MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024

YOU STILL DON'T RESPECT
DORNOCH? THAT'S YOUR
PROBLEM, NOT HIS

Dornoch | Sarah Andrew

SARATOGA NOTEBOOK: MCPEEK SAYS HEWILL MAKE TRAVERS DECISION ON
THORPEDO ANNA SATURDAY
by Tim Wilkin
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. B A final decision on whether or not'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) will run against theboys in the $1.25 million GI Travers Stakes will be made on
Saturday.
That=s the deadline trainer Kenny McPeek put on himself
Sunday morning, the day after his 3-year-old filly dominated the
GI Coaching Club American Oaks, winning by 4 1/2 lengths.
AWe are going to take the week, get her back on the track
Wednesday, and I will make a decision Saturday,@ McPeek said,
sitting in his office at the Oklahoma Annex Sunday morning. AWe
have to look at her every day and make sure she is going into it
as well as she can because she will have to be.@ Cont. Pg. 6

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYBREAKFAST WITH HARRY SWEENEY

The Week in Review by T.D. Thornton
Dornoch (Good Magic) didn't get much respect heading into
the GI Belmont Stakes, and his bandwagon wasn't exactly
overburdened with supporters after his 17-1 victory over
'TDN Rising Star' Mindframe (Constitution), either.
On Saturday at Monmouth Park, bettors let the winner of thethird leg of the Triple Crown go as the tepid 3.4-1 third choice inthe seven-horse GI Haskell Stakes, believing with 4-5 certainty
that a now-more-experienced Mindframe wouldn't, for a second
straight race, allow Dornoch to claw back the lead in deep
stretch like he did six weeks ago at Saratoga.
Yet that's exactly what happened. The colt with the higher
perceived potential again yielded to the rival who was believed
to have already peaked.
Beyond producing the same one-two result, there wereenough tactical similarities between Dornoch's 1 1/4-length
score over nine furlongs at the New Jersey shore and his
half-length win over 10 furlongs at the Spa for the headlines toterm the Haskell a "repeat" of the Belmont. But that's anoversimplified analogy that again shortchanges Dornoch in therespect department.
Cont. Pg. 3

The President of Darley Japan, and a qualified vet who operates
from the world-renown Paca Paca Farm, sat down for breakfast
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CURLIN

THE
SUPER
SIRE
Sunday, July 21st:

RAGING SEA, placed in the BC Juv Fillies (G1) at 2, winner of the Comely Stakes(G3) at 3, proved an easy winner in the Grade 2 Shuvee at Saratoga at 4
Saturday, July 20th:

Juddmonte’s CHAMPION IDIOMATIC won the
Molly Pitcher (G3), advancing her record to 15 11 2 2 $3,476,840
The Mark Casse-trained SOLO ALBUM
won the Grade 3 Trillium Stakes at Woodbine
2YO GETAWAY CAR is Curlin’s newest TDN Rising Star
Curlin’s son GOOD MAGIC sired CLASSIC WINNERDORNOCH, winner of the $1M Grade 1 Haskell Stakes

Curlin - The Classic Sire

Congratulations to
Raging Sea’s connections:
Owner/Breeder: Alpha Delta Stables, LLC
Trainer: Chad Brown

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10 | HOW SPENDTHRIFT GOT DORNOCH: A Q&A WITH NED TOFFEY
GI Belmont Stakes and GI Haskell Stakes winner Dornoch (Good Magic) will standat Spendthrift Farm upon his retirement from racing.
12 | SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES JIM DANDY PREP FOR BROWN'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) breezed a solo four furlongs Sunday in:49.73 over the Oklahoma training track for trainer Chad Brown in his final work
before Saturday's GII Jim Dandy Stakes.

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Week In Review cont.
Dornoch's lack of gravitas within the 3-year-old pecking order
is nothing new. As a full brother to 2023 GI Kentucky Derby
winner Mage, this $325,000 KEESEP colt debuted at Saratoga
last summer with outsizedBand perhaps unfairBexpectations.
He lost his first two starts, broke his maiden as a 6 1/2-length,favored winner at Keeneland, then prevailed in a pair of Grade II
stakes in which he was widely deemed to have been thebeneficiary of the competition either committing late-raceblunders or not showing up at all.
In April, Dornoch flubbed his final Derby prep, then beat only
half the field in the Derby itself.
But the star of trainer Danny Gargan's barn has sincerebounded with back-to-back Grade I wins, eclipsing his big
brother's post-Triple Crown career arc and establishing Dornoch
as a no-drama, no-quit grinder.
Dornoch still doesn't resonate as a "Wow!" colt. But he is now
firmly established as a speed-centric stayer who punches backwell above his weight when accosted.

Randy Hill, Luis Saez and Jayson Werth celebrate Dornoch's win in
Saturday's GI Haskell Stakes | Sarah Andrew

That's a dangerous combination entering the second half of aseason in which a number of A-list contenders in the older male
dirt route division have earned their reputations based on flash
and panache, yet are light in terms of consistency and reliability.
Last Dec. 2, Dornoch won the nine-furlong, GII Remsen Stakes
at Aqueduct by outgunning five rivals for the lead, taking
mid-race pace pressure, swatting back several fresh challengers
on the far turn, then brushing the inside rail in the stretch
before re-surging late to snatch back the lead from 'TDN RisingStar' Sierra Leone, a $2.3-million Gun Runner colt who would
end up being the next-out winner of the GII Risen Star Stakes
and the eventual second-favorite in the Kentucky Derby.

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At the time, the popular narrative was that even though bothcolts lost focus through the lane, Dornoch supposedly prevailed
only because the lugging-in Sierra Leone wasn't fully cranked forprime time in only his second career start.
Over the winter, Gargan, who admitted Mage's little brotherhad a tendency to "goof off," expressed a desire to teachDornoch how to settle and rate from off the pace. He thoughtthat opportunity would come in the colt's next start, the Mar. 2
GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream. But that race wasdecimated by four late scratches that left the race void of speed,
and Gargan called a last-minute audible, telling jockey Luis Saez
to instead send Dornoch straight to the front per usual.
Dornoch ended up administering a straightforward wiring overfour weak rivals at 1-5 odds. Here too, his performance waspanned, because he didn't beat any contenders of consequenceand his Beyer Speed Figure took a one-point dip off the 91 hehad earned in the Remsen.
Gargan still wanted to see how Dornoch could handle comingfrom a bit farther behind, and even though many trainers
wouldn't think of trying so drastic a tactics change in a final race
before the Kentucky Derby, Gargan instructed Saez to do justthat in the Apr. 6 GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
Saez had a hard time trying to keep his colt under wraps
around the first turn, and Dornoch, pelted with dirt kickback
while hemmed midpack at the rail for most of his trip, then only
had mild response and ran up on the heels of a rival when asked
for late-race response. The winner, Sierra Leone, blew by inupper stretch and Dornoch ended up a punchless fourth.
Gargan then admitted he had made a mistake, and vowed tolet Dornoch revert to doing as he liked out of the gate, whichmeant rolling to the lead in the Derby and taking the field as far
as he could on the front end.
Then the post position gods intervened and buried Dornoch in
the dreaded one hole, a gate placement in the 20-horse Derby
that has not produced a winner since Ferdinand in 1986.
On the first Saturday in May, Dornoch got bumped andbrushed at the break, then never settled while pinned inside. He
launched into a decent bid coming free from cover on the farturn, then checked hard when a hole in the pack of contenders
closed turning for home. He had some mild interest in upper
stretch but encountered more roughhousing, and Saez didn't
hammer on Dornoch when it became apparent tenth place was
the best he'd be able to attain in the Derby.
If you looked at Dornoch's chances in the Belmont Stakes
through the lens that he had been forced well out of his comfort
zone in two consecutive races after not getting much out of thatcakewalk win in his first start at age three, you were rewarded
with that juicy 17-1 overlay in Saratoga's truncated (from 12
furlongs to 10) version of the third leg of the Triple Crown.

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From post six in the Belmont Stakes, Dornoch put outsidepressure on rail-drawn GI Preakness Stakes upsetter Seize theGrey (Arrogate), took over on the far turn, then was under siege
and under the whip at the head of the lane with Mindframe
drawing dead aim.
Admirably and somewhat unexpectedly, Dornoch dug in andsparred hard, while Mindframe came unglued for a few strides
and couldn't seal the deal. Mindframe re-rallied belatedly in the
shadow of the wire, but Dornoch had built up enough of acushion to win by a diminishing margin.
By capturing the Belmont, Dornoch had beaten both thewinners of the Kentucky Derby and PreaknessBMystik Dan(Goldencents) and Seize the GreyBplus his arch-rival, Sierra
Leone (who was third), and the up-and-coming Mindframe.
Yet the betting public still believed Dornoch had more to provein the Haskell, emphatically backing Mindframe to odds-on
favoritism while installing 'TDN Rising Star' Timberlake (Into
Mischief) as the second choice off a nearly four-month layoff.

Mindframe | Sarah Andrew

Dornoch broke alertly from post one while Mindframe
stumbled and was bumped coming out of gate six. The
stutter-step start alone was not Mindframe's undoing, as Irad
Ortiz, Jr. recovered him well enough to place Mindframe fourth
down along the inside. But the difference in their breaks
enabled Dornoch to establish command without pressure
through an opening quarter in :23.32, and once the field sorted
itself out onto the backstretch run, Saez expertly backed down
the second quarter-mile split to a waltzing :24.76.
Quickening to :23.97 for the third quarter, Dornoch got
double-teamed three-eighths out, first by Timberlake and thenthe full-of-steam, four-deep Mindframe. Timberlake edged in
front only for an instant, but Midframe powered past with whatlooked to be the winning Haskell move 2 1/2 furlongs from thewire.

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Mindframe held that lead to the three-sixteenths marker
through a fourth quarter-mile split of :25.23, yet Dornoch cut
the corner closest to the rail under stern right-handed
encouragement and simply wouldn't give up.
At the same time that Dornoch was responding to all-out
rousing, Mindframe was still being hand-ridden, and as hedrifted out to the five path, Mindframe disengaged like a ship
adrift.
Ortiz resorted to belated stick work on alternating sides, but
his efforts yielded more lateral movement than forward
progress from Mindframe.
Dornoch kept Mindframe at bay through a final furlong
clocked in a moderate :13.03.
So how fast was Dornoch's Haskell? The answer depends upon
whether you prefer raw final times or Beyer Speed Figures,
which take into account class-related par times while also
factoring in how the track was playing on that particular day.
Dornoch's final time of 1:50.31 was the slowest Haskell since
Authentic ran 1:50.45 in 2020. In fact, the only other sub-1:50
clocking in the past decade was when Dornoch's sire, Good
Magic, stopped the timer in 1:50.01 in 2018.
But Dornoch's assigned Beyer of 103 equates to the fastest
figure for the Haskell since American Pharoah ripped throughnine furlongs with a 109 Beyer in 2015.

Thorpedo Anna has won six of seven career starts by a
combined 36 1/4 lengths. A filly has not won the Midsummer
Derby since 1915 when Lady Rotha did it. The last filly to try theTravers was Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d=Oro), who finished 10thin 2018.
McPeek could keep Thorpedo Anna against fillies and run her
in the $600,000 GI Alabama Stakes Aug. 17. That race, like theTravers which is a week later, is 1 1/4 miles.
AShe would get a five-pound weight break (Thorpedo Anna
would carry 121 pounds in the Travers), would run for twice asmuch if we would run in the Alabama,@ McPeek said. AI have tolook at the speed figures, who the possibles are (for theTravers).@

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McPeek said that Dornoch (Good Magic) who won the GI
Haskell Stakes Saturday, would be the Travers favorite. But theidea does intrigue him of having Thorpedo Anna try the colts.
He said that since Thorpedo Anna crossed the finish line in the
Coaching Club American Oaks, he has been asked about theTravers Aabout 80 times.@
AThat=s fine,@ he said. AShe would be talked about in terms of
Genuine Risk and Ruffian and Winning Colors ... Rachel(Alexandra) and Zenyatta,@ he said. AThat is rare air that we are
flirting with. Maybe she needs a challenge; she really hasn=t had
one.@

Thorpedo Anna | Sarah Andrew

Dornoch Back In Saratoga, Travers The Next Goal
Just before 11 a.m. Sunday, GI Haskell Stakes champion
Dornoch (Good Magic) was back in Saratoga. He vanned backfrom the Jersey Shore and trainer Danny Gargan was rightbehind in his car.
Gargan was gushing the day after Dornoch beat 'TDN RisingStar' Mindframe (Constitution) to notch his second consecutive
Grade I. He won the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga last month. He
has three wins in five starts this year and is five for nine for his
career.
And, right now, he is the best 3-year-old colt in the nation.
AI think he can win every time he runs,@ Gargan said at thebarn, Abut I have always thought that. You know that.@
The next goal is the $1.25, GI Travers Stakes at Saratoga at theend of the month. Before that, Gargan said, Dornoch will betaking a side trip to GMP Farm in nearby Schuylerville where he
will have Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber therapy, a procedure thatdelivers increased amount of oxygen to injured tissues.
AHe has a skin disease,@ Gargan said. AThis is the best way toclear it up.@MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

Incentive Pay gives Brown First2-year-old Win of the Meet

Brown said that the next target is the G1 Hopeful Stakes
Sept. 2, closing day at the Spa.
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MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

Gargan said his runner will be at the farm until Thursday andthen be back at his barn where he will be pointed to the Travers.
Gargan said he anticipates Dornoch will have two works before
the Midsummer Derby. The first will be 15 or 16 days from therace, the second seven or eight days.
AWe aren=t going to do anything crazy,@ Gargan said. AWe=ll
keep working him half miles in 48 and change. This is a special
horse.@
Before Dornoch ever ran, Gargan made the bold statementthat the horse would be the best he ever trained. Dornoch isbacking his trainer up now.
In the Haskell, it looked as though Mindframe was going toblow right by Dornoch at the top of the stretch but it was not to
be. Under Luis Saez, Dornoch dug in and refused to lose, winningby 1 1/4 lengths.
AIt looked like Mindframe was going to win by five or six(lengths),@ Gargan said. AHe has a tendency to wait on hiscompetition; he does that in workouts and that=s why people
think he gets outworked sometimes,@ Gargan said. AWhen
horses come to him, that=s when he really starts running. If
someone wants to run real fast, he will run real fast with them.@
Dornoch is owned by West Paces Racing LLC, R.A. Hill Stable,
Belmar Racing and Breeding LLC, Two Eight Racing LLC and Pine
Racing Stables.
The group will have some fun as they prepare to watch
Dornoch go for his third straight Grade I and cement a
championship.
AI think we have one of the best horses in the country right
now,@ Gargan said. AIf he stays healthy, he is going to be tough in
the Travers.@

Pletcher Turns The Page; Getting Fierceness Ready
For Jim Dandy
On Saturday, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher watched
Mindframe, the 4-5 favorite, finish second to Dornoch in the GI
Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Sunday, he was getting 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City ofLight) ready for the $500,000 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga
on Saturday.
Just after 7 on Sunday morning, Fierceness and exercise rider
Danny Wright worked four furlongs in :49.61 (61/135) on themain track. They worked in company with stablemate Marche(Mitole), who has one career start.
AHe is a good breeze horse,@ Pletcher said of Fierceness while
standing outside his office at the Oklahoma training track. AHe
did what he always does. We were not looking to do a whole lot
six days out, just keep him happy.@
Fierceness hasn=t raced since finishing 15th as the favorite in
the GI Kentucky Derby May 4. Before that, he had been brilliant
in the GI Florida Derby, winning by 13 1/2 lengths.

Pletcher was not going to go down the road towards the GI
Travers with Fierceness. He and owner Mike Repole have both
said that the colt needs more time between races than mosthorses. The Travers is four weeks after the Jim Dandy. Thatmight not be enough.
AI don=t want to get ahead of myself right now,@ Pletcher said.
AWe are trying to win the Jim Dandy and we will assess his
performance in there and see how he comes out of it. I don=t
want to make predictions to where he is going after that yet.@
Repole, still stinging from Mindframe=s 1 1/4-length loss to
Dornoch in the Haskell, isn=t going to beat the drums for theTravers either. He wants to see what Fierceness does Saturday.

