WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024

$1.25M BOLT D'ORO
FILLY LEADS LIVELYMIDLANTIC MAY FINALE

THE PIPER ROSE STORY: ONE OF AFTERCARE
AND REGULATORY DEFICIENCIES IN
ARIZONA by Dan Ross
In mid-April, trainer Bernie "Chip" Woolley, best known for
winning the 2009 GI Kentucky Derby with Mine That Bird, issued
a formal complaint with the Turf Paradise stewards, claimingthat Victoria Lowe, an official veterinarian employed by the
Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG), had furnished him with
the name of a potential kill buyer after scratching his
10-year-old race mare, Piper Rose (Whiskey Wisdom).
And while an official ADG investigation absolved Lowe of any
wrongdoing, the fallout from the incident highlights glaring
holes that still exist in the industry's network of aftercare
programs in under-resourced parts of the country and raises
serious questions over just how stringently regulators police thiscorner of the sport.
Cont. p9

IN TDN EUROPE TODAY
Hip 401, the $1.25-million topper by Bolt d'Oro | Fasig-Tipton

by Jessica Martini
TIMONIUM, MD - The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds inTraining Sale concluded its two-day run at the Maryland State
Fairgrounds in Timonium Tuesday with a lively session of bidding
led by a $1.25-million daughter of Bolt d'Oro. Through two
sessions, 343 horses sold for $32,766,500. The average of$95,485--up 2.9% from a year ago--just ticked up from the sale's
previous record average of $95,391 set in 2022, while themedian of $50,000 tied the sale record set in 2021 and equaled
again in 2023.
AI thought we had two very good days of horse sales,@ said
Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr.
AOur average was up slightly from last year and the medianis the same as last year. There was very encouraging activity-maybe not at the absolute start--but throughout bothsessions.@
The Midlantic May sale was topped by a seven-figure juvenile
for the ninth straight year when trainer Steve Asmussen, on thephone with owner Ron Winchell, bid $1.25 million for a filly by
Bolt d'Oro.
Cont. p3

DERBY HOPEFULS GET A FEEL OF EPSOMFour Derby contenders had a spin round Epsom on Tuesday
morning as the build-up intensifies. Emma Berry reports.

Electric.
$1,250,000
Sale Topper at F-T Midlantic

Buyer: Winchell Thoroughbreds
Consignor: Wavertree Stables, Agent
Breeder: Springhouse Farm

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12 | THE SPORT CAN LEARN FROM THIS PREAKNESSBill Finley implores the sport to pay attention. He believes there's not a trainer in the
country who would have won the GI Preakness S. with Seize the Grey (Arrogate) otherthan Wayne Lukas because no one would have run him in the Preakness except forWayne Lukas.
14 | JOCK FINED FOR TOO MANY STRIKES & NOT GIVING BEST IN SAME RACE
In what could be the first dual penalization of its kind, the stewards at Mountaineer
Park have fined jockey Jose A. Leon for going over the six-strike whipping limit and also
for "failure to give best effort" in the same 4 1/2-furlong sprint.
14 | COMMENTATOR AND ODDSMAKER JON WHITE TO RETIRE
Jon White, who first went to work for Santa Anita as a television commentator in 1993
and later took over as the morning-line oddsmaker in 2009, has announced that he will
be retiring when the track's current Hollywood meet ends on June 16.

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Midlantic finale, cont. from p1
Buyers from the Middle East continued to be active at the top
level of the market with Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz's
Najd Stud purchasing the second-highest priced offering of theday, a $650,000 son of Maclean's Music.
AThe sale received a significant boost and bolster from theinternational participation, particularly from the Gulf region,@
Browning said.
AWe all should be knocking on wood that next year American
exported horses have a lot of success in the Middle East because
it will continue to drive more and more interest in ourmarketplace.@
Wavertree Stables consigned three of the auction's top fivejuveniles, including the million-dollar topper.
AWe have had a good sale,@ Wavertree's Ciaran Dunne said
when asked about the market in Timonium this week. AIt's likeanything, if you have a bad sale, you see the bad end of themarket. If you have a good sale, you see the top end.
AThe horses that performed well and vetted good, have soldwell. We've sold a couple on the lower end, but they were somethat we figured it was just time to move them on. And yeah,
they didn't bring a lot of money, but the fact that there issomeone there to take them, is a big deal.@

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Bolt d'Oro Filly Shines in Timonium
A filly by Bolt d'Oro (hip 401) turned in a flashy :10 flat work
during last week's under-tack show and duly delivered in thesales ring Tuesday when selling for $1.25 million. Trainer Steve
Asmussen made the winning bid on behalf of Ron Winchell. The
juvenile was consigned by Wavertree Stables.
AShe stood out on the data,@ said Winchell Thoroughbreds'
Greg Pachman. Cont.

Steve Asmussen and Greg Pachman | Fasig-Tipton

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

Midlantic finale, cont.

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Dunne added: ATo be honest with you, I overspent. Even now.
It was way too much money for her, but when they look like her,
that's what they cost. She had a bit of pedigree. I overspent on
her and I spent the rest of the day scrambling trying to put her
together. Thankfully, a lot of people supported me and kind ofhelped me out. And they got their reward today.@
The filly had originally been targeted at the OBS April sale.
AWe were obviously devastated in the spring when we missed
our first target,@ Dunne said. ABut we had faith in her.@Dunne continued, AShe is going to a great home. For as great a
day today is, you really hope she goes and is everything that weall think she is. That's the ultimate goal.@

Maclean's Music Colt to Saudi
The Midlantic topper | Fasig-Tipton

Pachman continued: AWe do a lot of work with Equine
Analysis--Dr. David Lambert, Matt Weinmann, and Andreu Solis.
They did a great job finding her. She was a standout on the data
and Steve obviously liked her. We don't do anything without
Steve being involved. It's not that often that we land on horsesthat happily together.@
The filly is out of Werewolf (Arch) and is a half-sister tograded-placed Howling Time (Not This Time) and multiple
stakes-placed Air Recruit (Air Force Blue).
Of the filly's seven-figure price tag, Pachman said, ARonstretched to buy her. We thought it was going to be close tothat. It's good when you know a little bit in advance because you
get mentally ready for it.@Ciaran Dunne purchased the filly for $335,000 at last year's
Keeneland September sale and, even after Tuesday's result, thehorseman maintained he had overpaid for the yearling.
AShe was then what she is now,@ Dunne said. AShe wasabsolutely beautiful. We had been getting run over left, rightand center and I was probably a little punchy. It was early in themorning and we felt like we hadn't bought anything.@

Saud Al Qahtani, who watched Forever Young (Jpn) (Reel Steel{Jpn}) sweep the G3 Saudi Derby and G2 UAE Derby before
coming agonizingly close in the GI Kentucky Derby, has similarhopes for the colt by Maclean's Music (hip 379) he purchased
for $650,000 on behalf of Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz's
Najd Stud Tuesday in Timonium. Cont.

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WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Midlantic finale, cont.
AWe have the Saudi Derby as our target, so we wish, inshallah,
he will do the job,@ Al Qahtani said after signing the ticket on thecolt, who was consigned by Eddie Woods. AThe Japanese horse
was third in the Kentucky Derby. He won the Saudi Derby. And
he won the UAE Derby and then he came to the Kentucky Derby
and he almost win.@
Asked if he had a similar goal for hip 379, Al Qahtani said, AI
hope so.@The bay colt, who was bred by George Krikorian, is out of theunraced Two Faced Moon (Malibu Moon) and is a half-brotherto graded-placed Big Switch (Mr. Big) and Hollywood Hills(Hoorayforhollywood). He worked a furlong last week in :10 1/5.
AFirst of all, he has a very good pedigree,@ Al Qahtani said of
the colt's appeal. AHe's a very good individual with good
conformation, a good breeze and also he is from a very goodconsignor, very well known. So, from A to Z, he looks good. I
hope I am not wrong.@
Al Qahtani continued, AThe market is good, so I had to go forthis horse because I think he was one of the good ones. I tried
twice yesterday, but this is the first one we bought. He is what
we are looking for. I am so happy to get him.@
Al Qahtani was busy at the Keeneland November Breeding
Stock Sale last fall, buying 18 head for $1,230,000 and followed
up with the purchase of two horses of racing age at Keenelandin November on behalf of Najd Stud.
Prince Faisal purchased an interest in GI Breeders' Cup Classic
winner White Abarrio (Race Day) prior to this year's G1 Saudi
Cup.
AI was at Keeneland last November,@ Al Qahtani said. AHRH
Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz has already had goodresults in Europe. We started this year in America. I was at
Keeneland last November and this was the first time at a breezeup in America.@

Fasig-Tipton has made a concerted effort to court Middle Eastbuyers to its sales and reaped the benefits of those efforts
during the two-day Midlantic May sale. In addition to Najd Stud,other Middle East buyers active included Dubai-based trainers
Michael Costa and Bhupat Seemar, as well as Qatar's Wathnan
Racing.
Pedro Lanz purchased Monday's session-topping daughter ofBernardini and returned Tuesday to acquire a colt by Justify for$425,000 and a colt by Volatile for $200,000 on behalf of the
Saudi-based KAS Stables. Cont.
Hip 379, Maclean's Music colt | ThoroStride

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Midlantic finale, cont.
HRH Prince Saud bin Salman purchased a pair of juveniles byGood Magic during the auction, going to $180,000 for a filly and$120,000 for a colt by the stallion.
AThere was very strong Middle East participation from anumber of countries here,@ Fasig-Tipton President Boyd
Browning said after Monday's first session of the sale. AWe
made a real push over the last 24 months to try to increase ourfootprint there because of the increase in activity. The dirt
racetrack certainly lines up as they are racing more and more on
dirt surfaces. It seems very logical to us. And, as we talk tobuyers and representatives from that region, it's a good fit
calendar-wise. It's after the Dubai World Cup. It's a growth area.
So it's been an area of concentration and intention. We have a
Middle Eastern representative, Michael Adolphson, who has
been working for us for about 18 months. Anna Seitz made a trip
to Saudi and to Dubai this year around the Saudi Cup. It's about
making introductions and developing confidence and educating
people about what we have on offer here. We saw those results
today and we will continue. It's a long-term process.@

Curlin Colt to Imagine
Bloodstock agent Donato Lanni went to $500,000 to acquire a

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Hip 429, Curlin colt | Fasig-Tipton

colt by Curlin (hip 429) on behalf of Marne and Margaret
Fauber's Imagine Racing Tuesday in Timonium. The colt,
consigned by Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, is out ofAmerica's Starlet (Concord Point), a full-sister to Grade I winner
American Gal.
AHe is by Curlin and he has a great female family,@ Lanni said of
the colt's appeal. AIt's a fast female family. I know it well. He is abig, two-turn type of horse.@ Cont.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

Midlantic finale, cont.
In action for the Faubers at last year's May sale, Lanni
purchased subsequent stakes-placed Snead (Nyquist) for$325,000. Trained by Brendan Walsh, the gray colt was secondin the Gun Runner S. at Fair Grounds last December.
AThey want a horse that could possibly take them to someClassic races. And he kind of fit that mold. He looked great,@
Lanni said.
No trainer has yet been picked for the colt, Lanni said.
An active buyer at the OBS April sale last month, Lanni said hestill saw demand for horses at the May sale.
AIf these young horses do it and do it the right way, they aregood horses,@ he said. AThat's why people buy 2-year-olds. They
are tested and you get to see what you are getting.@

FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC MAY SALESESSION TOTALS$ Catalogued$ No. Offered$ No. Sold
$ RNAs
$ % RNAs$ High Price$ No. Over $200k$ Gross$ Average (% change)$ Median (% change)

2024
304
223
188
35
15.7%
$1,250,000
27$18,949,500$100,795 (+17.6%)

2023
302
222
192
30
13.5%
$1,000,000
26$16,459,500$85,727$50,000 (+14.9%)$43,500

CUMULATIVE TOTALS$ Catalogued$ No. Offered$ No. Sold
$ RNAs
$ % RNAs$ High Price$ No. Over $500k$ Gross$ Average (% change)$ Median (% change)

2024
585
414
343
71
17.1%
$1,250,000
7$32,751,500$95,485 (+2.9%)

