got more to offer. He'll need to and he's a win
candidate, albeit at skinnier odds than his backers might like.
--Alan Carasso

Forever Young | Coady MediaCONS: Since winning his first three starts in Japan, Forever
Young has been a road warrior. He's had to ship to Saudi Arabia
to Dubai to the U.S. all in the last two months, and one iscompelled to wonder when all that traveling might exact atoll...Though he was able to employ off-pace tactics in thatstrong debut score, he is likely going to have to take a bit more
kickback than he did then while facing 19 other rivals...It is fairto pose the 'who'd he beat' question, particularly in his races athome. He did defeat a classy sprinter/miler in the form ofBook'em Danno (Bucchero) in Riyadh--if only just--and thecompetition in Dubai may have been somewhat suspect...There

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#12 Track Phantom 20-1

(c, Quality Road--Miss Sunset {GSW, $891,895}, by Into Mischief)
O-L and N Racing, LLC, Clark Brewster, Jerry Caroom, and Breeze Easy, LLC | B-Breeze Easy, LLC (KY)) |T-Steve Asmussen | J-Joel Rosario
Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-3-2-1, $405,000.
CONS:
For at least Track Phantom, the weather won=t be a massivegame-changer. He=s proven to handle a wet or dry surface. The
concern here is whether he will be able to relax off a hot earlypace or if those blinkers are going to have him wheeling out
front with everyone who had similar thoughts. Yes, his Beyer
figures are improving with each effort--read into those as muchas you please--but he=s been having things his own way. It
happened last out in the GII Louisiana Derby and he yielded tofourth, albeit with more pressure, but nothing like what he=ll see
here if leading is what he decides to do. Appropriately, thelingering question is if added distance is something he=s going towant.
Track Phantom | Hodges Photography

PROS:
On the board in six of seven lifetime starts, Track Phantom
brings an impressively consistent record to the Derby, including
a string of three straight victories, adding the GIII Lecomte S. to
his tally Jan. 20 before facing some stiff competition in his prior
two preps. It=s no shame to run second to GISW Sierra Leone(Gun Runner) in the GII Risen Star S. over a ferociously muddy
track, and it=s becoming increasingly likely that we=ll see someshowers on Saturday.
He=s been training over the surface since early April, and theclocker=s reports have been showing good signs--a series of fivefurlong moves becoming increasingly faster starting with his
Apr. 7 move in 1:02.00 (9/19); Apr. 21 in 1:00.80 (6/32); andconcluding Apr. 28 when he went in a minute flat (5/16).
He never missed the board early in his career over this main
track, so he=s plenty experienced beneath the Twin Spires,
including over sloppy conditions in his second start Oct. 29. The
winner that day is an equally salty competitor in GSP Real Men
Violin (Mendelssohn).
In addition, trainer Steve Asmussen has tossed a pair ofblinkers into the mix for this race for the first time, and has
conceded Track Phantom doesn=t necessarily need to be on thelead. In a race which is increasingly often seeing blistering
fractions up front, relaxing off the pace--admittedly, something
he has yet to do--will be his saving grace.

PEDIGREE:
Out of a winner of the GII Lexus Raven Run S. among her 10
lifetime victories, Track Phantom=s pedigree does have plenty ofprior success on a big stage. Sire Quality Road counts
GI Longines Kentucky Oaks victress Abel Tasman to his tally for
big days at Churchill Downs and he=s produced more than his
fair share of Breeders= Cup and Eclipse champions. The stallion
himself set the track record at 1 1/8-miles in the GI Florida
Derby during his run up to the Kentucky Derby, despite nevercontesting it himself. Ironically, Quality Road=s worst career
performance came in November 2010 at Churchill Downs going
1 1/4-miles in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic, where he faded fromsecond to 12th, long behind winner Blame and runner-up
Zenyatta.
By way of female family, dam Miss Sunset is out of a half-sister
to a pair of black-type earners, but chiefly to MSW Sparklin Lil(Mr. Sparkles), who would produce MGSW Prayer for Relief(Jump Start) and six-furlong world record-setter on the dirt
MSW Twin Sparks (Twining).
VERDICT:
If they need a pacesetter, he can fill that roll, but the question
will be if he can hang on. The likelihood that he=s out there alone
is very slim, and up until now, that=s how Track Phantom has
liked it. --Patrycja Szpyra

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#13 West Saratoga 50-1

(c, Exaggerator--Mo Wicked, by Uncle Mo) ($11,000 yrl '22 KEESEP)O-Harry L. Veruchi | B-Two Hearts Farm II LLC (KY) | T-Larry W. Demeritte | J-Jesus Castanon
Lifetime Record: GSW, 10-2-5-1, $460,140.
PROS: West Saratoga exits a wide trip, runner-up finish in the
GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park Mar. 23, which has served
as a key GI Kentucky Derby prep in recent years, producing 2022
upsetter Rich Strike and last year's runner-up Two Phil's. West
Saratoga's resume of 10 career starts (eight times in the money)
is highlighted by an upset win going a one-turn mile in the
GIII Iroquois S. at Churchill Downs Sept. 16. His tactical speed iscertainly a nice asset, especially in a congested 20-horse field.
CONS: Winless in four starts since capturing the Iroquois, West
Saratoga will need to get a lot faster to be competitive here.
Prior to earning a career-high 85 Beyer Speed Figure over
Turfway's all-weather in the Jeff Ruby Steaks, West Saratoga
recorded a 62 Beyer while a well-beaten second in the sevenfurlong Pasco S. Jan. 13 and a 70 Beyer while third in the
GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 10, both at Tampa Bay Downs. West
Saratoga's lone previous try against Grade I company was his
worst career start to date, finishing a well-beaten fifth in the
GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland last fall.

Wickedly Perfect (Congrats), the dam of Japanese Group 2
winner Hartley (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). His broodmare sire
Uncle Mo, a late scratch out of the 2011 Kentucky Derby, is
responsible for nine graded stakes winners, including the Bob
Baffert-trained GI Arkansas Derby winner Muth (Good Magic),
who is being aimed at the second leg of the Triple Crown. Uncle
Mo is the sire of 2016 Kentucky Derby hero Nyquist.
VERDICT: Hard not to root for this Larry Demeritte-trained
overachiever, but he'll be one of the longest shots on the board
for a reason. --Steve Sherack

West Saratoga | CoadyWest Saratoga | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaPEDIGREE: West Saratoga, just an $11,000 Keeneland
September yearling buy, is one of three graded winners for
Exaggerator, runner-up in the 2016 Kentucky Derby and winnerof the GI Preakness S. West Saratoga is the second foal out of
the unraced Mo Wicked, a $5,200 purchase by breeder Two
Hearts Farm at the 2018 KEENOV sale. West Saratoga hails fromthe female family of 2010 GI Darley Alcibiades S. heroine© Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News.
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#14 Endlessly 30-1

(c, Oscar Performance--Dream Fuhrever, by Langfuhr)
O-Amerman Racing LLC | B-Mrs Jerry Amerman (Ky) | T-Michael McCarthy | J-Umberto Rispoli.
Lifetime Record: MGSW, 6-5-0-0, $239,200.

PROS:
Endlessly has been remarkably consistent, winning all but oneof his six career starts, and he comes into the Derby with a pairof nine-furlong wins. He captured the Feb. 10 El Camino Real
Derby before earning his Kentucky Derby berth with a win in theMar. 23 GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks. That race produced 2023 Derby
runner-up Two Phil=s (Hard Spun).

He is the sire of Red Carpet Ready, who is a graded winner andGrade I placed over the main track and graded winner
Tumbarumba.
Endlessly's unraced dam is by champion sprinter Langfuhr andshe is a half-sister to the dam of Grade I winner Coffee Clique(Medaglia d=Oro), as well as to the dam of last year=s Hawthorne
Derby winner Act a Fool (Oscar Performance).

CONS:
While he has won five of six lifetime starts, Endlessly has neverraced over a conventional dirt surface. He opened his careerwith three straight wins over the lawn, taking the GIII Del Mar
Juvenile Turf and GIII Zuma Beach S. before suffering his first
defeat when eighth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf. His
two victories this year have come over synthetic surfaces and,after his win in the Jeff Ruby at Turfway, connections originallysaid he would skip the Derby in favor of turf stakes
engagements.
Endlessly has put in four works over the Churchill main track in
April, but each of them have failed to convince onlookers that
he will be as effective on dirt as he is on the turf/synthetic.
Endlessly | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaVERDICT:
A top performance over the dirt in the Derby feels like a big
ask for a colt who is clearly a talented turf runner.

KENTUCKY DERBY DAY STAKES RACES

Endlessly | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaPEDIGREE:
Endlessly=s sire Oscar Performance was a four-time Grade I
winner--all on the turf--while his sire Kitten=s Joy was champion
grass horse of 2004. Off to a promising start at stud, the Mill
Ridge stallion=s progeny have had success on both dirt and turf.

Post Time
12:36 p.m.
1:14 p.m.
1:56 p.m.
2:46 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
4:31 p.m.
5:27 p.m.
6:57 p.m.

Stakes Race
GII Twin Spires Turf Sprint S.
GI Derby City Distaff S.
GII Churchill Distaff Turf MileGII Pat Day Mile
GII American Turf S.
GI Churchill Downs S.
GI Turf Classic S.
GI Kentucky Derby

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#15 Domestic Product 30-1

(c, Practical Joke--Goods and Services, by Paynter)
O/B-Klaravich Stables, Inc. | T-Chad Brown | J-Irad Ortiz
Lifetime Record: GSW, 5-2-1-0, $314,200.
PROS: Everyone knows there are two Chad Brown-trained
entries in this year's GI Kentucky Derby, but it looks as though
Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) will continue to grab headlines after
his strong run through the Derby Trail. However, Domestic
Product is not without his own merits.

Domestic Product | SV Photography

His signature win came when we last saw him run late in the
GIII Lambholm Tampa Bay Derby. The 82 Beyer he posted in that
performance might not have turned heads, but the fact that heclosed so well into what was a slow pace is definitely a positive.
Here's why. Coming from behind on dirt is not the easiest task
and we all know that the likelihood of a hot pace in the Derby isalways a threat. There is enough speed signed on this Saturday
and Domestic Product, just like his well-regarded stablemate,
will benefit greatly from such a scenario.
The Klaravich homebred continued to improve during his
3-year-old campaign after he finished seventh as a late juvenile
in the GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct.
Domestic Product faced even more adversity as a 14-1 shot in
the GIII Holy Bull S. at Gulfstream, passing champion Fierceness(City of Light) in the stretch to earn a runner-up finish, which he
was able to build on in Tampa.
Gaining the services of Irad Ortiz, Jr. is another positive
because in a rider's race like the Derby, you want an expert at
the controls.
AWith Domestic Product, I thought it was a very good draw for
him,@ Brown said. AHe has a lot of natural speed, he should be in
the second flight and I think that Irad will have plenty of options

from the 15 for that long run down the stretch the first time tosort of position himself hopefully behind the half dozen speed
horses.@Last but not least, Seth Klarman's stable took home the
GI Preakness S. with Cloud Computing and Early Voting, which
proved that the Triple Crown distances were not unattainable
for an outfit stereotyped as only being able to tackle the turf.
CONS: First, Domestic Product's last out 82 Beyer coupled withwhat amounts to two months away from competition does notsound like a winning Derby recipe. Working at Payson Park isfine and dandy, but the uninterrupted Tampa to Churchill routeraises some real questions, as does the jump up in distance froma 1 1/16 miles to 1 1/4 miles
Not even Street Sense, who won the 2007 'Run for the Roses'
after winning the Tampa prize, went straight to Louisvillewithout first stopping for the Blue Grass at Keeneland. Both
Destin (Giant's Causeway), who was sixth in the 2016 Kentucky
Derby, and Helium (Ironicus), who ended up seventh in 2021-King Guillermo (Uncle Mo) never got the chance, unfortunately-tried valiantly to pull off the back-to-back Tampa-Kentucky
Derby double.
In a race like the Derby, speed is going to matter and fitnesseven more. If Domestic Product is not able to take up a forward
position, it is going to be a longer ride to the wire.

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PEDIGREE: Practical Joke is the sire of last year's GI Santa Anita
Derby winner Practical Move and GI Frizette S. winner Chocolate
Gelato. Among his 26 graded winners worldwide, he has also
been represented by seven top-level winners in Chile.
While questions linger about whether he will mainly produce
sprinters, there was a time when the same was said about hissire Into Mischief and we all know what happened to that claim
as it was deposited in the manure heap.
The unraced Goods and Services is a daughter of Paynter(Awesome Again), who missed by just a neck when second in
the 2012 GI Belmont S.
Domestic Product's second dam is stakes winner Indian Legend(Cherokee Run), dam of stake winner Kenda (Bodemeister) anda full-sister to graded winner Cherokee Queen.
VERDICT: The 'other' Chad Brown needs to get faster, which canhappen. Domestic Product could be the one closing for Brown
instead of heralded stablemate Sierra Leone. BJ.N. Campbell

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#16 Grand Mo the First 50-1

(c, Uncle Mo--Lilies So Fair, by Giant=s Causeway)($125,000 RNA yrl >22 KEESEP; $135,000 yrl >22 FTKOCT; $335,000 RNA >23 OBSMAR) | O-Granpollo Stable |B-John D. Gunther (KY) | T-Victor Barboza, Jr. | J-Emisael Jaramillo | Lifetime Record: GISP, 6-2-0-4, $214,650.
PROS:
Grand Mo the First earned his spot in the Derby with thirdplace finishes in the GIII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby andGI Curlin Florida Derby. He was beaten just a neck in a blanket
finish at Tampa Bay Downs, but was some 16 lengths behind theromping Fierceness (City of Light) in the Florida Derby.
The consistent colt was also third behind Derby contenderEndlessly (Oscar Performance) over the turf in the GIII Zuma
Beach S. last year and opened his sophomore campaign with yet
another third-place finish in the Swale S. in February.
His breeder John Gunther has already bred a Derby winner in
Triple Crown victor Justify.

Lilies So Fair=s half-sister Wildwood Rose (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) isthe dam of GI Kentucky Oaks contender Leslie=s Rose (Into
Mischief).
Gunther bred Lilies So Fair, who sold for $310,000 at the 2008
Keeneland September sale, and bought the mare back for$170,000 at the 2019 Keeneland January sale.
GI Travers S. winner Afleet Express and GI Alabama S. winner
Embellish the Lace appear under Grand Mo the First=s third dam.

Grand Mo the First | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaGrand Mo the First | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaVERDICT:
Grand Mo the First will need to step up significantly to be afactor in the Derby.

CONS:
Third-place efforts in prep races won=t get Grand Mo the First
far as the waters get deeper in the main event. His lone two
victories have come sprinting over Gulfstream=s Tapeta surface.
PEDIGREE:
Uncle Mo, scratched as the favorite out of the 2011 Derby, isthe sire of Derby winner Nyquist, as well as GI Belmont S.
winner Mo Donegal.
Grand Mo the First=s dam, Lilies so Fair, made all six of her
career starts over the turf, winning just once at a mile in 2010.
The mare is a half-sister to My Miss Sophia (Unbridled=s Song),
dam of Grade I winner Annapolis (War Front), and to 2015
GI Florida Derby winner Materiality (Afleet Alex).

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#17 Fierceness 5-2(c, City of Light--Nonna Bella, by Stay Thirsty)
O-Repole Stable | B-Repole Stable Inc. (Ky) | T-Todd Pletcher | J-John Velazquez
Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Colt, MGISW, 5-3-0-1, $1,703,850.
PROS:
This is the second year in a row that owner Mike Repole andtrainer Todd Pletcher descend on Louisville with a juvenile
champion and one of the Derby favorites in tow. While last
year's endeavor with juvenile champ Forte didn't pan out after
the colt was forced to scratch by the track veterinarians themorning of the race, his team will try to get their charge into thestarting gate this year with a horse as equally fancied, andaccomplished, as his predecessor.

Fierceness | Ryan Thompson

On his best days, Fierceness has shown a combination of speed
and precocity that make him very dangerous. While he's had
some issues collecting himself after a tardy start, the homebred
has proven lethal when allowed to dictate things up front. His
trainer has already won a pair of Derbies with Super Saver(2010) and Always Dreaming (2017). Both Always Dreaming andFierceness have used winning efforts in the GI Florida Derby as a
stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby.
AI really like the spacing of the final prep being five weeks out,@
said Pletcher commenting on the time between races heading to
the First Saturday in May. AWith Always Dreaming, that was thecase, but it also worked for Super Saver, who was three weeks
out, too. But there are certain things you can't control.
Sometimes horses will peak sooner than you want, you can't
hold them back. And other times, you can't quite get them thereas quickly as you'd like. But navigating the prep system, I think
we've been handling that pretty well.@

CONS:
It seems likes it's a feast-or-famine type of scenario with thishorse, and the start appears to have played a significant role in
the fate of Fierceness. Named a 'TDN Rising Star' after posting a
sparkling front-running debut win in the Saratoga mud lastsummer, he flopped epically after lunging at the break in the
GI Champagne S. at Aqueduct later in the fall. Shooting out of
the gate with authority in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa
Anita, he ran off for fun, rolling home an authoritative 6 1/4length winner over the highly regarded Muth, who might havebeen favored in the Derby had he been allowed to compete.
Once again the start proved to be his undoing when Fiercenesswas bounced around right out of the gate in the Feb. 3 GIII Holy
Bull S. and had to settle for third.
AHe trains exceptionally well and gives us a lot of confidence
during his breeze that he'll do anything,@ Pletcher told TDN prior
to his Florida Derby win. A[In the Holy Bull], I think we were
judging him a little bit harshly. If you watch the race, he wasroughed up pretty badly and it was a little too much toovercome. But he will breeze like he is capable of doing
something really special.@
PEDIGREE:
Fierceness's sire, City of Light, demonstrated a blend of speed
and stamina throughout his racing career, highlighted by
victories in the GI Pegasus World Cup, GI Breeders' Cup Dirt
Mile, GI Malibu S., GI Triple Bend S. and GII Oaklawn H. The
bottom side of his page is one that both Repole and Pletcher arevery familiar with. Granddam Nonna Mia, a half-sister to MGSW
Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile), was purchased for $200,000
by Repole from the Mill Ridge Sales consignment at the FasigTipton Sale in Saratoga in 2008. The daughter of Empire Maker
most notably finished third in the GI Frizette S. and the
GIII Tempted S. before retiring with two wins and $127,150 in
earnings. Offering a glimmer of things to come in her first year
as a broodmare, the mare produced MSP Nonna's Boy(Distorted Humor), but it was her next foal, Outwork (Uncle
Mo), who put his dam on the map with a victory in the GI Wood
Memorial. Her subsequent foal, Nonna Bella, showed ability
early, winning her first two starts at Gulfstream Park in thewinter of 2017. Off the board in her next two, she finished thirdin her final career start before retiring with earnings of $63,875.
Bred to Uncle Mo her first two breeding seasons, Nonna Bella
produced Fierceness in her third try before foaling another colt
by City of Light in 2022. Her latest produce is a filly by
Caravaggio and she was bred back to Uncle Mo.

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Also hailing from the Repole/Pletcher program, broodmaresire Stay Thirsty was a $160,000 Keeneland September yearling
purchase who was snapped up by Repole from the Scanlon
Training Center consignment for $500,000 at the 2010 FasigTipton March 2-Year-Olds in Training sale. Recording his bestfinish as a juvenile with a second in the GI Hopeful S., the son of
Bernardini won the next season's GIII Gotham S. before finishingrunner-up in the GI Belmont S. Victorious in the GII Jim Dandy S.
and GI Travers S., he later rounded out his career with a closeup second in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup followed by a score in
the GI Cigar Mile H.
VERDICT:
Fierceness's Hall of Fame trainer has suggested that the colt
works like a horse who can win going longer, and he is certainly
bred for it, however, Churchill's storied stretch has served as theundoing of many-a-Derby favorite. It will likely come down to
the start whether this colt will be in contention to win at the endof the 1 1/4-mile Classic.BChristina Bossinakis

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RECENT FAVORITES IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

FavoriteAngel of Empire
Epicenter
Essential Quality
Tiz the Law
Improbable
Justify
Always Dreaming
NyquistAmerican Pharoah
California Chrome
Orb
Bodemeister
Dialed In
Lookin At LuckyFriesan FireBig Brown

Fierceness punctuating a championship season in the
GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile last fall | Benoit

Odds
4.06-1
4.10-1
2.90-10.70-1
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4.70-1
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#18 Stronghold 20-1

(c, Ghostzapper--Spectator, by Jimmy Creed)
O/B-Eric & Sharon Waller (KY) | T-Philip D=Amato | J-Antonio Fresu
Lifetime Record: GISW, 6-3-3-0, $827,200.
Futurity, where he and GSW Wynstock (Solomini) caused eachother so much grief in the lane that the stewards ruled against
making any changes to the running order. That same foe would
run sixth in the Santa Anita prep for the GI Kentucky Derby.
So, while not a traditional route to the Derby, Stronghold has
seen it all on his way to Louisville. A good mental constitution isalways a boon when there are 150,000 people screaming at you.