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Fierceness | Sarah Andrew

AYou can only run the Travers at the end of August when you
are a 3-year-old,@ Repole said by phone Sunday. AWithout evenseeing the Jim Dandy, it=s not even in my mind. Has he proventhat he runs better with breaks? Yeah. We expect a huge race
(Saturday), but we don=t have to get it. We know this game.@
Mindframe, who Repole co-owns with Vinnie and Teresa
Viola=s St. Elias Stables LLC, has two wins and two seconds in his
short career. His other runner-up performance came in the GI
Belmont Stakes at Saratoga last month.
He did not drift as badly in the Haskell, but it was enough that
Pletcher and Repole are thinking about maybe making anequipment change.
AWe will consider it,@ Pletcher said about the possibility ofadding blinkers. ALook, the winner was good. We were second
and I don=t think our horse made any big mistakes. Irad (jockey
Ortiz Jr.) felt that when he got to the front, (Mindframe) lost
focus a little bit. We talked about it (equipment change) but I
don=t like to make decisions immediately after a race.@
Pletcher said that the Travers is still Ain play@ for Mindframe.
AWe have not lost confidence in the horse,@ he said. AWe justneed to improve that little bit.@

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HOW SPENDTHRIFT GOT DORNOCH: A Q&A
WITH NED TOFFEY
by Bill Finley
It was announced during the telecast of the GI Haskell Stakesthat Dornoch (Good Magic) will stand at stud at Spendthrift
Farm. Spendthrift General Manager Ned Toffey addresses
another big move by his team.
TDN: What is it about Dornoch that makes him a goodstallion candidate?
NT: He=s obviously got a great pedigree and he=s a very
talented horse. We always thought he was a really talented
horse. They tried to rate him in the Blue Grass and he got wipedout from the one hole in the Derby. The luster went off him alittle bit. He=s now come back and shown what he truly is. He=s ahorse that when you put him in a race, he likes to engage otherhorses. I=ve always likened him to a kid who just loves tocompete. He=s out there playing but when you go to competewith him that=s when he shows his talent and his toughness andcompetitiveness. He was a very nice horse as a 2-year-old and as
an early 3-year-old. In the last two races he=s re-establishedwhat he=s able to do. He=s a big, beautiful, classy-looking animal.
With that pedigree and with his looks, that made him a nobrainer as stallion prospect. When he won the Belmont, we felt
like it was time to try to get something done on him. This was agood deal for both sides and we=re thrilled he=s coming toSpendthrift.
TDN: Can you give us a time line on how and when the deal
was struck?
NT: It was after the Belmont. Every stud farm is watching allthese races. (Spendthrift owner) Eric Gustavson asked thequestion, if they win the Belmont, who would we go after? We
named a few horses and he was one of them.
TDN: He will be one of the first sons of Good Magic to go to
stud. How much did you take into account how well-bred heis?
NT: Puca has established herself as a heck of a mare. Curlin is aphenomenal sire. You worry about trying to stand the son of ayounger stallion. But we felt that Good Magic has establishedhimself now to a level where it=s very appealing to stand a son.
The sire line has been so good and Good Magic is establishinghimself as a very nice stallion. That he is the sire was certainly aplus.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

TDN: Spendthrift has been very aggressive lately and has notbeen afraid to go after any stallion. What is the mantra at
Spendthrift right now?
NT: Early on, if you look at some of our success, it was reallyshaped by Malibu Moon and, more recently, Into Mischief.
These were horses who started at a very low level before rising
to the highest levels of the sport. That has shaped a lot of what
we=ve done. We realize a good stallion could come fromanywhere, but the reality is, with the way the market has
evolved over the last 10 to 15 years, everybody=s filter has
gotten a little finer, so far as the yearlings they=ll buy, thepedigrees they=ll buy, the individuals they will buy and then who
will they breed to. The commercial market is a huge factor in
shaping the decisions we make. We understand that nobody
knows where the best stallions are going to come from. But it=s
safe to say that what a stallion needs to be successful isopportunity. And opportunity comes from breeders being willingto breed to a stallion. What breeders are willing to do and what
range they=ll play in is what has caused our shift so far as playing
at a higher level. Into Mischief was a struggle. So was Malibu
Moon, who started as a regional horse. Those are horses thatwould struggle even more today. People are so discerning now
so far as what they=ll buy and who they will breed to and that=sreally what has formed a lot of our thinking. We recognize that
there are breeders at all levels of the market and there are goodhorses that come from all levels of the market. We=ve always
tried to have horses that fit a variety of price points. We=d likethe breeding game to work for all breeders at all levels. That isvery important to us. It is realities of the market have caused us
to shift to a higher end horse.

RAGING SEA A TORRENT IN SHUVEE
VICTORY
In a race that changed dramatically when expected speed
Venti Valentine (Firing Line) stumbled to her knees not once but
twice out of the gate, it was Raging Sea (Curlin) who took
advantage and pulled away late to win the GII Shuvee Stakes atSaratoga Sunday.
A talented juvenile who hit the board in both the GI Darley
Alcibiades Stakes and the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies,
Raging Sea struggled to regain form as a 3-year-old, contesting
mostly optional claimers at Keeneland and Saratoga before
ending her season a winner back in graded company when she
defeated 'TDN Rising Star' Julia Shining (Curlin) in the GIII
Comely Stakes at Aqueduct. Back in April as a 4-year-old, shestayed on track with a strong win in the GIII Doubledogdare
Stakes Apr. 19 and most recently ran fourth in the GI Ogden
Phipps Stakes on Belmont Day at Saratoga June 8.

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MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

responsible for MSP Reconcile (War Front). Readers willrecognize third dam Weekend Surprise, a daughter ofSecretariat, as Broodmare of the Year and the dam of the late,great A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) along with MGISW Summer Squall(Storm Bird) and a host of other graded stakes winners. Stormy
Welcome's last foal is a yearling filly by City of Light.

Raging Sea | Coglianese

The 8-5 second choice found herself in a nice spot towards thefront as Venti Valentine stumbled out of contention just to her
inside in the opening strides. Enjoying a rail-hugging trip into thebackstretch, Raging Sea opted to take back just a bit and let 7-1
shot Misty Veil (Tonalist) handle the tempo through fractions of:23.94 and :48.91. Never far off the rail or the lead, the Chad
Brown runner had the door swing wide open for her off the turnas Misty Veil drifted out a touch and took full advantage, cutting
the corner and opening up with only 7-5 favorite Shotgun Hottie(Gun Runner) making up any ground into her lead late.
AThere was a lot of commotion inside with the two [Venti
Valentine] and the one [Shotgun Hottie], so I think Flavien just[had] another brilliant ride and decision to take the initiative,@
said Brown. AOur horse on paper could=ve been last early, she is
not a front-running horse, but he got ahead of the one, which I
think was the key decision that first turn which took that horseout of her preferred running style. So, in the context of almost amatch race maybe between the two on class, being positioned
ahead of that horse was really a big advantage from that point
forward.@
Brown noted that the GI Personal Ensign Stakes Aug. 23 at
Saratoga could be a next start for Raging Sea.
AIt could be. The way she ran today, it would be a big step up
for that but she=s always knocking on the door in those Grade I's
and there might be one with her name on it.@Pedigree Note:
One of 105 stakes winners for Curlin, Raging Sea is out theunraced Storm Cat mare Stormy Welcome, a mare who sold firstfor $1.6m as a yearling at Keeneland in 2007 and then again for$600,000 as a broodmare to Reynolds Bell at KEENOV in 2015.
From 8 foals to race, Stormy Welcome has produced fivewinners including MSP Welcoming (Tapit) who herself is

Sunday, Saratoga
SHUVEE S.-GII, $194,000, Saratoga, 7-21, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m,
1:51.95, ft.
1--RAGING SEA, 124, f, 4, by Curlin
1st Dam: Stormy Welcome, by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Welcome Surprise, by Seeking the Gold
3rd Dam: Weekend Surprise, by Secretariat($300,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O/B-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC(KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $110,000. Lifetime
Record: GISP, 10-5-1-1, $785,978. *1/2 to Welcoming (Tapit),
MSP, $179,812. Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-Cross pedigree or
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Shotgun Hottie, 122, m, 5, Gun Runner--Re Entry, by Malibu
Moon. ($45,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR). O-Omar Aldabbagh & Jeff
Ganje; B-Vincent Colbert (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $40,000.
3--Misty Veil, 124, m, 6, Tonalist--Genuine Class, by Birdstone.
($210,000 6yo '24 KEEJAN). O-Resolute Racing; B-William
Humphries & Altair Farms LLC (KY); T-Michael J. Maker.
$24,000.
Margins: 2HF, 2HF, 3. Odds: 1.65, 1.40, 7.20.
Also Ran: Just Katherine, Venti Valentine.
Click for the Equibase chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Sierra Leone | Sarah Andrew

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MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES JIM DANDY PREP
FOR BROWN'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) breezed a solo
four furlongs Sunday in :49.73 over the Oklahoma training track
for trainer Chad Brown in his final work before Saturday's GII Jim
Dandy Stakes. NYRA clockers noted an opening quarter-mile in:25.25 and a gallop out in 1:02.68, 1:14.93 and 1:28.92.
AHe did super,@ said Brown. AHe's in a nice rhythm. He's beenworking solo on the training track - I'm liking it. He galloped out
with good energy. That's just what I'm looking for six days out.@
Sierra Leone was third last out in the GI Belmont Stakes to
Dornoch (Good Magic) who returned July 20 to win the GI
Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park.
AHe's at a stage of his development where it was something totransition into,@ Brown continued. AI'm very flexible in training
them and observing where they are in their development. For
right now, at this point of his campaign, it's working for him
taking him out of company for a little bit. He's very fit and I'mjust looking to bring him to the race healthy and focused.@
The GII Jim Dandy Stakes will serve as a prep for GI DraftKings
Travers Stakes Aug. 24 at Saratoga.
Joining Sierra Leone in the Travers will be undefeatedstablemate Unmatched Wisdom (Cairo Prince) who won the
Curlin Stakes July 19.
AI think he's earned his right,@ Brown said. AIf all the horses inthis division stay healthy, it's shaping up to be a really strong
edition of the Travers, so he's going to have to step up
considerably but he's undefeated and he has good positional
speed. I think his best races and his best numbers are ahead ofhim. With that said, if he moves forward, he could be in it.@Ways and Means (Practical Joke), another Brown-trained'TDN Rising Star', also got a prep in over the Oklahoma track for
the GI Test Stakes Aug. 3.
AShe's in a nice rhythm breezing by herself,@ Brown said. AAfterthat big win here - a confidence-building allowance race
Belmont week - she's really where I need her to be fitness wise
and now it=s just some maintenance coming into the Test. She'll
have one more work and that might not be a big field, but thatwill be a strong field and she'll really have to show her best.@

Raging Sea (Curlin) wins the GII Shuvee Stakes(click to watch)

TRAINER WAYNE CATALANO CELEBRATES 3,000
CAREER WINS SUNDAY
Trainer Wayne Catalano celebrated his 3000th career win
Sunday when 4-year-old gelding Alilnalot (Tapiture) won race
four at Ellis Park, a $30,000 maiden claimer. Catalano, whobegan his training career in 1983 following a successful riding
career, has seen over 15,000 horses start under his nameincluding the likes of GI Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint
winner Aloha West (Hard Spun) and dual Breeders' Cup winner
Stephanie's Kitten (Kitten's Joy).
AI=ve been waiting on this one a long time,@ said Catalano after
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Wednesday, Saratoga #7, post time: 4:34 p.m. EDT
HONORABLE MISS H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Accede
Into Mischief
Juddmonte
2 Everyoneloveslinda K Secret Circle
Red Storm Stable
3 Freedom Speaks
American Freedom
Carol A. Reitman
4 Clearly Unhinged
Into Mischief
Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc and Jarret Prussin
5 Sterling Silver
CupidMark T. Anderson
6 Spirit Wind
Bahamian Squall
Miller Racing LLC
7 Hot Fudge K
Liam's Map
KEM Stables
8 Munnys Gold
Munnings
Lawana L. and Robert E. Low

TRAINER
Brown
Rice
D'Angelo
Asmussen
Mott
Joseph, Jr.
Rice
Pletcher

JOCKEY
Prat
CancelSaez
Rosario
Alvarado
Smith
LezcanoOrtiz, Jr.

WT
122
116
117
122
118
120
120
118

Breeders: 1-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 2-E. H. Beau Lane III, 3-Hartmut H. Malluche & Silesia Farm, 4-Rock Brothers Breeding LLC, 5-Mallory Mort & KarenMort, 6-Jacks or Better Farm Inc., 7-Edwin Anthony, 8-Nicksar Farms
Thursday, Saratoga #9, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDTCARESS S. PRESENTED BY ALBANY MED-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Kerry K
Practical Joke
Jordan, V. Wycoff
2 Secret Money K
Good Samaritan
Emcee Stable, Fortune Farm and Robert G. Hahn
3 Future Is Now
Great Notion
R. Larry Johnson
4 Kaufymaker
Jimmy Creed
Gregory Kaufman
5 Danse Macabre K
Army Mule
NBS Stable and Elements Racing, LLC
6 Freedom Speaks
American Freedom
Carol A. Reitman
7 Run for the Hills K
Runhappy
Gary Barber
8 Dontlookbackatall
Peace and JusticeWest Point Thoroughbreds, Scarlet Oak Racing
and Titletown Racing Stables
9 Zeitlos K
CurlinStonestreet Stables LLC and Peter Leidel
10 Roses for Debra K
Liam's Map
Cheyenne Stable LLC and John O'Meara
11 Star Guest (GB)Dubawi (Ire)
Godolphin, LLC
12 Hot Fudge K
Liam's Map
KEM Stables
13 Everyoneloveslinda K Secret Circle
Red Storm Stable
14 Speedy Traveler K
First Samurai
Rigney Racing, LLC

TRAINER
Sharp
Walsh
Trombetta
Ward
DannerD'Angelo
Casse
Clement

JOCKEY
Davis
Gaffalione
Lopez
Saez
Beschizza
Velazquez
Ortiz
Rosario

WT
118
124
124
118
122
118
120
122

Asmussen
Clement
Appleby
Rice
Rice
Bauer

TorresOrtiz, Jr.
Prat
LezcanoCancelTorres

124
124
118
122
120
120

Breeders: 1-Waterville Lake Stable LLC, 2-WinStar Farm, LLC, 3-R. Larry Johnson, 4-Greg Kaufman, 5-St. Elias Stables LLC, 6-Hartmut H. Malluche &Silesia Farm, 7-Peter A. Berglar Racing Interests, LLC, 8-A1A Racing, 9-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 10-Blackstone Farm LLC, 11-Godolphin,
12-Edwin Anthony, 13-E. H. Beau Lane III, 14-Nicholas M. Lotz

Thursday, Del Mar #7, post time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
COUGAR II S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Calm Sea K
Mendelssohn
2 Midnight Mammoth
Midnight Lute
3 Reincarnate K
Good Magic
4 Salesman (Ire)
Dubawi (Ire)
5 Dual Threat K
Into Mischief
6 Clooney K
City of LightOWNER
TRAINERJOCKEY
Valiant Ranches Ltd
Papaprodromou Frey
Jeffrey Sengara
DollaseAyuso
SF Racing, Starlight Racing & Madaket Stables LLC Baffert
Hernandez
Wertheimer et Frere
Mandella
KimuraKoentopp Racing, LLC
Hess, Jr.
Maldonado
Les Blake
Knapp
Pereira

WT
121
121
123
123
121
121

Breeders: 1-Elaine MacPherson, 2-Pedro Gonzalez & Jorge Herrera, 3-Woods Edge Farm, LLC, 4-Wertheimer et Frere, 5-George Krikorian, 6-Keith
Abrahams
Friday, Saratoga #3, post time: 2:18 p.m. EDT
AMSTERDAM S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, 6 1/2f
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 World Record K
Gun Runner
2 Donegal Momentum K Uncle Mo
3 Pure Force
Constitution
4 Jefferson Street
Street Sense
5 Valentine Candy
JustifyOWNER
Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC
Donegal Racing
Juddmonte
Godolphin, LLC
L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm,
Whispering Oaks Farm and Coteau Grove Farms

TRAINER
BrissetMorleyCox
Mott
Asmussen

JOCKEY
Prat
Castellano
GerouxAlvarado
Rosario

WT
118
118
118
118
122

Breeders: 1-Runnymede Farm LLC, Falguieres Bloodstock, Gestut Zur Kuste AG, et al, 2-Speedway Stable, 3-Juddmonte, 4-Godolphin, 5-Pine Creek LP
Saturday, Saratoga #6, post time: 3:20 p.m. EDT
ALFRED G. VANDERBILT H.-GI, $350,000, 3yo/up, 6f
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Nakatomi K
Firing Line
Qatar Racing LLC and Mrs. Fitriani Hay
2 Twisted Ride
Great Notion
Kasey K Racing Stable LLC, Michael R. Day
and Final Turn Racing Stable LLC
3 My Buddy B
Creative Cause
Hetrick, Krista, Nicole
4 Baby Yoda
Prospective
Pantofel Stable, LLC, Wachtel Stable, Gary Barberand Jerold L. Zaro
5 Subrogate K
Arrogate
Colts Neck Stables LLC
6 Skelly
Practical JokeRed Lane Thoroughbreds LLC

TRAINER
Ward
Moore

JOCKEY
Gaffalione
Carmouche

WT
120
117

Hetrick
Mott

AvilesCancel116
122

Duarte, Jr.
Asmussen

Ortiz, Jr.
Santana, Jr.