2023
603
437
375
62
14.2%
$1,000,000
7$34,795,500$92,788$50,000 (n/c)$50,000

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

SESSION TOPPERSFASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC MAY SALETUESDAY'S TOP LOTSHIP SEX SIRE | DAM
PRICE ($)
401 filly Bolt d'Oro--Werewolf
1,250,000($335,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Breeder: Springhouse Farm (Ky)
Consignor: Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XIV
Purchaser: Winchell Thoroughbreds
379 colt Maclean's Music--Two Faced Moon
650,000
Breeder: George Krikorian (Ky)
Consignor: Eddie Woods, Agent LI
Purchaser: Najd Stud
450 filly Practical Joke--Aunt Dorothy
525,000($160,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Breeder: Team Block (Ky)
Consignor: Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XV
Purchaser: Case Clay Thoroughbred Management
429 colt Curlin--America's Starlet
500,000($600,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Breeder: Whisper Hill Farm (Ky)
Consignor: Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent
Purchaser: Donato Lanni, Agent for Imagine
532 colt Practical Joke--Cry Uncle
475,000($150,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Breeder: Robert Marzilli (On)Consignor: De Meric Sales, agent
Purchaser: Muir Hut Stables
400 colt Justify--Weekend Strike
425,000($200,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Consignor: Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent
Purchaser: Pedro Lanz, Agent for KAS Stables
305 colt Blame--Silent Bond
400,000($95,000 yrl '23 KEESEP)
Breeder: P McLean, Marc McLean & Pope McLean Jr (Ky)
Consignor: Top Line Sales LLC, Agent XXXI
Purchaser: Dennis O'Neill504 colt Good Magic--Ceeme Run Wild
400,000($100,000 yrl '23 FTKOCT)
Breeder: Phoenix Thoroughbred III (Ky)
Consignor: De Meric Sales, agent
Purchaser: Spendthrift Farm
530 colt Laoban--Crafty's Dream
350,000($47,000 RNA yrl '23 KEESEP; $50,000 '23 KEEJAN)
Breeder: Cypress Creek Equine (Ky)
Consignor: Crane Thoroughbred Services, agent
Purchaser: Greg Compton, agent MAG Racing

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

285 colt Vekoma--Scion Power350,000($175,000 yrl '23 FTKJUL)
Breeder: Angela Ingenito (Fl)Consignor: Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XII
Purchaser: Flurry Racing Stables

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Ciaran Dunne's Waves Bloodstock pinhooking partnershippurchased this colt for $175,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Julysale. From the first crop of multiple Grade I winner Vekoma, thechestnut worked a furlong at the under-tack show in :9 4/5.
305

colt Blame
Silent Bond
400,000
Consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent XXXI
Purchased by Dennis O'Neill
Nova Thoroughbreds purchased this colt for $95,000 at last
year's Keeneland September sale.
314
HIP
284

SEX SIRE
DAM
PRICE ($)
colt Volatile
Scat's Lassie
280,000
Consigned by Kings Equine
Purchased by ABC Racing
Raul Reyes's Kings Equine purchased this colt for $50,000 atlast year's Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale.
285 colt Vekoma
Scion Power350,000
Consigned by Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XII
Purchased by Flurry Racing Stables

colt Street Boss
Snow Mesa
150,000
Consigned by Longoria Training and Sales, agent
Purchased by NR Club, LLC
Consignor Jessie Longoria and his three daughters purchased
this colt for $35,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.
The gray colt worked a furlong last week in :9 4/5.
322

filly The Big Beast
Spring Included
200,000
Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent
Purchased by Randy Patterson
Michael Sucher's Champion Equine acquired this filly for$35,000 at last year's OBS October sale.

2024 Stud Fee: $40,000 LFSN

Sale Topping Colt

$650,000
Fasig-Tipton May 2YOs in Training
Congratulations to the connections of Hip #379:
Consignor: Eddie Woods, Agent
Buyer: Najd Studwww.hillndalefarms.com

LGB, LLC 2024/ Photos by Z

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WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

The Piper Rose Story, cont. from p1

Hip 450, Practical Joke filly | Fasig-Tipton

367

filly Mitole
Tizjet325,000
Consigned by Grassroots Training and Sales LLC, agent
Purchased by KSI
Grassroots Training and Sales purchased this filly for $25,000
at last year's Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale.

The incident also taps into a simmering undercurrent oftension as regulators seek to further shrink the nation's equine
fatality rate--friction between trainers and track veterinarians
over which horses pose a heightened risk of injury.
A kill buyer is a colloquial name for a horse trader whopurchases horses for export into the slaughter pipeline.
Language in the Turf Paradise stall application bars a licensee
who sells a horse previously stabled at the track for slaughter
from the grounds, denies them future stalls and positions themfor further possible actions by the stewards.
According to Woolley, Lowe voiced concern about the way
Piper Rose jogged during a pre-race exam on Mar. 20. Piper
Rose has raced 79 times and won nearly $200,000 in prize
money. She had won her prior race at Turf Paradise for Woolley,
who said that he disagreed with Lowe, arguing that the mare's
gait was not out of the ordinary.
Woolley and Lowe sought a second opinion from another trackveterinarian, who agreed with Lowe. At this point, the decision
was made to scratch Piper Rose from her race.

400

colt Justify
Weekend Strike
425,000
Consigned by Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent
Purchased by Pedro Lanz, Agent for KAS Stables
Hartley/de Renzo Thoroughbreds purchased this colt for$200,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale.
450 filly Practical Joke
Aunt Dorothy
525,000
Consigned by Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XV
Purchased by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management
Alex Elliott and Ben McElroy signed the ticket at $160,000 toacquire this filly on behalf of Kia Joorabchian's AMO Racing.
565

colt Authentic
Jeannie S
260,000
Consigned by Pick View LLC, agent
Purchased by Robert Salome, Joe Duhon, agent
Hoby Kight purchased this colt for $150,000 just last month at
the OBS April sale. The colt worked a quarter-mile in :21 2/5.

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Woolley said that he then made the following disgruntled andoff-hand remark: "'What am I going to do with one like her, cut
her head off?'"
According to Woolley, Lowe responded with the following:"'I've got a guy's number. He crosses a load a week to Mexico.
And if you want his number, I can give it to you.'""Everybody knows what crossing to Mexico means," Woolley
told the TDN, about his reaction to the comment. The incident
was first reported in Indian Charlie. "I was kind of stunned by
the whole thing. I was like, 'she didn't just say that?'"While horse slaughter is banned in the U.S., the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that in 2022, morethan 16,300 horses were sent to Mexico and 5,100 horses sent
to Canada respectively for slaughter. Cont.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

The Piper Rose Story, cont.
"[Lowe] has been intimidated so badly by Mr. Woolley's
Woolley said that after seeking guidance from Arizonaactions that she found herself having a hard time conducting her
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Executive
job without fearing his retaliation, and that somehow Mr.
Director Leroy Gessmann, he asked Lowe for the name andWoolley had told clients from her private practice that shephone number of the individual, which Lowe subsequently
participated in illegal match races and they had come to her toprovided via text. Woolley then furnished the ADG with thiscomplain about the accusations," the report states.
information.
Lowe failed to respond to the TDN's multiple requests for
According to the ADG, Juancomment.
Carlos Estrada, the agency's
The ADG's assistant director ofassistant director for boxing,
business administration, Andrew
MMA and racing, reportedly
Hawkes, wrote in an email to the"pulled the records" on the
TDN how the two separate
individual and found "no foul
investigations determined noplay with the hauler."
HISA-related provisions were
The ADG reports that Woolley
violated.
was upset at how "arrogant,"ADG determined that theaggressive, and argumentative"complaint filed against the
Estrada was, and asked for aveterinarian was without meritseparate investigation within
and was not substantiated, thus
the agency. He also went to thethe investigation was finalized
Horseracing Integrity and Safety
and closed as of May 15, 2024,"
Authority (HISA). Both agencies
wrote Hawkes, adding how theinitiated their own
agency conducted a "thorough
Chip Woolley during his Triple Crown run with Kentucky Derby
investigations. HISA shared its
investigation of the facts andwinner Mine That Bird | Sarah Andrew
findings with the ADG, which
allegations."
ultimately cleared Lowe of any wrongdoing.
But just how thorough was that investigation?
HISA's investigation report (which is included in the ADG's
Bell told the TDN that while he finds homes for "99%" of thelonger report) notes how Lowe denied making the remark about
horses he purchases, some of them end up for slaughter.
shipping the horse across the Mexican border.
"A general horse always has a home," said Bell. "Unless he's
The report similarly notes how Lowe sent Woolley a clarifying
one that will bite you, strike you or chase you out the corral. He
text in April, when she learned the matter was circulating thegoes to slaughter."
Turf Paradise backstretch. According to the report, Woolley
Furthermore, Bell claims that he has never been contacted byoriginally failed to disclose the following text to investigators:
investigators from either HISA or the ADG about the matter.
"I think you are mistaken as what I meant," Lowe texted"Nobody has," he said. "You're the only person who has ever
Woolley on Apr. 10. "When you said you were going to shootcalled me."the horse in the head because I scratched it. I said you can callthis guy. He buys horses people want to kill as he gives them a
The "Sting"
2nd chance in life. He uses them in movies and is very
Both the ADG and HISA "investigation reports" mention awell-known. I thought it would be cool if you knew him as you
sting-like effort by associates of Woolley, who had
have a cool story too. But anyway."communicated with Bell, pretending to have a group of TurfHISA's investigation report notes a "review of open-source
Paradise-based horses for sale out of the country.
social media information" indicating that the horse trader
According to Woolley, he was told multiple times by state
identified by Lowe, Jesse Bell, "had a public facing persona as aregulators that he would need proof Bell purchases horses forbusiness that operated an Arizona ranch that offered guided
slaughter before they could take possible action.
horseback rides and provided teams, wagons, and drivers for
Other than documenting the incident, neither HISA nor the
special events and movie shoots."
ADG offer any further follow-up analysis. There also appear to
The ADG investigator also noted how Lowe appeared
be some factual irregularities in their rendering of the incident,"extremely upset and shaken" when interviewed about thealong with an incomplete detailing of important supporting
matter.
evidence. Cont.

Hip# 284 sells for$280,000Congratulations to:Consignor: King’s Equine, Agent / Buyer: ABC Racing / Breeders: Beals Racing Stable, LLC & Saratoga Glen Farm, LLC

2024 Stud Fee:
$15,000 LFSN

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The Piper Rose Story, cont.
In HISA's report, the investigator includes several of the
The ADG and HISA name Cynthia Peterson, who operates anaforementioned text messages with Bell, but not the entire
informal racehorse rescue service, as the person who
conversation that Lee shared with the TDN, which includes thecommunicated with Bell. According to Peterson, it was Mary Lee
passage that mentions Presidio, Texas.
who orchestrated this arrangement on his behalf.
Lee said she believes the truck
Lee is a small-scale trainer anddriver was familiar with Turf
Off-Track Thoroughbred (OTTB)Paradise because the gate they
advocate. Though she lives insent him to is difficult to findLouisiana, she still routinely visits
using normal GPS navigation.
Turf Paradise to help trainers find
When Lee directs new OTTB
homes for their horses, including
buyers to the Turf Paradisefor Woolley.
backstretch, she provides them
As with Bell, Peterson and Lee"a paragraph of instructions,"
similarly claim that they haveshe said.
never been contacted by any"He didn't ask for any
investigators from either HISA or
instructions," said Lee, about
the ADG about this matter.
the driver. "He pulled right up
According to Lee, she contacted
to security and told them he
Bell via text through an associateneeded to go in."of hers (who isn't Peterson but
Piper Rose | Mary Lee
who asked to remain anonymous
because of her ongoing work rehoming ex-racehorses).
Correct Course of Action
Through a series of text messages--shared with the TDN--Lee
Initially, Bell told the TDN he had no memory of this aborted
and her associate explain to Bell that they have three or fourdeal at Turf Paradise. "There's so many phone calls a day that go
horses at Turf Paradise that they "just want gone."in and out," he explained.
Lee and her associate make clear the horses are worth little
After sending Bell the cache of messages shared by Lee, hemoney. "Lame af just need em gone," they write in one text. In
said
he understood the horses to be "recipient" mares--thoseanother text, they write "can you get them outta the country
intended to host embryonic transfer pregnancies. Bell denied
that is the main priority."that he intended to purchase the horses for auction at Presidio.
Bell answers, "yes.""That's the God's honest truth. If I can find a place for them, I
Lee and her associate then ask, "Canada or south."
re-home them," said Bell, adding how he sometimes tells
Bell responds: "Presidio Texas."
frustrated owners who have fallen out of love with their horses
The Texan town of Presidio is a hub of the Southern borderthat he will purchase their horses for slaughter as a ruse.
trade in horsemeat. In one text, Bell claims to have started"I tell people I buy horses for slaughter, and most of the horses
exporting horses when he was 13 years of age.
I buy don't go to slaughter," he said, adding that he has a good
In a separate set of messages shared with TDN, Lee and herrecord helping underfed horses and those that need careful
associate converse with the driver of the truck sent by Bell tomanagement. "I just fix them, whatever's the matter with them,
Turf Paradise to pick up the horses. This took place on Apr. 12,
and I sell them back to the public."
she said.
According to Bell, there's a financial incentive to finding horses
After the truck arrived at Turf Paradise, Lee and her associate
new homes, as opposed to funneling them into the slaughter
messaged the driver to say the original horses had already been
pipeline.
sold but suggest there could be others to take their place.
"You've got to get them over there. And the cost of getting"There might be a couple others if you can wait like 5 mins?"themover there is [more] compared to if you just sell them here
they write.
at the house. People need companion horses, so, I just sell it to"We got 5 minutes and I'm going to take off," the driver of thethem for what I'd get as a kill price and it breaks even," said Bell.
truck then responded.
"Here's the honest-to-God truth, I brought probably 50 or 60
Before the truck driver left Turf Paradise empty-handed,killhorses in the last two months, and you want to know how
Woolley took a picture of the vehicle and its license plate, which
many went to slaughter? Zero. I never even crossed the Arizona
he shared with investigators.
border with them," Bell said. Cont.