Stronghold | Benoit

PROS:
Stronghold has never finished off the board in his career andthat=s as commendable as anything else on paper, but he has noquit in him, either. That=s a hard quality to measure on a sheet.
While most of his competitors took the usual routes to acquirepoints, this guy=s connections opted to go through New Mexico
by way of Sunland Park and were rewarded with victory Feb. 18
when taking home the GIII Sunland Park Derby.
In years prior, California was the place to be for the top Derby
contenders regardless of trainer, and we could argue until we=re
blue in the face over what the starkly low runner count hailingfrom the Golden Coast might imply, but Stronghold did take on
the best of those who came to play in the GI Santa Anita Derby
and he won. His running lines tell of traffic problems--almost as
much a hallmark of the Derby as is a quick pace--and a dogfightto the wire, where he wore down a well-meant Bob Baffert
runner by the name of GSW Imagination (Into Mischief).
As a juvenile, he started his career at Ellis Park and Churchill
Downs, the latter of which would host his graduation Oct. 1
where he would turn away familiar faces GSW Resilience (Into
Mischief), who would go on to qualify for this race via the
GII Wood Memorial S. and is his immediate outside neighbor in
the gate, and GSW Track Phantom (Quality Road), who earned
his spot at the Fair Grounds. From there, he shipped west to Del
Mar, where he would run into the supremely talented MGSW
Nysos (Nyquist) Nov. 19 in the GIII Bob Hope S., running second
best by 8 3/4 lengths. He=d end that juvenile campaign Dec. 16
in a roughly run, contested edition of the GII Los Alamitos

CONS:
Mother Nature. And we all know what that means...rain. The
forecast is calling for it, both Friday and Saturday to somedegree, and Stronghold has only ever seen fast, dry tracks. To
avoid the mud and wicked kickback should the skies open up, hewill need to be the speed of the speed from his far-outside
position. That=s asking a lot, especially when the Japanesecontingent always seems to have a little extra pep in their stepfor this race and their two entries this year look extra tough, in
addition to a domestic front-running cast that=s no slouch,either. One of the first things we=ll all find out about Stronghold
is how much he likes a lot of kickback, because out-footing
everyone to his inside is not going to happen.
The >off the beaten= path method his connections employed toget here might be his undoing. This is going to be the toughest
field he=s ever faced. Anything less than his A++ game will not beenough.
PEDIGREE:
It does the heart good to see a son of Ghostzapper in the
Derby, and all the more so given the sire set the track record at
Lone Star Park for 1 1/4-miles in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic.
The stallion can get all types (ex. two-time champion Goodnight
Olive and Canadian Horse of the Year Moira are both daughters)
and will be a welcome injection of speed and stamina to thispedigree. The dam won the GII Sorrento S., but also hit theboard in the GI Del Mar Debutante S. as well as the GI Santa
Anita Oaks. Stronghold is her only foal--she died the same year
she foaled him--and he=s tasked with carrying her colors. Thosesame connections which campaigned mom are here with herson, and dreaming of roses. It=s fascinating how the world
always manages to come full circle.
VERDICT:
If anyone is going to take a major step forward and pull off amild upset, Stronghold will likely be first in line. He=s moving
forward, he=s game, and that=s all you need sometimes. -Patrycja Szpyra

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#19 Resilience 20-1

(c, Into Mischief--Meadowsweet, by Smart Strike)
O-Emily Bushnell & Ric Waldman | B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY) | T-William Mott | J-Junior Alvarado.
Lifetime Record: GSW, 6-2-1-1, $494,630
PROS:
Resilience looks to be peaking at just the right time. Trainer Bill
Mott added blinkers for the colt=s most recent start and hemarched home an impressive winner of the GII Wood Memorial.
AHe=s physically done well and with the blinkers he seems to be
more focused on everything,@ Mott said heading into Derby week.
After working Apr. 18, Mott wheeled the colt right back towork again Apr. 22 and he impressed onlookers with aprofessional five-furlong drill. He completed a trio of works
within 10 days with a four-furlong maintenance drill in :49.20
Sunday. It was the same schedule as stablemate Just F Y I(Justify) who heads postward in Friday=s GI Kentucky Oaks.

Waldman guided the stud career of Resilience=s great great
grandsire Storm Cat at Overbrook Farm.
VERDICT:
Resilience has the pedigree and the connections to make it to
the Derby winner=s circle. If he continues his upward trajectory,
he is a sneaky outsider who could pull the upset Saturday.

Resilience | Sarah Andrew

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Resilience | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaCONS:
While Resilience looks to be on the right path, he was only
fourth behind Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the GII Risen Star S.
and picked up the pieces when the favorites faltered in the
Wood. He still has to prove he belongs with the top tier of thesophomore division.
PEDIGREE:
Resilience could become the third Derby winner for his supersire, Into Mischief. His dam Meadowsweet is a daughter ofmultiple Grade I winner Tranquility Lake (Rahy), who produced
After Market (Storm Cat) and Courageous Cat (Storm Cat)--both
Grade I winners on the turf--as well as group winner Jalil (Storm
Cat). A win Saturday would be an emotional victory for coowners Ric Waldman and Emily Bushnell, the daughter ofbreeder Marty Wygod, who passed away just days after
Resilience=s win in the Wood Memorial.

(since the use of a starting gate in 1930)
Post Record
Win%
ITM% Last Winner
1 94-8-5-5
8.5%
19.1% Ferdinand (1986)
2 94-7-5-13
7.4%
26.6% Affirmed (1978)
3 94-5-8-8
5.3%
22.3% Real Quiet (1998)
4 94-5-6-4
5.3%
16.0% Super Saver (2010)
5 94-10-8-4
10.6%
23.4% Always Dreaming (2017)
6 94-2-8-3
2.1%
13.8% Sea Hero (1993)
7 93-8-6-6
8.6%
21.5% Mandaloun (2021)
8 93-9-5-5
9.7%
20.4% Mage (2023)
9 90-4-6-8
4.4%
20.0% Riva Ridge (1972)
10 87-9-6-10
10.3%
28.7% Giacomo (2005)
11 83-2-6-4
2.4%
14.5% Winning Colors (1988)
12 79-3-3-4
3.8%
12.7% Canonero II (1971)
13 77-5-5-7
6.5%
22.1% Nyquist (2016)
14 67-2-6-6
3.0%
20.9% Carry Back (1961)
15 62-6-2-1
9.7%
14.5% Authentic (2020)
16 51-4-3-3
7.8%
19.6% Animal Kingdom (2011)17 44-0-1-2
0.0%
6.8%
Forty Niner (2nd, 1988)
18 36-2-4-0
5.6%
16.7% Country House (2019)19 30-1-1-0
3.3%
6.7%
I=ll Have Another (2012)20 18-2-0-1
11.1%
16.7% Rich Strike (2022)

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#20 Society Man 50-1

(g, Good Magic--You Cheated, by Colonel John)
O-Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, West Paces Racing LLC, GMP Stables LLC, Carl F. & Yurie Pascarella |B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY) | T-Danny Gargan | J-Lanfranco Dettori
Lifetime Record: GSP, 5-1-1-1, $196,705.
He recently put up a very impressive four-furlong move
Apr. 27, breezing in :46.60, which marked it as the second bestof 130 that morning. Rich Strike redux, anyone?
CONS:
While he does pick up the services of the magical Frankie
Dettori, who has produced some miraculous feats in the saddle
on more than one occasion, Society Man is going to need to takeanother large step forward to even be competitive here.
Weather conditions and traffic can hamper many, but it won=t
hamper all. If he wants a chance, he=s going to have to show a
lot more speed than he has in his prior races. An effort which
results in another 82 or 87 Beyer will leave him firmly in
midpack.
Society Man (outside) works in company with Dornoch (rail)
ahead of the Derby | Coady MediaPROS:All hail the geldings! Society Man would=ve been the poor soultasked with navigating the farthest outside post if not for thedefection of GSW Encino (Nyquist) earlier in the week. Now he=s
in the 19 gate spot, but he=s customarily found near the rear of
the field anyway, so having everyone to his inside clear out firstmight end up to his advantage.
Danny Gargan=s second runner behind GI Kentucky Derby
winner Mage=s full-brother and stablemate MGSW Dornoch(Good Magic) on the rail, Society Man was slow to break his
maiden--which he did in his fourth start--but unlike many, he=s
consistently been running at longer distances. His trainer likely
saw the writing on the wall last season when the chestnut neverleft the rear of the field in a six-panel maiden dash in July at
Saratoga, and when he returned in early December at Aqueduct,
it was to run third in a 1 1/8-mile maiden. Every runner fromsaid race, barring winner Speed Runner (Gun Runner), returned
to graduate, including SW Reasoned Analysis (Upstart) and SP
Eliminate (Curlin), both of whom finished behind him. Runnerup Malarchuk (Nyquist) went on the bench until Apr. 11, where
he cleared the field and dominated by 9 1/4 lengths.
Society Man left the maiden ranks Mar. 9 in a muddy milecontest--after giving the gate crew all they could handle andracing as far as five wide off the rail at one point in the call--andtook another big step forward to run second in the GII Wood
Memorial S. at a massive 106-1.

PEDIGREE:
Good Magic is having a great run at this Kentucky Derby thing,
isn=t he? In addition to being the sire of last year=s winner, he=s
got another fleet of contenders in this year=s edition as well. The
GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile winner in 2017 was overshadowed in
his Triple Crown trail attempts by one who claimed the title, but
he=s redeemed himself well since and would=ve had two in thisrace regardless if Zedan=s MGISW Muth had qualified to enter orthe lawsuits had succeeded.
Top to bottom, Society Man is bred to go longer and dam You
Cheated even won an allowance over a sloppy 1 1/8-mile main
track at Churchill Downs, though it was as a turf horse runningagainst other turf horses out of their element. Dam sire Colonel
John did his best running going long, albeit during California=ssynthetic era. This is the female family of GSW & GISP Utopian(Rock Hard Ten), MSW & GSP Stormy Regatta (Midshipman),and GSW Bay Storm (Kantharos). Stamina is the name of thegame on paper.
VERDICT:
This is going to be a big ask of him, but it=s the Derby, andabsolutely wilder things have happened before.
--Patrycja Szpyra

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#21 Epic Ride 30-1

(c, Blame--Pick a Time, by Gio Ponti)
O-Welch Racing LLC | B-Fred W. Hertrich III (KY) | T-John Ennis | J-Adam Beschizza
Lifetime Record: SW & GISP, 5-2-2-1, $253,166.
PROS: Besides the glaringly obvious choice of Sierra Leone (Gun
Runner), the biggest winner in last month's GI Toyota Blue Grass
S. was a 51-1 shot named Epic Ride who finished third. The sub:47 pace for the half was steep, but the John Ennis trainee
clearly outran his odds, earning a ticket to the also-eligible list.

Epic Ride | Coady MediaWith the scratch of Encino (Nyquist), the colt will have tocontend with another major challenge. But we all know howthat worked out for Rich Strike (Keen Ice) two years ago. So, in away, a pro is just getting in, period.
This son of Blame is not without other merits though. Breaking
his maiden from gate-to-wire and winning by five lengths at
Turfway Park Jan. 5, and then, following that up with a fourlength score in the Leonatus S. going a mile over the same
surface proved his ability to set the tempo.
After posting mid-80s Beyers, Epic Ride's performance in theBlue Grass gave credence to the idea that he could take a step
forward against some top-class competition. The bay did not getleft in the dust, and instead he was able to hold on to show,
which is a worthy accomplishment. Posting a 90 figure in a race
like that at Keeneland was indeed a feather in his cap.
Regular rider Adam Beschizza has the opportunity to climb
aboard once more. The British Racing School product from
Newmarket will seek Derby glory for the first time in his career.
He's an asset for Irish Racing Academy and Centre of Education
graduate Ennis.

CONS: While the Leonatus and the Blue Grass were solid
performances for Epic Ride, the race in between--the John
Battaglia Memorial S. Mar. 2--was less so. In the final throes,
Epic Ride began to lose steam and it could be interpreted that
he moved too early before the final turn. With little left in thetank, the 3-year-old was unable to hold off Encino who swept up
the prize. If Beschizza does choose to angle Epic Ride over andgo for the lead while passing the grandstand for the first time
under the Twin Spires on Saturday, then it is going to take someserious stamina to hold off the closers. Which Epic Ride shows
up? The one who went to the lead and set the fractions? Or the
one we saw in the Blue Grass, who stalked and picked up thepieces? Questions abound.
PEDIGREE: Champion older horse Blame (by Arch) has sired 11
crops of racing age, including Grade I winners like Marley's
Freedom, Wet Paint and Nadal.
Dam Pick a Time last foaled a colt by Rock Your World in 2023
and she was bred to Liam's Map for this spring. Her half-siblings
include GSW Miss Dracarys (Malibu Moon), who herself is a fullsister to SW/GSP Aristocratic, and SW/GSP Up the Ante (Smart
Strike).
Epic Ride's third dam, a half-sister to MGISW Honey Ryder(Lasting Approval), produced MGSW Dominus (Smart Strike).
VERDICT: The odds are not in Epic Ride's favor, but don't tellthat to the Irish-born Ennis and English-born Beschizza. Rich
Strike changed things for sure. You have to love a longshot.
--J.N. Campbell

Epic Ride | Coady Media

2024 Leading Broodmare Sires by Earnings
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Year-to-Date - Standing NA - Worldwide Earnings - NH Foals
Stallion
BTW
BTH
GSW
GSH
G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
Street Cry (IRE)
6
17
4
14
4
5
320
65 $4,905,000$14,814,798(1998) by Machiavellian
FYR: 2004/Crops: 16/Stands: Darley USA (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A Rebel's Romance (Ire)
Empire Maker
4
14
4
7
1
2
400
123 $7,156,056$13,999,971(2000) by Unbridled
FYR: 2005/Crops: 14/Stands: Gainesway (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
Laurel River
Desert God
1
1
1
1
1
1
23
7
$11,773,000$11,975,316(1991) by Fappiano
FYR: 1994/Crops: 22/Stands: A & A Ranch (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
Senor Buscador
Medaglia d'Oro
11
21
5
9
1
1
403
116 $3,219,000$10,468,014(1999) by El Prado (Ire)FYR: 2006/Crops: 13/Stands: Darley KY
Fee: 75,000 National Treasure
Tapit
11
30
7
14
-2
439
116 $2,105,000$10,268,009(2001) by Pulpit
FYR: 2006/Crops: 13/Stands: Gainesway Farm KY
Fee: 185,000 Saudi Crown
More Than Ready 8
18
4
10
-2
352
106 $1,437,701$8,375,475(1997) by Southern HaloFYR: 2002/Crops: 17/Stands: WinStar Farm (Dead/Retired) Fee: N/A
Gulinga Spirit (Aus)
Giant's Causeway 3
16
1
5
-1
533
160 $921,267$8,197,467(1997) by Storm Cat
FYR: 2002/Crops: 17/Stands: Coolmore (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
Aljamaanee (KSA)
Bernardini
9
19
6
11
1
1
392
138 $364,853$7,509,807(2003) by A.P. Indy
FYR: 2008/Crops: 11/Stands: Darley USA (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
EncinoSmart Strike
7
25
3
8
--361
106 $458,000$6,882,274(1992) by Mr. Prospector
FYR: 1998/Crops: 22/Stands: Lane's End (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
Resilience
Malibu Moon
6
14
1
3
1
2
384
102 $821,250$5,863,140(1997) by A.P. Indy
FYR: 2001/Crops: 18/Stands: Spendthrift (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
Sierra Leone
Distorted Humor
6
12
2
4
-1
361
115 $200,000$5,620,262(1993) by Forty Niner
FYR: 2000/Crops: 19/Stands: WinStar Farm KY
Fee: Pension Ibn Toulon (KSA)
Congrats
6
10
3
4
--200
58 $1,480,000$5,051,499(2000) by A.P. Indy
FYR: 2008/Crops: 12/Stands: WinStar Farm KY
Fee: Pension Forever Young (Jpn)
Unbridled's Song
4
9
1
4
--369
90 $700,000$5,028,010(1993) by Unbridled
FYR: 1998/Crops: 22/Stands: Taylor Made (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/A
IsolateSpeightstown
7
13
3
6
--275
85 $194,380$4,873,481(1998) by Gone WestFYR: 2006/Crops: 13/Stands: WinStar (Dead/Retired)
Fee: N/ANo More TimeTiznow
2
11
-3
--339
107 $149,594$4,583,693(1997) by Cee's Tizzy
FYR: 2003/Crops: 17/Stands: WinStar Farm KY
Fee: Pension
Mystic Lore

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Friday, Churchill Downs #11, post time: 5:51 p.m. EDT
LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS-GI, $1,500,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Tapit Jenallie
Tapit
Willis Horton Racing LLC
2 Gin Gin
HightailCalumet Farm
3 Where's My Ring K
Twirling Candy
Michael McMillan
4 Regulatory Risk K
Omaha Beach
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
5 Thorpedo Anna
Fast Anna
Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks,
and Magdalena Racing
6 Lemon Muffin K
Collected
Aaron Sones, Julie Gilbert and Harrison Sones
7 Fiona's Magic
St Patrick's Day
Stonehedge LLC
8 Tarifa
Bernardini
Godolphin, LLC
9 Everland
Arrogate
Foster Family Racing, William Wargel,
R.K. Eckrich Racing, LLC and Maxis Stable
10 Into Champagne K
Into Mischief
Six Column Stables, LLC, Randall Bloch,
Jim Gladden, Mike Davis and Michael Steele
11 Ways and Means
Practical Joke
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
12 Power Squeeze K
Union Rags
Lea Farms, LLC
13 Just F Y I
Justify
George Krikorian
14 Leslie's Rose K
Into Mischief
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
Also Eligible:
15 Our Pretty Woman K Medaglia d'Oro
Courtlandt Farms
16 Candied
Candy Ride (Arg)
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners

TRAINER
Milligan, Jr.
CoxBrinkerhoff
Brown
McPeekJOCKEYWT
Esquivel
SCR
Geroux121
Lezcano
121
Ortiz
121
Hernandez, Jr. 121

Lukas
Yates
Cox
FosterAsmussen
Saez
Prat
Cedillo

121
121
121
121

WilkesBrown
DelgadoMott
Pletcher

Leparoux
Gaffalione
CentenoAlvarado
Ortiz, Jr.

121
121
121
121
121

Asmussen
Pletcher

Rosario
Saez

121
121

Breeders: 1-Willis Horton Racing LLC, 2-Calumet Farm, 3-Don Alberto Corporation, 4-Upson Downs Farm & Louis W. Wright, 5-Judy Hicks, 6-Mr. & Mrs.
Theodore R. Kuster &Collected Syndicate, 7-Stonehedge, LLC, 8-Godolphin, 9-George Strawbridge Jr., 10-Robert Low & Lawana Low, 11-Klaravich
Stables, 12-Forging Oaks Farm, LLC, 13-George Krikorian, 14-John D. Gunther & Eurowest BloodstockServices, 15-Woods Edge Farm, LLC & Godolphin,
16-Buck Pond Farm, Inc.
Friday, Churchill Downs #5, post time: 12:43 p.m. EDTFASIG-TIPTON LA TROIENNE S.-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Frosty O Toole
FrostedEclipse Thoroughbred Partners
Dini
2 Taxed K
Collected
Richard Bahde
Morse
3 Free Like a GirlEl DealGerald Bruno Jr, Carl Deville,Chasey Deville Pomier Pomierand Jerry Caroom
4 Idiomatic
CurlinJuddmonte
Cox
5 Pretty Mischievous
Into Mischief
Godolphin, LLC
Walsh
6 Xigera K
NyquistRigney Racing, LLC
Bauer
7 Dorth Vader
GirvinJohn Ropes
Weaver

JOCKEY
Bowen
TorresLanerie

WT
123
123
123

GerouxGaffalione
Leparoux
Velazquez

123
123
123
123

Breeders: 1-Helen Barbazon, Joseph Barbazon &Godolphin, 2-Brereton C. Jones, 3-Kim Renee Stover & Lisa Osborne, 4-Juddmonte F arms Inc,
5-Godolphin, 6-Cedar Hill LLC, 7-John Ropes

Friday, Churchill Downs #7, post time: 2:09 p.m. EDT
ALYSHEBA S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $750,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Money Supply K
Practical Joke
Jordan V. Wycoff
2 Steal Sunshine
Constitution
Carrie Brogden, Michael and Julia Iavarone
3 First Mission
Street Sense
Godolphin, LLC
4 Call Me Fast
Dialed In
Giddyup Stables, LLC and Tom Lambro
5 Il Miracolo K
Gun Runner
Alexandres, LLC
6 Tumbarumba
Oscar Performance
Amerman Racing LLC
7 Tapit Trice K
Tapit
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC and Gainesway Stable
8 T O Saint Denis (Jpn)
Kitasan Black (Jpn)
Tomoya Ozasa
9 Pipeline
Speightstown
John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services
10 Trademark K
UpstartBBN Racing, LLC

TRAINER
Sharp
DibonaCox
PuhichSano
Lynch
Pletcher
Takayanagi
DeVauxOliver

JOCKEY
Gaffalione
Lopez
GerouxPrat
Velazquez
Saez
Ortiz, Jr.
Sakai
Ortiz
Rosario

WT
118
120
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118

Breeders: 1-Jeff Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little & William Lynn, 2-Machmer Hall, 3-Godolphin, 4-Glen Todd, 5-Willow Oaks Stable LLC, 6-Coteau Grove
Farms, LLC, 7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 8-Mishima Bokujo, 9-Eurowest Bloodstock Services LTD., 10-Brereton C. Jones
Friday, Churchill Downs #9, post time: 4:04 p.m. EDT
EIGHT BELLES S. PRESENTED BY SYSCO-GII, $600,000, 3yo, f, 7f
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 ImpelQuality Road
Juddmonte
Cox
2 All Things Go K
Outwork
Daniel Micovic and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Puhich
3 Lady Moscato K
Quality Road
BC Stables, LLC
Lukas
4 TrialRunhappy
Adele Dilschneider and Dell Hancock
Drury, Jr.
5 Accommodate Eva K Munnings
Valene Farms LLC
Stewart
6 Asternia
Astern (Aus)
Randy Patterson, Sam Vogel and Randy Morse
Morse
7 Denim and Pearls
Into Mischief
Red White and Blue Racing LLC
Cox
8 Do Gooder
Good Samaritan
Copper Thoroughbreds
Antonucci
9 Halina's Forte
MitoleRigney Racing, LLC
Bauer
10 Tanya Showers K
Runhappy
Joey Keith Davis, Mach 1 Racing and Larry Romero Hartman
11 My Mane Squeeze
AudibleWilliam Butler and WinStar Farm LLC
Maker
12 R Harper Rose
KhozanAverill Racing LLC and Two Eight Racing LLC
Joseph, Jr.