119
123

Breeders: 1-Arnold Zetcher LLC & Crestwood Farm, 2-Kasey K Racing Stable, 3-Bonne Chance Farm LLC, 4-Kathleen Amaya, Alexandro Centofanti &Raffaele Centofanti, 5-Grantley Acres & Molly Schabel, 6-H. Allen Poindexter
Saturday, Saratoga #10, post time: 5:43 p.m. EDT
JIM DANDY S. PRESENTED BY MOHEGAN SUN-GII, $500,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Sierra Leone
Gun RunnerMrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith,Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing and Peter Brant
2 Seize the Grey
Arrogate
MyRacehorse
3 Batten Down
Tapit
Juddmonte
4 Pony Express K
Gun RunnerTalla Racing, Three Chimneys Farm, LLC,
and West Point Thoroughbreds
5 Gould's Gold
Goldencents
Four G Racing, L. Gasaway & Magdalena Racing
6 Fierceness
City of Light
Repole Stable

TRAINER
Brown

JOCKEY
Prat

WT
124

Lukas
Mott
SadlerTorresAlvarado
Rosario

124
120
118

McPeekPletcher

Hernandez, Jr. 118
Velazquez
124

Breeders: 1-Debby M. Oxley, 2-Jamm, LTD., 3-Juddmonte, 4-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 5-Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-Repole Stable, Inc.

VIRGIN COLADA DELIVERS BIG KICK TO GIVERESOLUTE A NOTABLE VICTORY by Mike KaneSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. B Add Virgin Colada (More than
Ready) to the Resolute Racing's burgeoning list of firsts. So, somany firsts in its first season of racing. With her huge finish in
the stretch in the seventh race Sunday at Saratoga Race Course,
Virgin Colada got to the wire first, a half-length in front ofRunning Away (Gun Runner) in the 1 1/16-miles maiden special
weight contest for 2-year-old fillies and was promptly tabbed a'TDN Rising Star.' She won her, yes, first start in 1:44.32 andpaid $11.20 as the 9-2 second choice in the field of 10.
John Stewart, who launched Resolute Racing in a major way
last year with a slew of bloodstock purchases, made his first trip
to the Saratoga winner's circle following a maiden race. It won't
be his last. He broke his personal Spa maiden last month as theco-owner with Merriebelle Stables of Didia (Arg) (Orpen),winner of the GI New York Stakes during the Belmont festival.

Virgin Colada, trained by Chad Brown, earned a place on the
Resolute Racing honor roll as the stables' first winner from a
yearling auction buy. She was acquired for $110,000 at theFasig-Tipton October Sale. Although the 2-year-old ridgling
Mensa (Complexity) prevailed in the Victoria Stakes at
Woodbine Friday, Resolute bought him for $740,000 after hehad already broken his maiden.
AShe's our first 2-year-old that we purchased and put into thesystem,@ Stewart said. AIt's really exciting for us. It's only our
second that has made it to the track, so we're excited to get thiswin. She looked really, really good. We have a lot of confidencein Chad, so we expect great things from her.@
Stewart said he was part of the Resolute team that identified
the filly as a prospect it wanted.
AJust the way that she looked and we liked her pedigree,@
Stewart said. AShe kind of ticked those boxes for us and thenshe's come along nicely and developed. She's a really nicephysical, and she's got a real quick turn of foot, which you saw
that in the stretch there.@

Virgin Colada | Coglianese

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 14 • THETDN.COM

Starting from the inside under Flavien Prat, Virgin Colada
stayed near the rail well off the pace of :24.19, and :49.74, near
the back of the field. She began to move toward contention in
the second turn, but was still eighth, some 3 1/2 lengths backentering the stretch. Prat moved her out to the middle of thelane and she produced her winning move, which was a tad
sharper than fellow-closer Rare Art's (Munnings), to overtake
Running Away.
AWhen she turned it on, she passed six or seven horses there
and had to be real patient as well,@ Stewart said. AIt was really
nice to see that and it topped off a nice weekend for us.@With Anice,@ Stewart was understating Resolute's weekend
results. In roughly 51 hours, Mensa picked up the victory at
Woodbine, Pounce (Lookin at Lucky) won the GIII Lake George
at Saratoga Saturday and Misty Veil (Tonalist) was third inSaratoga >s GII Shuvee Stakes a couple of hours before Virgin
Colada went to the gate on the inner turf course.
Virgin Colada--named for Stewart's cocktail of choice because
he does not drink alcohol--was the stable's eighth winner from31 starts, all in 2024. The first seven wins were in stakes.
Stewart, a native Kentuckian who founded the private equity
firm MiddleGround Capital, has not eased quietly into theThoroughbred business, though his first purchase was a single
horse at the 2022 Keeneland September sale. Last year, hespent $25 million on bloodstock in under 10 weeks. Hepurchased the Shadwell Shadayid Stud in Midway, Ky, for hisbase of operations.
AI had one horse in September and I have 130 horses now,@ hesaid. AI've got 43 in training; 28 2-year-olds.@
Meanwhile, Stewart has continued to grow his stable.
AI have 23 yearlings already before the season starts,@ he said.
Stewart said Resolute will be a player in the Fasig-Tipton
Saratoga Sale in August.
AI've already been through the catalogue, and have my eye on
five or six that we are going back with us, for sure,@ he said.
AThen we'll be opportunistic on some others. Just trying tostrategize going through the sales season. I like to participate.
But also, we just got our farm up and running. I've just got to likebalance out, on the team, how much resources that we need.@
Stewart said Virgin Colada fits into what he expects from astable loaded with grass runners.
AAbout 80% of my program is turf because I really wantinternational competition,@ he said. AYou're going to see me takesome of these best horses. My first thought when Pounce won
yesterday was >Australia.' I want to take some really good ones. I
want to compete on an international scale. I want dirt for theClassic races, because those are important to us, but you'regoing to see us be really concentrated on the turf.@
Less than a year after boldly launching his ambitious racing
venture, Stewart was having his picture taken at Saratoga with a

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

debuting 2-year-old, the first Resolute baby to win. The
significance of that moment late on a sunny Sunday afternoon in
July wasn't lost on him.
AHere's the thing: everything I'm doing it's the first time for mefor everything,@ he said. AIt's my first year in the program.
Before this race I think we were 18th on the leading owners on
stakes races already and we don't even have half of our croprunning. The back half of this year, I think we're going to dosome really special stuff.@

VIRGIN COLADA SCOOPS UP 'TDN RISING
STAR' BADGE AT SARATOGA by J.N. Campbell
Saving her best kick for the final stretch, first-time starter
Virgin Colada (More Than Ready) mounted a strong charge
down the lane to graduate and earn a 'TDN Rising Star' badge atSaratoga Sunday afternoon.
The filly, who debuted as a 9-2 shot, saved every bit of ground
while at the rear of the field until the top of the lane. She
launched her bid down the center of the course and sailed
confidently past the competition to win by a half-length.
Pacesetter Running Away (Gun Runner) was second.
Her unraced dam's second registered foal, Virgin Colada has anolder full-sister in Ready for Action. Episcopal is also responsible
for a yearling colt by Twirling Candy and she produced a filly byJack Christopher May 3. This dam is herself a half-sister to
GI Runhappy Travers Stakes hero Catholic Boy (More Than
Ready).
Virgin Colada is the 18th 'Rising Star' for her late sire, MoreThan Ready.

7th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-21, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.32,
fm, 1/2 length.
VIRGIN COLADA, f, 2, More Than Ready
1st Dam: Episcopal, by Carpe Diem
2nd Dam: Song of Bernadette, by Bernardini
3rd Dam: Winner's Edge, by Seeking the Gold
Sales History: $275,000 RNA Ylg '23 FTSAUG; $110,000 Ylg '23
FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Clickfor the free Equineline.com cataloguestyle pedigree.
O-Resolute Racing; B-F Hertrich lll & J Fielding (KY); T-C Brown.

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MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

CASALU NAMED 'TDN RISING STAR' AT
SEASIDE OVAL FOR FRESHMAN SIRE
CARACARO by J.N. Campbell
4th-Del Mar, $76,500, Msw, 7-21, 2yo, f, 5f, :58.05, ft, 5 1/2
lengths.
CASALU, f, 2, by Caracaro
1st Dam: Key d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro
2nd Dam: Key of Sea, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Key Phrase, by Flying Paster
Sales History: $775,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com
cataloguestyle pedigree.
O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-LLP
Performance Horses, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

Casalu | Benoit

Freshman sire Caracaro collected the first 'TDN Rising Star'
trophy for his case when his daughter Casalu sailed home adebut winner Sunday afternoon at the Del Mar.
Spotlighted in the Sunday edition of TDN's Summer Breezes
and Racing Insights, the Three Amigos-owned juvenile, whowent off at sixty cents on the dollar, was looking to make goodon a bullet workout she posted at Santa Anita July 8 when she
went four furlongs in :46.40 (1/54).
The heavy favorite blazed out of the gate and clearly
announced her presence with authority up the backstretch. The
bay heard some hoofbeats around the far turn, but entering thelane her jets kicked in and she strode home a 5 1/2-length
winner over Oveta's Hobby (Army Mule).
Casalu zipped a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 before selling for$775,000 at this year's OBS Spring sale. The filly was bred andsold by Rafael Celis, who campaigned Caracaro in partnershipwith Lucas Noriego's Top Racing.
Out of an extended female family which includes sire Yankee
Gentleman (Storm Cat), the winner is a half-sister to Twirled(Twirling Candy), SP, $267,984. Key d'Oro is responsible for a
yearling colt by Vekoma.
Casalu, one of 49 foals of racing age for her freshman sire (byUncle Mo), is his fourth worldwide winner. Caracaro's thirdcame in Russia on Saturday.

QUIET ON THE BOARD, NYQUIST FIRSTTIMER IMMERSIVE WINS SPA MAIDEN
by Bill Finley
On paper, there was a lot to like about Immersive (Nyquist) in
Sunday=s ninth race at Saratoga, a six-furlong maiden for 2-yearold fillies. She is by the top sire Nyquist, owned and bred by
Godolphin and trained by Brad Cox. With those credentials, ashort price might have been in order, but somehow the bay
went off at 10-1.
Looks like the bettors got this one wrong.
After a perfect stalking trip under Manny Franco, Immersive
won by two lengths and paid $22.80. The running time was
1:12.60 for the six furlongs.

Immersive | Chelsea Durand

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM

AIt=s important to any first timer, you need to break good andneed to be able to give them a clean trip,@ Franco said. AThat
was perfect. She got into a good rhythm. When those twohorses were in front of me, I thought I had a chance. She camerunning when I asked her. Sometimes when you hit her, youhave to be careful. It=s hard for me because there is a lot of
adrenaline and I want to win the race. Sometimes, in races likethis you have to be gentle with the horse.@
Spun Candy (Hard Spun) and Laughing Lady (Practical Joke)
vied for the early lead while Immersive stalked the pair fromthird.
The Mark Casse-trained Salted (Tapit) was second and Spun
Candy held on for third. Salted stumbled at the start and soon
thereafter lagged behind the field. Considering her trip and how
she closed in the stretch, she ran a winning race.
The winning dam is Gap Year (Bernardini), who won two ofeight career starts while earning $124,990. She=s had five foals
with two horses to race and now two winners. The other is
Takingtimeoff (Curlin), who won a maiden special weight race at
Delaware Park.
9th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-21, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12.60, ft,
2 lengths.
IMMERSIVE (f, 2, Nyquist--Gap Year, by Bernardini), let go at
10-1, chased the early pacesetters through a quarter in :22.76
and rolled up challenge pacesetter Spun Candy (Hard Spun) as
the half went up in :46.48. She put that game foe away in deep
stretch and pulled away to win by two lengths. Salted (Tapit)
closed late to nip Spun Candy for second. Gap Year, a daughterof Grade I winner Dubai Escapade (Awesome Again), produced afilly by Street Sense this year and was bred back to that stallion.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $55,000.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

Ellis Park Stages A Pair of Juvenile Maidens

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer
racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings
at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fairshare of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national
outfits. Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at thosemeetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier inthe year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are
the horses entered for Sunday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar:

Mike Maker sends out first-time starter Big Air | Horsephotos

Monday, July 22, 2024
Ellis 3, $71k, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:49 p.m. ET@SGrimmTDN@SteveSherackTDN@JessMartiniTDN@suefinley@CBossTDN@EquinealTDN@HLAndersonTDN@garykingTDN@JillWilliamsTDN@thorntontd@SarahKAndrew@QueenOfSuites@campbellparlay

Horse (Sire)
Sale
Price ($)
BreezeBig Air (Vekoma)
OBSMAR
120,000:10.2
C-Kings Equine, agt for Spendthrift Farm; B-Michael Maker
Fugitive Star (Nyquist)
FTMMAY
200,000:21.3
C-Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent; B-Jonathan Kalman

4th-Ellis, $71k, 2yo, (R), 5 1/2fT, 2:21 p.m. ET
Very Bold (Union Rags)
OBSMAR
45,000C-Gene Recio, agent; B-Calumet Farm

:10.3

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
JEFF HALL MEMORIAL S., $124,500, Ellis, 7-21, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f,
1:15.38, ft.
1--HERE MI SONG, 122, g, 6, Cross Traffic--Mi Viera, by Dehere.
O/B-Nathan Hayden (KY); T-William Stinson, Jr.; J-Edgar
Morales. $77,000. Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 26-7-8-1,$959,880.
2--Gulfstream Way, 122, g, 6, Gemologist--Clever Cookie, by
Smart Strike. O-Kueber Racing, LLC; B-Timber Bay Farm (KY);
T-Norm W. Casse. $25,000.
3--Happy Is a Choice, 126, g, 4, Runhappy--Fast Alexia, by Afleet
Alex. ($45,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $160,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR).
O-Hooties Racing LLC, WSS Racing, LLC and 4G Racing, LLC;
B-Builder's Mart, Inc. (KY); T-John Alexander Ortiz. $12,500.

Margins: 5 1/4, NO, NO. Odds: 3.48, 8.46, 1.56.
Also Ran: Champlin, Call Me Fast. Scratched: Osbourne,
Scotland.
Here Mi Song, winner of last year's GIII Commonwealth Stakes,
bound home an easy winner of his second straight renewal of
the Jeff Hall Memorial Stakes Sunday at Ellis Park. The graygelding was well held while stalking a moderate pace in acompact field down the backstretch. He pulled his way to thelead along the rail midway on the turn and skipped clear down
the lane.