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The Piper Rose Story, cont.
Bell said that he and Lowe have been friends for years, and hehas always known her to be a hard-working veterinarian known
for dispensing veterinary care for free to financially precarious
families.
"She does so much, so much for the community," said Bell,dismissing criticism of Lowe's actions as a personally motivatedvendetta. "How many vets do you know that will show up to
people's houses that can't afford them and do the vet work forfree because they want to save the animal?"
The incident occurred during a season at Turf Paradise marked
by an aggressive interventionist approach by track vets that
regulators say has led to a 50% reduction in equine fatalities.
There were 38 pre-race inspection scratches during the lastmeet, which ended May 4. Out of 300 claims, 40 were voided.
Madeline Auerbach is vice president of the Thoroughbred
Aftercare Alliance (TAA), which accredits, inspects and awards
grants to approved aftercare organizations across the nation.
Auerbach said that she is "beyond disappointed" with the chainof events.
"Are you telling me that we have regulatory vets that do notknow the proper procedure?" Auerbach said, about the processof funneling ex-racers into good homes and second careers.
So, what is that proper procedure?
"I would call the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and ask
them for assistance in making sure this horse went to a good
home," Auerbach said.
"That's what our job is, to know where these people are, toknow where these places are," Auerbach added. "Even if it's justto give that person a list of the rescues around there. And there
are some good rescues in Arizona. You don't just go throughword of mouth."
According to HISA, the agency has no oversight authority overstate-appointed veterinarians. Similarly, HISA's jurisdiction over
"Covered Horses" currently ends when they've retired from thetrack. Nevertheless, the issue is on the agency's radar.
"The Authority has proposed a new rule to the Federal Trade
Commission that would prohibit the exportation of Covered
Horses for slaughter, and we are hopeful that this rule will beapproved in the next several months," HISA wrote.
As for Piper Rose, the mare at the heart of this story, hers is an
ending seemingly free of recrimination. Lee said she has found ahome for Piper Rose in Washington State with a family of barrel
racers.
"She's going to be a barrel horse and have barrel babies," Leesaid. "They love her to death. They can't get over how classy she
is. She's out there strutting her stuff out to grass, living her
dream."

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

THE SPORT CAN LEARN FROM THISPREAKNESS, BUT WILL ANYONE PAY
ATTENTION? by Bill Finley

D. Wayne Lukas | Sarah Andrew

There=s not a trainer in the country who would have won the
GI Preakness S. with Seize the Grey (Arrogate) other thanWayne Lukas because no one would have run him in this race
except for Wayne Lukas.
Horses need six, seven weeks between races. Good horses
can=t run more than four or five times a year, no one should
ever mess with their winning percentage and run a 25-1 shotand don=t dare use a jockey with no prior experience in the
Triple Crown. Apparently, Lukas never got that memo. Or maybe
he did and threw it in the trash where it belonged.
With both Seize the Grey and stablemate Just Steel (Justify)
Lukas did everything wrong, at least when it comes to going by
what has become the book in 2024.The Preakness was Seize theGrey=s 10th lifetime start and his fifth in 56 days. Even after hefinished seventh in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S., Lukas wanted to
run him in the GI Kentucky Derby but the horse didn=t have thepoints. That=s why he decided to start him instead in the GII Pat
Day Mile S.
The Pat Day Mile is where he turned his career around.
Reunited with jockey Jaime Torres, who has only been riding
since 2022, a different horse showed up that day. Sent off at 91, he was closer to the pace than he had been and then he drew
off to win by 1 1/4 lengths.
AWhen he ran in the Pat Day Mile, I thought it set him up
absolutely perfect [for the Preakness],@ Lukas said.
Put him in virtually any other barn and the Preakness neverwould have been a consideration. Running there meant comingback in two weeks, switching to two turns and running at a
distance that looked beyond his reach. Cont.

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WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

since 2002 and from 2017 through 2023 his annual winning
The sport can learn from this Preakness, cont.
percentage never topped 10%. Chad Brown=s career winning
Conventional wisdom called for a start in the GI Woody
percentage is 25%. For Brad Cox, the number is 26%. Bob
Stephens on June 8, a seven-furlong race restricted to 3-yearBaffert=s career winning percentage is 23%. It=s easy to see why
olds at Saratoga. That would have given him a break of five
weeks and allow him to run at a distance that would have fit him they get more horses to train than Lukas and more good horses.
But if there are two horses of equal ability, one trained by Lukas
like a glove.
and one trainer by Chad Brown, doesn=t the owner have a better
But Lukas drinks a different flavor of Kool-Aid. In an era wherechance of making money with the Lukas horse that starts 12
too many trainers are treating the Preakness like it=s the South
times a year than the Brown horse that makes four starts?
Dakota Derby, Lukas, the old school trainer that he is, obviously
The only top trainer who you candoesn=t see it that way. He
compare Lukas to is Kennyunderstands what a
McPeek. He threw out the playprestigious race it still is, its
book a long time ago. He ran
place in racing history and that
Mystik Dan back in two weeks in
it has a $2-million purse surely
the Derby and it looks like he will
doesn=t hurt.
be coming back for the GI Belmont
The horse was obviously
S. He might even run the filly
doing well going into the race.
(Thorpedo Anna) in the Belmont.
When other trainers were
And why not? He=s already won
asking themselves why run in
the Preakness with a filly, Swiss
the Preakness, Lukas was
Skydiver (Daredevil). He won thesaying why not run in the2002 Belmont with a 70-1 shot,
Preakness?
Sarava (Wild Again) when
Not only did Seize the Gray
everybody told him the horse had
not regress after the Pat Day
no business running in that race.
Mile, in which he got a career
Seize the Grey | Horsephotos
In an era where its no longer abest 88 Beyer figure, hecinch that the Derby winner runs back in the Preakness, McPeek
flourished. He glided effortlessly over the muddy and sealed
brought his Derby winner to Pimlico and it looks like he will start
track at Pimlico, led every step of the way and won by ain the Belmont. Running in all three Triple Crown races is like a
comfortable 2 1/4 lengths over Derby winner Mystik Dan
complete game in baseball, it never happens anymore.
(Goldencents). His Beyer was a 100, 12 points better than his
McPeek is another one who doesn=t seem to care about his
previous top.
winning percentage, which is 15% for his career. He could easily
So instead of sitting in the barn all day, he won a Triple Crown
be a 25% trainer, if only he would be extra, extra careful about
race, earned $1.2 million, increased his potential value a sire
where he ran his horses and never took a chance or entered aand brought a smile to the faces to the 2,570 owners wholongshot. It=s no coincidence that these two teamed up to win
invested in him through MyRacehorse.com. And it all happened
the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Yes, they take chances but
because Wayne Lukas is old school and is not afraid to run hiswhen those chances pay off the rewards are immeasurable.
horses on short rest and in spots where they might be doubleThey both understand what seems obvious, but isn=t always
digit longshots.
perceived that way around the racetrack--an owner can=t makeAnd that=s only part of the story. There were eight horses in
the race who were coming back on two weeks= rest. Led by Seize any money if their horses are kept in bubble wrap.
Facing off against the likes of Sierra Leone (Gun Runner),
the Grey, they ran one-two-three, with Mystic Dan finishing
Fierceness (City of Light) and others, Mystik Dan and Seize thesecond and Catching Freedom (Constitution) ending up third. As
Grey will be facing a stiff challenge in the Belmont. But it looks
for the so-called Afresh@ horses: Tuscan Gold (Medaglia d=Oro)
was fourth; Uncle Heavy (Social Inclusion) was sixth; Imagination like they=re both going to go, which, for them, will mean threeraces in five weeks. That may be hard, but it=s doable. At least(Into Mischief) was seventh; Mugatu (Blofeld) was eighth. Had
there are two top trainers out there who understand just that.
you boxed the four horses coming back on short rest in the
Two trainers who are not afraid to buck what, sadly and to thetrifecta, you would have collected $367.40 for a $2 bet.
His penchant for not missing any dances has, in some respects, detriment of the sport, has become the system.
cost Lukas. He hasn=t had a winning percentage of over 17%

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MOUNTAINEER JOCK FINED FOR EXCEEDINGSIX STRIKES AND 'FAILURE TO GIVE BESTEFFORT' IN SAME 4 1/2-FURLONG RACE
by T.D. Thornton

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

eighth race on the 67-1 shot Angelus Diamond (Gormley), who
trailed in eighth for much of a 5 1/2-furlong sprint before
crossing the wire seventh.
It was unclear at deadline for this story if Leon planned toappeal his penalties.
Leon was in the news for a separate whip-related penalty lastsummer.
The Mountaineer stewards fined him $100 after otherlicensees who were on horseback during training hours on Sept.
10, 2023 testified that Leon dismounted from an unruly horseand struck it across the face with his whip. In an interview atthat time with TDN, Leon denied the allegation, although he did
admit that he had been "frustrated."

JON WHITE TO RETIREJose A. Leon | CoadyIn what could be the first dual penalization of its kind, thestewards at Mountaineer Park have fined jockey Jose A. Leon forgoing over the six-strike whipping limit and also for "failure to
give best effort" in the same 4 1/2-furlong sprint.
Both alleged infractions occurred in an extremely narrow timeframe during the stretch run of the second race on May 14.
Leon, a 25-year-old who has been licensed since 2018, wasaboard the 0-for-9 maiden Keto Friendly (Mastery), an 8-1 filly
racing against males, who vied for the lead straight from thegate while widest in a four-way duel.
Turning for home, Leon employed left-handed stick work
between the three-sixteenths pole and the furlong marker, thenbriefly switched to right-handed whipping.
Around the sixteenth pole, Leon looked back and to his right,
then visibly geared down his riding.
Based on the replay, Keto Friendly did not appear able to catchthe three horses in front of her, the closest of whom finished 3
1/2 lengths ahead at the wire. Keto Friendly ended up fourth, ahalf-length in front of the fifth-place finisher.
The stewards imposed two separate $100 fines upon Leon,one for being over the six-strike whipping limit and anotherafter determining "that Mr. Leon stood up strides before thewire" in violation of the West Virginia racing rule that states, "Ajockey shall not ease up or coast to the finish, without
reasonable cause, even if the horse has no apparent chance towin prize money."
Later on the same program, Leon was penalized with another$100 fine for again going over the six-strike limit, this time in the

Jon White, who first went to work for Santa Anita as atelevision commentator in 1993 and later took over as themorning-line oddsmaker in 2009, has announced that he will beretiring when the track=s current Hollywood meet ends on June
16.
AI=ve been contemplating retirement for four years or so andfeel the time is right,@ White said. AI=m about to turn 69 andwould very much like to retire while in good health. I am very
grateful for the opportunity to first work as a television
broadcaster for both Santa Anita and HRTV and then to makethe track=s morning line for all these years.@
White, who has been voted into the Washington Racing Hall of
Fame this year, began his racing career when hired by the Daily
Racing Form in 1974 at Playfair Race Course in his hometown of
Spokane, Wash. Cont.