JOCKEY
GerouxBowen
Asmussen
Rosario
Lanerie
Esquivel
Prat
Castellano
Ortiz
Ortiz, Jr.
Saez
Gaffalione

WT
118
118
118
118
118
118
120
118
118
118
118
120

Breeders: 1-Juddmonte, 2-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 3-Seclusive Farm LLC, Chester Prince &Anne Prince, 4-Dell Hancock & Adele B.
Dilschneider, 5-Brad King & Todd Fincher, 6-Joe B. Mulholland Jr. & John P.Mulholland, 7-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC, 8-Suzanne S. Masters &Michael W. Masters, 9-Bill & Corinne Heilegbrodt & A.F.& B.Vanlangendonck, 10-Bedouin Bloodstock LLC & Timber TownStables LLC, 11-William Butler,
12-Sally J. Andersen
Friday, Churchill Downs #10, post time: 4:51 p.m. EDTEDGEWOOD S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $600,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Pink Polkadots K
Candy Ride (Arg)
Carl R. Moore Management LLC
Sharp
2 Band of Gold K
Preservationist
Dixiana Farms LLC
McPeek
3 Scalable K
Speightstown
Repole Stable
Pletcher
4 Buchu K
Justify
Rigney Racing, LLC
Bauer
5 Mo Fox Givin
Mo Town
Woo Pig Stables
Powell
6 Pounce K
Lookin At Lucky
Resolute Racing
Casse
7 Maxisuperfly K
Optimizer
Maxis Stable, Foster Family Racing and Chris Vitale Foster
8 Kalispera (Ire)Ten Sovereigns (Ire)William K. Werner
Lynch
9 Hard to Justify K
Justify
Wise Racing LLC
Brown
10 Dynamic Pricing (Ire)Night of Thunder (Ire)
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
11 Way to Be Marie K
Not This Time
Robert LaPenta and Madaket Stables LLC
Atras
12 Simply in Front K
Summer Front
Colebrook Farms
Kenneally

JOCKEY
Gaffalione
Hernandez, Jr.
Dettori
GarciaAlvarado
Castellano
Cedillo
RosarioPrat
Ortiz, Jr.
Geroux
Saez

WT
118
118
118
120
118
120
118
118
122
118
118
118

13 Dancing N Dixie
14 Ragtime Lady K

Neolithic
Mendelssohn

Gary Barber, Rocky Top Stables and LEMB Stables Casse
Late Night Stables LLC
Amoss

Ortiz
Curtis118
118

Breeders: 1-John Gardiner, 2-Brereton C. Jones, 3-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 4-Rigney Racing, LLC, 5-Liberty Road Stables, 6-Bell, Rankin,
VanMeter & Hancock, 7-Calumet Farm, 8-Mrs Ann Marie O'Brien, 9-Yeguada Centurion S.L., 10-Epona Bloodstock Ltd, 11-William B. Harrigan & Mike
Pietrangelo, 12-William Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo, 13-Freddie Hyatt, 14-Marcus Anthony Scott
Friday, Churchill Downs #6, post time: 1:26 p.m. EDTUNBRIDLED SIDNEY S. PRESENTED BY RESOLUTE RACING-GIII, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Run for the Hills K
Runhappy
Gary Barber
Casse
2 Ova Charged
Star Guitar
Brittlyn Stable, Inc.
Wilson3 Stone Silent K
Adios Charlie
Victoriam Farm LLC
Lynch
4 Charriere
Congrats
Papillon Stables
McKeever5 Elm Drive
Mohaymen
Little Red Feather Racing
D'Amato6 Miss Speedy
Souper Speedy
Gary Barber
Casse
7 Medalla Match
Summer Front
Twisted Chaps Racing Stables LLC
DeVaux8 Ag Bullet K
Twirling Candy
Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran
Baltas9 Secret Money K
Good Samaritan
Fortune Farm LLC, Robert Hahn and Matthew Hand Walsh
10 Tony Ann
Cairo Prince
A Venneri Racing, Inc. and Anthony Fanticola
D'AmatoJOCKEY
Ortiz
GerouxAlvarado
GrahamSaez
Ortiz, Jr.
Hernandez, Jr.
Rispoli
Gaffalione
Prat

WT
123
123
123
121
121
123
121
123
121
125

Breeders: 1-Peter A. Berglar Racing Interests, LLC, 2-Brittlyn, Inc., 3-William J. Terrell & Frank De Savino, 4-Stoneview Farm Inc., 5-Kenneth D'Oyen,
6-Linda Mason, 7-Jane Wiggins, 8-H & E Ranch, 9-WinStar Farm, LLC, 10-Alex Venneri Racing, LLC
Friday, Churchill Downs #8, post time: 3:03 p.m. EDT
MODESTY S. PRESENTED BY DERBY CITY GAMING & HOTEL-GIII, $400,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Fast as Flight K
Air Force BlueTEC Racing
Drexler
2 Aspen Grove (Ire)
Justify
Glen Hill Farm and Mrs. John Magnier
Sisterson
3 Forever After All K
Connect
Dixiana Farms LLC
Walsh
4 Heavenly Sunday K
Candy Ride (Arg)
Miacomet FarmCox
5 Mouffy
Uncle Mo
Augustin Stables
Thomas
6 Surprisingly K
Mastery
Repole Stable
Pletcher
7 Join the Dance K
Shackleford
Gervais Racing, LLC
Stewart8 Be Your Best (Ire)
Muhaarar (GB)Michael J. RyanDe Paz
9 Papilio (Ire)Starspangledbanner (Aus)
D. J. Stable LLC, Medallion Racing, Barry Fowler
Casse
and Parkland Thoroughbreds
10 Sparkle Blue
Hard Spun
Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke
Motion11 Caroline Street
No Nay Never
Marc Detampel and Fergus Galvin
Walsh
12 Queens Command (Ire) War Command
Town and Country Racing, LLC
Lynch

JOCKEY
Ortiz
Gaffalione
Beschizza
Geroux
DettoriPrat
Velazquez
Ortiz, Jr.
Castellano

WT
118
120
118
118
118
118
118
118
118

Ruiz
Rosario
Saez

120
118
118

Breeders: 1-Pursuit of Success, 2-Glen Hill Farm, 3-Dixiana Farms, 4-Randal Family Trust, 5-George Strawbridge Jr., 6-Phipps Stable, 7-Mike & Pat
Freeny, 8-St. Croix Bloodstock, 9-SCEA Marmion & Mr A. Jathiere, 10-Catherine Parke, 11-Grantley Acres, Ryan Conner &Ron Davidson, 12-Kevin Molloy
Friday, Belmont The Big A #3, post time: 2:15 p.m. EDTSHEEPSHEAD BAY S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Parnac (Fr)
Zarak (Fr)West Point Thoroughbreds & Dream With Me Stable Clement
2 Star Fortress (Ire)
Sea The Stars (Ire)John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services
DeVaux3 Royalty Interest (Fr)Le Havre (Ire)
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
4 McKulick (GB)Frankel (GB)Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
5 La Mehana (Fr)Al Wukair (Ire)LSU Stables
Clement

JOCKEY
Davis
Carmouche
CancelFrancoCheminaud

WT
122
120
118
122
118

Breeders: 1-Jean-Pierre Dubois, 2-Sahara Group/Eurowest/Sunderland Hldgs, 3-China Horse Club International, 4-Essafinaat UK, 5-S.A. Haras du Mezeray

Friday, Belmont The Big A #8, post time: 4:42 p.m. EDT
WESTCHESTER S.-GIII, $175,000, 4yo/up, 1m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEYWT
1 Adero K
American Freedom
Carguys Racing LLC
ServisAdorno118
2 Winit K
Tapit
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
KimmelMaragh118
3 Messier K
Empire Maker
SF Racing, Madaket Stables, Landsdon Robbins III, Dutrow, Jr.
Gomez
118
Tom Ryan, Robert Masterson, Jay Schoenfarber,
Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan,
Golconda Stable and Siena Farm LLC
4 Post Time
FrostedHillwood Stable LLC
Russell
Russell124
5 Whittington Park
Midnight Lute
Ten Strike Racing
Englehart
Cancel120
6 Dr Ardito
Liam's Map
Michael J. Caruso and Michael Dubb
Brown
Franco118
7 Charge It
Tapit
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
PletcherCarmouche
124
Breeders: 1-Sun Valley Farm, 2-Debby M. Oxley, 3-Sam-Son Farm, 4-Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Dr. BrookeBowman & Milton P. Higgins III, 5-MarshallGramm & Clay Sanders, 6-Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D. Fielding, 7-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
Saturday, Churchill Downs #12, post time: 6:57 p.m. EDTKENTUCKY DERBY PRESENTED BY WOODFORD RESERVE-GI, $5,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/4m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Dornoch K
Good Magic
West Paces Racing, R.A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing Gargan& Breeding, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stbls
2 Sierra Leone
Gun Runner
Brant, Peter, Magnier, S, Tabor, M, Smith, D,
Brown
Westerberg and Smith, Brook T.
3 Mystik Dan
GoldencentsGasaway, Lance, 4 G Racing, Hamby III, Daniel
McPeekand Valley View Farm LLC
4 Catching Freedom K
Constitution
Albaugh Family Stables LLC
Cox
5 Catalytic K
Catalina Cruiser
Bobo, Tami, Davies, Julie and Isaacs, George G.
Joseph, Jr.
6 Just Steel K
Justify
BC Stables, LLC and Schmueckle, HenryLukas
7 Honor Marie K
Honor CodeRibble Farms, Eiserman, M, Silver, Earl I.,
BeckmanFishbein, Kenneth & Dave
8 Just a Touch K
Justify
Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing & Detampel, Marc Cox
9 Encino
NyquistGodolphin, LLC
Cox
10 T O Password (Jpn)
Copano Rickey (Jpn)
Tomoya Ozasa
Takayanagi
11 Forever Young (Jpn)
Real Steel (Jpn)
Susumu Fujita
Yahagi12 Track Phantom K
Quality Road
L and N Racing LLC, Brewster, Clark,
Asmussen
Caroom, Jerry and Breeze Easy, LLC
13 West Saratoga K
Exaggerator
Harry L. Veruchi
Demeritte
14 Endlessly
Oscar Performance
Amerman Racing LLC
McCarthy
15 Domestic Product
Practical Joke
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
16 Grand Mo the First K Uncle Mo
Granpollo Stables LLC
Barboza, Jr.
17 Fierceness
City of Light
Repole Stable
Pletcher
18 Stronghold
Ghostzapper
Waller, Eric M. and Waller, Sharon
D'Amato19 Resilience
Into Mischief
Bushnell, Emily and Waldman, Ric
Mott
20 Society Man K
Good Magic
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, West Paces Racing, Gargan
GMP Stables, Pascarella, Carl & Pascarella, Yurie
Also Eligible:
21 Epic Ride K
Blame
Welch Racing LLC
Ennis
22 Mugatu
Blofeld
Average Joe Racing Stables, Ltd. and Wells, Dan Engler

JOCKEY
Saez

WT
126

Gaffalione

126

Hernandez, Jr. 126
Prat
Ortiz
AsmussenCurtis

126
126
126
126

GerouxConcepcion
KimuraSakai
Rosario

126
SCR
126
126
126

CastanonRispoliOrtiz, Jr.
Jaramillo
Velazquez
Fresu
Alvarado
Dettori

126
126
126
126
126
126
126
126

Beschizza
Talamo126
126

Breeders: 1-Grandview Equine, 2-Debby M. Oxley, 3-Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby & 4GRacing, LLC, 4-WinStar Farm, LLC, 5-Fred W. Hertrich III,
6-Summerhill Farm, 7-Royce Pulliam, 8-Don Alberto Corporation, 9-Godolphin, 10-Yanagawa Bokujo, 11-Northern Racing, 12-Breeze Easy, LLC, 13-T wo
Hearts Farm II LLC, 14-Mrs. Jerry Amerman, 15-Klaravich Stables, 16-John D. Gunther, 17-Repole Stable, Inc., 18-Eric Waller & Sharon Waller, 19-Pam &Martin Wygod, 20-SF Bloodstock LLC, 21-Fred W. Hertrich III, 22-JSM Equine, LLC

Saturday, Churchill Downs #6, post time: 1:14 p.m. EDTDERBY CITY DISTAFF S. PRESENTED BY KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Three Witches K
Into Mischief
Yuesheng Zhang
McCarthy
2 Olivia Darling
PalaceAmo Racing USA
Delgado3 Flying Connection K
NyquistKing, Brad, Andrews, Randy, Coleman, G. Chris,FincherCone, Jim, Kirby, Suzanne and Lewis, Lee
4 Chi Town Lady
Verrazano
Castleton Lyons
Ward
5 Spirit Wind
Bahamian Squall
Miller Racing LLC
Joseph, Jr.
6 American Band
Flatter
Haran Thoroughbreds, LLC
Haran
7 Alva Starr
Lord Nelson
P. Dale Ladner
Brinkman
8 Sterling Silver
CupidMark T. Anderson
Rutledge
9 Red Carpet Ready
Oscar Performance
Ashbrook Farm and Upland Flats Racing
Arnold, II
10 Vahva K
Gun Runner
Belladonna Rcng, Hudson, Jr, E, West Point Tbrds, DeVaux
LBD Stable, Nice Guys Stables, Manganaro Bloodstock,
Runnels Racing, Hornstock, Steve and Twin Brook Stables

JOCKEYPrat
Velazquez
Geroux

WT
123
123
123

Rosario
Ortiz
TorresGaffalione
Castellano
Saez
Ortiz, Jr.

123
123
123
123
123
123
123

Breeders: 1-Machmer Hall, 2-Shalom Farm & Ramon Martinez, 3-Liberty Road Stables, 4-Castleton Lyons, Kilboy Estate & GavinTierney, 5-Jacks or Better
Farm Inc., 6-Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc., 7-Brett A. Brinkman & P. Dale Ladner, 8-Mallory Mort & Karen Mort, 9-Lynn B. Schiff, 10-Woodford
Thoroughbreds, LLC
Saturday, Churchill Downs #10, post time: 4:31 p.m. EDT
CHURCHILL DOWNS S. PRESENTED BY FORD-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, 7f
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Raise Cain K
Violence
Warren, Andrew N. and Warren, Rania
2 Tejano Twist
Practical JokeJD Thoroughbreds LLC and Davis, Joey Keith
3 Bo Cruz K
Creative Cause
Cettina, Roger, Pagano, Brian, Grippo, Patrick,Martine, Peter and De Julio, Bruno
4 Mr. Wireless
Dialed In
Lapczenski, Jon and JIL Stable
5 Here Mi Song
Cross Traffic
Nathan Hayden
6 Zozos
Munnings
Butzow, Barry and Butzow, Joni
7 Track Mate
Union Rags
Calumet Farm
8 Minnesota ReadyMore Than Ready
Richard C. Colton, Jr.
9 Three Technique K
Mr Speaker
Grindley, Eric, Miller, David E., Preuss, Howard F.
and Werner, John
10 Gun Pilot
Gun RunnerThree Chimneys Farm
11 Hoist the Gold K
Mineshaft
Dream Team One Racing Stable

TRAINER
Colebrook
HartmanStall, Jr.

JOCKEY
Saez
Ortiz, Jr.
Ortiz

WT
123
123
123

CalhounStinson, Jr.
Cox
Lukas
Amoss
Cook

Gutierrez
Gaffalione
GerouxAsmussen
Rosario
Castellano

123
123
123
123
123
123

Asmussen
StewartTorresVelazquez

123
123

Breeders: 1-Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds, LLC, 2-Tom Durant, 3-Douglas Scharbauer, 4-John Kerber & Iveta Kerber, 5-Nathan Hayden, 6-Barry Butzow &Joni Butzow, 7-Calumet Farm, 8-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 9-Omega Farm LLC & Bally Breeders, 10-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 11-Dream Team Racing
Saturday, Churchill Downs #11, post time: 5:27 p.m. EDT
OLD FORESTER BOURBON TURF CLASSIC S.-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Integration
Quality RoadWest Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing
2 Anglophile
English Channel
LFG Racing, LLC
3 Cellist
Big Blue Kitten
Calumet Farm
4 Far Bridge
English Channel
LSU Stables
5 Program Trading (GB) Lope de Vega (Ire)
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
6 I'm Very Busy
Cloud Computing
Team Hanley, Schermerhorn, R & Braverman, Paul
7 Webslinger K
Constitution
D. J. Stable LLC
8 Never Surprised K
Constitution
Repole Stable
9 Never Explain K
Street Sense
Courtlandt Farms

TRAINERJOCKEY
McGaughey III Gaffalione
Lynch
Velazquez
Arnold, II
Saez
Clement
Ortiz
Brown
Prat
Brown
Ortiz, Jr.
Casse
Castellano
PletcherGeroux
McGaughey III Rosario

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

10 Siege of Boston
11 Naval Power (GB)War Front
Teofilo (Ire)

Joseph Allen LLC
Godolphin, LLC

Toner
Appleby

Alvarado
Dettori

123
123

Breeders: 1-Larkin Armstrong, 2-Upson Downs Farm & Louie W. Wright, 3-Calumet Farm, 4-Calumet Farm, 5-Fittocks Stud & Arrow Farm & Stud, 6-Glenn
E. Brok LLC & Mark Toothaker, 7-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 8-Golden Pedigree LLC, 9-Hidden Brook Farm & Godolphin, 10-Joseph Allen,
LLC & White Birch Farm,Inc., 11-Godolphin
Saturday, Churchill Downs #7, post time: 1:56 p.m. EDT
LONGINES CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE S.-GII, $750,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEY
1 Ag Bullet K
Twirling Candy
Nguyen, Calvin and Tran, Joey C.
BaltasAlvarado
2 Walkathon
Twirling Candy
Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC
WilkesHernandez, Jr.
3 Chili Flag (Fr)
Cityscape (GB)Madaket Stables, Dubb, Michael & Kisber, Michael Brown
Ortiz, Jr.
4 Ascendancy K
Classic Empire
Jauregui Racing Stables., Barrett, D, Crossley, D, Jauregui
Gutierrez
Foran, D, Preiss, D, Valadez, A & Witherall, Graham
5 Cairo Consort
Cairo Prince
Repole Stable and Town and Country Racing, LLC Pletcher
Rosario
6 Delahaye K
Medaglia d'Oro
Lawrence, William H. and Three Chimneys Farm
Brown
Gaffalione
7 Evvie Jets K
Twirling Candy
The Estate of Robert J. Amendola
Kantarmaci
Rispoli
8 Heavenly Sunday K
Candy Ride (Arg)
Miacomet Farm
Cox
Geroux9 Not So Close
Empire Maker
Marylou Whitney Stables
Casse
Saez
10 Infinite Diamond
Bee Jersey
Diamond 100 Racing Club, Madaket Stbls & Silva, F Biancone
Asmussen
11 Coppice (GB)Kingman (GB)
Juddmonte
Brown
Dettori
12 Mission of Joy
Kitten's Joy
RyZan Sun Racing, LLC and Madaket Stables LLC Motion
Velazquez
Breeders: 1-H & E Ranch, 2-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 3-Finanza Locale Consulting SRL, 4-Hunter Valley Farm, 5-Frankfort Park Farm, 6-Three
Chimneys Farm, LLC, 7-Farfellow Farms Ltd., 8-Randal Family Trust, 9-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC, 10-Charles Fipke, 11-Juddmonte Farms Ltd,
12-Sam-Son Farm