Here Mi Song | Renee Torbit/Coady MediaMONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

Here Mi Song returned from seven months on the sidelines tofinish sixth in the Big Daddy Stakes over the Turfway synthetic
surface in March. He was a game second in the May 4
GI Churchill Downs Stakes and was coming off a fourth-placefinish in the June 1 Aristides Stakes. Click for the Equibase.com
chart.
OSUNITAS S., $101,500, Del Mar, 7-21, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT,
1:34.73, fm.
1--AG BULLET, 123, f, 4, Twirling Candy--Noble Grey, byForestry. ($30,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $220,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP).
O-Calvin Nguyen and Joey C. Tran; B-H & E Ranch (KY);
T-Richard Baltas; J-Umberto Rispoli. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
GSW, 8-5-0-0, $297,200.
2--Hang the Moon, 121, f, 4, Uncle Mo--Moondance, by Malibu
Moon. ($200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-CJ Thoroughbreds;
B-Repole Stable, Inc. (KY); T-Philip D'Amato. $20,000.
3--Ascendancy, 121, m, 5, Classic Empire--Tensas Punch, by War
Front. ($105,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $77,000 2yo '21 FTSANA).
O-Jauregui Racing Stables Inc., Dan Barrett, David Crossley,
David Foran, Daniel Preiss, Angel D. Valadez and Graham
Witherall; B-Hunter Valley Farm (KY); T-O. J. Jauregui. $12,000.
Margins: 3HF, 1HF, HF. Odds: 1.40, 2.60, 31.50.
Also Ran: Sun Of Hill (Brz), Lunar Impact (GB), Justique, Miss
Lizzy, Real Fire. Scratched: Richi (Chi).
Since making the move to Richard Baltas's shedrow, Ag Bullet's
2024 campaign has included a win in the Wishing Well Stakes inlate February and another score in the GIII Monrovia Stakes inearly April--both down the hillside course at Santa Anita.
Shipping to Louisville, the filly was a well-beaten ninth in the
GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile on the Derby undercard.
Back on the California turf scene, the 7-5 choice tookcommand passing the grandstand for the first time. Making all
the fractions through the backstretch and around the far turn,
Ag Bullet rocketed further clear past the eighth pole.
"I really think that she's relaxing more now,@ said Baltas.
ADown the backside her ears were up and when she was coming
around to the quarter pole her ears were up and she wasflipping them back and forth. She was waiting for him to call on
her and she answered the question. She was running away fromthem here and she got it all her own way. I was just glad she
kicked home."
The winner's dam produced a filly by Classic Empire who is
now a 2-year-old and she foaled a colt by Mendelssohn lastyear. Noble Grey was bred unsuccessfully to Army Mule for thispast term. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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BIG DREYFUS S., $100,000, Laurel, 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT,
1:47.82, fm.
1--SPARKLE BLUE, 124, m, 5, Hard Spun--Silk n' Sapphire, by
Smart Strike. O-Augustin Stable & Catherine Parke;
B-C Parke (KY); T-H. Graham Motion; J-J Ruiz. $60,000. Lifetime
Record: MGSW & GISP, 18-7-3-3, $957,988. *1/2 to Mark of
Success (Mt. Livermore), GSP, $153,388; Shared Account(Pleasantly Perfect), GISW, $1,649,427; and to Colonial Flag
(Pleasant Tap), GSW-Can, SW & MGSP-USA, $312,463.
2--Cut From Class, 120, m, 5, Blame--Debbie's Diamond, by
Silver Charm. ($10,000 Ylg '20 EASOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Keil, Steven D. and Keil, Caitlin; B-Michael Horning & Debbie
Horning (MD); T-Steven D. Keil. $20,000.
3--Sun Bee, 120, f, 4, English Channel--Spooky Kitten, by Kitten's
Joy. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-H. Graham Motion. $10,000.
Margins: HF, NK, 3/4. Odds: 0.30, 12.10, 11.40.
Also Ran: Glittering Lights (GB), Charmed Way, Tic Tic Tic Boom,
Cats Inthe Timber.
Sparkle Blue came from just off the pace to earn her second
win in the Big Dreyfus Stakes Sunday at Laurel. The heavy
favorite was under a snug hold while sitting just off the earlyleaders into the first turn and down the backstretch. Let loose at
the top of the lane, she pounced to the lead at midstretch andinched clear while in tight quarters to the wire.
AShe=s very professional and Jorge [Ruiz] rides her with a lot of
confidence. I thought he was in a great spot,@ said winningtrainer Graham Motion.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
8th-Saratoga, $95,000, (S), Alw, 7-21, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m,
1 1/16mT, 1:42.09, fm, 1/2 length.
AWESOME CZECH (f, 3, Mendelssohn--Marvelous Martina, by
Awesome Again) finished out her juvenile campaign beaten justa neck in the Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct in November. Fourth in
the Wild Applause Stakes June 22 to start this year after aseven-month layoff, the 4-1 shot sat close to the pace ofLakeside Getaway (Violence) and came through a gap against
the rail to hit the front a quarter-mile from home, just keepingthat early leader at bay to win by a half-length. Marvelous
Martina has a 2-year-old unraced Central Banker filly and foaled
a colt by Honest Mischief this year. Lifetime Record: SP, 7-2-2-0,$154,780. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Barry K. Schwartz; B-Stonewall Farm (NY); T-Horacio De Paz.
1st-Del Mar, $81,500, Alw (C)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 7-21,
3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34.52, fm, 1 length.
BRAN (FR) (g, 6, Muhaarar {GB}--Best Intent {GB}, by King'sBest), winner of the 2022 GII FanDuel Turf Sprint at Kentucky
Downs, made just two starts in 2023 and was making his firststart since finishing second in the GII Eddie D Stakes lastSeptember. With no one intent on the lead, the 5-1 shot was infront in the early strides, but was taken in hand and was
well-held while taken off the pace heading up the backstretch.
Crying out for racing room at the top of the lane, Bran found aseam late and powered clear to win by one length over Sumter(War Front), who had a nose on Packs a Whalop (Creative
Cause) in third. Sales history: i36,000 Ylg '19 AROYRG; i80,000
3yo '21 ARARC. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 24-8-5-4,$768,032.
O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-Lordship Stud (FR); T-John W. Sadler.

Sparkle Blue | Jim McCue/MJC
Winner of the 2022 GIII Valley View Stakes and third in thatyear's GI American Oaks, Sparkle Blue was a front-runningwinner of the GII Hillsborough Stakes in March and was secondin the May 3 GIII Modesty Stakes before a ninth-place effort in
the June 7 GI New York Stakes last time out. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

3rd-Del Mar, $80,824, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 7-21,
3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.18, fm, 3 1/4 lengths.
SUNSET GLORY (IRE) (f, 4, Cotai Glory {GB}--Giant Dancer, by
Giant's Causeway), runner-up in her stateside debut last
October, had not been seen since breaking her maiden goingnine furlongs of the Santa Anita turf Apr. 27.

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Making her third U.S. start, the 7-2 shot was put under a holdto settle in midpack through an opening quarter in :24.56 and ahalf in :49.23. Asked for run approaching the stretch, thechestnut filly bound into contention six wide at the top of thelane and stormed clear to win by 3 1/4 lengths. Sixteen Arches(Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) got her nose in front of Gypsy Woman (Ire)(Cotai Glory {GB}) for second in the Irish-bred trifecta and a
one-three finish for sire Cotai Glory. Sunset Glory was a
5,000gns TATOCT yearling. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0,$90,854.
O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Treitman, Bruce;
B-Ringfort Stud (IRE); T-Michael W. McCarthy.
6th-Ellis, $73,097, Alw, 7-21, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:37.08, ft,
3/4 length.
MOST WANTED (c, 3, Candy Ride {Arg}--Beach Walk, by
Distorted Humor) battled to a narrow debut victory going sevenfurlongs at Churchill Downs June 21. The 2-1 favorite rushed out
to the early lead and exchanged blows with King Russell(Creative Cause) through an opening quarter in :23.65 and a half
in :47.52. Most Wanted took charge out of the turn anddeterminedly held off a host of challengers to the wire to scoreby 3/4 lengths over Midnight Raid (Brody's Cause). Uno Mas
Bourbon (Macho Uno) was a head back in third. Most Wanted isa half-brother to Life Is Good (Into Mischief), Hwt. Older
Horse-UAE- at 9 1/2-11f, MGISW, $4,541,700. Beach Walk
produced full-sisters to Life is Good in 2023 and 2024. She wasbred back to Gun Runner this year. Click for the Equibase.com
chart. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $111,553.
O-Gary and Mary West; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY);
T-Brad H. Cox.

Most Wanted | Coady MediaMONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
4th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT,
2:29.33, fm, 3/4 length.
SUN KISSED SOIREE (f, 3, Medaglia d'Oro--Spring Party {SW,$202,077}, by Smart Strike), debuting at 8-1 in this marathon
spot, sat in the back half of the field and enjoyed an inside trip
with one lap remaining behind the early pacesetters. Making
steady progress once tipped outside into the backstretch, shefanned out with a four-wide bid for the front past the quarter
pole and put away Past Tense (Ghostzapper) to win by threequarters of a length over a late-charging Jitterbug (Justify). Sun
Kissed Soiree, a full-sister to Marzo, GSW, $312,807, is out of
Spring Party, who was purchased by Stonestreet for $525,000 at
KEENOV in 2012. The dam is a half-sister to Baffled (Distorted
Humor), who produced MGISW and successful sire Constitution
and last sold for $1.8 million to Don Alberto Corp at FTKNOV in
2019. The winner has a 2-year-old unraced half-brother by
Omaha Beach and a newborn half-sister by Authentic. Sales
History: $150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$55,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Medallion Racing, Mark Stanton, Narrow KY Rhoades, Barry
Fowler, CMNWLTH and Omar Aldabbagh; B-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-H. Graham Motion.

11th-Del Mar, $78,000, Msw, 7-20, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:35.68, fm,
head.
ATITLAN (c, 3, The Factor--Armanda {Ger}, by Acatenango{Ger}) was moving to the lawn following a well-beaten
seventh-place finish in his six-furlong debut over the main trackat Santa Anita May 27. Dismissed at 35-1, the bay colt settled
near the back of the pack and was jostled by an outside foe
entering the first turn. He cut the corner into the lane, weaved
through traffic at midstretch and darted to the inside ofpacesetting favorite Middleburg (Tapit) as the wire loomed tojust get a head in front of late-closing Broheim (Not This Time)on the wire. Middleburg was a neck back in third. Fausto(Mastery) was cut off and clipped heels at midstretch. He wascaught by the outrider after the race and walked off the track.

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The stewards ruled Old Nine (Ire) (No Nay Never) instigated
the interference and disqualified him. Atitlan is a half-brother toAstronaut (Quality Road), MGSW & GISP, $519,860. Armanda
has a yearling colt by West Coast. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $45,500.
O-John M. B. O'Connor; B-Anastasie Astrid Christiansen-Croy(KY); T-John A. Shirreffs.
5th-Woodbine, C$77,934, Msw, 7-21, 2yo, 6fT, 1:09.52, fm,
2 lengths.
COOLCOLLECTED (c, 2, Collected--She's the Berries {MSW &GSP, $336,580}, by Badge of Silver) was adding blinkers andshifting to the lawn after a fifth-place effort over Woodbine's
Tapeta surface in her 5 1/2-furlong unveiling June 23. The 21-1
outsider chased the pacesetters from the rail through an
opening quarter in :23.09. Tipped out for the stretch run, thebay filly closed full of energy to win going away by two lengths.
Forty N Five (Uncle Mo) was second. Coolcollected was a$50,000 KEESEP yearling. She's the Berries produced a full-sisterto the winner last year and a filly by Upstart this year. Click for
the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $33,169.
O-Colebrook Farms; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Patrick Dixon.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

7th-Ellis, $71,000, Msw, 7-21, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:37.18, fm,
1 1/2 lengths.
SASHAY AWAY (f, 2, Curlin--I'm Wonderful, by Giant's
Causeway) debuted as a 17-1 shot here and was away in goodorder from the rail heading into the first turn. Sitting pretty inthe fourth position down the backstretch, the juvenile was
loaded but with nowhere to go at the top of the lane. When she
found her best stride at the sixteenth pole, Sashay Away strolled
home to score by 1 1/2 lengths over favorite Always Forever(Medaglia d'Oro). The winner is a half-sister to Wonderful
Justice (GB) (Justify), SW, $102,000. A full-sister to current sire
Carpe Diem and a half to MGSW Farrell (Malibu Moon), unraced
I'm Wonderful foaled a colt by Blame Feb. 12. She visited Tapit
for next year. Sales History: $150,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $41,590. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Bradley Thoroughbreds, Finder, Gary, Cambron Equine, LLC,
Kent Starr, Sara Starr, Kurz Equine Investments, Laura Leigh
Stable and Vintage Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Imad Al Sagar (KY);
T-Robert Medina.

8th-Del Mar, $77,500, (S), Msw, 7-21, 2yo, 5f, :58.41, ft, nose.
NYCE GOING (r, 2, Nyquist--More Complexity {SW, $233,470},
by Square Eddie), the 2-1 favorite, was hustled out of the gate
and was part of a three-way battle on the front end through aquarter in :21.99. He took charge into the stretch and held off agritty I=m a Bad Boy (Stay Thirsty) down the lane to graduate bya nose. More Complexity produced a filly by I'll Have Anotherlast year and a filly by Pavel this year. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000.
O/B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Doug F. O'Neill.
3rd-Woodbine, C$76,171, Msw, 7-21, 3yo/up, 5 1/2f (AWT),
1:04.39, ft, 2 lengths.
RULE THE WAVES (f, 3, Astern {Aus}--Katz Reign, by Wildcat
Heir) broke right to the front from a middle gate and quickly
overwhelmed this field, opening up a sizeable advantage into
the far turn that was cut into only late by a closing Summer Buck
(Palace) who was still two lengths back on the line. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,596. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Martin Wickins and Patrice Likamshum; B-Martin Wickins(KY); T-Shelley E. Fitzgerald.

Sashay Away | Coady Media

1st-Laurel, $48,710, Msw, 7-21, 3, 4,/5yo, f/m, 7f, 1:26.03, ft,
6 1/4 lengths.
OVERWISH (f, 3, Curlin--Vaulcluse {SW}, by A.P. Indy), theeven-money favorite, was away well and settled some threelengths off the early pacesetters behind an opening quarter in:23.16. The chestnut filly rushed up into contention along therail nearing the far turn, but was buried three deep on the inside
approaching the straight. She snuck through a narrow opening
along the rail and bound clear in the final furlong to graduate by
6 1/4 lengths. Longshot Diamond Sue (Cuba) was second.

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Overwish, a $675,000 KEESEP yearling, is a half-sister to Lukes
Alley (Flower Alley), Ch. Older Horse-Can, GISW-USA,
MGSW-Can, $795,122 and a full to Arrifana, SW & GSP,
$230,400. She has a 2-year-old half-brother by War Front andwith no foals in 2023 and 2024, was bred to McKinzie thisspring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $28,200.
O-Repole Stable; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD. (KY);
T-Brittany T. Russell.