Jon White | Benoit

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Jon White, cont.
All told, he spent 23 years with the Racing Form --including 12
on the Southern California circuit--as a writer, chart-caller andhandicapper.
In 1993, White joined Santa Anita as a television commentator
for the track=s simulcast network. In 2002, he became the firston-air host hired by the national television network HRTV.
At the age of 24, he was hired by the Washington Horse Racing
Commission to serve in that capacity at Yakima Meadows in
1979. He later also worked as a steward at Les Bois Park in Idaho
and at Golden Gate Fields, Los Alamitos, Fairplex Park andFerndale in California.
In addition to the Racing Form, White has written for
BloodHorse, California Thoroughbred, Thoroughbred Record,
Washington Thoroughbred and Thoroughbred Times. His weekly
column has appeared on the Xpressbet.com website for 20
years. He received the 2019 Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Award
from the New York Racing Association for his Xpressbet.com
column about Justify=s run to the 2018 Triple Crown, as well as
the 2003 Mark Kaufman Media Award from the Washington
Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association for his racing andbreeding coverage in Washington.
White, who resides in nearby Monrovia, said his retirement
will give him the opportunity to travel.
AI=m looking forward to a new chapter in my life,@ he said. AI
have been to a slew of racetracks and, by the way, I consider
Santa Anita to be the most beautiful of them all. I=ve had fun
being at an Arc in France, a Melbourne Cup in Australia and two
Japan Cups. I have been to 65 different tracks all over the world
and am really looking forward to adding to that number in
retirement.@

POST TIMES FOR BELMONT STAKES FESTIVAL
RELEASED
Post times for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which will
be held at Saratoga from Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June
9, were announced Tuesday.
Headlined by the June 8 GI Belmont S., the festival will include
24 stakes races with purses totaling $10.25 million.
Four stakes will be held Thursday, June 6, led by the GII
Belmont Gold Cup offering a >Golden Ticket= for an automatic
berth into the A$8.4-million G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup Nov. 5 at

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. Additionally, theday will feature the Jersey Girl S.; Tremont S. and Astoria S.
Post time for the 10-race program on June 6 is 12:50 p.m.
(EST). Admission gates will open to the public at 11 a.m.
The remaining days are as follows:
Friday, June 7 - Post time for the 12-race program is 12:20 p.m.
Admission gates will open to the public at 10:30 a.m.
Stakes Action: $750,000 GI New York S.; the $500,000 DK Horse
GI Acorn S. and the $500,000 GI Just a Game S. and $200,000 GII
Intercontinental S.

The Belmont S. will be held at Saratoga this year | Sarah Andrew

Saturday, June 8 - Post time for the 14-race Belmont Stakes
Day program is 10:45 a.m.
Admission gates will open to the public at 9 a.m.
Stakes Action: The day features three Breeders= Cup AWin And
You=re In@ qualifiers: the $1-million GI Hill >N= Dale Metropolitan
H. [Dirt Mile]; $500,000 GI Ogden Phipps S. [Distaff]; and the$500,000 GI Jaipur S. [Turf Sprint]. In addition, Belmont Stakes
Day will include the $1-million Resorts World Casino GI
Manhattan, and the $500,000 GI Woody Stephens, GII True
North; the GII Suburban; and GIII Poker S.
Sunday, June 9 - Post time for the 10-race New York Showcase
Day program is 12:50 p.m.
Admission gates will open to the public at 11 a.m.
Stakes Action: New York-breds take center stage for a special
New York Showcase Day featuring six stakes for New York-breds
including a quartet of $125,000 events: the Kingston S., theMount Vernon S., the Mike Lee S. and the Bouwerie S.
The day=s feature races are a pair of $200,000 stakes in theCommentator S. for 3-year-olds and up and the Critical Eye S. forfillies and mares 3-years-old and up. Cont.

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Belmont Stakes Festival, cont.
Also featured on Sunday's card, the inaugural running of the$150,000 GI Beverly R. Steinman, a 2 3/8-mile steeplechase
event.
For more information, click here.

IFHA TO HOLD GLOBAL SUMMIT ON EQUINESAFETY AND TECHNOLOGYThe International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities(IFHA) will hold its Global Summit on Equine Safety andTechnology at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada June 1214, the organization announced Tuesday. The last IFHAInternational Conference of Horseracing Authorities, which
focused on safeguarding equine welfare and shifts in societal
expectations, was staged in October 2023.
"Equine welfare is racing's single most important priority, and
it is at the center of all decisions we make," said IFHA Chair
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. "That is why the IFHA has
invested significantly in delivering an event that will bring about
meaningful enhancements to horse safety and further
incorporate cutting-edge technological advances into oursystems.@
Fracture prevention and exercise associated sudden death(EASD) are two of the issues slated to be investigated, withleaders in these fields delivering both scientific and regulatory
workshops throughout the three-day, invitation-only event.
The IFHA conference is supported by Harry M. Zweig Memorial
Fund for Equine Research (a program at Cornell University's
College of Veterinary Medicine) and The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Equine Welfare Research Foundation, in addition to Woodbine
Entertainment Group.

MHF ANNOUNCES MARYLAND THOROUGHBRED
CAREER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
A group ranging from high school juniors to college graduates
make up the participants for the seventh edition of the
Maryland Thoroughbred Career program, the Maryland HorseFoundation announced Tuesday.
This year's participants are: Kate Benjamin (Westminster, MD);
Daria Bogdanov (Baltimore, MD); Emily Cross (Westminster,MD); Keely Flynn (Harwood, MD); and Claire Superczynski(Sykesville, MD).
"Every year, with the Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program,
we look forward to introducing our industry to a new group ofyoung people", says Cricket Goodall, executive director of the

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Maryland Horse Foundation. "We always learn from them about
their interest in and experiences with horses, and their hopes
for a continued connection in the future."
Graduates of the MTCP are eligible for Career Development
Funds, a one-time scholarship to support their post-MTCP career
pursuits.
Follow the 2024 Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program
participants June 3-7 on the Maryland Horse Foundation's
Facebook page.
For more information, click here. Applicants may also contact
Cricket Goodall via email cricket@marylandthoroughbred.com
or by phone 410-252-2100 ext. 111.

Monday, Lone Star #11, post time: 7:37 p.m. EDTSTEVE SEXTON MILE S.-GIII, $400,000, 3yo/up, 1m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Everso Mischievous K Into Mischief
2 Presidential K
Pioneerof the Nile
3 Touchuponastar
Star Guitar
4 Lure Him In
Khozan5
6
7

Frosted Grace K
Silver Prospector K
Heroic Move

Mark Valeski
Declaration of War
Quality Road

8

Denington

Gun Runner

OWNER
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Courtlandt Farms
Set-Hut LLC
C2 Racing Stable LLC, Double B Racing Stables,
Paul Braverman, and Mach 1 Racing
Flying P Stable
Ed Orr and Susie Orr
Arnold Bennewith, Randy Howg, Lana Wiest,
R6 Stables, Gary Kropp, and Norman Tremblay
Fern Circle Stables and Magdalena Racing

TRAINER
Cox
Asmussen
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JOCKEY
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Thornton
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Maker
Asmussen
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Breeders: 1-Clearsky Farms, 2-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 3-Coteau Grove Farms, 4-Stonehedge LLC, 5-Brereton C. Jones, 6-Hargus Sexton, Sandra
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FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
2024 Stud Fees Listed
IN ORDER OF PURSE:
3rd-Finger Lakes, $26,900, Alw, 5-21, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 5f,:58.62, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
MYBRONXBABY (f, 3, Mitole--My Bronx Tail, by Speightstown),
a runaway winner of her first two starts, including a local
allowance May 6, was 1-9 to stay perfect here. She broke on
top, raced under pressure while setting fractions of :22.14 and:45.67 and drew clear to score by 2 1/4 lengths. Lifetime Record:
3-3-0-0, $51,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-DiRico Racing and Breeding LLC; B-Joseph DeRico (NY); T-Karl
M. Grusmark.

Calculator (In Summation), Breakway Farm
10 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 2:41 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Calcolery,
3-1$24,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl
Isotherm (Lonhro {Aus}), Swifty Farms
19 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 2:41 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f,
Gonnagetchagetcha, 10-1
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
2024 Stud Fees Listed
Audible (Into Mischief), WinStar Farm, $15,000
261 foals of racing age/42 winners/5 black-type winners
3-Delaware, 1:30 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Pump It Up, 8-1$80,000 KEE SEP yrl; $70,000 EAS MAY 2yo

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
8th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m,
5f (off turf), :57.74, ft, 10 1/2 lengths.
GIRLS WEEKEND (f, 3, World of Trouble--Island Love Song, byDehere), off the board in a pair of attempts for Jason Barkley
last spring, returned from the bench with a 10 1/2-length, wireto-wire victory in this off-the-turfer for trainer Whit Beckman atodds of 2-1. Island Love Song had a filly by World of Trouble in
2023 and was bred back to Mitole. Sales history: $37,000 Ylg '22
KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0,$20,627. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Legion Racing; B-Dr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Ford DVM & James M.
Herbener Jr. Estate (KY); T-D. Whitworth Beckman.

" " "Charming Kitten (Kitten's Joy), Breakway Farm
25 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 3:12 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Charming

Audible | Sarah Andrew

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Casita, 5-1$13,200 IND MIX yrl
8-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 5:47 p.m. EDT, $100K Sagamore Sired
H., 5 1/2f, Hoosier Daddy Now, 9-2
RNA IND MIX yrl
3-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 3:12 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, No Laca
Charm, 6-1
Coal Front (Stay Thirsty), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000
81 foals of racing age/18 winners/2 black-type winners
5-Louisiana Downs, 6:45 p.m. EDT, Msw 1mT, In B. J.'s Honor,
7-2
Demarchelier (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Claiborne Farm, $7,500
99 foals of racing age/23 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Parx Racing, 2:28 p.m. EDT, Msw 7 1/2fT, Mexican Sugar, 6-1$16,000 KEE JAN wnl; $30,000 FTK OCT yrl; $48,000 RNA FTD
MAR 2yo
Divisidero (Kitten's Joy), Airdrie Stud, $5,000
42 foals of racing age/6 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Delaware, 3:30 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1mT, Do It Divi, 5-1
Enticed (Medaglia d'Oro), Darley, $5,000
157 foals of racing age/33 winners/2 black-type winners
3-Belterra, 1:15 p.m. EDT, Msw 6 1/2f, Enticed by Chance, 7-2$17,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/38 winners/4 black-type winners
5-Evangeline Downs, 8:18 p.m. EDT, Msw 7 1/2fT, Navarrian,
10-1$11,000 OBS WIN wnl; $57,000 OBS OPN 2yo
Heart to Heart (English Channel), Crestwood Farm
60 foals of racing age/8 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Belterra, 1:15 p.m. EDT, Msw 6 1/2f, Cousin Joe, 5-1

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $25,000
231 foals of racing age/49 winners/4 black-type winners
7-Delaware, 3:30 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1mT, Thirteen Red Flags, 20-1
$32,000 FTN MIX wnl; $70,000 FTK JUL yrl; $19,000 EAS MAY
2yo; $5,500 FTD OCT 2yo
Mitole (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
294 foals of racing age/58 winners/4 black-type winners
5-Louisiana Downs, 6:45 p.m. EDT, Msw 1mT, Mitolemybelle,
15-1$45,000 FTK OCT yrl; $24,000 RNA TTA APR 2yo
Preservationist (Arch), Airdrie Stud, $5,000
103 foals of racing age/26 winners/2 black-type winners
4-Belterra, 1:45 p.m. EDT, Alw 6 1/2f, Artistic Laney, 3-1$20,000 KEE SEP yrl
Shagaf (Bernardini), Indiana Stallion Station
15 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 3:12 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Itsjustadream,
15-1
7-Horseshoe Indianapolis, 5:16 p.m. EDT, $100K Swifty Sired
Fillies H., 5 1/2f, Shaggy Kitty, 2-1
Solomini (Curlin), McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, $7,500
142 foals of racing age/19 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Delaware, 3:30 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1mT, Brown Suga Babe, 20-1
$1,200 EAS OCT yrl
7-Finger Lakes, 4:09 p.m. EDT, Alw 5 1/2f, Dorth's Sol Dancer,
5-2$40,000 OBS APR 2yo
Vino Rosso (Curlin), Spendthrift Farm, $20,000
309 foals of racing age/54 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Parx Racing, 3:26 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1m, Frizzante, 7-2$37,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl@SGrimmTDN@SteveSherackTDN@JessMartiniTDN@suefinley@CBossTDN@EquinealTDN@HLAndersonTDN@garykingTDN@JillWilliamsTDN@thorntontd@SarahKAndrew@QueenOfSuites@campbellparlay