WT
118
118
118
118
118
118
120
118
118
118
118
118

Saturday, Churchill Downs #5, post time: 12:36 p.m. EDT
TWIN SPIRES TURF SPRINT S. PRESENTED BY SENTIENT JET-GII, $600,000, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEYWT
1 Candy Man Rocket K Candy Ride (Arg)
Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc.
Mott
Alvarado
121
2 Front Run the Fed K
Fed Biz
George A. Sharp
Caramori
Rispoli121
3 Coppola K
Into Mischief
Hammer Time Stable and S.O.K. Racing
Romans
Garcia121
4 Motorious (GB)Muhaarar (GB)Anthony Fanticola
D'AmatoPrat
121
5 Mo Stash K
Mo Town
BBN Racing, LLC
OliverSaez
121
6 Filo Di Arianna (Brz)
Drosselmeyer
Barber, Gary, Wachtel Stable and Deutsch, Peter
Casse
Velazquez
121
7 Our Shot
Kantharos
Gatsas Stables, Schoenfeld, S & Terranova, II, J
Terranova, II Castellano
121
8 Mischief Magic (Ire)
Exceed And Excel (Aus)
Godolphin, LLC
ApplebyDettori
121
9 Bad Beat Brian K
Jack Milton
Marsico Brothers Racing LLC
Vanden Berg Emigh
121
10 Big Invasion K
Declaration of War
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing
Clement
Rosario125
11 Mister Mmmmm K
Speightster
Baron Racing Stables LLC
Sharp
Gaffalione
121
12 Arrest Me Red
Pioneerof the Nile
Lael Stables
Ward
Ortiz
121
13 Eamonn K
Pioneerof the Nile
Robert Cotran
OrsenoLopez
121
14 Cogburn K
Not This Time
Brewster, Clark O., Heiligbrodt, L. William & Corinne Asmussen
Ortiz, Jr.
121
Also Eligible
15 Axthelm
Into Mischief
Seltzer, E., Anderson, B, Iavarone, Michael & Jules Joseph, Jr.
Gaffalione
121
16 Panther Island K
Speightstown
Golden Kernel Racing Stable
Cazares
Leparoux121
17 Sketch (Ire)Showcasing (GB)Riverside Bloodstock, Falcon Tbreds, Golden, B,
MurphyCannon116
Beaty, Dan and Myrick, Keith
Breeders: 1-R. S. Evans, 2-Colts Neck Stables, 3-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, 4-Kirtlington Stud & Mrs Mary Taylor, 5-Rhineshire Farm LLC, 6-Stud
Principessa di Capri, 7-Dr. S. Mark Rayburg Inc., 8-Godolphin, 9-Pope McLean, Pope McLean Jr.,Marc McLean & Phil Hager, 10-John O'Meara, 11-Woods
Edge Farm, LLC, 12-Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, 13-B. Flay Thoroughbreds, 14-Bellary Bloodstock, 15-Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly Anderson, 16-Forging
Oaks Farm, 17-Ballyphilip Stud

Saturday, Churchill Downs #8, post time: 2:46 p.m. EDT
PAT DAY MILE S. PRESENTED BY SAP-GII, $600,000, 3yo, 1m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Carbone
MitoleHeiligbrodt, L. W, & C & Flurry Racing Stables LLC
2 Beeline
Bee Jersey
Vintage Thoroughbreds, Estes, S & Hanley, Brian
3 Northern Flame
Flameaway
Oxley, J, H Lerner, AWC Stbls & Magdalena Rcng
4 Otto the Conqueror K Street Sense
Three Chimneys Farm
5 Seize the Grey
Arrogate
MyRacehorse
6 Guanare K
Runhappy
Alice McEwen
7 Who Dey
Liam's Map
Maccabee Farm LLC
8 Top Conor K
Twirling Candy
Flanagan Racing
9 Frosty Indulgence K
FrostedDare To Dream Stable LLC
10 Gettysburg Address K Constitution
Gervais Racing, LLC
11 Vlahos K
Kantharos
Leatherman, Ty, Northrup, Dan, Pappas Horse
Racing Corp and Cady, Todd
12 NashMedaglia d'Oro
Godolphin, LLC

TRAINER
Asmussen
Mott
McPeekAsmussen
Lukas
Vanden Berg
Drury, Jr.
Brown
Davis
StewartO'Neill

JOCKEY
TorresOrtiz, Jr.
Leparoux
Rosario
TorresEmigh
Hernandez, Jr.
Ortiz
Beschizza
Lopez
Maldonado

WT
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118
118

Cox

Geroux118

Breeders: 1-William&Corinne Heiligbrodt, 2-Charles Fipke, 3-Debby M Oxley, 4-Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC, 5-Jamm, LTD., 6-Michael A. Waresk,
7-Maccabee Farm, 8-International Equities Holding, Inc., 9-Henley Farms, Inc., 10-WinStar Farm, LLC, 11-John Bates, Ron Kirk & Greg McDonald,
12-Godolphin
Saturday, Churchill Downs #9, post time: 3:40 p.m. EDT
AMERICAN TURF S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $600,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEYWT
1 Twirling Point
Twirling Candy
Augustin Stables
ThomasGeroux118
2 Trikari K
Oscar Performance
Amerman Racing LLC
MotionRispoli118
3 Lagynos K
Kantharos
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud
Asmussen
Torres118
4 Formidable Man K
City of Light
Warren, Jr., William K. and Warren, Suzanne
McCarthy
Saez
118
5 Legend of Time (GB)Sea The Stars (Ire)
Godolphin, LLC
ApplebyDettori
118
6 Neat K
Constitution
Red White and Blue Racing LLC
Atras
Gutierrez
120
7 Stay Hot
Summer Front
Burns Racing, Exline-Border Racing, SAF Racing, Eurton
Fresu
120
The Estate of Brereton Jones & Hudock, William Dan
8 Lord Bullingdon K
Lord Nelson
Colbart Stables & Michael McCarthy Racing Stable McCarthy
Velazquez118
9 Noted K
Cairo Prince
Repole Stable
Pletcher
Rosario118
10 SetOscar Performance
Barber, Gary and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
Casse
Ortiz
118
11 Cugino K
Twirling Candy
West Point Thoroughbreds and Jimmy Kahig LLC McGaughey III Castellano
118
12 Abrumar K
Divisidero
Kenneth L. Ramsey
Joseph, Jr.
Lopez
118
13 Can Group
Good Samaritan
D. J. Stable LLC and Cash is King LLC
Casse
Prat
122
14 Agate Road K
Quality Road
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC
Pletcher
Ortiz, Jr.
122
Also Eligible
15 Blue Eyed George
Flameaway
BG Stables
McCarthySaez
118
16 Rock'n a Halo K
Catholic Boy
Pocket Change Racehorses
Amoss
Curtis118
17 Dancing Groom K
Vino Rosso
Alexandres, LLC
Sano
Jaramillo
118
Breeders: 1-George Strawbridge Jr., 2-Michael A Slezak & Amy Boll, 3-Robert Spiegel, 4-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC, 5-Lordship Stud &Sunderland Holding Inc, 6-Hidden Brook Farm & Spruce Lane Farm, 7-Brereton C. Jones, 8-Veloce LLC, 9-Brereton C. Jones, 10-Blue Chip Bloodstock, Inc,
11-Gage Hill Stables, LLC & W. S. Farish, 12-Brereton C. Jones, 13-Wynnstay Inc. & H. Allen Poindexter, 14-CHC, Inc., 15-Clear Creek Stud LLC,
16-Rosilyn Polan, 17-Don Alberto Corporation

Saturday, Belmont The Big A #8, post time: 4:39 p.m. EDT
FORT MARCY S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Master Piece (Chi)
Mastercraftsman (Ire)
Iavarone, M & J, Zoumas, N & Argano, Frank
2 AtoneInto Mischief
Three Diamonds Farm
3 Limited Liability
Kitten's Joy
Stuart S. Janney, III
4 Exact Estimate
Into Mischief
Drown, Jeffrey and Rachel, Don
5 Ottoman Fleet (GB)Sea The Stars (Ire)
Godolphin, LLC
6 Pioneering Spirit K
American Pharoah
A. Bianco Holding Limited
7 Olympic Dreams
Medaglia d'Oro
Gallagher's Stud
8 Siege of Boston
War Front
Allen Stable, Inc.

TRAINERJOCKEY
Dutrow, Jr.
Davis
Maker
Carmouche
McGaughey III Cancel
Brown
FrancoApplebyMullen
Rice
LezcanoQuick
McCarthy
Toner
Ruiz

WT
122
122
118
118
122
124
118
118

Breeders: 1-Haras Don Alberto, 2-Godolphin, 3-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC, 4-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC, 5-SCEA Marmion Vauville & Alain Jathiere,
6-International Equities Holding, Inc., 7-Gallagher's Stud, 8-Joseph Allen, LLC & White Birch Farm,Inc.
Saturday, Belmont The Big A #10, post time: 5:39 p.m. EDTRUFFIAN S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Randomized K
NyquistKlaravich Stables, Inc.
2 Green Up
UpstartTeam Valor International, LLC
3 Fingal's Cave
Carpe Diem
Alifyfe Racing, LLC and Mo Speed Racing
4 Soul of an Angel
AtreidesC Two Racing Stable and Agave Racing Stable
5 Ain't Broke
Dialed In
Ronald P. Stewart
6 Shidabhuti K
Practical JokePeter M. Brant
7 Traverse
Street Sense
Claiborne FarmTRAINER
Brown
Pletcher
Donk
Joseph, Jr.
Rice
Brown
Mott

JOCKEYFrancoCarmouche
LezcanoMcCarthy
CancelDavis
Castillo

WT
124
118
118
118
118
120
118

Breeders: 1-Cove Springs, LLC, 2-Althea Richards, 3-Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman, 4-Westbrook Stables, LLC, 5-John Kerber, 6-Gabriel Duignan &Gerry Dilger, 7-Claiborne Farm
Saturday, Santa Anita #7, post time: 6:30 p.m. EDTCHARLES WHITTINGHAM S. PRESENTED BY FANDUEL TV-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Offlee NaughtyFlashbackDaniell, James M. and Daniell, Donna
2 Balladeer
Distorted Humor
Nguyen, Calvin and Tran, Joey C.
3 Gold Phoenix (Ire)
Belardo (Ire)
Little Red Feather Rcg, Sterling Stables & Naify, M
4 Dicey Mo Chara (GB)
Adaay (Ire)
Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC
5 Planetario (Brz)Il Doge (Brz)
Red Rafa Stud, Inc
6 War At Sea
War Front
Doubledown Stables, Inc.
7 Rockemperor (Ire)
Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)Madaket Stables LLC, Wonder Stables,
Caruso, Michael J., Dubb, Michael & Kisber, M E
8 Prince Abama (Ire)
Tamayuz (GB)Michael HouseTRAINER
McCarthy

JOCKEY
Hernandez
Papaprodromou Van Dyke
D'AmatoFrey
PowellLapridaMandella
Berrios
Ellis
Smith

WT
122
122
122
120
124
122

D'AmatoD'Amato120
120

Espinoza
FrancoBreeders: 1-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc., 2-Bonne Chance Farm, LLC, 3-Mighty Universe Ltd, 4-Worksop Manor Stud, 5-Stud Red Rafa, 6-Lewis
Thoroughbred Breeding, 7-Haras du Mezeray, 8-Mr T. Jones
Saturday, Woodbine #8, post time: 4:50 p.m. EDT
WHIMSICAL S. PRESENTED BY BULLEIT BOURBON-GIII, C$135,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
1 Awesome Treat
Awesome Patriot
Sikand, Rakesh S. and Sikand, Kumud S.
2 Peacock Lass K
American Pharoah
Storyteller Racing
3 Play the Music K
Mo Town
Glassman Racing LLC
4 Canadiansweetheart
Ransom the Moon
Chris K. Manohar
5 Accomplished Girl K
Street Boss
Gentry Farms

TRAINER
AttardBrissetCasse
LafondJoseph, Jr.

JOCKEY
WilsonAchardHusbands
SallesConner

WT
119
119
119
121
121

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Sunday Shoes K
Speed Trap K
Trading Bay
Honey Pants K
Dolce Sopresa K
Time for an Angel
Blind Spot
Jokes Up
Baby No Worries K
The Arcadian Way K

Pioneerof the Nile
Bernardini
Giant Gizmo
Cairo Prince
Maclean's Music
Not This Time
Cross Traffic
Practical Joke
Mr Speaker
Astern (Aus)

Lael Stables
Mark Dodson
Ronald K. House
Bakster Farm LLC and Isbister, Gerald
Di Scola Boys Stable
Commonwealth New Era Racing
Stefania Farms, LLC
Alan Swift
Chan E Brook Stables
Mark Dodson

Ward
Carroll
GlennonThomasCarroll
BourkeJoseph, Jr.
Vassilieva
GirtenCarroll

Rodriguez
MungerContreras
MachadoHernandez
Hoyte
Crawford
FloresMartinez
Vives

121
119
119
121
119
119
119
119
119
119

Breeders: 1-Kumud S. Sikand, 2-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC, 3-Laura McKinney, 4-James Everatt, Janeane Everatt &Arika Everatt-Meeuse, 5-Jack
Swain III, 6-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC, 7-Sam-Son Farm, 8-Dr. R. K. House, 9-Betz/Lamantia/J. Betz, 10-Minshall Farms, 11-Not This Time Syndicate& Tara HorseFarm Inc., 12-Country Life Farm & Your Flame in Me LLC, 13-Robert Marzilli, 14-Cave Brook Farm, 15-Glendalough LLC
Sunday, Santa Anita #7, post time: 7:00 p.m. EDTSENORITA S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Girl of My Dreams
Kantharos
2

Laulne (Fr)Starspangledbanner (Aus)

3
4

Alluring
Flattery K

Ghostzapper
Flatter

5
6

Rascality
Visually K

Into Mischief
Enticed7
8

Shamrockin
Antifona (Fr)Clubhouse Ride
Recoletos (Fr)OWNER
Helm Racing Stable, Evenson, Barbara
and Lambert, Jeffrey
Madaket Stables LLC, Panic Stable LLC,
Augustin-Normand, Gerard, LaPenta, Robert V.
and Strauss, William
Bass II, Perry R. and Bass, Ramona S.
Exline-Border Racing LLC, Burns Racing LLC,
Kennedy, Aaron and Hausman, Richard
Legacy Ranch, Inc.
California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC,
Fick Brothers Racing Inc., Bernardi, Dario
and Monty, George P.
Metanoia Racing and Siedler, Craig
Hronis Racing LLC

TRAINERO'Neill

JOCKEY
Frey

WT
120

D'Amato

Fresu

124

Mandella
EurtonRispoli
Hernandez120
124

Mandella
Barocio

Smith
Maldonado

120
120

AguirreSadlerFrancoBerrios

122
124

Breeders: 1-Brookstone Farm & Lee Mauberret, 2-Franklin Finance S.A., 3-Bass Stables, LLC, 4-Machmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & CraigBrogden,
5-KatieRich Farms, 6-ThoroughBred by Design LLC, 7-Moger Inc. & Neary Racing, Inc., 8-SARL Darpat France

LONG NECK PAULA EARNS 'TDN RISING
STAR' OF APPROVAL AT CHURCHILL
3rd-Churchill Downs, $122,102, Msw, 5-2, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :51.56,ft, 3 1/2 lengths.
LONG NECK PAULA, f, 2, Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Take Charge Paula (GSW, $451,700),
by Take Charge Indy
2nd Dam: Perfect Paula, by Songandaprayer
3rd Dam: RA Hydee, by Rahy
Sales history: $325,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $500,000 2yo '24
OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV or thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Will Stroud; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.
Long Neck Paula | Coady MediaWith a burst of energy that was present from the bell, Will
Stroud's Long Neck Paula (f, 2, Uncle Mo--Take Charge Paula, byTake Charge Indy) broke her maiden on debut at Churchill
Downs on Thursday and earned herself a 'TDN Rising Star'
badge.
Drawing into the body of the field off the also-eligible list, the
3-1 chance shot out to the front from post 11 and set the tone
up the backstretch. Though she was briefly joined by favored
Preciseness (Into Mischief), the $500,000 OBS March graduate
shrugged off that opponent around the far turn and quickly
moved to the rail for the final eighth of a mile. The Wesley Wardtrainee used her extra gears to put away any threat from fellow
firster Minty (McKinzie). She won by 3 1/2 lengths andpunctuated the score with a strong gallop out.
The winner's dam GSW Take Charge Paula, who was
campaigned by Peter Deutsch, is responsible for five foals, twoof which have raced. Long Neck Paula's older half-sister intraining with Todd Pletcher is 3-year-old On Moonlight Bay(Medaglia d'Oro)--a $160,000 Keeneland September buy for St.
Elias Stables. She also has a yearling half-brother by Nyquist.
Take Charge Paula was herself purchased by Chester and MaryBroman for $360,000 at last year's Keeneland November Sale
with a colt in utero by Cyberknife who was foaled Apr. 18.
Before that in 2018, WinStar went to $475,000 to acquire her at
the Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale.
Long Neck Paula is the 16th 'TDN Rising Star' for herhegemonic sire Uncle Mo.

FRIDAY=S RACING INSIGHTS: GOOD MAGIC'S
FULL-SISTER UNVEILED ON OAKSUNDERCARD
1st-CD, $120K, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Kentucky Oaks curtain lifts with a debuting full-sister tochampion 2-year-old colt and current sire Good Magic (byCurlin). PENNY ROYAL is a Stonestreet homebred trained by
Steve Asmussen. Dam MSW Glinda the Good (Hard Spun), who
also carried the Stonestreet banner, is a half-sister to GSW Take
the Ribbon (Chester House) and SW Flash Forward (Curlin). TJCIS
PPS
Cont.

Good Magic | Sarah Andrew

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 9 • THETDN.COM

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

2nd-CD, $100K, OCN1X, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 11:00 a.m. ET.
Owned by Woodford, West Point and Chris Larsen, the Shug
McGaughey-trained 'TDN Rising Star' Sedona (Curlin) broke hermaiden at first asking at Gulfstream Park Mar. 3. As the second
highest-priced yearling at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga SelectSale, the $2-million buy is out MGISP America (A.P. Indy).
Responsible for Sedona's full-brother MGSW First Captain,
America is a half-sister to the dam of GI CCA Oaks heroine Paris
Lights (Curlin). TJCIS PPS
7th-BAQ, $90K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6fT, 4:13 p.m. ET.
Final Edition (Ire) (Uncle Mo) debuts for Westerberg, Mrs.
John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor and trainer
Wesley Ward at Aqueduct. He was bred in Ireland byWesterberg. His dam Most Gifted (War Front), herself out ofFrench multiple group stakes winner Gagnoa (Ire) (Sadler's
Wells), counts GIII Mint Million S. invader Ancient Rome as a fullbrother. She is also a full-sister to English group stakes winner
Etoile, who produced MSW No Nay Mets (Ire) (No Nay Never).
TJCIS PPSIN ORDER OF PURSE:
OPENING VERSE S., $304,100, Churchill Downs, 5-2, 4yo/up,
1mT, 1:35.31, fm.
1--CARL SPACKLER (IRE), 120, c, 4, Lope de Vega (Ire)--Zindaya(GSW, $567,240), by More Than Ready. (350,000gns RNA Ylg'21 TATOCT). O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Fifth Avenue
Bloodstock (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Tyler Gaffalione.
$161,975. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 6-4-1-0, $594,225.
2--Talk of the Nation, 120, c, 4, Quality Road--She's Not Here, byStreet Cry (Ire). ($470,000 RNA 2yo '22 FTFMAR). O-Joseph
Allen LLC & CHC INC.; B-Chc Inc. (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.
$67,250.
3--Smokin' T, 120, h, 5, War Front--Wine Princess, by
Ghostzapper. ($295,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-DATTT Stable;
B-Dattt Farm LLC (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III. $33,625.
Margins: HD, 2 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.99, 4.02, 3.65.
Also Ran: Churchtown, Skyro, Accredit, Stitched, Ice Chocolat(Brz), Harlan Estate, Tiverton (GB). Scratched: Ah Jeez, Quality G.
'TDN Rising Star' Carl Spackler, winner of last summer's GII
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. Aug. 11 and GIII
Saranac S. Sept. 1, picked up right where he left off despite awide trip in Thursday's Opening Verse S. at Churchill Downs.

Carl Spackler | Coady MediaThe 9-5 favorite was a three-wide fifth around the first turnand set his sights on the top two entering the far turn. He madehis move while three deep at the top of the stretch and fought
his way past a game pacesetter in Talk of the Nation to make itthree straight.
A disappointing eighth as the favorite in the GII American Turf
S. on last year's GI Kentucky Derby undercard, Carl Spackler was
unraced since putting them back to back at the Spa last summer.
The winner's dam has a 2-year-old full sister to the winner andproduced a colt by Uncle Mo this year.
"I am real proud of this horse today," winning trainer Chad
Brown said. "His dam (Zindaya) is one of the first horses I trained
and won with (for e Five Racing). He came off the layoff and ran
great. That was a real good horse inside him (Talk of the Nation)
and we had to fight all the way. We are probably going to takehim up to Saratoga and see what we can do from there." Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel
TV.

FIRST STAKES WINNER FOR FRESHMAN SIREKENTUCKY JUVENILE S., $247,165, Churchill Downs, 5-2, 2yo, 5f,:58.29, ft.
1--WEST MEMORIAL, 118, f, 2, by Caracaro
1st Dam: Vita Bella, by Super Saver
2nd Dam: Grazie Mille, by Bernardini
3rd Dam: Molto Vita, by Carson City($45,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Swinbank
Stables, LLC; B-Equine Futures LLC (KY); T-John A. Hancock;
J-Reylu Gutierrez. $150,280. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, Cont.