5th-Monmouth, $47,525, Msw, 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT,
1:43.08, fm, nose.
GILDED EDGE (f, 3, Justify--Rather Special {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire})
was well-beaten in her first start when she finished fifth atGulfstream Park May 5 and again when seventh at Monmouth
June 15. Overlooked as a 20-1 shot here, the chestnut settled
towards the rear of the field heading into the first turn. Gilded
Edge was on hold along the rail up the backstretch, but her
situation did not improve as she was boxed in behind a wall of
horses at the top of the lane. Cutting to the center of the course,
the Todd Pletcher trainee poured on the speed and was up to
win by a nose over For Arrogate (Arrogate). The winner's
unraced dam is responsible for 2-year-old filly Rather Distinct(Justify) and a yearling filly by Munnings. Rather Special is out ofchampion 3-year-old filly Rags To Riches (A.P. Indy), who herself
is a half-sister to fellow GI Belmont Stakes victor Jazil (Seeking
the Gold). Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $29,530. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith; B-Chelston & Wynatt(KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.
5th-Ellis, $43,932, Moc ($50,000), 7-21, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.86,
fm, 3 3/4 lengths.
INTO THE FRAY (f, 2, Violence--Lemon Splendor {SW,$134,300}, by Lemon Drop Kid) chased from fourth as a 7-1 shotup the backstretch and into the turn. She had to come wide past
the quarter pole to find racing room and, once clear into thelane, drew off nicely to debut a winner by 3 3/4 lengths overMoochie Girl (Munnings). A half to both Liam's Light (Liam'sMap), SP, $159,670 and Mo Maverick (Uncle Mo), SW,$427,045, Into the Fray has a yearling half-brother by Volatile,
while her dam was barren to Midshipman for this year. Sales
History: $80,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $45,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSAPR.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,936. Click for the Equibase.com
chart.
O-Glenn S. Bromagen, II, Sandra Bromagen, Patrick Lewis andDomenic Savides; B-Gentry Stable (KY); T-George R. Arnold, II.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

6th-Gulfstream, $40,000, (S), Msw, 7-21, 2yo, 5f, :59.83, sy, 3/4
length.
NAUGHTY RASCAL (c, 2, Rogueish--Baby Doll, by Smarty Jones),the 2-1 favorite, was with the pace early, but fell back while
racing greenly in the sloppy going. He rushed up again threewide approaching the stretch and forged to the lead in deep
stretch en route to a 3/4-length victory. Just Relax (Noble Bird)
and Let's Go Liam (Khozan) dead-heated for second. Naughty
Rascal is a half-brother to Awesome Anywhere (Awesome of
Course), MSP, $330,701. Sales history: $22,000 Ylg '23 OBSWIN;$39,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$24,000.
O-Mr Pug LLC and J.P.G. 2 LLC; B-Edward Seltzer, Beverly
Anderson & Helen & Joseph Barbazon (FL); T-Gerald S. Bennett.

IN ITALY:
Don Checco, g, 4, Good Samaritan--Clara Kelly, by War Front.
Tagliacozzo, 7-21, Cdn, i6,600, 1600mT, 1:46.60. O-Luigi
Colasanti. B-Eric Moreau-Sipiere & Randi Moreau-Sipiere (KY).
T-Soc Al Pierdomenico Srls. *$47,000 RNA Ylg >21 FTKJUL;$28,000 Ylg >21 FTKOCT. **Half to Charlene=s Dream(Qurbaan), MSW, $189,900. SNAI Chart and VIDEO.

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, JULY 222024 Stud Fees Listed
Air Strike (Street Sense), Duncan Farms
3 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Thistledown, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Air Raid, 10-1
2-Thistledown, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Professor Nick, 15-1
Caracaro (Uncle Mo), Crestwood Farm, $6,500
49 foals of racing age/4 winners/1 black-type winner
2-Ellis, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Alw 6f, Purse Thief, 5-1$40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $50,000 OBS MAR 2yo

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Complexity (Maclean's Music), Airdrie Stud, $12,500
121 foals of racing age/12 winners/2 black-type winners
5-Thistledown, 2:50 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Complexity Girl, 3-1$17,000 KEE NOV wnl
2-Ellis, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Alw 6f, Sweet Mo B, 8-1$26,000 KEE JAN wnl; $40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $37,000 RNA FTK
HRA 2yoCountry House (Lookin At Lucky), Darby Dan Farm, $7,500
38 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Presque Isle Downs, 3:27 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Lizzie Baby, 8-1
Cutting Humor (First Samurai), McDowell Farm
19 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-Louisiana Downs, 5:05 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Flint Rock, 8-1$7,200 TTA YRL yrl

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, JULY 222024 Stud Fees Listed
Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $25,000
232 foals of racing age/61 winners/6 black-type winners
2-Presque Isle Downs, 3:27 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Icona Mama, 4-1$75,000 OBS APR 2yo
Mitole (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
295 foals of racing age/70 winners/5 black-type winners
8-Parx Racing, 3:53 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Hippy Hippy Shake,
5-1$15,000 KEE NOV wnl; $42,000 OBS WIN wnl
Yoshida (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), Darley Japan, $1,500,000
164 foals of racing age/32 winners/2 black-type winners
8-Parx Racing, 3:53 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Alyvia's Girl, 20-1
$4,500 KEE SEP yrl; $8,000 EAS MAY 2yo

Imperial Hint (Imperialism), Clear Creek Stud
18 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-Louisiana Downs, 5:05 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Tdz Hint of Power, 7-2
Instilled Regard (Arch), Taylor Made Farm, $7,500
50 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Ellis, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Alw 6f, La Marinera, 12-1
$3,700 KEE NOV wnl; $1,000 KEE SEP yrl
McKinzie (Street Sense), Gainesway Farm, $30,000
170 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
8-Parx Racing, 3:53 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Not Too Late, 12-1
$75,000 KEE SEP yrl; $8,000 EAS MAY 2yo
Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford), WinStar Farm, $5,000
28 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
5-Thistledown, 2:50 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Flashy N, 12-1
$15,000 FTK OCT yrl
Tiz the Law (Constitution), Coolmore Ashford, $20,000
98 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Ellis, 1:49 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Give Her Another, 6-1$300,000 KEE SEP yrl
Tom's d'Etat (Smart Strike), WinStar Farm, $7,500
79 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Thistledown, 2:50 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Instigation, 7-2
Vekoma (Candy Ride {Arg}), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
162 foals of racing age/11 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Ellis, 1:49 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Big Air, 8-1$70,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $120,000 OBS MAR 2yo

STAKES RESULTS:
A. P. SMITHWICK MEMORIAL H., (NB) $150,000, Saratoga, 7-21,
4yo/up, 2 3/8mT, 4:32.85, fm.
1--ZIGGLE POPS (GB), 148, g, 7, Zoffany (Ire)--Loch Ma Naire(Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (55,000gns Ylg '18 TAOCT; 22,000gns 3yo'20 TATAHI). O-Bruton Street-US; B-St Albans Bloodstock Ltd(GB); T-Jack Fisher; J-Graham Watters. $90,000. Lifetime
Record: 19-6-0-3, $187,783.
2--Pickanumber (Ire), 152, g, 6, Shantou--Pollywollydoodle (Ire),by Oscar (Ire). (,30,000 5yo '23 GFUKST). O-Leipers Fork
Steeplechasers; B-M. Sheehy (IRE); T-Leslie F. Young. $27,000.
3--Freddy Flintshire, 146, g, 6, Flintshire (GB)--Amurmar (Ire), by
Galileo (Ire). O-Upland Flats Racing; B-AJ Suited, LLC (KY);
T-Keri Brion. $15,000.
Margins: 4 1/4, HD, 5. Odds: 5.40, 4.00, 8.40.

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IOWA STALLION S., $78,513, Prairie Meadows, 7-20, (C), 3yo,c/g, 1m 70y, 1:42.60, ft.
1--FLAT HANBY, 118, g, 3, by Flat Out--Jealous Ellis (SP,$101,896), by Ocean Terrace. O/B-JT Stables, LLC (OK); T-Boyd
Caster; J-Alex Birzer. $41,700. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-0,$101,722.
2--Specialsortastorm, 120, g, 3, Midnight Storm--Imsortaspecial,
by Big Brown. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Jim Jorgensen; B-James Lee
Jorgensen (IA); T-Tristan Ashford. $18,765.
3--Dawson's Storm, 120, c, 3, Mshawish--My Love Venezuela,
by Scat Daddy. O-Gross Thoroughbreds LLC; B-William Hobbs(IA); T-Brandi Jo Fett. $9,382.
Margins: 1 3/4, NO, 1. Odds: 0.90, 15.40, 4.90.
ROBERT G. LEAVITT S., $76,000, Charles Town, 7-20, (S), 3yo, 7f,
1:24.29, ft.
1--JUBAWITHATWIST, 122, g, 3, by Juba--Romantic Cork (MSW,$242,776), by Denis of Cork. O-KP Racing Stables, LLC; B-John
A. Casey (WV); T-Kristy Petty; J-Gustavo Larrosa. $45,600.
Lifetime Record: 12-8-3-1, $284,525.
2--Soul Catcher, 122, c, 3, Mo Town--Tuxedo Lady, byArcharcharch. ($57,000 Wlg '21 FTKNOV; $95,000 Ylg '22
KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-David M. Raim; B-Maurice F.
Casey III (WV); T-Jeff C. Runco. $15,200.
3--Judgement Day, 122, g, 3, Divining Rod--Bench Ruling, by
Successful Appeal. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Grams Racing Stable
LLC; B-Timothy C. & Judith A Grams (WV); T-Timothy C. Grams.
$8,360.
Margins: 13 1/4, 1 3/4, 6HF. Odds: 0.10, 19.40, 12.80.
MISS DISCO S., $72,000, Laurel, 7-21, (C), 3yo, f, 7f, 1:25.14, ft.
1--MISS HARRIETT, 124, f, 3, Blofeld--Tejano Sea, by Sea of
Secrets. O-Narrow Leaf Farm; B-David Baxter (MD); T-Brandon
McFarlane; J-Forest Boyce. $45,000. Lifetime Record: 9-4-0-1,$215,310. *1/2 to Hemp (Super Ninety Nine), GSP, $166,457,
In Arrears (Scipion), SP, $287,735 and Keep Momma Happy(Scipion), SW, $129,100.

2--Go Sherry Go, 118, f, 3, Golden Lad--Go Get'm Irish, by
Kitalpha. ($20,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Randy
S. Frock and John Oller; B-Charles Blanford (MD); T-Charles A.
Frock. $15,000.
3--Daughter of Time, 118, f, 3, Not This Time--Paradise Bird, by
Summer Bird. ($100,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT; $190,000 2yo '23
OBSOPN). O-Robert Lambe; B-Charles McGinnes (MD);T-Charlton Baker. $7,500.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1 1/4, 11HF. Odds: 1.40, 5.20, 1.20.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

GOVERNOR'S CUP S., $66,250, Sacramento, 7-20, 3yo/up, f/m,
6f, 1:10.25, ft.
1--CHANCERY WAY, 123, m, 5, Mr. Big--This Means War, by
War Chant. ($6,500 Ylg '20 NCAAUG). O-Andy & Rob Smolich;
B-Harris Farms & John Nicoletti (CA); T-Jamey R. Thomas;
J-A Espinoza. $40,250. Lifetime Record: 16-8-4-3, $415,020.
2--Tom's Regret, 125, f, 4, Tom's Tribute--Pure, by Quality Road.
($20,000 Ylg '21 FTCAYR; $390,000 RNA 2yo '22 FTDMAY).
O-Cinema Thoroughbreds, Beckerle, Michelle K., Flores, Victor
M., Johnson, Burton and Zondlo, Eugene; B-DP Racing, LLC(CA); T-Steven Miyadi. $13,000.
3--Blevys Tiger, 120, f, 3, Smiling Tiger--Recoiling, by Coil.
($19,000 RNA Ylg '22 FTCAYR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Martin
Bach & Daniel Weiner (CA); T-Manuel Badilla. $7,800.
Margins: 3 1/4, 3/4, 4. Odds: 2.90, 0.30, 7.80.
WYOMING DOWNS THOROUGHBRED FUTURITY, (NB) $56,700,
Wyoming Downs, 7-21, 2yo, 5f, :58.07, ft.
1--HIGH FEVER, 124, g, 2, Afleet Alex--C C Einstein, by Einstein(Brz). ($6,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $5,500 RNA 2yo '24 CTBAJA).
O-Vanessa Contreras; B-Jim Edgar (IN); T-Ignacio Buenrostro;
J-Daniel Aguilar. $34,020. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $40,420.
2--Bottle Caps, 124, g, 2, Dads Caps--Awesome Forever, by
Awesome Again. ($3,500 Ylg '23 NCAAU). O/T-Dewey Williams;
B-Richard Barton Enterprises (CA). $11,340.
3--Diamante Elegante, 121, f, 2, Lotsa Mischief--Catladydue, by
Orientate. ($2,700 Ylg '23 ARZNOV). O-Walberto Cantu;
B-Fleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC, Kevin Eikleberry & J. Lloyd
Yother (AZ); T-Dru S. Hall. $5,670.
Margins: 1HF, 1, 2HF. Odds: 2.20, 14.50, 9.80.
GOVERNOR'S S., $50,000, Emerald Downs, 7-21, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f,
1:14.91, ft.
(DH)-1--SLEW'S TIZ WHIZ, 121, g, 6, Slew's Tiznow--Ros's Girl,by Rosberg. O-Slew's Crew Racing; B-Karl Krieg (WA); T-Tom
Wenzel; J-Jose Luis Zunino. $18,750. Lifetime Record:
22-9-4-3, $298,457.
(DH)-1--ARMA D'ORO, 121, g, 6, Violence--Gold Dust Lady, by
Chapel Royal. ($25,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Rakoczy Racing LLC and Evans, Justin R.; B-Gugru LLC (KY);
T-Justin R. Evans; J-Kevin Krigger. $18,750. Lifetime Record:
33-7-4-6, $151,370.
3--Neiman, 125, g, 4, Munnings--Tizacity, by Tizway. ($210,000
Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $50,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Abraham, Mike
and Amestoy, Leslie A. and Amestoy, Jr., Pierre Jean; B-Three
Lyons Racing & HTH Enterprises (KY); T-J Evans. $6,000.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, 5HF. Odds: 2.82, 2.86, 2.57.

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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS S., $50,000, Emerald
Downs, 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:15.06, ft.
1--ALOHA BREEZE, 121, f, 4, The Factor--Flashy Doll,by New Year's Day. ($25,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-George
Todaro; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Tom Wenzel;
J-C Montalvo. $27,500. Lifetime Record: 10-6-2-0, $167,510.
2--Daffodil Sweet, 121, m, 7, Ministers Wild Cat--Easy On MyHeart, by Lion Heart. ($16,000 Ylg '18 BAROCT). O-One HorseWill Do Corporation; B-Michael Terry (CA); T-M Allen. $10,000.
3--Our Lyla Grace, 121, m, 6, Cinco Charlie--Darling Grace,by Quality Road. O-John E. Parker; B-David Thorner & Ward
Andrews (KY); T-Candice S. Cryderman. $6,000.
Margins: 6 3/4, 3/4, NK. Odds: 0.99, 12.78, 11.69.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
10th-Saratoga, $110,000, 7-21, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 1 1/8m,
1:52.30, ft, 1 length.
MOORE'S LAW (g, 4, Good Magic--Bella's Way, by Giant's
Causeway) Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-1, $160,100. O-Klaravich
Stbls; B-Jackpot Farm (KY); T-C Brown. *$150,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT.

10th-Del Mar, $92,548, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 7-20,
3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:15.41, ft, 6 1/2 lengths.
THORNE HOUSE (g, 5, Clubhouse Ride--Secret Thorn, by Thorn
Song) Lifetime Record: 9-4-4-0, $263,614. O-Harris Farms, Inc. &Slugo Racing; B-Harris Farms, Inc. (CA); T-Dean Pederson.
*$4,500 Ylg '20 CTBAJA.
10th-Woodbine, C$87,557, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm($34,838-$36,672), 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 6fT, 1:08.84, fm, 1 1/4
lengths.
TICKER TAPE HOME (f, 4, Medaglia d'Oro--Journey Home
{GSW, $225,997}, by War Front) Lifetime Record: SW, 14-3-2-0,$196,685. O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-Mark
E. Casse. *$625,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG.
5th-Del Mar, $81,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 7-21,
3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:49.75, fm, head.
REIQUIST (g, 4, Nyquist--Reiki Baby, by Curlin) Lifetime Record:
12-3-0-1, $162,195. O/B-Cuyathy, LLC (KY); T-Tim Yakteen.
*1/2 to Mendelssohn Bay (Mendelssohn), GSW-UAE, $195,409.
2nd-Saratoga, $70,000, Str, 7-21, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m,
1:53.69, ft, 1/2 length.
BROUGHTY FERRY (f, 3, Audible--Praia {SW & MGSP,$233,913}, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-0,$114,722. O-Joel Politi; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Thomas M.
Amoss. *$135,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

8th-Monmouth, $60,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 7-21, 3yo/up,
6f, 1:10.03, ft, 7 1/4 lengths.
RECRUITER (g, 4, Army Mule--Lady Halite, by Medaglia d'Oro)
Lifetime Record: MSW, 12-6-1-2, $290,585. O-Lynch Racing LLC
and Nick Sanna Stables LLC; B-Beth Bayer (FL); T-Cathal A. Lynch.
*$60,000 Ylg '21 OBSWIN; $102,000 RNA Ylg '21 FTKJUL;$125,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN. **1/2 to Mensa (Complexity), SW,$102,007.
6th-Laurel, $54,395, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($32,000-$40,000), 7-21,
3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.35, ft, 1/2 length.
PETINGAS TWIN (c, 3, Take Charge Indy--Summer Punch, by
Candy Ride {Arg}) Lifetime Record: 10-4-5-0, $149,260. O-James
C. Wolf; B-Mesingw Farm, LLC (KY); T-Anthony Farrior. *$52,000
Ylg '22 KEESEP.
9th-Gulfstream, $42,850, (S), (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 7-21,
3yo/up, 7f, 1:22.88, sy, 3 1/2 lengths.
ONE SHARP COOKIE (c, 3, Sharp Azteca--Peppermint Fire, bySidney's Candy) Lifetime Record: 8-2-3-2, $99,860. O-DanielAlonso; B-Karen J. Silva (FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. *$16,000 Ylg'22 OBSWIN; $130,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $40,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR.
8th-Prairie Meadows, $35,500, 7-20, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:09.55, ft, 4 3/4 lengths.
CHARTER OAK (g, 5, Connect--Acquainted, by Paynter) Lifetime
Record: 23-6-5-6, $219,152. O-Robert Ecoffey; B-Paul Pompa(KY); T-Kelli Martinez. *$65,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR.
8th-Evangeline Downs, $33,160, (NW3L)/Opt. Clm ($15,000),
7-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:25.19, sy, 3 1/4 lengths.
LADY DREAMER (f, 4, Exaggerator--Hout Bay {SP, $139,190}, byHarlan's Holiday) Lifetime Record: 13-3-5-4, $121,385.
O-Norman Stables, LLC; B-Perry & Denise Martin (KY); T-Lonnie
Briley. *$15,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN.