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ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
9th-Parx Racing, $54,688, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 5-21,
3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39.18, ft, 3 1/2 lengths.
RESPECTFULLY (m, 6, Smiling Tiger--Yerevan Sky, by Menifee)
Lifetime Record: 28-10-4-1, $361,343. O-Kernan, Jr., Morris E. &Jagger Inc.; B-Bud Petrosian (CA); T-Jamie Ness. *$19,000 RNA
2yo '20 CTBAJA.
4th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $40,000, (S), 5-21, (NW3LX),
3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.10, ft, 3/4 length.
NONEOFYOURBUSINESS (f, 3, Cloud Computing--Earned, by
Flatter) Lifetime Record: SP, 5-3-2-0, $95,309. O-Silva Racing
LLC; B-Pine Tree Mares II (IN); T-Miguel Angel Silva. *$5,500 Ylg'22 KEEJAN.
6th-Thistledown, $35,800, (S), 5-21, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:12.26, ft, 2 1/2 lengths.
VILLIAN (g, 3, National Flag--Callisto, by Malibu Moon) Lifetime
Record: 10-2-1-1, $73,135. O-Blazing Meadows Farm, LLC &Hamm, Shane; B-WinBlaze, LLC (OH); T-Timothy E. Hamm.
8th-Prairie Meadows, $35,500, 5-20, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m,
5 1/2f, 1:04.36, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
ADDABABY (m, 5, Formidable--Addedup Nicely, by Added
Edge) Lifetime Record: 13-4-1-3, $127,619. O/B-Douglas Leaders(IA); T-Tom Wellington.
4th-Presque Isle Downs, $31,680, (S), 5-21, (NW1BX), 3yo/up,
f/m, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.83, ft, 3 1/4 lengths.
ROSIE'S ALIBI (f, 4, Justify--Essential Rose, by Bernardini)
Lifetime Record: SP, 7-2-1-1, $116,620. O-MyRacehorse;
B-Blackstone Farm LLC (PA); T-Michael J. Trombetta. *$300,000
RNA Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $625,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG. **1/2 to Rose's
Vision (Artie Schiller), SW-USA, MSP-Can, $264,358; Roses for
Debra (Liam's Map), MGSW, $579,868.
5th-Thistledown, $31,400, (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 5-21,
3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.06, ft, 3 lengths.
LOGICO (h, 5, Violence--Gold Shock {SW, $125,021}, by My
Golden Song) Lifetime Record: SP, 25-4-4-4, $186,130.
O-Imaginary Stables; B-Douglas Scharbauer (KY); T-Jeffrey A.
Radosevich. *$20,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2 to Santa Fe Gold
(Fast Anna), SW, $173,855.

WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

7th-Thistledown, $29,700, 5-21, (NW3L), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f,
1:05.00, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
REAL NAUGHTY (g, 4, Congrats--Naughty Sister, by
Archarcharch) Lifetime Record: 11-3-2-0, $68,098. O-Mine toEquine, LLC & Karras, James; B-Barry & Joni Butzow (KY);
T-Robert C. Cline. *1/2 to Tempt Fate (Hamazing Destiny), MSW,
$465,535.
2nd-Thistledown, $29,700, 5-21, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m,
1:40.66, ft, 1 length.
SHEWEARSMYRING (f, 4, Overanalyze--Happybirthdaybaby{SP, $211,695}, by Successful Appeal) Lifetime Record:
14-3-3-4, $79,829. O-Karl Green; B-Cove Springs, LLC (KY);
T-Jason DaCosta. *$12,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT.
2nd-Assiniboia Downs, C$20,090, (C)/Opt. Clm ($14,692), 5-20,
3yo/up, 5f, :59.76, ft, 3/4 length.
PRAYFORPEACE (g, 5, Liam's Map--Star Pearl {MSW, $186,883},
by Tapit) Lifetime Record: 29-6-1-6, $192,099. O-Henry S. Witt,
Jr.; B-St. Elias Stables, LLC (KY); T-Jerry Gourneau. *$40,000 Wlg'19 KEENOV.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Au Pair, f, 3, Girvin--Lovemelikeyoudo, by Harlan's Holiday.
Assiniboia Downs, 5-20, 5f, 1:00.56. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0,$10,265. B-Brereton C. Jones (FL). *$60,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT.
Express Star, g, 3, Preservationist--Starship Espresso, by Tale ofEkati. Presque Isle Downs, 5-21, 1m (AWT), 1:37.74. Lifetime
Record: 5-1-1-2, $30,000. B-Highclere Inc. & Constance Wickes(NY). *$10,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT.
Fuego Sos, g, 3, Speightster--Dream Realized, by Awesome
Again. Parx Racing, 5-21, (S), 6f, 1:11.45. Lifetime Record:
4-1-1-0, $33,750. B-Blackstone Farm LLC (PA). *$40,000 2yo'23 EASMAY.
Quick Quick Whit, g, 4, First Samurai--Smarty Smart, by
Congrats. Thistledown, 5-21, 6f, 1:12.00. Lifetime Record:
16-1-3-3, $49,261. B-Live Oak Stud (FL).
Seeyouatthehop, f, 4, Hoppertunity--Seeyouatthedisco, by
Kipling. Parx Racing, 5-21, (C), 6f, 1:12.86. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, $31,280. B-Heather B & Dr. F E Hunter (PA).

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Cloud Computing, Noneofyourbusiness, f, 3, o/o Earned, by
Flatter. ALW, 5-21, Horseshoe Indianapolis
Congrats, Real Naughty, g, 4, o/o Naughty Sister, by
Archarcharch. ALW, 5-21, Thistledown
First Samurai, Quick Quick Whit, g, 4, o/o Smarty Smart, by
Congrats. MSW, 5-21, Thistledown
Formidable, Addababy, m, 5, o/o Addedup Nicely, by Added
Edge. ALW, 5-20, Prairie Meadows
Girvin, Au Pair, f, 3, o/o Lovemelikeyoudo, by Harlan's Holiday.
MSW, 5-20, Assiniboia
Hoppertunity, Seeyouatthehop, f, 4, o/o Seeyouatthedisco, by
Kipling. MCL, 5-21, Parx Racing
Justify, Rosie's Alibi, f, 4, o/o Essential Rose, by Bernardini. ALW,
5-21, Presque Isle Downs
Liam's Map, Prayforpeace, g, 5, o/o Star Pearl, by Tapit. AOC,
5-20, Assiniboia
Mitole, Mybronxbaby, f, 3, o/o My Bronx Tail, by Speightstown.
ALW, 5-21, Finger Lakes
National Flag, Villian, g, 3, o/o Callisto, by Malibu Moon. ALW,
5-21, Thistledown
Overanalyze, Shewearsmyring, f, 4, o/o Happybirthdaybaby, by
Successful Appeal. ALW, 5-21, Thistledown
Preservationist, Express Star, g, 3, o/o Starship Espresso, by Taleof Ekati. MSW, 5-21, Presque Isle Downs
Smiling Tiger, Respectfully, m, 6, o/o Yerevan Sky, by Menifee.
AOC, 5-21, Parx Racing
Speightster, Fuego Sos, g, 3, o/o Dream Realized, by Awesome
Again. MSW, 5-21, Parx Racing
Tapiture, Season Fighter, c, 3, o/o Esstadista (Uru), by Essayons.
MSW, 5-21, Horseshoe Indianapolis
Violence, Logico, h, 5, o/o Gold Shock, by My Golden Song. AOC,
5-21, Thistledown
World of Trouble, Girls Weekend, f, 3, o/o Island Love Song, byDehere. MSW, 5-20, Horseshoe Indianapolis" " "WEDNESDAY • MAY 22, 2024

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024

>WE'RE GOING TO ROLL UP
OUR SLEEVES': TEALDANCES BACK TO EPSOM

Roger Teal and David Fish | Emma BerryBy Emma BerryEPSOM, UK--Some may not find an overcast morning in the
middle of a deserted racecourse all that exciting but more foolthem. Because all around the Epsom Downs the small temporary
village that by this time next Friday will constitute the base for
the Betfred Derby Festival is gradually being constructed and thesense of occasion is rising.
But of course there's no Derby without horses, and four
potential contenders for the race that remains the highlight ofevery Flat season gained an early sighter of the course on
Tuesday morning before a small gathering of media andonlookers.
Given that the press were invited along and hadn't merely
gatecrashed, it was temporarily disconcerting to hear David Fish,
the owner-breeder of Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up
Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) state, "I normally don't domedia interviews."
But Fish, who breeds in partnership with his wife Linda under
their Fishdance banner, delivered his opening line with a wry
smile and was soon engaging in some small talk about the rest of
his bloodstock interests, which includes Dancing Magic (Ire),
who was third in last year's G3 Craven S., and the Listed winner
Dancing Tango (Ire), both of whom are also by the 2012 Derby
winner Camelot. Cont. p3

CITY OF TROY THE STAR TURN AMONG 21
DERBY ENTRIES, ONE OF SEVEN FORBALLYDOYLE
Twenty-one colts remain in contention for the G1 Betfred
Derby following the latest scratching deadline for the Classic,
which will be run at Epsom on Saturday, June 1.
Aidan O'Brien, who saddled a record-extending ninth winnerof the Derby when Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was
successful in 2023, could be mob-handed this year with up toseven runners. His entries include the outstanding two-year-oldof 2023, City Of Troy (Justify), who will be trying to emulate
Auguste Rodin by bouncing back from a disappointing return toaction in the G1 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket.
City Of Troy is set to be joined by last year's G1 Criterium deSaint-Cloud winner Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who
maintained his unbeaten record after nearly seven months off
when beating stable companion Euphoric (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in
the G3 Derby Trial S. at Leopardstown last time. Cont. p7

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYFASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC MAY SALE KICKS OFF
A filly by Bolt d'Oro brought a final bid of $1.25 million fromtrainer Steve Asmussen at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale.

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Zweig (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), pictured here at Cagnes-sur-Mer on Christmas Eve, won
the Listed Derby du Languedoc at Toulouse on Tuesday. He is the 22nd stakes winner
for the Coolmore sire. | Scoop Dyga

8 | BLUESTOCKING TO TARGET PRETTY POLLY
The G1 Pretty Polly S. is the next goal for Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}).
9 | NICK LUCK HEADLINES TBA NH BREEDERS' AWARDSThe Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) held their annual National Hunt
Breeders' Awards on Monday evening.
11 | FRANKEL COLT STEPS OUT AT YARMOUTH
The son of the stakes winner Promised Money (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) steps out at
Yarmouth.

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Epsom press morning cont. from p1"Camelot is my favourite stallion," said Fish, clearly a soundjudge. "Dancing Gemini is by Camelot and his dam is by Australia
and they both won the Derby, but he's got that speed you see."He continued, "We breed with Coolmore. We have threebroodmares and we use their stallions. So we have three
yearlings, three foals and five racehorses."
Fish's racing operation is split between Britain and Ireland,with Dancing Gemini's year-younger full-sister, Dancing Teapot(Ire), in training with Joseph O'Brien. "Teapot is my wife's
nickname," he explained. "I wasn't very good at chatting up girls
in those days and I saw her standing there with a handbag overher shoulder and smoking a cigarette. I said >You look like ateapot', and it went from there. That was 50 years ago and I've
always called her Teapot."
Fish, who celebrates his birthday on Oaks Day, may be callingfor something stronger than tea the following afternoon should
Dancing Gemini fulfil a dream that his trainer Roger Teal can
scarcely believe is now within his grasp. Teal, who has tasted
top-level success with crack sprinter Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}),knows a good horse when one comes his way. Now based in
Lambourn, he and his wife Sue spent their formative years in
racing working in Epsom.
"There are lots of good memories around here," he said. "Iworked right near the Derby start and I used to stand in Philip[Mitchell]'s garden for years and watch the runners go by. It'snice being on the other side of the fence. It'll be very exciting
but it's very nerve-wracking as well. I probably won't sleep for a
few nights beforehand but it will be lovely to come back and be
involved in it, which isn't something I thought would ever
happen."WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

Dancing Gemini was accompanied on his canter around Epsom
by Oxted's full-brother Chipstead (GB), with Mitchell's son Jackin the saddle of the lead horse while William Cox took the rideon the Derby contender. Dylan Brown McMonagle will however
keep the ride a week on Saturday.
Teal continued, "William was delighted and said that hehandled the track beautifully. It's on the easy side out there so it
was lovely ground to do that this morning. Obviously he hasn't
gone mad, he only ran nine days ago, but the whole point of
coming here was just to give him a feel of the layout of the track
and he looked good.
"I think we're going to roll our sleeves up and come here. It'svery tempting to go back to France but it would be lovely tohave a crack at the English Derby and to come here with a live
contender is wonderful. It's very exciting for David, his wife
Linda, and all involved in the team back at home."
He added, "He's a very speedy horse but he has the breeding
to get a mile and a half. He has such a relaxed manner about
him and you can put him to sleep and use his burst of speed at
the end of a race. He's not guaranteed to stay B no horse is B but
on paper he has more of a chance of staying than not.
"It's the Derby and there will be good horses wherever we go
but the field has thinned out and that does help a little bit.
Godolphin have lost two major contenders. It was very sad at
Chester but [Hidden Law] looked to be very good before it
happened. It's an open field and we've got to have a crack at it.
"Dylan has already been on the phone this morning so I've got
to give him a call back and let him know my decision. He'sbought into what we're doing and he believes in the horse,
which is an added bonus. He's very confident after riding him inFrance." Cont. p4

Dancing Gemini and William Cox (red cap) | Jim Hoy/The Jockey Club

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Epsom press morning cont.