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FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Keeneland November Sale while in foal to Flightline, and to 'TDN
Rising Star' Justique (Justify).
AMy grandfather is over on the backside,@ said Matthew
Hillard, grandson of winning trainer John Hancock. AHe doesn=t
go for all of this publicity. This is a great filly. She has a great
mind. We can do pretty much anything we want with her andyou saw how strongly she closed today. I=m not sure what isgoing to happen with her next, but we may wind up going toSaratoga during Belmont Week.@ Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

West Memorial | Coady Media$160,270. *First winner/stakes winner for freshman sire (byUncle Mo).
2--Strummin, 118, c, 2, Flameaway--Queen of the Party, by
Kantharos. ($12,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Randle L. Glosson; B-Kali Kleinfelt & Justyn Harper (KY);
T-John A. Hancock. $48,800.
3--Akinmusire, 118, c, 2, Will Take Charge--Gotta B Kitten Me,
by Lucky Pulpit. ($5,000 Ylg '23 FTDMAY). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Michael Iavarone, Jules Iavarone and Jarrett Collins; B-Perry
Martin (KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. $24,400.
Margins: 1 3/4, 2, 1. Odds: 17.94, 22.30, 6.96.
Also Ran: Shoot It True, Tuxedo Park, Mensa, Turnbuckle, Jet
Sweep Joe. Scratched: The Queens M G.
West Memorial became the first winner for freshman sire
Caracaro (by Uncle Mo) with an upset win over the boys in the
Kentucky Juvenile S. at Churchill Downs on Thursday. The John
Hancock trainee was a close second on debut at Keeneland Apr.
7.
Overlooked at 17-1 here, the bay watched as the Wesley
Ward-trained 'TDN Rising Star' Shoot It True (Munnings), a
runaway Keeneland debut winner Apr. 5, and Resolute Racing
acquisition Mensa (Complexity), a $740,000 purchase earlier thisweek via the Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale platform, battled forcommand up the backstretch.
West Memorial was never that far off the frontrunners, and,
when the pacesetters began to tire, West Memorial rolled down
the center of the course to get the money.
The second to race out of a dam who herself never made it to
the track, the winner has a yearling half-brother by Tacitus. Vita
Bella was bred to Olympiad for this spring. She is a half-sister tosire Mo Town (Uncle Mo), SP Champagne Lady (Uncle Mo), whowent to Barronstown Stud for $1.45 million at last year's

AFFIRMED SUCCESS S., $97,000, Belmont The Big A, 5-2, (S),4yo/up, 6f, 1:09.89, ft.
1--ROTKNEE, 124, h, 5, Runhappy--In Spite of Mama, bySpeightstown. O/B-William Butler (NY); T-Michael J. Maker;
J-Manuel Franco. $55,000. Lifetime Record: GSP, 19-10-3-1,$640,580. *1/2 to My Mane Squeeze (Audible), MSW,
$312,710; Lookin for Trouble (Into Mischief), MSP,
$170,220.
2--Sheriff Bianco, 118, g, 6, Speightster--Summer Rules, by
Perfect Soul (Ire). ($135,000 Wlg '18 KEENOV; $120,000 Ylg '19
KEESEP; $50,000 3yo '21 KEENOV). O-A. Bianco Holding
Limited; B-SF Bloodstock LLC (NY); T-Linda Rice. $20,000.
3--Donegal Surges, 119, c, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Solar Surge, by
Bernardini. ($150,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Donegal Racing;
B-Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.
$12,000.
Margins: 1 3/4, 2 3/4, 2. Odds: 1.60, 2.80, 2.35.
Also Ran: Excellent Timing, Thrill of It.
Rotknee returned to the winner's circle at the Big A after theveteran snagged his sixth state-bred stakes win of his career. He
was last seen sixth in the GIII Tom Fool H. on Gotham Day. Cont.

Rotknee | Susie Raisher

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The 8-5 choice was not on the lead at the break, but took overby the end of the backstretch. Rounding the far turn, thehomebred began to find his rhythm, spun off the turn with a fullhead of steam and got the money.
AI=ve never seen a bad step from him,@ said winningowner/breeder William Butler. AHe=s been outrun before, otherthan that, he knows how to race. He knows how to race and has
a heart. He=s got a big heart. I felt that coming down the stretch.
He continued, AI wish I could add something. Honestly, I waswatching my grandsons as much as I was watching the horse. I
had an absolute ball watching them. They come out with meoccasionally and it is nice to be able to bring them along here."
Out of an extended female family which includes GISW
Haynesfield (Speightstown), the winner's dam produced the filly
Willful Mama (War of Will), who is now a 2-year-old. In Spite ofMama visited Honest Mischief for this season. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

6th-Churchill Downs, $123,155, Alw, 5-2, (NW1X), 3yo/up,
7 1/2f, 1:27.44, ft, nose.
CASTLEWARDEN (c, 4, Into Mischief--Calm Water, by Empire
Maker) hit the board in his first pair of attempts last year, thenpunched through by 1 1/2 lengths over the Oaklawn slop Mar.
15. The 9-5 second choice tracked a pair of leaders up thebackstretch. Castlewarden accelerated around the far turn andtook over the lead before the top of the lane. Seemingly incontrol, favored Classic Legacy (Into Mischief) rallied in thestretch and the pair traded blows all the way to the wire with
Castlewarden getting the bob. The winner is a full-brother to G1
Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River, G1SW-UAE, GSW-USA,$7,470,676. A full-sister to MGISW Emollient and a half-sister to
MGISP Hofburg (Tapit), Calm Water is also responsible for the 2year-old filly Long Wave (Constitution) and a yearling colt by
Constitution. She had a filly by Into Mischief earlier this year.
Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2, $159,460. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Castlewarden (inside) | Coady MediaIN ORDER OF PURSE:
5th-Churchill Downs, $122,025, Msw, 5-2, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT,
1:43.02, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
BRILLIANT BERTI (c, 3, Noble Mission {GB}--Believe in Bertie{MSW & MGSP, $413,482}, by Langfuhr) debuted a well-beaten
fifth over the Fair Grounds turf Feb. 15. Off as a 4-1 shot here,
the bay nestled along the rail heading into the first turn, butwith a headstrong move before the backstretch, he shot througha gap to improve his position behind favorite Rocky Joy (Kitten's
Joy). Continuing to chase the pacesetter around the far turn, thehomebred tipped to the two path at the eighth pole and hadenough power to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Out of an extended
female family which includes MGSW Hurricane Bertie (Storm
Boot), the winner's dam is responsible for unraced 2-year-old
filly Hey Bertie (Kantharos). She was bred to Nashville for thisterm. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $70,710. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Klein Racing (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

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$45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Edwin Mundo Rios; B-Nancy Brown (FL); T-Javier E. Gonzalez.

Brilliant Berti | Coady Media

8th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 5-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 6fT,
1:08.37, fm, 3 3/4 lengths.
MARCO T. (f, 3, Kantharos--You Go to My Head, by Super
Saver) debuted over the grass in third place at Belmont last
May, then rallied to finish as the runner-up by only half a lengthin early September. The filly was second in the Stewart Manor S.
at Aqueduct in early November before going to the bench.
Returning to run third last time out at Gulfstream Park Mar. 29,
the 2-1 second choice here rated off the speed up thebackstretch and bided his time around the far turn. Ready to
gun his engine down the lane, Marco T. uncorked with a furlong
left and won by 3 3/4 lengths over Private Property (Ire)(Territories {Ire}). A half-sister to MGSW Inimitable Romanee(Maria's Mon), the winner's dam is responsible for a yearling filly
by Mitole and foaled a filly by Nashville Feb. 20. Sales History:$165,000 Ylg '22 SARAUG. Lifetime Record: SP, 5-1-2-2,$108,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Michael J. Caruso and Michael Dubb; B-Forty Oaks Farm (NY);T-Christophe Clement.

1st-Gulfstream, $65,000, Msw, 5-2, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :53.33, ft, 1
length.
VALIANT KISS (f, 2, Valiant Minister--Lipstick Traces, by
Orientate) debuted as a 26-1 shot here. The gray chased up thebackstretch as a trio led. The filly got underway by skimming therail around the far turn and that gave her the ability to get to thewire by a length over Kip the Distance (Neolithic). The winner is
her dam's last registered foal. She does have an unraced older
sister named Kisses for Tu (Chitu). Sales History: $4,500 RNA Ylg'23 OBSWIN; $15,000 Ylg '23 OBSOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at
US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming
weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit,with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring.
Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyoand Kyoto Racecourses:

Sonic Star | JBISSaturday, May 4, 2024
9th-TOK, -34,200,000 ($223k), Allowance, 3yo, 1600m
SONIC STAR (c, 3, Into Mischief--Carolina Bertie, by
Speightstown), a debut winner over nine furlongs lastSeptember, was only 11th in the Cattleya S. (allowance) overthis track and distance Nov. 25 but bounced back with a handy
allowance success Jan. 27 (video, SC 14). A $300,000 Keeneland
September yearling, the dark bay colt is out of an unraced halfsister to three-time Grade I winner Beach Patrol (Lemon DropKid)--now standing in Japan--and the deeper female family
includes classy Klein racemares MGSW/GISP Hurricane Bertie(Storm Boot) and MGSW/GISP Allamerican Bertie (Quiet
American). Joao Moreira takes the call. B-Nancy C Shuford (KY)Cont.

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2nd-KYO, -10,480,000 ($68k), Maiden, 3yo, 1400m
PONT NEUF (f, 3, Ghostzapper) is a daughter of Promise Me
Silver (Silver City), who won the 2015 GIII Eight Belles S., who
was purchased by prominent New York breeders Chester andMary Broman for $320,000 with this filly in utero at the 2020
Keeneland November Sale. Since selling for $100,000 at last
year's OBS March Sale, Pont Neuf's 2-year-old half-brother Win
Me Gold (Game Winner) changed hands for $190,000 at the
recently concluded OBS April Sale and is already on the worktabat Los Alamitos. B-Chester & Mary Broman (NY)FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Coal Front (Stay Thirsty), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000
81 foals of racing age/15 winners/2 black-type winners
8-Oaklawn, 5:02 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6f, Haulin Ice, 3-1
1-Gulfstream, 1:10 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Three Wells, 15-1
$8,000 FTK OCT yrl
Demarchelier (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Claiborne Farm, $7,500
99 foals of racing age/23 winners
4-XCountry P5, 5:14 p.m. EDT, Msw 1 1/16mT, My Life Story, 5-2$8,000 FTK OCT yrl
9-Tampa Bay, 4:57 p.m. EDT, Msw 1 1/16mT, Zimbawee, 20-1
$2,000 FTK OCT yrl
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/35 winners/4 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 4:09 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1 1/16mT, Halon, 8-1$1,500 OBS WIN wnl; $50,000 OBS OCT yrl

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, MAY 32024 Stud Fees Listed
Phantom Boss (Shackleford), Lovacres Ranch
7 foals of racing age
5-Santa Anita, 6:20 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Lil' Bit Bossy, 10-1
5-Santa Anita, 6:20 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Swift Harmony, 4-1$3,000 CTB AJA yrl
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, MAY 32024 Stud Fees Listed
Audible (Into Mischief), WinStar Farm, $15,000
261 foals of racing age/40 winners/4 black-type winners
9-Churchill, 4:04 p.m. EDT, $600K GII Eight Belles S. presented
by Sysco, 7f, My Mane Squeeze, 6-1
Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky), Blue Star Racing
55 foals of racing age/3 winners
6-Evangeline Downs, 8:46 p.m. EDT, $60K Cajun Miss S., 7f, My
Lucky Break, 20-1
$12,000 TTA YRL yrl
Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags), Lane's End Farm, $10,000
173 foals of racing age/24 winners
12-Churchill, 6:27 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6 1/2f, Hidden Class, 30-1
$24,000 RNA KEE JAN wnl; $30,000 KEE SEP yrl; $40,000 OBS
APR 2yo
8-Oaklawn, 5:02 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6f, Wampus Kitten, 30-1
$42,000 KEE JAN wnl; $95,000 KEE SEP yrl

Givemeaminit (Star Guitar), Clear Creek Stud
3 foals of racing age/1 winner/1 black-type winner
2-Churchill, 11:00 a.m. EDT, Aoc 1 1/16m, Platinum Minit, 20-1
Lord of Greatness (Greatness), Flowing Acres Farm
4 foals of racing age
8-Charles Town, 10:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Seattle Prince,
12-1
Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $25,000
231 foals of racing age/45 winners/3 black-type winners
4-Lone Star, 8:56 p.m. EDT, Alw 5fT, Let Her Buck, 10-1
Mitole (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
294 foals of racing age/52 winners/3 black-type winners
1-Churchill, 10:30 a.m. EDT, Msw 6 1/2f, Despo's Dream, 20-1
$50,000 KEE SEP yrl
8-Oaklawn, 5:02 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6f, Freeburn, 12-1
9-Churchill, 4:04 p.m. EDT, $600K GII Eight Belles S. presented
by Sysco, 7f, Halina's Forte, 10-1
$130,000 OBS WIN wnl; $250,000 FTK JUL yrl
Om (Munnings), Harris Farms
91 foals of racing age/3 winners
2-Santa Anita, 4:34 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6fT, Headed for Om, 5-2
Pavel (Creative Cause), Ocean Breeze Ranch
29 foals of racing age/6 winners/1 black-type winner
1-Santa Anita, 4:00 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, How About Pavel, 2-1
2-Santa Anita, 4:34 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6fT, Recalcitrant, 6-1

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FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

Preservationist (Arch), Airdrie Stud, $5,000
103 foals of racing age/24 winners/1 black-type winner
10-Churchill, 4:51 p.m. EDT, $600K GII Edgewood S. presented
by TwinSpires, 1 1/16mT, Band of Gold, 15-1
$70,000 KEE NOV wnl
3-Lone Star, 8:29 p.m. EDT, Msw 1m, He's Charming, 10-1
$2,000 TTA YRL yrl

by Soto. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Bernard Racing LLC, Tagg
Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L.
Stephens; B-L. Barrett Bernard (KY); T-Gregory D. Foley; J-Irad
Ortiz, Jr. $122,700. Lifetime Record: MGSP, 17-5-3-2,$760,929. *1/2 to Transatlantic Kiss (Stormy Atlantic), SP,$203,516; 1/2 to Six Percent (Central Banker), SP, $336,818.

Rogueish (Into Mischief), Solera Farm
35 foals of racing age/4 winners
4-Gulfstream, 2:41 p.m. EDT, Msw 5fT, Baby Blocks, 7-2

2--Bourbon Bash, 118, g, 4, City of Light--Buy Sell Hold, by
Violence. ($280,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-BC Stables, LLC;
B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas. $40,000.

St Patrick's Day (Pioneerof the Nile), Journeyman Stud, $3,500
92 foals of racing age/15 winners/1 black-type winner
4-Charles Town, 8:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 7f, Jolenes Ecliptical, 7-2
Solomini (Curlin), McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, $7,500
142 foals of racing age/18 winners/3 black-type winners
4-XCountry P5, 5:14 p.m. EDT, Msw 1 1/16mT, Outtawaterbury, 12-1
$10,000 RNA FTN MIX wnl
4-Charles Town, 8:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 7f, Sugar Momma, 15-1
$10,000 EAS OCT yrl; $18,000 EAS MAY 2yo
Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud, $17,500
237 foals of racing age/41 winners/3 black-type winners
10-Churchill, 4:51 p.m. EDT, $600K GII Edgewood S. presented
by TwinSpires, 1 1/16mT, Kalispera (Ire), 10-1

STAKES RESULTS:
ST. MATTHEWS OVERNIGHT S., $198,700, Churchill Downs, 5-2,
4yo/up, 6f, 1:08.72, ft.
1--O BESOS, 118, h, 6, Orb--Snuggs and Kisses (SW, $288,020),

3--Surveillance, 120, g, 7, Constitution--Majorelle, by Mizzen
Mast. ($40,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $25,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP).
O-Big Chief Racing, LLC, Rocker O Ranch, LLC and J. Keith
Desormeaux; B-Kendall E. Hansen, M.D. Racing, LLC (KY); T-J.
Keith Desormeaux. $20,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 3 3/4, 2. Odds: 3.56, 5.51, 12.20.
JOANNE DYE BREEDERS' OAKS, (NB) $66,270, Turf Paradise,
5-2, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.33, ft.
1--DESERT GAL, 120, f, 3, Lotsa Mischief--Toppisme (SP), bySaint Ballado. ($25,000 Ylg '22 ARZNOV). O-G. Chris Coleman;
B-Fleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC (AZ); T-Kevin Eikleberry;
J-Glenn W. Corbett. $35,998. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0,$47,998.
2--Top Review, 120, f, 3, Top Hit--Ticaboo, by Rocky Bar.
O/B-Triple AAA Ranch (AZ); T-Ryan Kenney. $14,311.
3--Curlin's Lil Gal, 120, f, 3, Curlin to Mischief--Dreamy Gal, by
Ez Dreamer. O/B-John Pendergast (AZ); T-Kevin Eikleberry.
$7,449.
Margins: 3/4, 3 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 3.50, 1.10, 1.70.
ANN OWENS DISTAFF S., (NB) $60,000, Turf Paradise, 5-2, (S),3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:08.45, ft.
1--OUTSIDE THE LAW, 124, m, 7, Macho Uno--Against the Law(MSP, $106,780), by Officer. O/B-John Campo (AZ); T-Stacy
Campo; J-Armando Ayuso. $37,200. Lifetime Record: MSP,
27-9-6-5, $244,160. *1/2 to Lazy Daisy May (Rocky Bar), MSW,
$214,083.
2--Beyond Awesome, 124, f, 4, Boos--Camille, by Rocky Bar.
($8,000 Ylg '21 ARZNOV). O-Jeremy Ramsland; B-Triple AAA
Ranch (AZ); T-Justin R. Evans. $12,000.
3--Unrivaled Queen, 122, f, 4, Eddington--Angie's Gold, by
Touch Gold. O-Ramiro Meraz; B-Valorie Lund & Windy Lea
Farm (AZ); T-Ramiro Meraz. $6,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 2 1/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.70, 0.30, 28.70.

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ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-Churchill Downs, $137,783, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000),
5-2, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:48.90, fm, head.
TALL BOY (c, 4, Lookin At Lucky--Madame Mayra, by Scat
Daddy) Lifetime Record: GSW-UAE, 16-3-4-2, $353,004.
O-Calumet Farm; B-Rockingham Ranch (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill.
*$40,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV.
4th-Churchill Downs, $127,215, (NW3$X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000),
5-2, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:14.69, ft, 4 1/2 lengths.
ANGKOR (g, 6, Anchor Down--Afleet Lover {SP, $104,471}, byNorthern Afleet) Lifetime Record: 21-4-5-6, $428,795. O-Rigney
Racing, LLC; B-Wynnstay LLC & H. Allen Poindexter (KY); T-Philip
A. Bauer. *$250,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP. **1/2 to Afleet Destiny(Hard Spun), GSP, $249,230.

5th-Belmont The Big A, $102,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500),
5-2, 3yo/up, 1 3/16mT, 1:54.12, fm, neck.
REALLY GOOD (c, 4, Hard Spun--Means Well, by Smart Strike)
Lifetime Record: SW & GSP, 14-3-2-4, $378,546. O-Paradise
Farms Corp., David Staudacher and Jason Ash; B-Colts Neck
Stables LLC (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. *$130,000 RNA Ylg '21
KEESEP; $125,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR.

7th-Belmont The Big A, $80,000, (S), 5-2, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 1m,
1:36.77, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
DR. KRAFT (c, 4, The Lieutenant--Princess Consort, by Dixieland
Band) Lifetime Record: SP, 16-2-4-6, $206,759. O-Cedar
Meadow, Inc.; B-Sequel Stallions New York LLC (NY); T-Chris J.
Englehart. *$50,000 2yo '22 EASMAY. **1/2 to King of New York(Street Boss), SP, $385,274; Waterway Run (Arch), GSW-Eng,
GSW-USA, $234,289.
8th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $38,000, (S), 5-1, (NW2LX),
3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.92, ft, 3/4 length.
AIR MARSHAL (g, 4, Sky Mesa--Longshot Run, by Discreet Cat)
Lifetime Record: 11-2-1-2, $61,112. O-J and E Horses, LLC; B-H.
Allen Poindexter (IN); T-Emma Jimenez Sanchez. *$42,000 Ylg'21 KEESEP.

1st-Penn National, $36,000, (S), 5-2, (NW1BX), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:11.26, ft, 1/2 length.
POINT PELEE (c, 3, Great Notion--Chance Dance {MSW & GSP,
$339,395}, by American Chance) Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0,$65,868. O-Tom Coulter; B-Arrowwood (PA); T-Bruce Kravets.
*1/2 to Gotachancetodance (English Channel), GSP, $188,720.

FRIDAY • MAY 3, 2024

7th-Evangeline Downs, $35,000, (S), 5-1, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1mT,
1:37.56, fm, 1 length.
SONYA KNOWS BETTER (c, 4, Real Solution--I Know Better, by
Unbridled's Song) Lifetime Record: 20-3-0-0, $78,150. O/B-Rene
Lavergne (LA); T-Jonah Fuselier.
6th-Turf Paradise, $34,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($40,000-$50,000),
5-1, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:34.73, ft, 3 lengths.
DESHAMBEAU (g, 4, Lea--Aliquippa, by Yes It's True) Lifetime
Record: SP, 15-4-2-2, $99,580. O-Mike Hill; B-E. H. Beau Lane
(KY); T-Frank Lucarelli. *$20,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP.

7th-Turf Paradise, $34,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($25,000-$35,000),
5-1, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.00, ft, 3/4 length.
PRESENT TIME (f, 4, Carpe Diem--I Know That Mom, byDistorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 10-4-3-0, $101,980.
O-Reunion Racing Stables LLC and EIK Ranch LLC; B-Upson
Downs Farm & Winstar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Kevin Eikleberry.
*$40,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP.

3rd-Belterra, $26,100, (S), 5-2, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f,
1:20.23, ft, 8 3/4 lengths.
LARRY'S ANGEL (f, 4, Conveyance--The War Department {SW},by Lost Soldier) Lifetime Record: SP, 6-2-2-1, $62,610.
O-Memory Lane Racing, LLC; B-Nancy Friel (OH); T-William Cowans.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Stephanie's Maria, f, 3, Clearly Now--Rosalba Maria (Ven) (Ch.
3-year-old Filly-Ven, MSW-Ven), by Uncle Mo. Evangeline
Downs, 5-1, (S), 6f, 1:12.92. Lifetime Record: 6-1-2-0, $36,540.
B-Autumn Hill Farms Racing Stables, Inc. (LA).
Lil Gin N Class, f, 3, Coal Front--Ginny's Classic, by Sky Classic.
Horseshoe Indianapolis, 5-1, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05.42. Lifetime
Record: 6-1-3-1, $48,000. B-Nancy Winchel (IN).

Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo) ascends to 'TDN Rising Stardom'(click to watch)

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Anchor Down, Angkor, g, 6, o/o Afleet Lover, by NorthernAfleet. AOC, 5-2, Churchill Downs
Caracaro, West Memorial, f, 2, o/o Vita Bella, by Super Saver.
Kentucky Juvenile S., 5-2, Churchill Downs
Carpe Diem, Present Time, f, 4, o/o I Know That Mom, byDistorted Humor. AOC, 5-1, Turf Paradise
Clearly Now, Stephanie's Maria, f, 3, o/o Rosalba Maria (Ven),
by Uncle Mo. MSW, 5-1, Evangeline
Coal Front, Lil Gin N Class, f, 3, o/o Ginny's Classic, by Sky
Classic. MSW, 5-1, Horseshoe Indianapolis
Conveyance, Larry's Angel, f, 4, o/o The War Department, by
Lost Soldier. ALW, 5-2, Belterra
Great Notion, Point Pelee, c, 3, o/o Chance Dance, by American
Chance. ALW, 5-2, Penn National
Hard Spun, Really Good, c, 4, o/o Means Well, by Smart Strike.
AOC, 5-2, Belmont The Big A
Into Mischief, Castlewarden, c, 4, o/o Calm Water, by Empire
Maker. ALW, 5-2, Churchill Downs
Kantharos, Marco T., f, 3, o/o You Go to My Head, by Super
Saver. MSW, 5-2, Belmont The Big A
Lea, Deshambeau, g, 4, o/o Aliquippa, by Yes It's True. AOC, 5-1,
Turf Paradise
Lookin At Lucky, Tall Boy, c, 4, o/o Madame Mayra, by Scat
Daddy. AOC, 5-2, Churchill Downs

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Lope de Vega (Ire), Carl Spackler (Ire), c, 4, o/o Zindaya, by MoreThan Ready. Opening Verse S., 5-2, Churchill Downs
Lotsa Mischief, Desert Gal, f, 3, o/o Toppisme, by Saint Ballado.
Joanne Dye Breeders' Oaks, 5-2, Turf Paradise
Macho Uno, Outside the Law, m, 7, o/o Against the Law, by
Officer. Ann Owens Distaff S., 5-2, Turf Paradise
Noble Mission (GB), Brilliant Berti, c, 3, o/o Believe in Bertie, by
Langfuhr. MSW, 5-2, Churchill Downs
Orb, O Besos, h, 6, o/o Snuggs and Kisses, by Soto. St. Matthews
Overnight S., 5-2, Churchill Downs
Real Solution, Sonya Knows Better, c, 4, o/o I Know Better, by
Unbridled's Song. ALW, 5-1, Evangeline
Runhappy, Rotknee, h, 5, o/o In Spite of Mama, bySpeightstown. Affirmed Success S., 5-2, Belmont The Big A
Sky Mesa, Air Marshal, g, 4, o/o Longshot Run, by Discreet Cat.
ALW, 5-1, Horseshoe Indianapolis
The Lieutenant, Dr. Kraft, c, 4, o/o Princess Consort, by
Dixieland Band. ALW, 5-2, Belmont The Big A
Uncle Mo, Long Neck Paula, f, 2, o/o Take Charge Paula, by Take
Charge Indy. MSW, 5-2, Churchill Downs
Valiant Minister, Valiant Kiss, f, 2, o/o Lipstick Traces, by
Orientate. MSW, 5-2, Gulfstream

Caracaro, sire to Kentucky Juvenile winner | Sarah Andrew

FRIDAY, 03 MAY 2024

'MY HERO OF THE YEAR' O'DONOVAN HAILS KINGOF CHANGE AFTERGUINEAS SALE

CITY OF TROY FACES TEN IN 2000 GUINEAS
By Tom Frary
Team Ballydoyle=s crack colt City Of Troy (Justify) has 10 peers
to overcome in Saturday=s G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at
Newmarket in his quest to follow the hoofprints of thewonderhorse with which he has drawn early comparison. With
the stable removing all of his understudies including thesimilarly-unbeaten Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) on
Thursday morning, the assembled cast will be the smallest for
the time-honoured Rowley Mile Classic since 2017 when Ryan
Moore enjoyed his last winning ride on Churchill (Ire).
Three of the colts dispatched by Coolmore=s TDN Rising Star in
testing conditions in the track=s signature juvenile contest, theG1 Dewhurst S., are set to re-oppose and they are Shadwell=s
Alyanaabi (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Sheikh Abdullah Almalek
Alsabah=s subsequent G3 Craven S. winner Haatem (Ire)(Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}) and Teme Valley and Ballylinch Stud=sIberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Cont. p9

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYThe Guineas Breeze-Up Sale Top Lot andDonovan Bloodstock's Eva Forde | Tattersalls

By Brian Sheerin
Danny O'Donovan described first-season sire King Of Change
as his 'hero of the year' after the young consignor topped theTattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale at 180,000gns with a filly by
the Starfield Stud-based stallion.
King Of Change may have emerged as something of thesurprise package from the breeze-up circuit so far but
O'Donovan has never been afraid to push his chest out when it
comes to the capabilities of the Group 1-winning miler and was
duly rewarded when Oliver St Lawrence signed for the filly who
posted one of the fastest breezes in the sale on behalf of trainer
Bryan Smart.
O'Donovan commented, "It's incredible, really. I thought that
she was going to make about 120,000gns or 130,000gns but
180,000gns in such a tricky market, it was just incredible. KingOf Change has just been fantastic to me all year--that's three ofthem now that I have got life-changing money out of. Even for
Adam [Potts, partner] and the other shareholders, it will put
things on the up for us."Cont. p3

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Better than 50 horses from the dispersal of John Dance realised
1.7 million gns, with fillies by Kingman (GB) and No Nay Never eachselling for a top price of 130,000gns apiece.

SWING DAVIS TOPS PUNCHESTOWN SALE

10An impressive winner at Loughanmore just last week, Swing Davis (Fr)(No Risk At All {Fr}) was purchased by Mags O'Toole for €320,000 to
top Thursday's Goffs Punchestown Sale.

ZOUSTAR GETS SIGNIFICANT BUMP AT WIDDEN STUD

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Zoustar (Aus) will stand the upcoming breeding season for A$275,000
at Widden Stud, up from A$220,000 in 2023.

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Guineas Sale cont. from p1
Lot 322 was sourced for just ,20,000 at the Doncaster Premier
He added, "The pressure is off completely. It's been off sinceYearling Sale last year, and according to the consignor, probably
Doncaster, really [where O'Donovan sold two fillies for awould have been back there last week had he not had a job on
combined 570,000gns]. Loads of vendors and other friends ofhis hands splitting up the stock by the sire. However, all's wellmine are finding it very tough. I
that ends well.
just said to them that the wheel"King Of Change wouldn't haveis always turning and next year it
been on many people's radars
could be me who is struggling. I[at the yearling sales]."
am just grateful that everything
O'Donovan said. "He was a very
is coming together for me thisgood racehorse himself and, as
year. King Of Change has been
first-season sires go, we liked his
my hero of the year."stock and knew that they would
Thursday's sale meant thatbe affordable to buy. This filly
O'Donovan has now cleared
was 20 grand at Doncaster andover half a million on three fillies
has just thrived the whole way
by King Of Change these pastthrough-she has furnished into a
few weeks. What's even more
really nice filly.
impressive is that those fillies"I buy the physique. Me andwere sourced for just 67,000gns
Adam work hard going aroundcombined.
the sales and buy the physiqueKing of Change | Racingfotos.com
His first King Of Change filly,
over the pedigree. We just liked
from the family of Sole Power (GB), was sold at the Craven Sale
all the King Of Changes we saw. There was nearly a fourth! We
for 80,000gns while Alex Elliott went to ,270,000 on behalf ofunderbid a fourth."
Amo Racing to secure the second at Doncaster last week.
Cont. p4

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Guineas Sale cont.
He added, "Even seven or eight weeks ago, we started
stepping all the horses up in their work and I text Micheal
Orlandi saying 'this stallion is going to come up with a good one'because, in their very first bit of work, they showed a bit ofclass. Hopefully they can all go on and do a bit on the track. I do
believe that the stallion will come up with a good one."
They say one swallow doesn't make a summer, and in the caseof King Of Change, it wasn't just O'Donovan who enjoyed someluck with the new sire.
Deep into the Thursday session, another filly by the stallion
was knocked down to Alex Elliott on behalf of Amo Racing from
120,000gns. She was consigned by Anderson Bloodstock, whichis the banner from which debut consignor Anderson Correa wasoperating under.
He said, "This is the first year we have done this by ourselves.
We are delighted. I have so many people to thank including
Robson Aguiar, Roger O'Callaghan and my brother, who has
helped so much. I am delighted that she has been bought bysuch a good judge.""Challenges In The Current Marketplace"
The John Dance dispersal provided something of an anomaly
to this year's horses-in-training session of the Guineas Sale. The

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turnover almost doubled from 1,525,000gns last year to
3,015,500 this week. Not only that, but the clearance rate wasup 7% to 93% while the average climbed 27% to 22,845gns andthe median by 25% to 15,000gns.
However, the poor clearance rate in the breeze-up section of
the sale hardly came as a bolt from the blue, and followed onfrom similar trends posted in the breeze-up sales at Doncasterand in the Craven where the middle market was also tricky.
The clearance rate finished up at just 72%, which was down awhopping 14% on last year. The average dropped 1% to41,894gns while the median fell 10% to 27,000gns and theaggregate fell by 17% to 4,943,500gns.
Reflecting on the action over the past two days, Tattersalls
chairman Edmond Mahony commented, "Demand in the
Horses-In-Training section of the 2024 Tattersalls Guineas Salehas without doubt exceeded expectations, with domestic British
and Irish buyers competing strongly with their internationalcounterparts to produce record-breaking trade comfortably
surpassing the previous records for turnover, average andmedian as well as the number of lots selling for 100,000 gns ormore. Cont. p5

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Guineas Breeze-Up Sale will further enhance the sale's
reputation as a consistent source of Group 1 horses."

Murphy 'Rides Out The Storm' With Hello Youmzain
Colt

Edmond Mahony | Tattersalls

Guineas Sale cont.
He continued, "The clearance rate for the horses-in-training
was a remarkable 94%, yet again demonstrating the sustained
global appetite for British and Irish horses-in-training sold at
Tattersalls, and the horses belonging to Coverdale Stud andTitanium Racing were particularly sought after with buyers fromthroughout Europe, the Gulf region and Australia all making
their presence felt.""Nevertheless, the strong and diverse demand that produced
the wide margin record-breaking Guineas Horses-In-Training
Sale was not matched in the Breeze-Up section of the sale andwhile the combined turnover for the Breeze-Up andHorses-In-Training is a record, and the Breeze-Up average andmedian prices have held up well in relation to last year's
record-breaking sale, the clearance rate has been well belowpar."
He added, "In the months leading up to both the Tattersalls
Craven and Guineas Breeze-Up Sales, members of the Tattersalls
team have made promotional visits to a host of international
markets, including America, Australia, Bahrain, Dubai, France,
Hong Kong, Italy, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and
Sweden and the two sales continue to attract considerable
numbers of overseas buyers, but as has been noted at theearlier Breeze-Up Sales, there is a selectivity to the market
which has been reflected in clearance rates that have notmatched the impressive levels achieved last year.
"It is clear that there are challenges in the current
marketplace, challenges which reflect wider economic realities,
but it should also be recognised that competition for quality
British and Irish bloodstock remains robust and diverse. The
Breeze-Up consignors have as ever done an outstanding job,
there have been some spectacular pinhooking successes today
and there is no doubt that this year's renewal of the Tattersalls

Mick Murphy spoke with a heavy helping of perspective after
selling his 35,000gns Hello Youmzain (Fr) yearling purchase for
150,000gns to Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock. Like
many consignors, Murphy admitted to finding the going tough at
the Craven and Doncaster breeze-up sales, and explained that,
despite selling one of the day's top lots at Park Paddocks, next
week's trade at Arqana will be pivotal to how his year pans out
on the whole.
The selling of the Hello Youmzain colt provided something of afillup for the Longways Stables operator amidst a backdrop of
disappointing results since the beginning of the breeze-up
season.
Murphy said, "The Hello Youmzain was popular here and wasalways a very fast horse at home. I think the sire has a very goodchance. He had six vets and all of the top men were on him. I
was more hopeful than confident and the market is in a very
tricky place at the moment."
He added on the breeze-up year thus far, "[It's been] very
tough. We had a tough Craven and a tough Donny. It is nice to
get one of them over the line. There is a lot going on in theworld at the moment and, when we are in our own bubble, I
suppose we don't think about it. When you step outside thebubble, you realise the world is not in a great place."Cont. p6

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Guineas Sale cont.
my radar."Some would baulk at some of the figures posted at Tattersalls
Brown also struck for a Mehmas (Ire) colt from Yeomanstownon Thursday but, according to Murphy, he sees no other option
Stud for the same figure earlier in the day.
but to batten down the hatches and weather the storm.
On lot 252, who was bang up there on the times sheet, Brown"It's what we do," he said. "We've no other choice. The gamecommented, "He has been bought for Sheikh Rashid and he goeshas been very good to us for the past 10 years so we just have to to Richard Fahey. Obviously [we have] been very successful forride out the storm this season.
Sheikh Rashid-Pretty Crystal (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the filly"It's all or nothing. It's gone very much back to the clock. If you
supplemented for the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, is out of aclock well you have a very good chance of selling well. The next
breeze-up filly whom we purchased, so it is all coming aroundthing after that is vetting well and good physiques. It can be very with progeny.."
lonely when you're not on the lists. There will probably be a
He added, "This horse did a very good breeze. He was very
knock-on effect to the yearling market and the foal market."green and came across the track with his ears pricked. Watching
Asked if there was added pressure rolling onto Arqana, he
it live I loved it, but he is going to have to sharpen his act up a bit
replied, "Oh yes. We have 13 horses going to France and I think
as he was fairly babyish. I love the stallion-he is a very serious
we have a very good draft-they might look a bit expensive at the sire of two-year-olds. This horse looks a real two-year-old and I
moment as we were buying them when the market was a bit
thought he has the sire's best attributes."stronger. We just have to wait and see."An up and down year can be
Lucky Or Good?
hard enough to stomach at theLackendarra's Eddie
best of times but Murphy has
Linehen Is Just Good
been without his wife Sarah at
Eddie Linehan was anotherthe breeze-up sales this season.
consignor
left thanking his lucky
Sarah, who was diagnosed withstars after selling a Mehmas (Ire)breast cancer late last year, iscolt to Billy Jackson-Stops onunderstood to be recovering
behalf of Opulencewell, with Murphy explaining
Thoroughbreds for 160,000gns.
that he hopes to have his
The truth is that, clearing
right-hand woman on side at
347,000gns
on the four horses
Arqana next week.
he brought to the sale in what is
He said, "We're looking
becoming an increasingly tricky
forward to it and I'm hoping thatmarket to navigate represents
Sarah will make an appearance.
an above average performance
She finished her treatment three
Mick Murphy | Tattersallsthat even the most modest
weeks ago. It's been tough. She
consignor
can't
put
down
to
luck.
had surgery followed by chemotherapy so it's been a rough few
Linehan said, "The good ones are always easy to sell. He stoodmonths. She's still not a confirmed runner but her bags went onout
all along for us. The day we bought him we thought we'd got
the lorry this evening along with the horses so hopefully sheabitof value. We have been lucky with Mehmas before and we
makes it."are delighted."
The Hello Youmzain colt was bought by Brown on behalf of
He added, "We brought four to the sale and sold all four. They
Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum and will go into training withhave all sold for a bit more than expected so we are delighted.
trainer James Tate.
We've been lucky but we had a nice bunch here."
The agent joked afterwards, "I seem to be cornering themarket on the Hello Youmzains! I think that is the third one [IMore Good Fortune At The Guineas Sale For Farrell
have bought] this breeze-up season. I guess I like his stock! I
Archie Watson said he is harbouring dreams of Royal Ascot forbought him on behalf of Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum,
the Masar (Ire) colt consigned by Cormac Farrell's CF Bloodstock.
who was particularly keen on the horse from the start.
The colt is on his way to the Lambourn-based handler after
Asked if he thought Hello Youmzain's stock were of a similar
Middleham Park Racing acquired one of the takeaways from thetype, Brown responded, "They have got great muscle andbreeze for 130,000gns through Tom Biggs of Blandfordbalance. They've got a bit of class and a bit of style about them.
Bloodstock.
To be honest with you, Hello Youmzain wasn't really on myCont. p7
radar at all, but he has stepped up to obviously be very much on

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Guineas Sale cont.
When you are by a Derby winner and hail from a stoutly-bredfamily, there is never going to be a huge expectation when it
comes to clocking well, but the Masar colt featured among the
top 10 in all of the unofficial times sheets that were circulated
following the breeze.
Lot 248 was purchased by Luke Lillingston as a foal for
36,000gns and, after failing to sell for 45,000gns at Book 1 lastyear, was sent to Farrell to breeze. It proved an inspired decision
with Watson revealing that he hopes the colt could make up intoa Chesham horse.
"He is the sort of horse we love to buy," Watson said. "He did avery good breeze for a horse of his type-he is certainly a sevenfurlong/miler type but his times and what he did stood up
against sprinter-type horses. We had to stretch a bit to get him."
Watson added, "He has got a chance of being a Chesham
horse. We'll get him home and see how he fits in with theothers. If he could be Royal Ascot sort then we will look at that."
For Farrell, who is consigning from Copper Beech Stables forthe first time this year, it represented another profitable trip to
the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale after the handler sold thehigh-class Bracken's Laugh for 200,000gns here 12 months ago.
"It's a great result," Farrell mused afterwards. "He breezed
well, pulled out well and showed well. He has a big, long
stride--he's a staying horse who clocked well so he has a big
future. Fair play to Middleham, Archie Watson and Tom Biggs
for stepping up and buying him. It's a great price to get andhopefully he's very lucky for them."
Speaking of big futures, Farrell's graduate Dancing City
kick-started an excellent 24 hours for the consignor whennotching his third Grade 1 novice hurdle of the season for Willie
Mullins at the Punchestown festival on Wednesday.
Farrell reflected, "That was amazing. He's a very exciting horseand I was actually speaking with Willie this morning. They aredelighted with the horse and are planning to campaign him overfences next season."

THE GOLDEN TOUCHTATTERSALLS GUINEAS BREEZE-UP SALE
Lot Sex Sire|Dam
Price (gns)341 c Amaron (GB)--Noble Lady (Sholokhov {Ire}) 120,000
Consigned by Glending Stables
Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock / Go Racing
Colt by Amaron (GB) out of Noble Lady (Sholokhov {Ire})
Already named Nobler (Ger), this colt didn't scream breezer on
paper, but credit where credit is due, Roderic Kavanagh hascome up trumps with another one here. Bought for just

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

i26,000 at the Baden-Baden September Yearling Sale, the colt
posted an eye-catching breeze on Tuesday and wasn't missed
when selling to Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock on behalfof Go Racing for 120,000gns.

SESSION TOPPERSTATTERSALLS GUINEAS BREEZE-UP SALESESSION TOTALS$ Catalogued$ Number Offered$ Number Sold
$ Not Sold
$ Clearance Rate
$ No. 100K+$ High Price$ Gross$ Average (% change)$ Median (% change)

2024
202
163
118
45
72%
11
180,000gns
4,943,500gns
41,894gns (-1%)
27,000gns (-10%)

2023
203
168
141
27
84%
13
200,000gns
5,942,500gns
42,145gns
30,000gns

TATTERSALLS GUINEAS BREEZE-UP SALETOP SIX COLTS
Lot Sex Sire|Dam
Price (gns)
367 c
Mehmas (Ire)--Raincall (GB)160,000(55,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT)
Bred by Rockcliffe Stud (GB)Consigned by Lackendarra Stables
Purchased by JS Bloodstock/Opulence Thoroughbred
253 c
Mehmas (Ire)--Camisole
150,000(48,000gns Wlg '22 TATDEF; 20,000gns RNA Ylg '23 TATOCT)
Bred by Elwick Stud (GB)Consigned by Yeomanstown Stud
Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock
270 c
Hello Youmzain (Fr)--Dream Dreamer (GB) 150,000(35,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT)
Bred by Biddestone Stud Ltd (GB)Consigned by Longways Stables
Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock
232 c
Quality Road--Alice Springs (Ire)Bred by Coolmore (Ire)Consigned by Mocklershill
Purchased by Colm Sharkey, Agent

140,000

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248 c
Masar (Ire)--Bournemouth Belle (Ire)130,000(36,000gns Wlg '22 TATDEF; 45,000gns RNA Ylg '23 TATOCT)
Bred by Jeremy Gompertz (GB)Consigned by C F Bloodstock
Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock/Watson/MPR
341 c
Amaron (GB)--Noble Lady (Ger)(i26,000 Ylg '23 BBAGS)
Bred by Gestut Etzean (Ger)Consigned by Glending Stables
Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock/Go Racing

120,000

TOP THREE FILLIES
322 f
King of Change (GB)--M'selle (Ire)180,000(,20,000 Ylg '23 DNPRM)
Bred by D R Tucker (GB)Consigned by Donovan Bloodstock
Purchased by Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock/B Smart
368 f
King of Change (GB)--Ramamara (Ire)(i8,000 Ylg '23 GOFORB)
Bred by Northern Bloodstock Agency Ltd (Ire)Consigned by Anderson Bloodstock
Purchased by A C Elliott, Agent/Amo Racing

120,000

378 f
Oasis Dream (GB)--Rubia Bella (GB)(,37,000 Ylg '23 DNPRM)
Bred by Mylestown Farms Ltd (Ire)Consigned by Longways Stables
Purchased by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock

115,000

Dance Dispersal Generates 1.7 Million Gns
The horses-in-training section of the Guineas Sale provided afascinating subplot to the action at Park Paddocks this week,with the John Dance dispersal bringing in over 1.7 million gns
alone.
Over 50 horses connected with the former leading owner were
offered under the hammer through The Castlebridge
Consignment, and in the end it was well-bred fillies by Kingman(GB) and No Nay Never who led the way at 130,000gns apiece.
After agents Alex Elliott and Billy Jackson-Stops teamed up to
pay that exact sum for the Kingman half-sister to a stakes
performer late on Wednesday evening, it was left to trainer
Mick Appleby and his owner Jeremy Young to do somethingsimilar for the No Nay Never on Thursday morning.
"We'll probably put her into training and see how she goes,"Appleby said from his perch at the top of the Gods. "If we don't
think she's going to be top-class, then we'll probably just breed
from her. She's a nice filly, though, and the owners will breed
from her eventually either way."