7th-Hawthorne, $33,000, 7-21, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 1m 70y,
1:43.72, ft, 1 length.
RUNWITHHEART (g, 3, Runhappy--Magic Joan, by English
Channel) Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $50,810. O-Eugene
Brajczewski, Jr.; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (KY); T-Joel Berndt.
*$170,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP.

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6th-Emerald Downs, $24,700, 7-21, (NW3L), 3yo/up, 6 1/2f,
1:15.60, ft, 1 length.
GODSEND (h, 5, Midshipman--Miss Del Gallo, by Hennessy)
Lifetime Record: 12-3-4-2, $97,468. O-Stan Munro; B-Sherry Lee
Talowsky (KY); T-Justin R. Evans. *$80,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR.
**1/2 to Allen's Rocket (To Honor and Serve), SP, $153,736.
5th-Fort Erie, C$20,355, 7-21, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f,
1:18.70, ft, 2 lengths.
BROADWAY FORCE (m, 5, Violence--Kincardine, by Fusaichi
Pegasus) Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-1, $67,347. O/B-Chiefswood
Stables Limited (ON); T-Layne S. Giliforte. *1/2 to Kin's Concerto(Mendelssohn), SW, $291,955.
6th-Fort Erie, C$20,152, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($8,801-$9,168),
7-21, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:30.21, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
SAILOR'S PASSION (h, 5, Silent Name {Jpn}--Awesome Mariner,
by Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: 26-5-2-5, $119,050.
O-Scott Andrew Leith, Mark Fournier and Jason Romaniuk;
B-Ben Hutzel (ON); T-Mark Fournier.

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

Moonlight Gambler, f, 3, Malibu Moon--Treasured Up (MSW &GSP, $288,533), by Medaglia d'Oro. Ellis, 7-21, 1 1/16mT,
1:40.06. Lifetime Record: 9-1-2-3, $129,236. B-Ashview Farm
(KY). *$110,000 RNA Wlg '21 KEENOV; $155,000 Ylg '22
KEESEP.
Ready to Collect, g, 3, Reload--Hippicritical (SP), by Hail the
Ruckus. Woodbine, 7-21, (C), 5fT, :57.36. Lifetime Record:
3-1-1-1, $43,767. B-Northern Dawn Stables Inc (ON). *1/2 toDoctor Jack (Where's the Ring), MSP, $252,041.
Hold Out, g, 3, Street Boss--Wipe Out, by Hard Spun.
Monmouth, 7-21, (C), 1 1/16mT, 1:42.58. Lifetime Record:
8-1-1-0, $29,549. B-Godolphin (KY). *1/2 to Degree of Risk
(Cairo Prince), GISP-Can, MSP-USA, $147,025.
Backstage Pass, f, 4, Fed Biz--Miss Pac N Ship (GB), by Paco Boy(Ire). Hawthorne, 7-21, 5 1/2fT, 1:04.12. Lifetime Record:
3-1-0-0, $19,800. B-Linda Juckette (IA). *1/2 to Agent Peter
Graves (Noble Mission {GB}), MSW, $252,383.
Coast Along, g, 4, West Coast--Melrose Woods (SP), by Broken
Vow. Laurel, 7-21, 5 1/2fT, 1:01.31. Lifetime Record: 10-1-5-1,$95,084. B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY). *$90,000 Ylg'21 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo '22 FTFMAR.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:A Cozy Thing, f, 2, Khozan--Onethingoranother, by
Itsmyluckyday. Monmouth, 7-21, (S), 5f, 1:00.41. Lifetime
Record: 2-1-0-0, $42,000. B-Hoover Thoroughbred Racing LLC& Skip Einhorn Racing LLC (NJ).
Maritime Millie, f, 2, Midshipman--Dare to Wear Red, by Pure
Prize. Prairie Meadows, 7-20, (S), 5f, :59.73. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, $31,232. B-Iowa State University (IA). *$25,000 Ylg '23
IOWOCT.
Knightwithlouis, f, 2, Mrazek--Full of Sugar, by Candy Ride (Arg).
Sacramento, 7-20, 5 1/2f, 1:05.92. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-0,$32,930. B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA).
Patmo, f, 2, St Patrick's Day--Alexa June, by Afleet Alex. Prairie
Meadows, 7-21, 5f, :58.64. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,160.
B-Jeannine Strauss McGinn (FL). *$27,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR.
**1ST-TIME STARTER.
Spiritinthenight, g, 3, Exaggerator--Poochy, by Offlee Wild.
Monmouth, 7-21, (S), 5 1/2fT, 1:03.57. Lifetime Record:
6-1-0-2, $53,717. B-Bright View Farm (NJ).
Janes Girls, f, 3, Flat Out--Adorable Jane (SP, $184,948),
by Tale of the Cat. Prairie Meadows, 7-21, 1m, 1:40.31.
Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-3, $36,334. B-Bob Schreiber (OK).
Roommate Martin, g, 3, Juba--Bye Bye Blues, by Adios Charlie.
Charles Town, 7-20, (S), 7f, 1:28.37. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0,$17,413. B-James M. Casey (WV).

Afleet Alex, High Fever, g, 2, o/o C C Einstein, by Einstein (Brz).
Wyoming Downs Thoroughbred Futurity, 7-21, Wyoming Downs
Army Mule, Recruiter, g, 4, o/o Lady Halite, by Medaglia d'Oro.
AOC, 7-21, Monmouth
Astern (Aus), Rule the Waves, f, 3, o/o Katz Reign, by Wildcat
Heir. MSW, 7-21, Woodbine
Audible, Broughty Ferry, f, 3, o/o Praia, by Distorted Humor.
STR, 7-21, Saratoga
Blofeld, Miss Harriett, f, 3, o/o Tejano Sea, by Sea of Secrets.
Miss Disco S., 7-21, Laurel
Candy Ride (Arg), Most Wanted, c, 3, o/o Beach Walk, by
Distorted Humor. ALW, 7-21, Ellis
Caracaro, Casalu, f, 2, o/o Key d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro. MSW,
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Clubhouse Ride, Thorne House, g, 5, o/o Secret Thorn, by Thorn
Song. AOC, 7-20, Del Mar
Collected, Coolcollected, c, 2, o/o She's the Berries, by Badge ofSilver. MSW, 7-21, Woodbine
Connect, Charter Oak, g, 5, o/o Acquainted, by Paynter. ALW,
7-20, Prairie Meadows
Cotai Glory (GB), Sunset Glory (Ire), f, 4, o/o Giant Dancer, by
Giant's Causeway. AOC, 7-21, Del Mar
Cross Traffic, Here Mi Song, g, 6, o/o Mi Viera, by Dehere. Jeff
Hall Memorial S., 7-21, Ellis
Curlin, Overwish, f, 3, o/o Vaulcluse, by A.P. Indy. MSW, 7-21,
LaurelCurlin, Raging Sea, f, 4, o/o Stormy Welcome, by Storm Cat. GII
Shuvee S., 7-21, Saratoga
Curlin, Sashay Away, f, 2, o/o I'm Wonderful, by Giant's
Causeway. MSW, 7-21, Ellis
Exaggerator, Lady Dreamer, f, 4, o/o Hout Bay, by Harlan's
Holiday. AOC, 7-20, Evangeline
Exaggerator, Spiritinthenight, g, 3, o/o Poochy, by Offlee Wild.
MSW, 7-21, Monmouth
Fed Biz, Backstage Pass, f, 4, o/o Miss Pac N Ship (GB), by Paco
Boy (Ire). MSW, 7-21, Hawthorne
Flat Out, Flat Hanby, g, 3, o/o Jealous Ellis, by Ocean Terrace.
Iowa Stallion S., 7-20, Prairie Meadows
Flat Out, Janes Girls, f, 3, o/o Adorable Jane, by Tale of the Cat.
MSW, 7-21, Prairie Meadows
Good Magic, Moore's Law, g, 4, o/o Bella's Way, by Giant's
Causeway. ALW, 7-21, Saratoga
Hard Spun, Sparkle Blue, m, 5, o/o Silk n' Sapphire, by Smart
Strike. Big Dreyfus S., 7-21, LaurelJuba, Jubawithatwist, g, 3, o/o Romantic Cork, by Denis of Cork.
Robert G. Leavitt S., 7-20, Charles Town
Juba, Roommate Martin, g, 3, o/o Bye Bye Blues, by Adios
Charlie. MSW, 7-20, Charles Town
Justify, Gilded Edge, f, 3, o/o Rather Special (Ire), by Galileo(Ire). MSW, 7-21, Monmouth
Khozan, A Cozy Thing, f, 2, o/o Onethingoranother, by
Itsmyluckyday. MSW, 7-21, Monmouth
Malibu Moon, Moonlight Gambler, f, 3, o/o Treasured Up, by
Medaglia d'Oro. MSW, 7-21, Ellis
Medaglia d'Oro, Sun Kissed Soiree, f, 3, o/o Spring Party, by
Smart Strike. MSW, 7-21, Saratoga
Medaglia d'Oro, Ticker Tape Home, f, 4, o/o Journey Home, by
War Front. AOC, 7-21, Woodbine
Mendelssohn, Awesome Czech, f, 3, o/o Marvelous Martina, by
Awesome Again. ALW, 7-21, Saratoga
Midshipman, Godsend, h, 5, o/o Miss Del Gallo, by Hennessy.
ALW, 7-21, Emerald Downs
Midshipman, Maritime Millie, f, 2, o/o Dare to Wear Red, by
Pure Prize. MSW, 7-20, Prairie Meadows

MONDAY • JULY 22, 2024

More Than Ready, Virgin Colada, f, 2, o/o Episcopal, by Carpe
Diem. MSW, 7-21, Saratoga
Mr. Big, Chancery Way, m, 5, o/o This Means War, by War
Chant. Governor's Cup S., 7-20, Sacramento
Mrazek, Knightwithlouis, f, 2, o/o Full of Sugar, by Candy Ride
(Arg). MSW, 7-20, Sacramento
Muhaarar (GB), Bran (Fr), g, 6, o/o Best Intent (GB), by King's
Best. AOC, 7-21, Del Mar
Nyquist, Immersive, f, 2, o/o Gap Year, by Bernardini. MSW,
7-21, Saratoga
Nyquist, Nyce Going, r, 2, o/o More Complexity, by Square
Eddie. MSW, 7-21, Del Mar
Nyquist, Reiquist, g, 4, o/o Reiki Baby, by Curlin. AOC, 7-21, DelMar
Reload, Ready to Collect, g, 3, o/o Hippicritical, by Hail the
Ruckus. MOC, 7-21, Woodbine
Rogueish, Naughty Rascal, c, 2, o/o Baby Doll, by Smarty Jones.
MSW, 7-21, Gulfstream
Runhappy, Runwithheart, g, 3, o/o Magic Joan, by English
Channel. ALW, 7-21, Hawthorne
Sharp Azteca, One Sharp Cookie, c, 3, o/o Peppermint Fire, bySidney's Candy. AOC, 7-21, Gulfstream
Silent Name (Jpn), Sailor's Passion, h, 5, o/o Awesome Mariner,
by Awesome Again. AOC, 7-21, Fort Erie
Slew's Tiznow, Slew's Tiz Whiz, g, 6, o/o Ros's Girl, by Rosberg.
Governor's S., 7-21, Emerald Downs
St Patrick's Day, Patmo, f, 2, o/o Alexa June, by Afleet Alex.
MSW, 7-21, Prairie Meadows
Street Boss, Hold Out, g, 3, o/o Wipe Out, by Hard Spun. MCL,
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RISING STAR BABOUCHE GOES TWOBREAKFAST WITH HARRY TDN
FOR-TWO IN THE ANGLESEY By Sean Cronin
SWEENEY - ONE OF IRISH Juddmonte=s Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}--Pavlosk, by Arch)>TDN Rising Star= status with a five-length rout going six
RACING=S GREAT PIONEERS attained
furlongs at Cork in her June 14 unveiling and stepped forward tojustify 13-8 favouritism in Sunday=s G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse &Stables Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh.
The Ger Lyons trainee was bumped at the break and raced
three lengths off the leader as Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never)set a searching tempo up front. Powering forward once past
halfway, she was shaken up to launch her challenge approaching
the final furlong and was driven out in the closing stages towithstand the late charge of >TDN Rising Star= Camille Pissarro(Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by a half-length.
"She=s a filly we=ve always liked and has a temperament to die
for," said Lyons. "She=s become more switched off since she ran
in Cork. It=s okay winning the way she did in Cork, but welearned nothing because she did it all on her own." Cont. p8
Harry Sweeney: the master of Paca Paca Farm at the Crown Plaza
hotel in Chitose | Brian Sheerin

By Brian Sheerin
Harry Sweeney is one of Irish racing's finest exports. A
qualified vet, he has been based in the Far East for 35 years,
where he operates from the world renowned Paca Paca Farmas well as holding the position of President at Darley Japan.
From big-money pinhooks to sleepless nights after somefrightening losses, breeding Japanese Derby winner Deep
Brilliante and how he engineered a plan to be granted aJapanese owner's licence, Sweeney makes for a fascinating andentertaining Q&A.
The Marco Polo of Irish racing sat down with Brian Sheerin
for breakfast following the Select Sale in Japan.
How do you reflect on the JRHA Select Sale?
I was reasonably pleased-- wasn=t elated. I mean, it certainly
wasn=t the bonanza of last year for Paca Paca. Traditionally, weused to assess this sale in sumo terms. There is a term wecommonly refer to in Japan that relates to sumo. It's when a
mid-ranking wrestler would set out to win more bouts than helost in a 13-day tournament. Then they were happy. That's
called kachi-koshi. That is our bar for Paca Paca going into any
sale and we achieved that.
Cont. p3

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Harry Sweeney Q&A cont. from p1
We had seven foals in the sale--one was consigned under aslightly different name--and we sold four. You have to bereasonable and, even with the weak exchange rate, the Baaeed(GB) foal sold for ,275,000. For a foal of just three months old,that is fantastic business. There won't be many foals by Baaeed
who sell for more than that at Tattersalls in December so I haveto be pleased. However, when you look at what that same exact
foal might have made had he been offered by Northern Farm forexample, there is a little bit of a difference. But Northern Farm
has a huge brand and the market appreciates their brand. Do
you know the way they were selling Aston Martin cars on thesales complex? Well, some of my fellow breeders will be driving
Aston Martins after the sale. I will be driving a Toyota Land
Cruiser. But a Toyota Land Cruiser is still a very fine car and it
suits me better. And do you know what? I feel privileged andlucky to have it.
Can that be frustrating?
Of course it can be frustrating but I have been here for 35
years so I accept it. And you might look across and question
things but Japan is still a very good place to make a living so I am
happy. This is a very special market, the Select Sale especially,

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

and certainly Northern Farm is extremely dominant. You don=t
need AI to work that out. But even AI would be confounded by
the scale of the dominance. But, listen, Northern Farm hasinvested heavily in its broodmare band and everyone working
there works very hard so they deserve a lot of the success they
are enjoying. While other farms might begrudge that success, I
don=t, because a rising tide lifts all boats. But I have been sellingat the Select Sale since day one and I have seen good days, I
have seen bad days and I have also seen brilliant days. I am
reconciled with it. It=s not the pressure that it used to be. Our
kids are grown up and we=ve paid for their education. My farm isalso paid for so it=s not the do-or-die scenario of continuing inbusiness or going bankrupt like it used to be.
Does that change how you operate? With less responsibility
you can essentially take more risk.
We can take more risks, of course. But you sleep a bit better
when doing so. Cont. p4

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Harry Sweeney Q&A cont.
Can you tell me about some of those sleepless nights? There
were times when you bit off a lot.
There were good years and bad years. When the market
crashed in 2008, that Select Sale was an absolute disaster for us.
A wipeout. I think we had 12 foals in the sale and we sold justone. We had four young sons at the time. I can remember we
had planned a holiday in Indonesia and Borneo shortly after thesale. I can remember being in the middle of the jungle in
Borneo, deep inside the rainforest and thinking, >I am in somehole right now=. I was in deep--I was deeply fu***d. That=s all I
could think of on that holiday and there was some sort ofpoeticness to the whole thing as, here I was in the middle of thejungle cut off from civilisation when, in business, I was in the
biggest hole I had ever found myself in.
How did you get out?
I worked hard. Worked really, really hard.
A lot of well-known horses in Japan, America and even in
Europe were born and raised in Paca Paca. Even last year=s St
Leger winner Continuous (Jpn) is a graduate of yours. That
must give you a lot of pleasure.