A Dream Voyage For Julie WoodWEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

Voyage at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale for 40,000gns
when he was sold by the Castlebridge Consignment on behalf of
his Italian breeders Effevi Srl and the Botti family's Razza Del
Velino.
"I always throw a stayer in every year," said Wood.
"A curveball!" interjected Hannon.
She continued, "I always put one in every year hoping that one
will be good enough to come here, and this is the lad. He's got
the right page for it, and I just want to enjoy the moment. It's
good to be in a place like this and it's nice that they let you havea run around the track, because it's so unique, so it's good tohave a sluice round Tattenham Corner and down the hill."
She continued, "He's bred to stay and that's what he showed
he did in spadefuls. That is always a good maiden at Newbury B
it always throws up good horses.
"We had been declared last year at the back end for a similar
mile-and-a-quarter [race] but the track was waterlogged and themeeting was off. That was justthe year we had but we might
have been coming here withanother run under our belts. He
has strengthened up over the
winter and he did a racecourse
gallop before he ran first time.
Today is an away-day and I think
it will do him the world of good."

The names Morston (GB) and Lammtarra were being bandied
about as Voyage (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) stepped onto the trackon Tuesday morning. In 1974 and 1995 respectively, that paircame to the Derby on the back of one run, but what they lacked
in experience they made up for in brilliance.
Voyage's trainer Richard Hannon has had two previous runners
in the Derby, the 2021 runner-up Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea The Stars{Ire}) and Humphrey Bogart (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), who finished fifth
five years earlier.
"Both times we thought we were slightly taking a chance," said
the trainer as he watched Voyage take a lap of the parade ringafter exercising at Epsom alongside Sam Hawkens (Ire) (Galileo{Ire}). "But this fella, he's unbeaten, that's one thing you can say
for him, but it's whether he's
good enough and I don't think
we can say that until after the
race."Pat Dobbs, who rode Voyage
to his easy novice win at
Newbury on April 19, was backin the saddle, as he will be forthe Derby itself.
"Pat rides all of Julie's andshe's extremely loyal in every
Lead On, Macduff
way," Hannon said. "It's great for
Ralph Beckett could have up to
her to have a runner and I hope
five runners in the Betfred Oaks,
he runs well for her. She loves it.
including the trial winners You
She won't sleep for two weeks
Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire})now."
Voyage and Pat Dobbs (nearside) | Emma Berryand Forest Fairy (Ire) (Waldgeist
Of his decision to swerve a{GB}), but it was the Juddmonte homebred Macduff (GB) who
traditional Derby trial, he added, "Running in a trial, he couldn't
was uppermost in his mind on Tuesday morning as he watched
do any more than he's done by winning that maiden. He is athe son of the 2009 Derby winner Sea The Stars (Ire) being put
horse that has burst onto the scene and Julie was very keen tothrough his paces by Rossa Ryan.
keep him there, to keep the dream alive, and that's what she's"I am very happy and he did what we hoped he would dodone.
today," said Beckett as Macduff and his workmate Lord
"It's beautiful ground out there. He latched on a bit but he
Melbourne (Ire) took several turns of the parade ring after their
does that at home. We didn't come here to see how good hemore strenuous exercise.
was.""He is a very straightforward customer and has got the right
Wood was present at Epsom with her husband Chris and wasmindset B he enjoys his work and gets on with it. He's aclearly relishing every minute of the Betfred Derby gallops
well-balanced horse. We came here today as he hasn't run sincemorning as the countdown to the race itself begins in earnest.
April 26 and this fitted in very well." Cont. p5"What a wonderful lead-up. You can't beat it, can you? I've
been waiting for years to get one good enough to line up andthis is it," she said.
Wood has long been a regular on the sales grounds in Britain
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Macduff stretches his legs at Epsom under Rossa Ryan
Jim Hoy/The Jockey Club

Epsom press morning cont.
Macduff was last seen finishing second in the Sandown Classic
Trial to Godolphin's Arabian Crown (Fr), who has subsequently
been withdrawn from the Derby following a training setback.
The trainer continued, "At Sandown, he put up a good effort
and hopefully he will come forward significantly for it. We
weren't running many at that time and they were running okay
but not winning so it was a good effort.
"He is out of a Bated Breath (GB) mare who is a half-sister toKingman (GB), so there is plenty of speed there but he shapes
more like Sea The Stars than Kingman or Bated Breath in myview. In terms of the way he is made and the way he trains,there is more cause for optimism going up in trip with him."
Beckett, who has won the Oaks twice with Look Here (GB) andTalent (GB), added, "To win the Derby is what we all aspire to.
As a trainer and an Englishman, there is nothing more
important."
Owen Burrows was another trainer at Epsom on Tuesday alongwith Ahmad Al Shaikh, the owner of Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot{GB}), and his bloodstock consultant Federico Barberini.
"Epsom has special memories for me as I had my first Group 1
winner with Hukum in the Coronation Cup a couple of years ago
and I was fortunate enough to be working for Sir Michael Stoute
when he sent out the Derby winners Kris Kin (2003), North Light(2004) and Workforce (2010)," Burrows said.

WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

The 109-rated Deira Mile won a Windsor novice race in April
having finished fourth in the G1 Kameko Futurity Trophy last
October.
The trainer continued, "It wouldn't usually be my style tocome to something like this but I just felt it might suit this horse.
He was highly tried on his last run of 2023 up at Doncaster in aGroup 1 and I wanted to just get his head in front this season inas weak a race as we could find and I feel we did that at
Windsor, where he won nicely.
"I feel he has taken a big step forward from that and Ahmad
was adamant he didn't want to go for a trial, so I thought today
would give us the ideal opportunity to come and get a feel ofthe track.
"Jim [Crowley, jockey] was very pleased with him and I wasvery pleased visually with him. Fingers crossed, today has done
him some good.
"His pedigree suggests that he was always going to be more ofa three-year-old and you can see that B he's a big lad. I also think
the trip won't bother him at all. He's not slow though."
Burrows added, "At the moment, the Derby is looking open.
Godolphin have had some terrible luck and Aidan's horse [CityOf Troy] needs to come back. I was impressed with James
Fanshawe's horse [Ambiente Friendly] at Lingfield and I think it's
certainly a race you wouldn't be afraid to have a crack at."Deira Mile and Jim Crowley | Jim Hoy/The Jockey Club

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WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

2024 TDN EUROPE RISING STARS
Name
Sire
Trainer
Owner
Racecourse
Date
Manama Gold
Star Guitar
Fawzi Nass
Victorius
MeydanJan. 19
Endless Victory (GB) Teofilo (Ire)Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
Wolverhampton Feb. 12
Night Raider (Ire)
Dark Angel (Ire)
Karl Burke
ClipperSouthwellMar. 20
Puchkine (Fr)Starspangledbanner (Aus) Jean-Claude Rouget Alain Jathiere
Toulouse
Mar. 20
Purple Lily (Ire)Calyx (GB)
Paddy Twomey
Zinlo Syndicate
Naas
Mar. 24
Agenda (Ire)
Galileo (Ire)
Aidan O=Brien
Tabor/Smith/Magnier/Brant
Dundalk
Mar. 26
Narkez (Fr)Siyouni (Fr)Andre Fabre
Nurlan BizakovSaint-CloudMar. 26
Louise Procter (Fr) Siyouni (Fr)Jean-Claude Rouget White Birch Farm
Chantilly
Mar. 28
Notable Speech (GB) Dubawi (Ire)Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
Kempton Park Apr. 6
Delius (GB)Frankel (GB)Jean-Claude Rouget Magnier/Smith/Tabor/Westerberg ParisLongchamp Apr. 7
Gala Real (Fr)
Wootton Bassett (GB)A & G Botti
Scuderia Dei Duepi, Ballylinch Stud,
Ecurie des Charms & Hisham
AbdulwahedSaint-Cloud
Apr. 12Camille Pissarro (Ire) Wootton Bassett (GB)Aidan O=Brien
Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor,
Derrick Smith & Peter M Brant
Navan
Apr. 27
Sea Just In Time (Ire) Sea The Stars (Ire)William Haggas
Sunderland Holding Inc (Ire)Newmarket
May 3
Mountain Breeze (Ire) Lope De Vega (Ire)Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
Newmarket
May 5
Kind Of Blue (GB)Blue Point (Ire)James Fanshawe
Michelle Morris & Jan & Peter Hopper DoncasterMay 18Ancient Truth (Ire) Dubawi (Ire)Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
Newmarket
May 19Tiego The First (Fr) Blue Point (Ire)
Pia & Joakim Brandt Magne Jordanger & Finn Blichfeldt Saint-CloudMay 20Tiego The First is one of two >TDN Rising Stars= for Darley=s Blue Point this season | Scoop Dyga

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WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

Repeat Winners

DELACOUR RUNNER PREVAILS ON THE
SHORE
In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes ofEuropean-based sires in North America. This week=s column ishighlighted by the victory of Shuangxi at Monmouth Park.

Cotai Glory Filly Comes Through At Monmouth
Jastar Capital, Ltd.=s Shuangxi (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) foundMonmouth Park to her liking with a narrow win on Saturday(video). The Arnaud Delacour runner was bred by Tally-Ho Stud.
The daughter of Next Generation (Ire) (Royal Applause {GB})brought ,27,000 from Nick Bell as a Goffs UK 2-year-old breezer
and won her first UK start for trainer Michael Bell. She ran
second in a novice in the colours of Jastar and Murt Khan two
starts later, before resurfacing on the East Coast. Her late dam isa half-sister to stakes winner Forthefirsttime (GB) (Dr Fong) andPyman=s Theory (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), with the latter
third in the G3 Prix du Bois in 2011.
Shuangxi is one of five winners from 10 to race (50%) in the
U.S. for her sire. His best American runner is the multiple stakes
winner and GIII Beaugay S. third Spirit And Glory (Ire).

Shuangxi | Equi-PhotoNow a four-time winner in America, Wise Racing LLC=s TurfKing (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) won during the Belmont at the Big A
meeting last week (video). The 4-year-old colt first appeared inthis column last February, and has since won the GIII Marine S.
in Canada.
A sterling three-for-three now in America, King Of Gosford(GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) won his second stakes in the Desert Code S.
at Santa Anita this past weekend for trainer Phil D=Amato(video). A runner for the Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Saul
Gevertz, Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff, he first featured
in Making Waves in March.
Lope De Vega (Ire)=s No Show Sammy Jo (GB) won her 4-yearold bow on Sunday for Bridlewood Farm and Madaket Stables,
LLC (video). She struck in a Belmont Park contest last June fortrainer Graham Motion.
Another horse who shares Madaket ownership is Balnikhov(Ire) (Adaay {Ire}), a runner for Little Red Feather Racing,
Madaket, and Old Bones Racing Stable. The 5-year-old gelding
was back in the limelight with a win in the GIII Dinner Party S. fortrainer Phil D=Amato on Saturday (video).