Young is a long-standing owner with Appleby but is somewhat
new to the breeding game. After underbidding the top lot on
Wednesday, he was determined not to leave the No Nay Neverfilly behind.
Out of the winning Galileo (Ire) mare Park Bloom (Ire), who
herself is a daughter of the Listed-placed and dam of the Oaks
and Pretty Polly S. winner Concert Hall (Ire), Alluring Park (Ire)(Green Desert), lot 168 boasts a deep pedigree. Indeed, Young
may have gotten a bit of value with the filly, who cost
375,000gns at Book 1 here in October 2022.
And that was very much the theme of the Dance dispersal;
horses being sold for a fraction of what they had fetched in thering previously.
That couldn't have been further exemplified by lot 169, a coltby Dubawi (Ire) who is already named Twisting Physics (GB),selling for 100,000gns to Fitri Hay. Remarkably, the colt was
knocked down to Dance's Manor House Farm for 1 million gns at
Book 1 in 2022.
Alex Cole commented, "Obviously Dubawi works well in Dubai
so, if all else fails, we could go there. He has been bought forMrs [Fitri] Hay."
Asked if he knew much about the unraced colt, Cole replied,"Absolutely nothing--the same as the groom leading it up! We
got a million-pound yearling for a hundred grand."The Kavanaghs of Kildaragh Stud know value when they see it
and also swooped for a filly they know better than most for
72,000gns. Having sold lot 150, a daughter of Le Havre (Ire)named Fleeting Moment (Ire) for 190,000gns at Book 1 twoyears ago, the Kavanaghs effectively got a free horse from thetransaction.
Roderic Kavanagh commented, "We obviously bred her andwere always very fond of her. She's still an untouched productand the plan is to send her back to James Horton, who had heroriginally. Listen, he knows everything about her so it makes
sense.
"The mare has some lovely progeny coming through. She has alovely Pinatubo (Ire) yearling and an Australia (GB) foal at footso hopefully we can manage the progeny. The hope would be to
win a maiden with this filly and maybe get a bit of black-type.
That would be lovely."

Osborne Stocking Up For Royal Ascot
Nobody could accuse Jamie Osborne of failing to roll up his
sleeves. The trainer has been busy stocking up on youngsters
who could handle the dirt in Dubai at the breeze-up sales inrecent weeks and, on Thursday, struck for what he sees as an
ideal Royal Ascot candidate on behalf of owners Barratt Racingin Thunder Blue (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}).
Cont. p9

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Guineas Sale cont.
Consigned by Baroda Stud, the 94-rated Thunder Blue wassnapped up for 110,000gns and will be targeted at the Palace Of
Holyroodhouse on the Friday of Royal Ascot.
Osborne explained, "He has been bought for Barratt Racing,
Ian and Claire Barratt and family- they have a box at Royal Ascot
and a lot of people coming. We want to have runners for themevery day at the meeting. We are prioritising Royal Ascot and wewant to give them as much entertainment as possible."He added, "This horse will go straight to the Palace Of
Holyroodhouse. Who knows what beyond that. We are working
back from the Friday of Royal Ascot. We saw this horse in Dubai.
He did not do too well out there and so we are buying him on aform low and we have six weeks to resurrect him-I have told Ianthat I can do that!"
The pink and purple silks of Barratt Racing are perhaps best
associated with Emaraaty Ana (GB) (Shamardal), who was
successful in a Group 3 sprint in Doha for the team back in
February having been sourced by Osborne for 160,000gns at last
October's Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale.

SESSION TOPPERSTATTERSALLS GUINEAS HORSES-INTRAINING SALE DAY 2
Lot Name
StatusPrice (gns)
168 Supreme Beauty (Ire) Horse-out-of-training
130,000(f, 3, No Nay Never--Park Bloom (Ire), by Galileo {Ire})(375,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT)
Bred by Lodge Park Stud (Ire)Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment
Purchased by J & A Young (Leicester)
146 Thunder Blue (GB)
Horse-in-training
110,000(c, 3, Blue Point (Ire)--Kodyanna (Ire), by Kodiac {GB})(i105,000 Ylg '22 ARQAUG; ,180,000 2yo '23 GOUKB)
Bred by Haras de la Perelle (Fr)Consigned by Baroda Stud
Purchased by Barratt Racing
198 Blanchland (Ire)
Horse-in-training
110,000(c, 4, Farhh (GB)--Examinee (Ger), by Monsun {Ger})(180,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT)
Bred by Clearwater Stud (GB)Consigned by Jane Chapple-Hyam Racing
Purchased by De Burgh Equine/Busuttin Racing

TATTERSALLS GUINEAS HORSESIN-TRAINING SALE: DAY 2
SESSION TOTALS$ Catalogued$ Number Offered$ Number Sold
$ Not Sold
$ Clearance Rate
$ High Price$ Gross$ Average$ Median

2024
100
70
66
4
94%
130,000gns
2,047,000gns
31,015gns
22,000gns

CUMULATIVE$ Catalogued$ Number Offered$ Number Sold
$ Not Sold
$ Clearance Rate
$ High Price$ Gross$ Average (% change)$ Median (% change)

2024
198
142
132
10
93%
130,000gns
3,015,500gns
22,845gns (+27%)
15,000gns (+25%)

2023
155
99
85
14
86%
150,000gns
1,525,500gns
17,947gns
12,000gns

2000 Guineas cont. from p1
Key opponents to City Of Troy include Sheikh Mohammed
Obaid Al Maktoum=s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner
Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), fellow unbeaten but unprovenfellow TDN Rising Stars Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) andNight Raider (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Jeff Smith=s G2 Royal
Lodge S. scorer Ghostwriter (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
Richard Hannon issued a typically positive bulletin on
Thursday. AMine don=t usually go to the Guineas without a run,but Rosallion has been to Kempton twice and he also went to
Newbury the other day, when he had a nice breeze on thebridle. He=s had a coat on him all winter like Paco Boy used tohave, almost looking like a snake, and he has the same attitude
Canford Cliffs had, as he couldn=t care less.@
ANone of our star milers like those two, Night Of Thunder,
Havana Gold, Olympic Glory and Toronado won a group 1 as a
two-year-old, but Rosallion did and he came from last to first tobeat a Breeders= Cup winner and break the track record when
he won his at Longchamp,@ he added. AI know he=s the best
horse in the yard, and we=ll find out on Saturday if he=s the best
horse in the race.@ Cont. p10

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FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

Endless Victory Features On Friday Card...

City Of Troy | Racingfotos.com

2000 Guineas cont.
Juddmonte=s G1 Middle Park S. runner-up Task Force (GB)(Frankel {GB}) is the fourth TDN Rising Star in the select andclassy line-up and trainer Ralph Beckett said of the homebred
son of Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy), ATask Force has been a bit
under the radar so far and that=s how we like it, but he galloped
well at Newbury last week and he=s come out of it in good
shape. He=s bred for a mile but we went for the Middle Park
rather than the Dewhurst as we wanted him to learn to settle,
and I think it worked. He finished the race off well that day andwith that experience of the Rowley Mile under his belt we didn=t
feel he needed another race before the Guineas. It=s a great
pedigree and we=ve just got to find out if he=s up to it, but I think
he=ll run well.@With such a small field, the draw is rendered less relevant thanin the years of bumper runners such as 2002, 2007 and 2019. It
was in the latter year that Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit{Ire}) provided Aidan O=Brien with his 10th success before a
relative drought for the operation, but as the year of Churchillproved facing only nine rivals with the cutaway rail experiment
this is always tactical.
To that end, it is in all likelihood a relief to connections that
City Of Troy is in stall two next to the similarly forward-goingand generous Night Raider, who is on the wing. Both are
expected to be ridden forward, while the stables of Ghostwriterand Rosallion will be buoyed by being in three and four
respectively for that essential early cover and tow. The Charlie
Hills-trained G2 Champagne S. winner Iberian is on the otherflank, one out from the Ed Walker-trained seven-furlong course
conditions scorer Ten Bob Tony (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire})
who bids to become the latest of many outsiders to fill theframe in this under Guineas debutante Saffie Osborne.

Unsurprisingly, Charlie Appleby is well-represented
numerically on Newmarket=s Friday card, with the stable=s
unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' Endless Victory (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) a
key runner in the Listed Newmarket S. This 10-furlong Derby
sighter used to carry some weight before suffering a lengthy lull,
but there are signs that it is coming back as a key staging postwith Hawkbill (Kitten=s Joy), Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB})and Teofilo=s Nations Pride (Ire) among the recent winners. One
race that is seemingly on the decline is the G2 Jockey Club S.,
which has held on to its status despite only Hurricane Lane (Ire)(Frankel {GB}) and Seventh Heaven (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) among
the recent winners holding claims to being top-level standard.
There is nothing of their calibre this time, although Juddmonte=s
filly Time Lock (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was impressive in the courseand-distance G3 Princess Royal S. in September.

Endless Victory (left) | Racingfotos.com

ELLIOTT MAKES STATEMENT WITH
DOMINATION OF GOFFS PUNCHESTOWNSALE
The Ballyboy Stables-consigned Swing Davis (Fr) (No Risk At All{Fr}) (lot 5) took top billing at Thursday's Goffs Punchestown
Sale when selling to Mags O'Toole on behalf of Robcour for
i320,000. The four-year-old was successful on the second ofher two starts in points-to-points, having failed to complete on
her first attempt, running out a commanding winner at
Loughanmore last week. Cont. p11

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Punchestown Sale cont.
From the family of the top-class chaser Klairon Davis (Fr) (Rose
Laurel {Ire}), Swing Davis is set to go into training with Gordon
Elliott. That proved to be a recurring theme at a sale where the
top four lots were all bought by Elliott or his clients, including
Familiar Dreams (GB) (Postponed {Ire}) (lot 1) and Ma Jacks Hill(Ire) (Famous Name {GB}) (lot 9), both of whom sold for
i310,000.
The five-year-old Familiar Dreams was consigned by Anthony
McCann's Shabra Stables--having gained her fourth win insuccession in the G3 Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF
Mares INH Flat Race at Punchestown barely 24 hours
earlier--while Ma Jacks Hill, a four-year-old from the family ofGrade 1-winning chasers Watson Lake (Ire) (Be My Native) andFeronily (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}), was consigned by Ciaran
Fennessy's Glenabo Stables following his win in a Dromahane
point-to-point last week.

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

Reflecting on the sale, Goffs chief executive, Henry Beeby,
said, "Tonight's Punchestown Sale was the usual lively affair atwhat is the original festival sale, with some mighty prices and ahuge crowd of active participants. Last year's record-breaking
sale was always going to be hard to match but 2024 comparesvery favorably with previous renewals and we have no doubtthat there are some real stars amongst the graduates.
"Finally, we were so pleased to be able to assist the Jack deBromhead Equine Centre for ChildVision by selling
Honeysuckle's racing silks at the end of the evening. It waswonderful to see such interest, not surprising given her
legendary status. They were sold to Peter Molony for i105,000
who was bidding on behalf of Friends of the Irish National Stud."

SIERRA BLANCA STARS IN CATALOGUE FORTATTERSALLS ONLINE MAY SALE

Sierra Blanca | Racingfotos.com
Swing Davis | Goffs

The clearance rate was down 9% on last year's record-breaking
sale as 18 horses sold from 22 offered for a gross of
i2,878,000. The average dropped to i159,889 (-18%) and the
median also fell to i140,000 (-18%). Five lots made at leasti200,000 compared to nine in 2023.
Separate from those statistics was the final lot of the night asGoffs auctioned the silks worn by Rachael Blackmore aboard the
sale's most famous graduate, Honeysuckle (GB) (Sulamani {Ire}),in all of her many Grade 1 triumphs.
Generously donated by Honeysuckle's owner, Kenny
Alexander, in aid of ChildVision's new indoor equine therapeutic
centre named in memory of Jack de Bromhead, the colours soldfor i105,000 to Peter Molony, who was bidding on behalf of a
syndicate of Friends of the Irish National Stud where the framedcolours will be displayed.

Eighty-three lots have been catalogued for the next Tattersalls
Online sale, which takes place on May 8-9 and includes thefour-year-old Sierra Blanca (Ire) (No Nay Never) (lot 48), who
filled the runner-up spot in the G3 Killavullan S. at Leopardstown
when trained by Aidan O'Brien at two. Consigned by Manton
Park Racing Ltd, Sierra Blanca is out of the dual Classic winner
Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), who has produced four otherwinners including the G2 Dahlia S. heroine Somehow (Ire)(Fastnet Rock {Aus}).
The three-year-old Completed (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire})(lot 16) is another to note having shown a good level of ability insix starts for Karl Burke, including when opening her accountwith a wide-margin victory at Lingfield in December. Consigned
by Baroda Stud, Completed is out of a half-sister to the G3 Prixde Lieurey winner Zibelina (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). Cont. p12

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Tattersalls Online May Sale cont.
Eight broodmares are set to go under the virtual hammer,
including the G2 Lowther S. third Mamba Noire (Fr) (Wootton
Bassett {GB}) (lot 76), consigned by Powerstown Stud, while thetwo stores on offer include a three-year-old filly (lot 75) offeredby Park Wood Stud with a proper jumping pedigree, being by
Doyen (Ire) and out of the Grade 1-winning hurdler United (Ger)(Desert King {Ire}).
Five yearlings will also be offered for sale when bidding opens
at noon on Wednesday, May 8. The full catalogue can be viewed
here.

Thursday Results:
IRE-INCENTIVE, IT PAYS TO BUY IRISH CHELMER FILLIES S.Listed, ,80,000, Chelmsford City, 5-2, 3yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:10.87,
st.
1--PANDORA=S GIFT (IRE), 128, f, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Amthaal (GB), by Exceed And Excel (Aus)
2nd Dam: Darajaat, by Elusive Quality
3rd Dam: Misterah (GB), by Alhaarth (Ire)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (i28,000 Ylg >22 GOFSPT). O-James
Parry and Partners; B-Rossenarra Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Stuart
Williams; J-Rossa Ryan. ,45,368. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0,$103,349.
2--Tazara (Ire), 128, f, 3, Blue Point (Ire)--L=Explora, by War
Front. 1ST BLACK TYPE. (i27,000 Wlg >21 GOFNO1; 90,000gns
Ylg >22 TATOCT). O-E Babington/A Hoyeau/N Holmes;
B-Hamwood Stud Unlimited Company (IRE); T-Christophe
Ferland. ,17,200.
3--Jabaara (Ire), 128, f, 3, Exceed And Excel (Aus)--Baheeja (GB),by Dubawi (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Sheikh Ahmed Al
Maktoum; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Roger Varian. ,8,608.
Margins: 2HF, 3/4, HF. Odds: 1.88, 20.00, 2.50.
Also Ran: Ziggy=s Dream (Ire), Soprano (Ire), Queen Of Mougins(Ire), Boann (Ire), Lady Pink Rose (GB), Miss Black Jack (GB),Court Drive (Ire), Works Of Art (Ire). Scratched: Exponista (GB).
Having raced only on the all-weather so far and unbeaten
since her debut here in December, the upwardly mobile
Pandora=s Gift had won her subsequent three starts by acumulative margin of 8 3/4 lengths and was paid due respect inthis black-type bow as a result. Showing rapid speed to get tothe front from the break, she was handed a lead from Tazara
until wresting back command a furlong from home and readily
asserting to maintain her winning sequence.

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

The dam, who was a 6,000gns Shadwell castoff at the 2017
Tattersalls December Sale, is a daughter of the G3 Cornwallis S.placed Darajaat (Elusive Quality) and a granddaughter of the G3
Nell Gwyn S. winner Misterah (GB) (Alhaarth {Ire}). Also related
to the G2 Meydan Sprint winner and G1 Al Quoz Sprint runnerup Ertijaal (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), she also has a yearling filly
by Arizona (Ire).
4th-Lingfield, ,14,200, Nov, 5-2, 3yo/up, f, 6f 1y (AWT),
1:11.03, st.
ROSA APPLAUSE (IRE) (f, 3, Blue Point {Ire}--Affina {Ire}, by
Kodiac {GB}), who graduated with a four-length tally over thistrip at Wolverhampton in November when last seen, broke
sharply from the inside gate and seized an immediate lead in
this sophomore bow. Holding sway throughout, the 8-15
favourite kicked clear off the home turn and was pushed out to
defeat Dance And Romance (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) by
an impressive 3 3/4 lengths. Rosa Applause is the second of two
foals and lone scorer produced by a dual-winning half-sister to
G1 Gold Cup runner-up Simenon (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), G3 OrmondeS. second Vivacious Vivienne (Ire) (Dubai Destination) and Listed
Prix Coronation third Kyurem (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}). Kyurem, inturn, is the dam of Listed Prix Altipan third Titanium (Fr) (Zarak{Fr}). Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $15,077.
O-Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd(IRE); T-Simon & Ed Crisford.
1st-Chelmsford City, ,8,000, Novice, 5-2, 3yo/up, 10f (AWT),
2:07.45, st.
NIIGATA (GB) (c, 3, Showcasing {GB}--Deciding Vote {GB}, by
Pivotal {GB}), a 13-2 chance, raced greenly in mid-division early.
Stoked along before the home turn, the newcomer earned thelead over a furlong out and stayed on to record a one-length
success from Candle Of Dubai (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). The dam,
whose yearling filly is by Ardad (Ire), is a full-sister to the Listed
October S. winner and G3 Chartwell Fillies= S.-placed Intense
Pink (GB). She is also kin to the G2 Gimcrack S.-placed Sir
Reginald (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), the G1 Racing Post Trophyplaced Henrik (GB) (Primo Dominie {GB}) and the listed-placed
Bishop=s Lake (GB) (Lake Coniston {Ire}), who produced the G3
Blue Wind S. scorer and G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup third Euphrasia(Ire) (Windsor Knot {Ire}). This is also the family of the G1 Racing
Post Trophy runner-up and G1 2000 Guineas third Van Der Neer
(GB) (Dutch Art {GB}). Sales history: 85,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,246.
O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Bickmarsh Stud (GB); T-Simon& Ed Crisford.
Cont. p13

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British Report cont.
3rd-Redcar, ,7,500, Nov, 5-2, 3yo/up, f, 5f 217yT, 1:14.79, sf.
NOT REAL (IRE) (f, 3, Kodiac {GB}--Leyburn {GB}, by
Shamardal), denied by a nose in her Apr. 17 debut over this trip
at Kempton last time, raced on the front end from flagfall in thisreturn. Shaken up passing the quarter-mile marker, the 1-5 lockheld a comfortable buffer entering the final furlong andquickened away from toiling rivals to easily account for
Pendlebury Lane (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) by 4 1/2 lengths. Not Real is
the second of three foals, all by Kodiac (GB), out of a half-sister
to G2 Great Voltigeur S. and G3 Classic Trial S. winner Centennial(Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and Listed Salsabil S. victrix Siren=s Song(Ire) (Azamour {Ire}). Descendants of his second dam, G2 Prix de
Sandringham third Lurina (Ire) (Lure), also include G2 Derby
Italiano third Relentless Voyager (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) and Listed
Empress S. runner-up Strings Of Life (GB) (Slade Power {Ire}).
Lurina is a half-sister to dual Group 1-winning sire Croco Rouge(Ire) (Rainbow Quest) and stakes-winning matriarch Alidiva (Ire)(Chief Singer {Ire}). The February-foaled bay is full to an
unnamed 2-year-old colt. Sales history: i90,000 Wlg >21
GOFNO1; 100,000gns RNA Ylg >22 TATOCT; i500,000 2yo >23
ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $7,280.
O-KHK Racing; B-M & M Butler (IRE); T-Roger Varian.

The winner is currently the last known foal out of an unraced
daughter of the G1 Prix de l=Opera heroine Kinnaird (Ire) (DrDevious {Ire}) and half to the G2 Royal Lodge S. winner Berkshire(Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}). Also featuring is the talented
Ivawood (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}), winner of the G2 July S. and G2
Richmond S. who was placed in the G1 2000 Guineas, G1 Irish
2000 Guineas and G1 Middle Park S. Sales history: 60,000gns
Wlg >21 TADEWE; 180,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $5,246.
O-Michael Blencowe & Partner; B-Houghton Bloodstock UK Ltd(GB); T-Andrew Balding.