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

We have a lot of good clients and it=s great to see them doing
well. Maybe we don=t deserve some of the accolades because,
here in Japan, there is a clear distinction between the mare=sowner and where a foal is born. Oftentimes, it=s the farm atwhich a racehorse was born that receives the accolades. The
racing papers carry the breeding farm, but that is not thebreeder. So, if Brian Sheerin for example has a mare at Paca
Paca, he won=t get mentioned in the papers but Paca Paca will.
In your role with Darley Japan, you have welcomedwell-known horses in Europe like Hukum (Ire) and Adayar (Ire)to the stallion roster. How have they been received and is itdifficult taking on the might of a 30-strong Shadai Stallion
Station roster?
We welcomed another new horse, Palace Malice, to Japan
recently. He's standing at -3.5 million and has covered 262
mares and has more than 200 of those in foal. You know, if you
bring the right product, you will do well. A lot of goodmares--some from Northern Farm and Shadai Farm--have been
sent to Palace Malice. So if you have the right stallion at theright price, you can survive. But you need to be lucky as well.
Two days after we announced the deal for Palace Malice, his son
Jantar Mantar (Jpn) won a Group 1 race.
Cont. p5

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Palace Malice | Sarah Andrew

Harry Sweeney Q&A cont.
A lot of people in Japan thought 'Harry Sweeney is brilliant'and I haven't dissuaded them from that thought! But the fact is,
we were really lucky. Jantar Mantar went on to become thechampion two-year-old in Japan and is a Group 1 winner atthree as well. So it worked out but there are plenty of occasions
in bloodstock when it doesn=t.
You have a number of horses in the Selection Sale. What sortof trade should we be expecting there?
It will be decent trade without being the bonanza of the SelectSale but that is a complete bubble. That's why I would advise
absolute caution for a foreigner looking in on the Select Sale.
The Selection Sale is the real market.
If you were to find yourself in a position of power or one
where you could make meaningful change to the way racing
was run back home in Ireland, what would you bring back fromyour learnings in Japan?

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

I=m not really interested in commenting on that as I don=t
know enough about it. But, the big difference here is that wehave a Tote that runs betting and we have a government
subsidiary that owns the Tote, the tracks and the two main
training centres and they are reinvesting in racing in Japan. It=s
all controlled by one body and there=s great transparency. We
don=t have competing forces. We have the JRA and then we
have a second body, which is the NAR. While the JRA is
effectively a semi-state body, a subsidiary of the department ofagriculture, the local racing is run by the NAR. That is run by the
local municipal governments as well so that is effectively asemi-state body, albeit at a different level. They work very muchin tandem together so it is a very well-regulated and uniformed
body which has one focus. Unfortunately, racing has evolved ina very different way in Europe. Japan is a racing utopiaY..almost.
Now, the >almost= in that sentence carries plenty of weight, butthere are a lot of great things about racing here--enormous
prize-money, great fan attendance, great love of the horse, an
excellent demographic of young people going to the races andmore. You go to any of the big meetings in Japan and it costs ,1of an admission fee and that includes a racecard. People dresscasually as well. It=s very casual, they bring their kids, bring apicnic and it=s just a great day out.
And what could I take back home to Ireland? Outside ofprize-money and fan engagement, the biggest thing I havetaken from this trip is how important distance is to the breed
over here? For example, there are only two Group 1 races oversprint trips in Japan.
Credit to the JRA for that. Even our 2,000 Guineas, that=s run
over 10 furlongs. Japan is the country of 10 furlong two-year-old
maidens. Where else would you find that? Even Deep Impact(Jpn). He debuted over 10 furlongs. That=s the way it is. The
reverse is true, in that there are very limited opportunities forsprinters over here. Cont. p6

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MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

I have just had a text message from Jack Cantillon asking >how
the Christopher Columbus of Irish racing is getting onY..=
Well, if Jack was more familiar with his history, he might havesaid the Marco Polo of Irish racing because Christopher
Columbus sailed west whereas Marco Polo went east!

Fine Needle | Horsephotos

Harry Sweeney Q&A cont.
If I was to go back to my main employment with Godolphin, as
opposed to my hobby farm at Paca Paca [!], we raced some finehorses over here, including Fine Needle (Jpn). He was achampion miler/sprinter but in truth he was a sprinter. There
are only two Grade 1 races in the entire programme under amile out here and he won both of those.
Another thing that was quite noticeable was how the Japaneseplace perhaps even more emphasis on the book rather thanthe model compared to other parts of the world.
Oh yes. But, to be honest, this is an imprecise science. A few
years ago, myself and my farm manager, James Butler, set
ourselves a task of finding what we thought would be the worst
value of the Select Sale. It was just a little bit of a game between
ourselves. We had looked at nearly all of the yearlings in thesale. There was one filly in particular and she had shockingBand I
mean shockingBfront legs. She went on to make a lot of money
and we both agreed that she was the worst value of the sale.
What happened? She went on to become a Group 1 winner inJapan. Pedigree is very important in Japan. And size, actually.
They are not as critical on conformation and things like that. But,
you know what, maybe they=re right. Maybe we are too caught
up on conformation and things like that at home.

I actually didn't know a lot about you or Paca Paca before thistrip and it's only now that I am realising the scale of theachievement. I'm not just saying this because you're sitting infront of me but, what you have achieved in Japan, it must be
up there with some of the great pioneering feats in Irish racing.
Well, that's a very kind thing to say, so thank you. But it has
been acknowledged, and I did win the inaugural Wild Geese
Award at the ITBA Awards a number of years ago. That was agreat honour. But you talk about great pioneering feats, butsometimes fate deals you a hand. You have to understand thatwhen I came out here it was a very different era. I graduatedfrom college in 1983 and those were very dark days in the Irish
economy. There were huge unemployment rates in Ireland atthat time. A lot my class emigrated because there were simply
no other options. It was by chance that I ended up in Japan.
Now, it was a tough job, but one I was well paid for. Because I
was being well paid, and because things were so bad in Ireland, I
was going to f****** suck it up. I=m not saying it was easy
because it wasn=t but anyone who succeeds in business does thesame. Life is not easy and success doesn=t come easy to anyone.
So yes, I did work hard. But, do you know what? I worked hardbecause I had no other option. And that=s the truth. It needed towork. When I first came here, I was a bit like you. I could see thescale of things. All I could think was >wow=. I could see the scaleof opportunity here. I said to myself, >imagine, just imagine, if I
could get a tiny piece of the pieBeven a tiny piece of the crust.=
So I set about doing that and got a few crusts along the way. It=sa big, big pie out here.
Given your veterinary background and the Japanese approachto buying horses, did you have to forget much of what you
learned with regards to conformation etc?
There is a very big distinction between buying a horse to sellon and buying a horse to race. They are completely different
things. Cont. p7

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

Harry Sweeney Q&A cont.
Generally speaking, they need to be correct but I can tell you
that, the longer you stay in this business, the more you realisethat winnersBand championsBcome in all shapes and sizes. Yes, I
am a little less critical of certain things as opposed to when I
came out here first. One thing that is unique in Japan is thatmost horses in Japan race and Japanese trainers do a very goodjob in getting their horses to the track. If you end up with asound horse, there=s a fantastic programme out here.

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

licence as my biggest achievement. That was huge because
there was a lot of red tape there and I was aiming to be the firstforeigner ever to be granted a JRA owner=s license. On a lighter
note, another thing I am proud of is the decriminalisation ofwearing shorts to the sales!

Can you paint a picture as to how difficult it was to get yourfoot on the ladder here in Japan?
Okay, well one of the first things I saw an opportunity to makemoney on was pinhooking here in Japan. So buying foals or
A lot of yearlings in Europe will have had corrective measures
yearlings in Japan and bringing them back and selling them insuch as screws etc. Would that be as big out here?
Europe or the USA. We had some astounding profits and some
It=s not as big but it=s coming along. There were certain
shocking losses doing that. But it was 25 or 30 years ago now
yearlings at the Select Sale and it was clear that they had had
when I tried to buy my first horse in Japan and, at that time, youscrews. It=s funny, you don=t have to declare that but you do
didn=t have to register to buy a horse but you did have to bring a
have to declare if they have had any OCD surgery. At thedeposit. That deposit was roughly $25,000 in cash. Now, there
Selection Sale, you need to declare where any surgery took
was a lovely filly at this particular sale and I can remember
place where an anaesthetic wasthinking, >I need to give this aused. So there are different rulesgo.= Typical Irishman, I arrived atfor each sale. I could name athe sales company with mynumber of horses who had
brown paper envelope withscrews and went on to win$25,000 in cash inside and there
Classics. There are plenty of
was pandemonium. Here was agreat-looking horses, with great
foreigner wanting to buy at thelegs and a great walk, but they
sales. What do we do? They
turn out to be bloody poor
brought me upstairs to theracehorses. Plenty! So I think we
office. So here I was, sitting at
can get a little bit caught up on
this long rectangular boardroomthat. Say you are walking down
table, with a room full of white
the high street and you see thisenvelopes stuffed with $25,000
beautiful suit and you say, >Iin cash along with my brownwant that=. Okay, it looks great,envelope. I was left thinking,
Deep Brillante | Racingfotos.com
but it might not keep you warm.
why is my brown envelope not
You might be better off going down the road and buying
being treated the same as all of these white envelopes? Is mysomething half the price. It might not look as good but it will domoney not the same? The sales company would only let me buy
a better job of keeping you warm and it costs you less money. In
the horse if I didn=t use my own name. I needed to go throughfact, the cheap horses are earning the very same as thean agent. Also, I had to get a guarantor. That pissed me off big
expensive horses do here in Japan. Possibly, the best value to betime. I was being treated differently, which wasn=t very nice. But
had at the sales here in Japan is by buying the horses who RNAd. I ended up buying the horse and I kept the name card of that
Lord Kanaloa (Jpn), the champion sprinter and sire of Almond
filly and got it framed. So, if you ever come to Paca Paca, you
Eye (Jpn), is a famous example of a high-class horse who failed
will see that hanging proud on the wall. That is where this all
to sell in the ring.
started. From there, I spent a lot of time reading up on what I
could and couldn=t do at the sales and in racing in Japan. It
Would you say that breeding the Japanese Derby winner Deep
spurred me on.
Brillante (Jpn) stands out as your greatest achievement in the
sport?
Don=t piss off an Irishman!
It=s a big achievement when you can survive in business,
I had to harangue people but I got a lot of support. I even got
educate your family and make a living. Anybody who can do that support from within the Irish government. To become a JRA
is doing well. But I would consider being granted my JRA owner=s owner, it=s very difficult. Cont. p8

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Harry Sweeney Q&A cont.
It=s much easier to become an owner in Europe than it is overhere. The amount of paperwork that you have to submit isenormous. Most people wouldn=t go through with it as it is very
invasive. I spent years getting ready for this as there are all sortsof parameters you need to hit in terms of pay and taxes before
you could be accepted. When the time came to consider myapplication, I thought, >do you know what would be a big help
here is a little bit of a word of endorsement for Harry Sweeney=.
Through a friend of mine who happened to be working in the
Government press office, I asked if there would be any chancethat our then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern would write a letter of
support. The good news came and I was told to draft something
and send it in. I drafted something, where it mentioned thegreat relationships between Japan and Ireland, some of thehorses who had been based at the Irish National Stud forJapanese clients and the fact that Rathbarry had aJapanese-bred stallion at the time. And then at the end, by theway, Harry Sweeney is currently applying for his JRA owner=slicence and we consider this to be very important. Something
like that. It was addressed to the president of the JRA but, when
Bertie and his colleagues sent it over, they crossed out thepresident of the JRA and wrote, >Dear Mr Koizumi= instead. Who
was Mr Koizumi? He was the Japanese prime minister at thetime. So the letter came through in the diplomatic bag where
diplomatic communications are shared. The ambassador gets it,
he toddles down to the Department of Foreign Affairs, and thenit gets circulated to the Department of Agriculture. It finallypercolates down to the JRA. Here we have the Japanese andIrish prime ministers advocating for Harry Sweeney who isapplying for his owner=s licence. You couldn=t make it up. So,
when I said I had support, I had a lot of it. Brian Kavanagh
supported me as well. I didn=t do this entirely on my own and I
am grateful for everybody who has helped me.

Anglesey Stakes cont. from p1
Lyons continued, "Coming here, you=re lobbing into a proper
stakes race against the boys and you are wondering what did
she learn. She=s just been so switched off at home since Cork
and Colin [Keane] said that you can=t get over her temperament.
She got mashed out of the stalls and then had to do it the hardway. She got to the front and parked and looked around. Maybe
she=ll improve and she needs to improve if we=re going to keep
going forward."
Looking ahead, the trainer added, AWe=ll see how she comesout of this race, but at the minute we=re going to take on theboys in the [Aug. 19 G1] Phoenix Stakes. You need thetemperament for the Group 1s and she seems to have that.

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Babouche (pink cap) | Racingfotos.com

We=ll stick to six [furlongs] and I would have thought she=ll get
further. She=s going to be a [1000] Guineas filly and I=ll be
training her for the Guineas.@

Pedigree Notes
Babouche is the sixth foal and scorer produced by Listed
Michael Seely Memorial Stakes victrix Pavlosk (Arch), herself afull-sister to Listed Prix Casimir Delamarre winner Rostova.
Pavlosk is also a half-sister to the dual Group 3-winning G1 Gran
Premio di Milano third Exhibit One (Silver Hawk), herself thedam of G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai victor Maitres d=Art (Jpn)(Zenno Rob Roy {Jpn}) and Listed Sandringham Handicap runnerup Auction (Ire) (Mr. Greeley). Zarinsk=s third dam Bold Empress(Diesis {GB}) is kin to multiple Group 1-winning sire Zafonic (Mr.
Prospector) while her descendants also include stakes-winning
G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches second Irish Rookie (Ire)(Azamour {Ire}), G2 Maurice Lacroix Trophy victrix Daring Love(Ger) (Big Shuffle) and G2 Oettingen-Rennen scorer Dapango(Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). The May-foaled homebred bay is afull-sister to last year=s G2 Minstrel Stakes, G3 Brownstown
Stakes and G3 Cornelscourt Stakes victrix Zarinsk (GB). She isalso kin to the stakes-placed Derevo (GB) (Dansili {GB}), a
yearling filly by Expert Eye (GB) and a weanling filly by Bated
Breath (GB).