Derby entries cont. from p1
O'Brien could also saddle Diego Velazquez (Ire) (Frankel {GB}),
who made an encouraging return to action when finishing
fourth in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp, but
Capulet (Justify) is a notable absentee following his win in the
Listed Dee S. at Chester.
Last month's G3 Ballysax S. winner Dallas Star (Fr) (Cloth Of
Stars {Ire}) is the only other Irish-trained entry for Adrian
Murray, while the possible home challenge is headed by James
Fanshawe's Ambiente Friendly (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), an
impressive winner of the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial S. last time.
Bellum Justum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), successful in the Listed
Blue Riband Trial at Epsom, and Charlie Appleby's Ancient
Wisdom (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), runner-up in last week's G2 Dante S.
at York, are others who have stood their ground having
acquitted themselves well in their trial runs.
Appleby will be without his G3 Classic Trial winner Arabian
Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire} due to injury, but the Sandown form
could still be represented by the runner-up, Macduff (GB) (SeaThe Stars {Ire}), who was one of four Derby contenders to get ataste of the track on Tuesday morning. Cont. p8

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WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

PRETTY POLLY NEXT TARGET FORBLUESTOCKING

City Of Troy | PA Media

Derby entries cont.
The others were Poule d'Essai des Poulains second Dancing
Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and a pair of last-time-out novice
winners, Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and Voyage (GB)(Golden Horn {GB}).

Recent G2 Middleton S. heroine Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot{GB}) is targeting the G1 Pretty Polly S. at the Curragh on June
29.
The Juddmonte homebred, who is trained by Ralph Beckett,
was also under consideration for the G1 Coronation Cup on May
31 at Epsom. In 2023, the filly was second in the G1 Irish Oaks
and the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S.
AYou=re always hoping with a filly like her that she=ll improvefrom three to four, that=s not a given but I think we all felt she
was a weak filly last year that would improve, so it was nice to
see that she did,@ said Barry Mahon, Juddmonte=s European
racing manager.
AShe handled the drop back in trip and the better ground, I
think it was an impressive display and I think we=ll stick against
our sex for the time being, with the Pretty Polly being the mostlogical option at this moment in time.
ALater on in the season, we can venture into taking on the
opposite sex, but at this point in time, I think we=ll try and win
our Group 1 against our own sex and see how we go from there.@International Flavour To Bumper July Cup Entry
The first entries for the G1 My Pension Expert July Cup,scheduled to be run at Newmarket on Saturday, July 13, werealso revealed on Tuesday, with horses from five different
countries featuring in a 46-strong list of possibles.
The home defence includes the first five from last week's G2Duke Of York S. in which Mill Stream (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) held
on by a nose from Shouldvebeenaring (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}),as well as a pair of Group 1-winning older sprinters in Kinross(GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}).
The three-year-old challenge is headed by Saturday's G2 Sandy
Lane S. contender Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), who went
unbeaten in four starts as a juvenile, plus recent winners
Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Elite Status(GB) (Havana Grey {GB}). G1 2,000 Guineas runner-up Rosallion(Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) and last year's G2 Coventry S. winnerRiver Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) have also been given
this option ahead of their clash in the G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas at
the Curragh on Saturday.
Chain Of Lightning (Aus) (Fighting Sun {Aus}), a Group 1
winner in Australia, is another eye-catching entry ahead of her
possible run at Royal Ascot, along with Japan's Obamburumai(Jpn) (Discreet Cat). Further international interest is provided bya pair of US-trained entries, namely Crimson Advocate(Nyquist)--the winner of last year's G2 Queen Mary S. at theRoyal meeting--and Grooms All Bizness (Fed Biz).

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NICK LUCK HEADLINES WINNERS AT TBA
NATIONAL HUNT BREEDERS' AWARDSWEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

$

$
$
$

Mickley Stud Trophy (Leading Novice Hurdler): HighClass Hero (GB) - bred by Mr and Mrs D Futter and Peel
Bloodstock
Peel Bloodstock Trophy (Leading Novice Hurdle Mare):Casa No Mento (GB) - bred by Sarah Jane Turner
Overbury Stud Trophy (Leading NHF): Romeo Coolio(GB) - bred by Will Kinsey
Dudgeon Cup (NH Broodmare of the Year): Annie's
Answer (Ire) - owned by Reg and Jane Makin

JUKEBOX JURY GELDING SHINES IN
DONCASTER RING

Nick Luck addresses the crowd at the TBA National Hunt Breeders'Awards | TBA

Sponsored by Goffs, the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association(TBA) celebrated the tenth edition of its annual National Hunt
Breeders' Awards in a ceremony held in front of 150 breeders,owners and trainers at the Hilton Garden Inn in Doncaster on
Monday evening.
Leading broadcaster and breeder Nick Luck, who hosted theevening, was the surprised recipient of the Queen Mother's
Silver Salver (National Hunt Special Achievement Award), thehighest honour bestowed by the TBA's NH Committee.
The other award winners were as follows:$
Eric Gillie Ltd Trophy (Special Achievement Award):
Kevin and Anne Glastonbury$
Horse & Hound Cup (Leading active British-basedstallion by individual chase winners in GB & Ire in2023-24): Schiaparelli (Ger) - Overbury Stud$
Whitbread Silver Salver (Leading active British-basedstallion by prize-money in GB & Ire in 2023-24): Passing
Glance (GB) - Batsford Stud$
Highflyer Bloodstock Trophy (Leading Chaser):
Edwardstone (GB) - bred by Robert Abrey and Ian
Thurtle$Shade Oak Stud Trophy (Leading Hurdler): Strong
Leader (GB) - bred by R Rainbow and Sons$
Midnight Legend Trophy (Leading Chase Mare): MarshWren (GB) - bred by Exors of the late Mrs P Robeson$
Yorton Trophy (Leading Hurdle Mare): Luccia (GB) bred by Pump & Plant Services Ltd$
Batsford Stud Trophy (Leading Novice Chaser):
Embassy Gardens (GB) - bred by Rowland Crellin

Lot 161, a son of Jukebox Jury | Goffs UK

A store by Jukebox Jury (Ire) (lot 161), related to a trio of NH
stakes winners, brought a session-topping ,135,000 fro Tom
Malone and Paul Nicholls during the Goffs UK Doncaster Spring
Store Sale on Tuesday.
From the family of Grade 1 winner Master Minded (Fr) (Nikos{GB}), the bay is out of Fairy Tale (Fr) (Spanish Moon), whoalready has a winning point-to-pointer to her name. He wasconsigned by Worthen Hall Stables.
Four other lots breached the six-figure mark, with Brown
Island Stables= lot 50, already named Beau Speed (Fr) (Beaumec
De Houelle {Fr}), going to the same connections as the topper
for ,110,000. Ryan Mahone and Dan Skelton Racing bought adaughter of Walk In The Park (Ire) (lot 156) for ,105,000 fromthe consignment of Worthen Hall Stables.
A pair of lots were sold at ,100,000--Lakefield Farm=s Style De
Folie (Fr) (Vol De Nuit {GB}) (lot 92) to Tom Malone and Jamie
Snowden, and Goldford Stud=s lot 111, a filly by No Risk At All(Fr), who caught the eye of Ryan Mahon and Dan Skelton
Racing. Cont. p10

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Doncaster Spring Store Sale cont.
A total of 170 lots (69%) sold from 246 offered for a gross of,4,394,050. The average was ,25,848 (-12%) and the medianalso dropped, settling at ,20,000 (-13%).
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, "The highly
anticipated Spring Store Sale is the first sale of its kind each year
and, as such, is always met with much anticipation. However,this was further heightened after a number of recent sales thatproved difficult away from the very top, whilst we are all very
aware of the challenges that the Point-to-Point vendors have
faced during the last 12 months.
"Despite all of this, we were obviously hopeful of a healthy
sale and whilst we feel that plenty of people achieved thistoday, we cannot escape the fact that it has been a tough day
for some. As ever, the top of the market has been very strong
and those who had the desired lots sold very well--as
demonstrated by the five horses that sold for ,100,000 or more.
However, other levels of the market have certainly softened as
witnessed by the drop in numbers sold, though it has beenencouraging to see a lot of horses sold outside the ring showingthat demand is there if vendors are prepared to trade.
"Whilst we cannot draw any firm conclusions until after thecomparative sales in Ireland, we are proud of the fact that wehave worked extremely hard to promote this sale and thisensured that we had a strong catalogue of horses that wereviewed by a diverse buying bench consisting of buyers at alllevels from both sides of the Irish Sea. Whilst we aredisappointed not to have matched the figures achieved in recent
years, we are still enormously proud of this sale and its 63-year
history.
"It may not have been plain sailing but there are a lot of
positives to take away from today and we look forward tocarrying that into the two-day Spring HIT/PTP Sale which kicks
off tomorrow at 10:00 a.m."

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Wednesday, May 22, 2024:
UNITED KINGDOMRomanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
84 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
18:30-KEMPTON PARK, 6f, Yala (Fr)WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

Sands of Mali (Fr) (Panis), Ballyhane Stud
98 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
18:30-KEMPTON PARK, 6f, Aviation Time (Ire)
Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy), Whitsbury Manor Stud
121 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners
16:00-YARMOUTH, 6f, Cairdeas (GB)95,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2022; 60,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) 2023

Romanised has runners in the UK and France | Haras de Bouquetot

FRANCE
Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
84 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
1-EVREUX, 1200m, Elenka (Fr)i3,000 RNA Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2022;
i4,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023
Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), Haras du Mont Goubert
42 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-EVREUX, 1200m, Lahomi (Fr)
Wooded (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Haras de Bouquetot
80 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-EVREUX, 1200m, New Way Baby (Ire)i15,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023

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OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

i625K GOFFS ORBY GRADUATE SET FOR
DEBUT BY THE SEA
16.00 Yarmouth, Nov, ,40,000, 2yo, 6f 3yT
AGE OF GOLD (IRE) (Frankel {GB}), representing the GodolphinAppleby-Buick triumvirate, realised the fifth-highest price at lastyear=s Goffs Orby sale when selling for i625,000 and makes thetrip up the A11 to debut on the Norfolk coast. The April-foaled
bay is a son of the stakes-winning Promised Money (Ire) (Dark
Angel {Ire}) and thus a full-brother to G2 Mill Reef runner-up
Fivethousandtoone (Ire). Fellow debutants include Victorious
Racing=s i45,000 Tattersalls Ireland September yearling turned,200,000 Goffs UK breeze-up graduate Mission Command (Ire)(Acclamation {GB}), a George Scott-conditioned grandson of G3
Prix Penelope runner-up Hug And A Kiss (Thewayyouare); andJustwow=s 130,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 purchase BackIn Black (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who is out of a half-sister todual stakes-winning GI Beverly D second Awesometank (GB)(Intense Focus), from the James Fanshawe stable.

HOW THEY FARED
15.10 Nottingham, Mdn, ,7,000, 3yo/up, 8f 75yT
Shadwell=s Mutaawid (GB) (Frankel {GB}), whose siblings
include elite-level scorers Mostahdaf (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) andNazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), occupied a handy spot infourth for most of this debut and was under tender handlingonce his chance had evaporated in the straight. He hit the line 5
3/4 lengths adrift of the winner in fifth.

Tuesday=s Results:
2nd-Nottingham, ,7,000, Mdn, 5-21, 3yo/up, 8f 75yT, 1:48.99,
gd.
NATIVE WARRIOR (GB) (c, 3, Wootton Bassett {GB}--Beauty
Salon {GB}, by Dutch Art {GB}) ran fourth behind the >TDN
Rising Star= performance of subsequent G1 2000 Guineas hero
Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) going one mile at Kempton
on seasonal return last month and led from pillar to post here.
Unflustered on the front end for the most part, the 1-2 favourite
was nudged along when threatened by closest pursuer Fayqa

WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

(GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) soon after passing the two pole and toyedwith that foe before gearing down to notch a comfortable neckverdict. Native Warrior, half to a yearling filly by Zarak (Fr), is thesecond foal and scorer produced by a winning daughter of G3
Prix de Flore victrix Albisola (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), herself out of
stakes-winning matriarch Mahalia (Ire) (Danehill). Albisola is also
the ancestress of G2 Prix de Sandringham victrix and G1
Criterium International third Purplepay (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}). Sales
history: 260,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1,$11,107.
O-Wathnan Racing; B-Branton Court Stud LLP (GB); T-Karl Burke.
3rd-Nottingham, ,7,000, Mdn, 5-21, 3yo/up, 8f 75yT, 1:47.47,
gd.
BATTLE QUEEN (IRE) (f, 3, Churchill {Ire}--Nayarra {Ire}{G1SW-Ity, MGSP-Eng & MSP-US, $268,629}, by Cape Cross{Ire}), who hit the board in all four prior starts, broke sharply totank along on the front end early and settled second after the
initial exchanges of this turf bow. Looming large in the straight,
the 7-4 second favourite was held together until seizing control
approaching the furlong marker and came under late urging to
comfortably outpoint Redhot Whisper (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB})by 1 1/4 lengths. Battle Queen is the sixth of seven foals andfifth scorer out of G1 Gran Criterium victrix Nayarra (Ire) (Cape
Cross {Ire}), herself kin to five black-type performers headed bymultiple Group 1-placed sire Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
Her dual Group-placed second dam Massarra (GB) (Danehill),
winner of the Listed Empress S., is out of G1 Prix de Dianewinning matriarch Rafha (GB) (Kris {GB}). The April-foaled bay is
kin to G2 Superlative S. third Seventh Kingdom (GB) (Frankel{GB}), Listed Guisborough S. third Lahore (Elusive Quality) andthe unraced 2-year-old colt Majestic Leo (Ire) (Camelot {GB}),the latter being a 170,000gns purchase by Alex Elliott at lastyear=s Tattersalls October Book 1 sale. Sales history: i200,000
Ylg >22 GOFOR. Lifetime Record: 5-1-2-2, $18,141.
O-Victorious Racing; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Andrew
Balding.
7th-Nottingham, ,7,000, Novice, 5-21, 3yo/up, 10f 50yT,
2:14.10, gd.
MORE THUNDER (IRE) (c, 3, Night Of Thunder {Ire}--Buying
Trouble {SW-Eng, SP-Ire, $112,070}, by Hat Trick {Jpn}), fifth on
debut at Windsor last month, raced behind the early leaders.
Hitting the front inside the final furlong, the 9-2 shot stuck to his
task gamely to score by a neck from French Mistress (GB)(Kingman {GB}). The dam, who took the Listed Cecil Frail S., is ahalf to the Listed Prix Francois Boutin winner and G3 Prix laRochette runner-up Nucifera (More Than Ready). Cont. p12

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7th-Nottingham cont.
From the family of the Niarchos luminary Spinning World
which features the GI Preakness S. and GI Maker=s Mark Milewinner War Of Will (War Front), her yearling filly is by Mehmas(Ire). Sales history: i270,000 Ylg >22 GOFOR. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $4,803.
O-Saeed Suhail; B-Woodstock Bloodstock Ltd & Troy Bloodstock
Ltd (IRE); T-Sir Michael Stoute.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
5th-Carlisle, ,7,000, Nov, 5-20, 3yo/up, 6f 195yT, 1:24.46, g/f.
PABORUS (GB) (g, 3, Recoletos {Fr}--Patuano {Ire}, by Choisir{Aus}) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $10,601. O-The Yorbus
Syndicate; B-Culworth Grounds Farm (GB); T-Ed Bethell.
*28,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
General Assembly (Ire), g, 3, Starspangledbanner (Aus)--Black
Rodded (GB), by Bahamian Bounty (GB). Nottingham, 5-21, 5f
8yT, :59.45. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1, $9,000. B-J Hanly (IRE).
*i62,000 Wlg >21 GOFNO1; 130,000gns Ylg >22 TATSOM.
Post Rider (GB), f, 3, Postponed (Ire)--Tioga Pass (GB) (GSP-Eng),
by High Chaparral (Ire). Brighton, 5-21, 7f 216yT, 1:36.38.
Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $8,348. B-Deepwood Farm Stud (GB).

Tuesday=s Results:
1st-Cork, i25,000, Mdn, 5-21, 2yo, 5fT, :59.79, g/y.
POWERFUL NATION (IRE) (c, 2, Sioux Nation--Atlantic Queen{Ire}, by Society Rock {Ire}), runner-up on debut over courseand distance 11 days earlier, raced in the front line from theoutset. Sent on passing two out, the 5-2 favourite was either
idling or tiring late on and at the line had a head to spare over
Fiery Lucy (GB) (Without Parole {GB}). The winner is currently
the third of three foals out of a daughter of the Listed Flame of
Tara S. scorer Alexander Alliance (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}) and halfsister to the G2 Gimcrack S. third Mystery Smiles (Ire) (Mehmas{Ire}). This is also the family of the G1 Prix de l=Abbaye deLongchamp hero Maarek (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Sales history:
i40,000 RNA Ylg >23 GOFOR2. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0,$21,676.
O-Kevin Sean Tommy Walsh Partnership; B-Kevin Walsh (IRE);
T-Andrew Slattery.

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Gerrit=s Gem (Ire), g, 4, Belardo (Ire)--Oonagh (Ire), by Arakan.
Cork, 5-21, 6fT, 1:13.18. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $8,600.
B-Barbel Reiss (IRE). *i18,000 RNA Ylg >21 GOAUTY. **1/2 toPower Under Me (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), GSW-Ire, $172,512.
Sixandahalf (Ire), f, 4, Snow Sky (GB)--Mandasini (Ire), by Dr
Massini (Ire). Cork, 5-21, 12fT, 2:40.22. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $8,143. B-Tom Phelan (IRE).

Tuesday=s Results:
DERBY DU LANGUEDOC-Listed, i55,000, Toulouse, 5-21, 3yo,
12fT, 2:32.00, vs.
1--ZWEIG (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Euthenia (GB), by Winker Watson (GB)
2nd Dam: Funny Girl (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Just For Fun (Fr), by Lead On Time
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (i80,000 Wlg >21 GOFNOV; i130,000
Ylg >22 ARQAUG). O-Ecurie B Weill, Susan Magnier, Daniel-Yves
Treves, Laurent Dassault & Free Man Racing; B-Knocktartan
House Stud (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Jean-Bernard
Eyquem. i27,500. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, i57,650.
2--Wootton Zi (Fr), 122, f, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)--Allons Y(Fr), by Soldier Of Fortune (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/BJean-Claude Seroul (FR); T-Jerome Reynier. i11,000.
3--Shaini (Fr), 122, f, 3, Goken (Fr)--Lingreville (Fr), by Le Havre(Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Louis Clair Crane, Guy-Roger Petit &Ludovic Gadbin; B-G-R Petit & L C Crane (FR); T-Ludovic
Gadbin. i8,250.
Margins: NK, 1, SNK. Odds: 3.10, 1.40, 13.00.
Also Ran: Betty Nelson (Ire), Motadarrek (GB).
Successful in February and March at Cagnes-Sur-Mer andTarbes, Zweig returned from a short break to register a first
black-type win. Granted an easy lead throughout, he led thesprint for home and dug in gamely against the rail to keep
Wootton Zi at bay.
The dam, whose unraced 2-year-old colt Mac An Luin (Ire)(Blue Point {Ire}) was a i200,000 purchase by Katsumi Yoshidaat the Goffs November Foal Sale, is a half-sister to the G2 Prix de
Sandringham scorer and G1 Sun Chariot S. third Laugh Out Loud
(GB) (Clodovil {Ire}). She in turn produced Platinum Warrior (Ire)by Churchill=s sire Galileo (Ire) who captured the GII San Marcos
S. and G3 Gallinule S. Euthenia, who is also a half to the dam of
the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte winner Plainchant (Fr)(Gregorian {Ire}), has a yearling full-brother to the winner tofollow. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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5th-Angers, i21,000, Mdn, 5-21, 3yo, c/g, 10 1/2fT, 2:21.83, vsf.
APOLINO (FR) (c, 3, Frankel {GB}--Haggle {GB} {GSW-Fr &SP-Eng, $150,776}, by Pivotal {GB}), who finished off the radar in
his Apr. 13 debut over nine furlongs at Fontainebleau last time,broke well from the inside stall and led passing the judge firsttime. Holding sway in the driving rain throughout, the 83-10
chance came under pressure when threatened at the top of thestraight and was ridden out in the latter stages to hold Newlook(Fr) (New Bay {GB}) by a length. Apolino is the second foal andwinner out of G3 Prix Fille de l=Air victrix Haggle (GB) (Pivotal{GB}), herself kin to the dam of last year=s Listed Dusseldorf
Derby Trial victor Merkur (Fr) (Kingman {GB}). The Februaryfoaled homebred chestnut, whose third dam is stakes-placed
matriarch Souk (Ire) (Ahonoora {GB}), is a half-brother to Listed
Prix Panacee runner-up Higgle (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and theunraced 2-year-old colt Squabble (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Lifetime
Record: 2-1-0-0, i10,500. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (FR); T-Edouard Monfort.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
1st-Angers, i30,000, Cond, 5-21, 3yo, 6 3/4fT, 1:24.85, vsf.
VERCORS (IRE) (g, 3, Invincible Spirit {Ire}--Mondelice {GB}, by
Montjeu {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-0, i39,600. O-Haras
d=Etreham, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Gerard Augustin-Normand,
Jean-Etienne Dubois, Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois, MeridianInternational SARL & Mme Aoileann Garavaglia-Drion; B-Macha
Bloodstock & Meridian International SARL (IRE); T-Fabrice
Chappet. *220,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT. **1/2 to Dubai Honour(Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}), MG1SW-Aus, MGSW-Fr, SW &G1SP-Eng, G1SP-HK, $4,066,042.

WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2024

Soltana Believe (Fr), f, 3, Make Believe (GB)--Delantera (Fr), by
Lawman (Fr). Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne, 5-20, 13fT, 3:28.70.
B-Hatem Ben Soltana (FR). *i11,000 Ylg >22 ARQNOV.
Eliante (Ire), f, 3, Gleneagles (Ire)--Alkania (GB), by Dalakhani(Ire). Nort-sur-Erdre, 5-20, 12 1/2fT, 2:52.86. B-Petra
Bloodstock Agency Ltd & SC Ecurie de Meautry (IRE). *1/2 to
Salocin (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), SW-Fr, $185,619; Argyron(Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), MSP-Fr, $161,987; and Amaranthe (Fr)(Mastercraftsman {Ire}), MSP-Ger.
New Town (Fr), f, 3, New Bay (GB)--Beynotown (GB), by
Authorized (Ire). Orleans, 5-20, 11fT, 2:32.80. B-NBH Racing(FR). *i5,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT. **1/2 to Out Of Town (Fr)
(Kentucky Dynamite), MSP-Fr, $124,753.
Djhansy (Fr), f, 3, No Risk At All (Fr)--Adhira de Beaumont (Fr),by Assessor (Ire). Angers, 5-21, 10 1/2fT, 2:21.05. B-Joel-Jean
Hamon (FR).
Correctionnelle (Fr), f, 3, Seahenge--Law And Order (Fr), by
Lawman (Fr). Orleans, 5-20, 13 1/2fT, 3:23.06. B-Mme Caroline
Ferrer (FR).
Best Shalaa (Fr), f, 3, Shalaa (Ire)--Orion Best (Fr), by King=s Best.
Nort-sur-Erdre, 5-20, 9fT, 1:58.89. B-Chevotel de la Hauquerie(FR).
Prince Shalaa (Fr), g, 3, Shalaa (Ire)--Silca=s Sister (GB) (G1SW-Fr& GSP-US, $324,909), by Inchinor (GB). Wissembourg, 5-20, 10
3/4fT, 2:17.14. B-NBH Racing (FR). *i45,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT.
**1/2 to Start Time (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), GSP-Eng.
Aphea (Fr), f, 3, Zoffany (Ire)--Victorinna (Fr) (SW & GSP-Fr,$203,293), by Gentlewave (Ire). Nort-sur-Erdre, 5-20, 16fT,
4:06.88. B-SCEA Marmion Vauville & Alain Jathiere (FR).

1st-Dax, i23,000, Cond, 5-20, 2yo, 6fT, 1:17.90, hy.
O SOLE MIO (FR) (c, 2, Romanised {Ire}--Vera Blue {Ire}, byIntello {Ger}) Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, i23,000. O-SARL Groupe
KR, Mme Michele Sogorb & Philippe Sogorb; B-Roger-Yves
Simon, Nicolas Simon & Mme Meline Mechineau (FR); T-Philippe
Sogorb. *i13,000 Ylg >23 ARQOCT.
3rd-Angers, i22,000, Cond, 5-21, 4yo/up, 15fT, 3:22.86, vsf.
SOMBRERO (IRE) (g, 7, Dylan Thomas {Ire}--Serenata {Ger}{SP-Ger}, Lomitas {GB}) Lifetime Record: 20-7-4-1, i60,425.
O-Mme Annette Christina Bolte; B-Hans Klober (IRE); T-Andreas
Bolte. *1/2 to Santiago (Ger) (Highest Honor {Fr}), MGSW-Ger &GSW-Ity, $380,784; and Sordino (Ger) (Samum {Ger}), G1SP-Ger,$166,325.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Tuppes (Fr), c, 3, Dschingis Secret (Ger)--Konigskrone (Ger), by
Shirocco (Ger). Wissembourg, 5-20, 12fT, 2:32.73. B-Hans
Wirth (FR). *i22,000 Ylg >22 BBAGS.

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