2nd-Doncaster, ,9,950, Mdn, 5-2, 2yo, 5f 3yT, 1:02.04, g/s.
SONIC BLUE (IRE) (c, 2, Blue Point {Ire}--Eye Witness {Ger}, by
Adlerflug {Ger}), sent off the even-money favourite, raced freely
on the wing early. Taking the measure of East Tyrone (Ire)(Mehmas {Ire}) at the furlong marker, the newcomer asserted
despite drifting left to score by 1 1/2 lengths. The unraced dam,
who is also responsible for last year=s Listed Cheshire Oaks third
Ermesinde (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), is a daughter of the listed
scorer Evening Breeze (Ger) (Surumu {Ger}), whose four blacktype winners include the multiple Group 2 scorer Eagle Rise (Ire)(Danehill) and Eye Of The Tiger (Ger) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) who
captured the G2 Gerling-Preis. Also connected to theG1 Singapore Airlines International Cup winner Epalo (Ger)(Lando {Ger}), she has a yearling filly by Ghaiyyath (Ire) to come.
Sales history: i47,000 RNA Wlg >22 GOFNO1; i60,000 Ylg >23
GOFFEB; ,60,000 Ylg >23 GOFFUK. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$6,732.
O-SBA Racing Limited; B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE); T-Tom Dascombe.

on the European racing scene

5th-Doncaster, ,8,000, Mdn, 5-2, 3yo/up, 7f 6yT, 1:28.27, g/s.
TRANSITIONING (GB) (g, 3, Land Force {Ire}--Scarborough Fair
{GB}, by Pivotal {GB}), a 7-2 shot, raced keenly early tracking
the leader. In front before two out, the newcomer maintained
the gallop to score by 2 3/4 lengths from Shamardal Star (GB)(Shamardal).

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Thelma=s Angel (Ire), f, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)--Thesme (GB)(SP-Eng, $145,018), by Exceed And Excel (Aus). Ayr, 5-2, 6fT,
1:11.78. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $7,654. B-Fools Gold (IRE).
*70,000gns Wlg >21 TADEWE; 70,000gns RNA Ylg >22 TATOCT.
Paborus (GB), g, 3, Recoletos (Fr)--Patuano (Ire), by Choisir(Aus). Redcar, 5-2, 7fT, 1:28.55. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$5,802. B-Culworth Grounds Farm (GB). *28,000gns Ylg >22
TATOCT.

OBSERVATIONSDEVIL=S POINT LOOKS FOR A CONFIDENCE
BOOST AT GOODWOOD
13.30 Goodwood, Cond, ,30,000, 3yo, 8fT
DEVIL=S POINT (IRE) (New Bay {GB}) is dropped in class bytrainer David Menuisier following a lacklustre return when adistant third in the G3 Prix Djebel last month. Entered in the
G1 Commonwealth Cup, Clive Washbourn=s G1 Futurity Trophyrunner-up has only two to beat and should be able to get backon track.
13.50 Newmarket, Mdn, ,40,000, 3yo, f, 10fT
MAGIC DREAM (IRE) (Shamardal) bids to build on her highly
encouraging debut second at Newbury last month in this maiden
won 12 months ago by TDN Rising Star Infinite Cosmos (Ire) (SeaThe Stars {Ire}). A half-sister to the G1 Platinum Jubilee S. hero
Naval Crown (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Godolphin=s Charlie Appleby
trainee is joined by the stable=s newcomer Precious Jewel (GB)(Dubawi {Ire}), a full-sister to the recent G3 Dubai Millennium S.
winner Warren Point (GB).

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HOW THEY FARED
17.50 Chelmsford City, Novice, ,8,000, 3yo/up, 10fT
Lautrec (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the half-brother to St Mark=s
Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible
Spirit {Ire}), proved a major disappointment after being taken on
up front and fading to be a well-beaten fourth.

Thursday=s Results:
PRIX DE SURESNES-Listed, i55,000, Chantilly, 5-2, 3yo, 10fT,
2:12.50, vsf.
1--FAST TRACKER (GB), 128, c, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Emma Knows (Ire), by Anabaa
2nd Dam: Miss Emma May (Ire), by Hawk Wing
3rd Dam: For Example, by Northern Baby
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (28,000gns RNA Ylg >22 TATYEA). O-Guy
Heald; B-GB Partnership (GB); T-Henri-Alex Pantall; J-Tony
Piccone. i27,500. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, i56,450.
2--Dollar Index (Fr), 128, c, 3, Kendargent (Fr)--Kikinda (Fr), by
Daliapour (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (i36,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT).
O-Ecurie Tygaly, La Fleche Racing, Chauvigny Global Equine
SASU, Mathieu Brasme & Seror Racing Management; B-Patrick
Chedeville (FR); T-Mathieu Brasme. i11,000.
3--Saganti (Fr), 128, c, 3, Zarak (Fr)--Saghaniya (Fr), by Rock Of
Gibraltar (Ire). O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s
Studs SC (FR); T-Mikel Delzangles. i8,250.
Margins: 7, HD, 2. Odds: 2.70, 3.00, 1.80.
Also Ran: Wahdan (Ire). Scratched: Will Scarlet (GB). Video,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Fast Tracker | Scoop Dyga

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

Fast Tracker graduated over 7 1/2 furlongs at Cagnes-sur-Mer
in February before doubling his win tally when upped to this trip
at Saint-Cloud the following month and made all in this Classic
trial to secure a career high in taking fashion. Breaking well fromthe outside gate to set the tone throughout, the 27-10 chance
was nudged along passing the quarter-mile marker and powered
clear under minimal urging thereafter to easily outclass Dollar
Index by an impressive seven lengths.
AToday was a test, we wished to find out if he is really good
and the answer seems to be yes,@ said trainer Alex Pantall. AWe
have to be cautious because today and last time the ground wasvery testing. It could be to his advantage and against the others.
We will have the answer when he runs again and, at this very
moment, it looks like it will be in the [June 2 G1] Prix du Jockey
Club [back at this venue].@
Fast Tracker is the latest of six foals and one of three scorers
produced by an unraced half-sister to G3 Prix de Conde and G3
Prix du Lys third King Of Camelot (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) and themultiple stakes-placed Leader Writer (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}). The
May-foaled chestnut, from the family of dual Group 1-winningsires Zilzal (Nureyev) and Polish Precedent (Danzig), is a halfbrother to My Scholar (Fr) (Pour Moi {Ire}), who ran second in
the 2017 renewal of this contest.
PRIX SERVANNE-Listed, i52,000, Chantilly, 5-2, 4yo/up, 6fT,
1:14.61, vs.
1--TERRITORYWAR (FR), 126, g, 5, Territories (Ire)--War Story(Fr), by Sunday Break (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (i50,000
Ylg >20 ARQOCT). O-Cuadra Mediterraneo; B-SCEA des Prairies,
T Jeffroy & B Jeffroy (FR); T-Mauricio Delcher Sanchez; J-Alexis
Pouchin. i26,000. Lifetime Record: 19-5-1-2, i112,640.
2--Le Cadeau (GB), 126, h, 5, Dabirsim (Fr)--Lady Frances (GB),by Exceed And Excel (Aus). (i15,000 Ylg >20 ARQOCT). O-Mme
Jacques Cygler; B-P Rolls (GB); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. i10,400.
3--Game Run (Fr), 126, g, 5, Olympic Glory (Ire)--Shortfin (GB),by Exceed And Excel (Aus). (i16,000 Ylg >20 ARQOCT; i4,500
2yo >21 ARQFEB). O-Stephane Grandin & Michel Nikitas;
B-Haras de Saint Julien (FR); T-Patrice Cottier. i7,800.
Margins: SNK, 2, 3. Odds: 3.30, 11.00, 7.20.
Also Ran: Tudo Bem (Fr), Forza Capitano (Fr), Pinafore (Ire),
Amellata (Fr), Fang (Fr). Scratched: Zoom (Fr). Video, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
Successful in a brace of handicaps at Fontainebleau in March,
Territorywar made his initial black-type foray count with abattling win to mark his arrival on the sprinting scene. In front
initially before being headed off by Le Cadeau, he stuck to his
task gamely to get back on top in the last 100 metres. Cont. p15

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Prix Servanne cont.
AHe had some niggling problems last season and didn=t quite
perform as we expected,@ trainer Mauricio Delcher Sanchez
explained. AHe has been good this year and is improving. He has
had four runs so far on testing ground, so we might give him asmall break as he can handle any sort of going.@
The dam, whose 2-year-old full-sister to the winner was a
i10,000 purchase by GTM GmbH at Arqana Deauville October,is kin to the G3 Curragh Cup-placed Drifting Mist (GB)
(Muhtathir {GB}), who produced the G3 Grosser Preis derLandeshauptstadt Dresden scorer Roman Mist (Ire) (Holy Roman
Emperor {Ire}) and her listed-winning full-sister Vischio (Ire).
5th-Chantilly, i30,000, Mdn, 5-2, unraced 2yo, 6fT, 1:15.38,
vsf.
DAYLIGHT (FR) (f, 2, Earthlight {Ire}--Latita {Fr} {SW & GSP-Fr},
by Silver Frost {Ire}) broke swiftly and led under a firm holdfrom the outset of this newcomers= test. Shaken up soon after
passing the two pole, the 2-1 favourite was safely clear entering
the final furlong and kept on strongly under mild coaxing toeasily defeat Aleksine (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}) by an impressive 4 1/2
lengths. Daylight is the second of two foals and first scorer
produced by Listed Criterium du Languedoc victrix and G3 Prixde la Grotte third Latita (Fr) (Silver Frost {Ire}). The Februaryfoaled bay=s second dam Amazing Story (Fr) (Cricket Ball) is afull-sister to G3 Prix du Petit Couvert winner Manzor (Fr) andhails from the family of GI Breeders= Cup Sprint, G1 Nunthorpe
S. and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning European champion
Sheikh Albadou (GB) (Green Desert). Sales history: i85,000 Ylg>23 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i15,000. Video,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Gousserie Racing & Mme Sandrine Gavrois; B-Ecurie Haras duCadran & Pierre van Belle (FR); T-Patrice Cottier.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
6th-Chantilly, i35,000, 5-2, 3yo, 6fT, 1:15.44, vs.
LA ROCHETTE (FR) (f, 3, Tornibush {Ire}--Byburg {Fr}, by
Sageburg {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, i40,000. O-Cluny
Conseil & Hubert Guy; B-P Decouz, Mme C Vitse & G Vitse (FR);T-P Groualle. *i24,000 Ylg >22 ARQSEP. **1/2 to Go Athletico(Fr) (Goken {Fr}), GSW-Fr & Ire, $370,003.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Aodha (GB), f, 3, Advertise (GB)--Maelia, by Redoute=s Choice(Aus). La Roche-Posay, 5-2, 12fT, 2:50.04. B-Biddestone StudLtd (GB). *10,000gns RNA 2yo >23 TATFEB; i8,000 2yo >23
TATGOR.
Sophie Power (Fr), f, 3, Doctor Dino (Fr)--Calling All Angels (Fr),by Ange Gabriel (Fr). Wissembourg, 5-1, 12fT, 2:37.73. B-Mme
Antonia Devin (FR).

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

Dazzling Jewel (Fr), f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)--Lumiere (GB) (G1SW-Eng,$329,674), by Shamardal. Langon-Libourne, 5-2, 9fT, 1:57.10.
B-Godolphin (FR). *Full to Highland Avenue (Ire), GSW-Eng,$190,034; and 1/2 to Silver Lady (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}),GSW-UAE & SP-Eng, $155,752.
Garcilaso (Ire), c, 3, Lope De Vega (Ire)--Zanyeva (Ire), by Oasis
Dream (GB). Carcassonne, 5-1, 8fT, 1:59.60. B-Hugues
Rousseau & Lope De Vega Syndicate (IRE). *i128,000 RNA
Wlg >21 ARQDEC; i75,000 RNA Ylg >22 ARQOCT. **1/2 toZonza (Fr) (Alex The Winner), GSW-Fr, $158,352.
Rock Forever (Fr), g, 3, Ribchester (Ire)--Arcadian Cat, byKitten=s Joy. La Roche-Posay, 5-2, 8 1/2fT, 1:51.29. B-Thierryde la Herronniere & Danielle de la Herronniere (FR). *i4,000
Ylg >22 ARQSEP.
Rosadora (Fr), f, 3, Rosendhal (Ire)--Ceodora (Ger), by Efisio(GB). La Roche-Posay, 5-2, 8 1/2fT, 1:49.80. B-Sylvain
Wuillaume (FR).
Noss Demraud (Fr), g, 3, Ultra (Ire)--Lauriolina (Fr), by Air Chief
Marshal (Ire). Carcassonne, 5-1, 13 1/4fT, 3:20.07. B-Erwan Le
Pivert & Mme Annie Le Pivert (FR). *i4,000 RNA Ylg >22
OSAAUG.

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FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Friday, May 3, 2024:
UNITED KINGDOM
Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal), Kildangan Stud112 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
14:40-GOODWOOD, 5f, Lady Lightning (GB)30,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2022; 30,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) 2023
FRANCE
Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
84 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
16:17-MAR.BORELY, 6f, Young and Proud (Fr)i15,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023

FRIDAY • 03 MAY 2024

A dual Group 1-winning sprinter in 2013 when trained by Chris
Waller, Zoustar is now well established as one of the leadingsires in Australia and has enjoyed an outstanding season on the
track in 2023/24, with Zougotcha (Aus), Joliestar (Aus), Climbing
Star (Aus) and the recently retired Ozzmosis (Aus) all winning at
the top level. In the sales ring, seven of his 2024 yearlings
fetched at least A$1 million, including his A$2.2 million filly outof Prompt Response (Aus) (Beneteau {Aus}).
A horse who has been on the rise since he debuted in 2014 at
A$44,000, Zoustar (of the current announcements) now shares
joint billing with I Am Invincible (Aus) and Extreme Choice (Aus)as Australia's most expensive stallions.
"An increase in service fee in the financial climate we findourselves in needs to be measured and warranted--and in thecase of Zoustar he has truly earned it," said Widden Stud's
Antony Thompson.
"We have always had complete belief in the potential of
Zoustar to become an Australian champion sire and we aredelighted for all of our clients who have shared in his constantly
evolving story of success."
In November last year, David Redvers announced that Zoustar
would not stand at Tweenhills in 2024, with the decision madeto rest him for six months in Australia following 11 consecutive
Northern and Southern covering seasons. He is reportedly
booked to return to Tweenhills in 2025, having produced thelikes of G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Lezoo (GB) during his time in
Britain.

Earthlight | Darley

ZOUSTAR EARNS SIGNIFICANT FEE INCREASE
AT WIDDEN STUD IN AUSTRALIA
Zoustar (Aus), the "flagship sire" at Widden Stud in Australia,
has had his 2024 fee increased to A$275,000 (around i168,000)
from A$220,000 (i134,000) ahead of the Southern Hemispherebreeding season, it was announced on Wednesday.

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GROUP ENTRIES
Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 16:10
WILLIAM HILL JOCKEY CLUB S.-G2, £125,000, 4yo/up, 12f 0y
SC
HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1
Astro King (Ire)
Kingman (GB)Capture The Moment, Carter & Lofthouse2
Castle Way (GB)Almanzor (Fr)
Godolphin3King Of Conquest (GB) Lope De Vega (Ire)
Godolphin
4Naqeeb (Ire)Nathaniel (Ire)
Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
5
Outbox (GB)Frankel (GB)Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXIII
6Time Lock (GB)Frankel (GB)
Juddmonte

TRAINER
Daniel & Claire Kubler
Charlie Appleby
Charlie Appleby
William Haggas
Archie Watson
Harry Charlton

JOCKEY
Richard Kingscote
William Buick
James Doyle
Jim Crowley
Hollie Doyle
Ryan Moore

WT
131
131
131
131
131
128

Breeders: 1-Niarchos Family, 2-Highclere Stud & Floors Farming, 3-Fortescue Bloodstock, 4-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd, 5-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al
Maktoum, 6-Juddmonte Farms (East) Ltd
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 15:35
QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS S.-G1, £500,000, 3yo, c/f, 8f 0y
SC
HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1
Alyanaabi (Ire)
Too Darn Hot (GB)
Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
2City Of Troy
Justify
Mrs John Magnier, M Tabor & DSmith
3
Ghostwriter (Ire)
Invincible Spirit (Ire)J C Smith4
Haatem (Ire)
Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah
5
Iberian (Ire)
Lope De Vega (Ire)Teme Valley & Ballylinch Stud
6
Inisherin (GB)Shamardal
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
7
Night Raider (Ire)
Dark Angel (Ire)
Clipper8
Notable Speech (GB) Dubawi (Ire)
Godolphin
9Rosallion (Ire)Blue Point (Ire)
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
10
Task Force (GB)Frankel (GB)
Juddmonte
11
Ten Bob Tony (Ire)Night Of Thunder (Ire) TBT Racing Ltd

TRAINER
Owen Burrows
Aidan O'Brien
Clive CoxRichard Hannon
Charles Hills
Kevin Ryan
Karl BurkeCharlie Appleby
Richard Hannon
Ralph Beckett
Ed Walker

JOCKEY
Jim Crowley
Ryan Moore
Richard Kingscote
James Doyle
Tom Marquand
Tom Eaves
Daniel Tudhope
William Buick
Sean Levey
Rossa Ryan
Saffie Osborne

WT
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128

Breeders: 1-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd, 2-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt, 3-Norelands Bloodstock & Irish National Stud, 4-Hyde Park Stud, 5-Ballylinch
Stud, 6-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, 7-Linden Bloodstock Ltd, 8-Godolphin, 9-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, 10-Juddmonte F arms Ltd,
11-Knocktoran Stud
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 14:55
WILLIAM HILL PALACE HOUSE S.-G3, £85,000, 3yo/up, 5f 0y
SC
HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1
Equality (GB)Equiano (Fr)
Kennet Valley Syndicates II
2
Kerdos (Ire)
Profitable (Ire)John Connolly & A D Spence3
Mitbaahy (Ire)
Profitable (Ire)Mrs Fitri Hay
4
Significantly (GB)
Garswood (GB)N O'Keeffe
5
Tees Spirit (GB)Swiss Spirit (GB)Ingleby Bloodstock Ltd & The Ivy League
6
Twilight Calls (GB)Twilight Son (GB)Cheveley Park Stud
7
Vadream (GB)Brazen Beau (Aus)
D R J King
8
Seven Questions (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)Victorious Racing & Fawzi Nass
9
Beautiful Diamond (GB)Twilight Son (GB)Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum

TRAINERCharles Hills
Clive CoxCharles Hills
Julie Camacho
Adrian Nicholls
Henry Candy
Charlie Fellowes
George Scott
Karl Burke

JOCKEY
Saffie Osborne
Rossa Ryan
Jamie Spencer
Ryan Sexton
Mia Nicholls
Ryan Moore
Kieran Shoemark
Callum Shepherd
Clifford Lee

WT
135
135
135
135
135
135
132
126
123

Breeders: 1-Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook, 2-KCS Bloodstock Ltd, 3-N Hartery, 4-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd, 5-Ingleby Bloodstock Ltd, 6-James Ortega Bloodstock
Ltd, 7-Crispin Estates Ltd, 8-Tally-Ho Stud, 9-Rosyground Stud*All posts displayed in local time.

Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 14:25
WILLIAM HILL NEWMARKET S.-Listed, £55,000, 3yo, 10f 0y
SC HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Brave Call (Ire)
Churchill (Ire)
Donald M Kerr
2 Caviar Heights (Ire)
Sea The Stars (Ire)
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
3 Endless Victory (GB)Teofilo (Ire)
Godolphin
4 Sayedaty Sadaty (Ire)
Anodin (Ire)
Ahmad Al Shaikh
5 Whip Cracker (Ire)
Cracksman (GB)
Abdulla Al Mansoori

TRAINER
Heather Main
Karl BurkeCharlie Appleby
Andrew Balding
Richard Hughes

JOCKEY
Hollie Doyle
Clifford Lee
William Buick
Oisin Murphy
Jim Crowley

WT
128
128
128
128
128

Breeders: 1-Donald M Kerr, 2-Norelands & Sunderland Holding Inc, 3-Godolphin, 4-Thomas Lines, 5-Macha Bloodstock Ltd & M Downey
Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 15:35
WILLIAM HILL KING CHARLES II S.-Listed, £55,000, 3yo, 7f 0y
SC HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Alaskan Gold (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)Apple Tree Stud
2 Boiling Point (Ire)
Too Darn Hot (GB)Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
3 Bold Style (GB)Shamardal
Godolphin
4 Indian Run (Ire)Sioux Nation
Bronte Collection 1
5 Jehangeer (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)Jaber Abdullah
6 Queen Of Zafeen (Ire)Ten Sovereigns (Ire)Jaber Abdullah

TRAINER
Karl Burke
Roger VarianCharlie Appleby
Eve Johnson Houghton
Kevin Ryan
Richard Hughes

JOCKEY
Oisin Murphy
James Doyle
William Buick
Daniel Tudhope
Neil Callan
Ryan Moore

Breeders: 1-Tally-Ho Stud, 2-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, 3-Godolphin, 4-Ciaran McGrath, 5-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd, 6-Fergus Cousins*All posts listed in local time.

WT
131
131
131
131
131
126