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Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
JEBEL ALI RACECOURSE AND STABLES ANGLESEY STAKES-G3,
i63,250, Curragh, 7-21, 2yo, 6f 63yT, 1:15.69, gd.
1--BABOUCHE (GB), 128, f, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Pavlosk (SW-Eng), by Arch
2nd Dam: Tsar=s Pride (GB), by Sadler=s Wells
3rd Dam: Bold Empress, by Diesis (GB)TDN Rising Star. 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN.
O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ger Lyons;
J-Colin Keane. i33,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $47,125.
*Full to Zarinsk (GB), MGSW-Ire, $258,347; and 1/2 to Derevo(GB) (Dansili {GB}), SP-KSA, $479,020. Werk Nick Rating: B.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Camille Pissarro (Ire), 131, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)-Entreat (GB), by Pivotal (GB). TDN Rising Star. (1,250,000gns
Ylg >23 TATOCT). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs John
Magnier & Peter M Brant; B-CN Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan
O=Brien. i11,000.
3--California Dreamer (GB), 128, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)--Penelopa(GB), by Giant=s Causeway. (130,000gns Ylg >23 TATOCT).
O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Ickworth Stud (GB);
T-Adrian Murray. i5,500.
Margins: HF, 1 3/4, SHD. Odds: 1.63, 4.50, 7.00.
Also Ran: Treasure Isle (Ire), Regal Gem (GB), Sir Yoshi (Ire),
Cowardofthecounty (Ire), No Return (Ire), Celtic Chieftain (Ire),
Barton Key (Ire). Scratched: Black Forza.

ROYAL DRESS SPRINGS A SURPRISE IN THE
MEADOW COURT By Tom Frary
Much improved this term since upped to a mile by James Tate,
Saeed Manana=s homebred Royal Dress (Ire) (Night Of Thunder{Ire}) went up another notch over another furlong on Sunday
when capturing The Curragh=s G3 Al Shira=aa Racing Meadow
Court Stakes with no hint of fluke. Relishing being held up in rear
off the strong tempo, the 16-1 chance was delivered by Ben
Coen to overhaul American Sonja (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) passing
the furlong pole and assert for a 2 3/4-length success in a
noteworthy time.
Former sprinter Royal Dress, who had won the Listed
Conqueror Fillies= Stakes at Goodwood in May and had atroubled trip when third in Epsom=s G3 Princess Elizabeth Stakesat the start of June, was justifying her trainer=s faith after asubsequent eighth in the G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal
Ascot later that month. AI=m delighted with that, I wasn=t so
happy when she was an unlucky third at Epsom or when the
ground got a bit quick for her at Ascot, but everything went
perfectly today,@ Tate said.

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

AWe discovered at Ascot that it=s not really that she needs theground soft, she just needs a decent test of stamina,@ he added.
AThere=s no way we=ll be going back to a mile now after winningover nine furlongs today. A mile and a quarter would be ideal
and on that kind of ground, you wouldn=t even rule out a mile
and a half.@

Pedigree Notes
Royal Dress=s dam Wadaa (Dynaformer), who is also
responsible for the G3 Prix Six Perfections runner-up and G2
Cape Verdi third Wedding Dance (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), isout of the owner-breeder=s G3 Nell Gwyn Stakes winner and G1
Prix Vermeille runner-up Cloud Castle (GB) (In The Wings {GB}).
Her three black-type winners include the G3 Winter Hill Stakes
scorer Queen=s Best (GB) (King=s Best), in turn the dam of the GI
Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Queen=s Trust (GB)(Dansili {GB}), and the listed scorer Urban Castle (Street Cry{Ire}) who produced the GI Turf Classic, GI Manhattan Stakes
and GI Hollywood Derby hero Domestic Spending (GB) (Kingman{GB}).
Cloud Castle, who is also the third dam of the G1 Pretty Polly
Stakes heroine Thundering Nights (Ire) by Royal Dress=s sireNight Of Thunder, is kin to the dual G1 Coronation Cup hero
Warrsan (Ire) (Caerleon), the triple group 1-winning fellow sire
Luso (GB) (Salse) and the Soviet Star mare Lunda (Ire), in turnthe dam of the G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Poule d=Essai desPouliches heroine Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}). Wadaa=s2-year-old full-brother to Royal Dress was a 120,000gns
purchase by James Ferguson for Chris Waller at the Tattersalls
October Book 2 Sale, while she also has a yearling colt by
Kingman (GB) and a filly foal by Baaeed (GB).

Royal Dress | Racingfotos.com

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Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland
AL SHIRAAA RACING MEADOW COURT STAKES-G3, i55,000,
Curragh, 7-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT, 1:50.34, gd.
1--ROYAL DRESS (IRE), 135, f, 4, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Wadaa, by Dynaformer
2nd Dam: Cloud Castle (GB), by In the Wings (GB)
3rd Dam: Lucayan Princess (Ire), by High Line (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Saeed Manana; B-Rabbah Bloodstock
Limited (IRE); T-James Tate; J-Ben Coen. i33,000. Lifetime
Record: SW & GSP-Eng, 15-4-2-2, $120,093. Werk Nick Rating:
C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--American Sonja (GB), 138, f, 4, Tasleet (GB)--Gumhrear (Ire),by Kodiac (GB). (22,000gns Wlg >20 TATFOA; ,30,000 Ylg >21
TATIRY; 95,000gns 2yo >22 TATBRE). O-Mark Dobbin;
B-Whatcote Farm Stud (GB); T-Joseph O=Brien. i11,000.
3--Caernarfon (GB), 135, f, 4, Cityscape (GB)--Royal Ffanci (GB),by Royal Applause (GB). O-Hunscote Stud, P Humphreys & J
Sweeney; B-Hunscote Stud (GB); T-Jack Channon. i5,500.
Margins: 2 3/4, NK, 2 3/4. Odds: 16.00, 1.75, 4.00.
Also Ran: Jackie Oh (Ire), Sparks Fly (GB). Scratched: Enfranchise(Ire), Villanova Queen (Ire).

THE BLACK-TYPE REVIEW By Tom Frary
The Curragh=s G2 Romanised Minstrel Stakes saw Sheikh
Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum and Karl Burke=s hot spell
continue as the 4-year-old gelding Poet Master (Ire) (Lope De
Vega {Ire}) dominated a substandard field in the seven-furlong
test. The first foal out of the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes winner and
G1 Cheveley Park Stakes-placed Madeline (Ire) (Kodiac {GB})from the family of the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes heroine Thistle Bird
(GB) (Selkirk), he is a half-brother to a 2-year-old filly by Iffraaj(GB) named Gulf Tiger (GB), a yearling filly by Pinatubo (Ire) anda filly foal by Dark Angel (Ire).
In Hoppegarten=s G3 Furstenberg-Rennen, Stall Lintec=s 6-yearold Best Of Lips (Ire) (The Gurkha {Ire}) bounced back to theform with a nose defeat of Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}),recording a sixth group win in the process. At La Teste de Buch,
Haras d=Etreham were celebrating the Listed Prix la Sorellina
success of their 3-year-old filly Pemba Bay (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire})
for the Nicolas Le Roch stable.

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

Becoming the eighth black-type winner for her second-crop
sire sensation, the half-sister to three black-type performers
headed by the G2 King Edward VII Stakes runner-up Tasman Bay(Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) and granddaughter of the four-times group
1-winning Irish Oaks heroine Peeping Fawn (Danehill) was out
on her own at the end of the mile contest. Her dam Purely
Priceless (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) also has the unraced 2-year-old filly
Calabiana (Ire) (Almanzor {Fr}) who was a i300,000 purchase by
Jean-Claude Rouget at Arqana Deauville August and a yearling
filly by Lope De Vega (Ire).
Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland
ROMANISED MINSTREL STAKES-G2, i120,000, Curragh, 7-21,
3yo/up, 7fT, 1:23.74, gd.
1--POET MASTER (IRE), 136, g, 4, by Lope De Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Madeline (Ire) (SW & G1SP-Eng, $130,207),by Kodiac (GB)
2nd Dam: Madhulika (Fr), by Marchand de Sable
3rd Dam: Young Manila, by Manila
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Sheikh
Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (IRE); T-Karl Burke; J-Sam
James. i72,000. Lifetime Record: 7-5-0-0, $153,950. Werk
Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree,or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Lord Massusus (Ire), 136, g, 4, Markaz (Ire)--Wajaha (Ire), by
Haafhd (GB). O-John N Bourke; B-Longrove Stud (IRE);
T-Joseph G Murphy. i24,000.
3--Mutasarref (GB), 136, g, 6, Dark Angel (Ire)--Mulkeyya (Ire),by Mawatheeq. (95,000gns HRA >21 TATAHI). O-Eleanora
Kennedy; B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (GB); T-Ger
Lyons. i12,000.
Margins: 3 3/4, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 3.50, 2.75, 3.50.
Also Ran: Gregarina (Fr), I Am Superman (Ire), Mountain Bear(Ire). Scratched: Ano Syra (Ire), Norwalk Havoc (GB).

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Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany
FURSTENBERG-RENNEN-G3, i55,000, Hoppegarten, 7-21,
3yo/up, 12fT, 2:28.92, gd.
1--BEST OF LIPS (IRE), 130, h, 6, by The Gurkha (Ire)
1st Dam: Beata (Fr), by Silver Frost (Ire)
2nd Dam: Bright Moon, by Alysheba
3rd Dam: Bonshamile (GB), by Ile de Bourbon(90,000gns RNA Ylg >19 TAOCT). O-Stall Lintec; B-Stall
Parthenaue (IRE); T-Andreas Suborics; J-Hugo Boutin.
i32,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW-Ity & GSP-Fr, 28-7-7-5,
i502,880. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report &5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-stylepedigree.
2--Tunnes (Ger), 128, h, 5, Guiliani (Ire)--Tijuana (Ger), by
Toylsome (GB). (i38,000 Ylg >20 BBAGS). O-Holger Renz;
B-Paul H Vandeberg (GER); T-Markus Klug. i12,000.
3--Mr Hollywood (Ire), 128, c, 4, Iquitos (Ger)--Margie=s Music(Fr), by Hurricane Run (Ire). (i15,000 Ylg >21 BBAGS). O-Wanja
Soren Oberhof & Sebastian Weiss; B-Gestut Ammerland (GER);MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

T-Henk Grewe. i6,000.
Margins: NO, HD, 3 1/4. Odds: 10.90, 1.80, 4.60.
Also Ran: Sammarco (Ire), Argentum (Ger), Lips Prince (Ire),
Waldadler (Ger), Atoso (Ger), Saludos (Ger).

ANOTHER FRANKEL TDN RISING STAR AS
JUDDMONTE=S RED LETTER STRIKES
By Tom Frary
Juddmonte=s Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}--Red Impression{GB}, by Dark Angel {Ire}) had already shown that she is a topdrawer prospect with impressive late fractions on her sevenfurlong Curragh debut last month and merely confirmed thatwith another scintillating performance to become her sire=s
42nd TDN Rising Star on Sunday. Narrowly denied by
Ballydoyle=s TDN Rising Star Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB})when storming home late on her racecourse bow, the Ger
Lyons-trained homebred was sent straight to the lead this timeby Colin Keane. Cont. p12

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Red Letter cont.
Never in any danger with her armoury of speed such a
dramatic weapon, the relative of the G1 Prix de la Foret heroine
Etoile Montante (Miswaki) powered through the last half milewith consistent 11-and-change sectionals. At the line, the 8-11
favourite had 4 1/4 lengths to spare over the 50-1 shot Indigo
Dream (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), who interestingly had beennine lengths behind the pick of the 2-year-old TDN Rising Stars
in Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) at Leopardstown on her
debut. Ballydoyle=s beautifully-bred Ballet Slippers (Ire) (Dubawi{Ire}), the first foal out of Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), fared bestof the newcomers a head away in third.
AIt was no more than you would probably have expected fromher after seeing her on debut,@ Lyons said of Frankel=s fifth TDN
Rising Star of 2024 alongside the aforementioned Bedtime Storyand Lake Victoria as well as Gun of Brixton (Fr) and the G3 Prix
du Lys winner and G1 Grand Prix de Paris third Delius (GB). AShestepped forward nicely and you=d expect her to win her maiden
that way, so we=re delighted with her.@
AWe=ll see how she comes out of it before making any plans, as
I don=t think she=s a 2-year-old and it=s all about next year withher,@ the trainer added. AWe=ll let her tell me what we do withher, whether we bring her back--I=ll tell Barry [Mahon] what I=mseeing at home and discuss with the [Adbullah] family about
whether we come back for the [G1] Moyglare or something likethat. She=s done a lot quick, we are only in the middle of Julyand I thought I=d seen in the parade ring that she=s very much on
the leg. She looked raw going down to the start and it=s pure raw
ability what you are seeing out there.@

Pedigree Notes
Connections of Red Letter will be hoping that their filly
matches up to the sire=s past TDN Rising Star luminaries Ylang
Ylang (GB), Nashwa (GB), Onesto (Ire), Homeless Songs (Ire),
Snow Lantern (GB), Quadrilateral (GB) and Veracious (GB). She is
the first foal out of the listed-placed dam, a granddaughter ofWilstar (Nureyev) whose three stakes performers are headed by
the aforementioned Foret heroine Etoile Montante. Also
successful in the GII Palomar Breeders= Cup Handicap and GIII
Las Cienegas Handicap during her spell Stateside, she is in turnthe dam of the four-times group and graded-stakes winner andstakes producer Starformer (Dynaformer).

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

Wilstar, who is also the second dam of the GI Derby City
Distaff Stakes winner Obligatory (Curlin) and the third dam of
the G1 Dubai World Cup and GI Hollywood Gold Cup hero
Country Grammer (Tonalist), is a full-sister to the listed scorer
Viviana who produced the seven-times grade I-winning
Sightseek (Distant View) and the GI Yellow Ribbon Stakes winnerTates Creek (Rahy). Red Impression=s yearling colt and filly foal
are also by Frankel.

1st-Curragh, i20,000, Mdn, 7-21, 2yo, 7fT, 1:25.76, gd.
RED LETTER (GB), f, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Red Impression (GB) (SP-Eng),
by Dark Angel (Ire)
2nd Dam: Purissima, by Fusaichi Pegasus
3rd Dam: Willstar, by Nureyev
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $17,057. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte
Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ger Lyons. Click for the free Equineline.com
catalogue-style pedigree.

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Monday, July 22, 2024:
UNITED KINGDOM
Kameko (Kitten's Joy), Tweenhills Stud
87 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners
17:50-WINDSOR, 6f, Ridgeway Redwing (GB)4,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2022; 35,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2023
Without Parole (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Newsells Park Stud
53 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners
17:18-WINDSOR, 6f, Ruff Justice (GB)
9,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2023;
25,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale 2024

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MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

HOW THEY FARED
13.40 Curragh, Mdn, i20,000, 2yo, f, 7fTBallet Slippers (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the first foal out of Magical(Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), was up against it pitched against TDN RisingStar Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}) but performed with realcredit to be third, offering encouragement for what should be abright future.

Far Above | Adam Houghton

FRANCEFar Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}), Starfield Stud
83 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners
2-COMPIEGNE, 1400m, Far Beyond (Ire)i12,000 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2022; i16,500
Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023
2-COMPIEGNE, 1400m, Straighttothepoint (Ire)i7,000 RNA Goffs Orby Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2023
Hello Youmzain (Fr) (Kodiac {GB}), Haras d'Etreham
110 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners
1-COMPIEGNE, 1400m, Aloysius (Fr)i140,000 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale 2023
Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Haras d'Etreham
102 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
1-LA TESTE-BA, 1400m, Mondo (Fr)i75,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023
Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
84 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
1-COMPIEGNE, 1400m, Paramecium (Fr)i17,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023
1-LA TESTE-BA, 1400m, Torio (Fr)Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), Haras du Mont Goubert
42 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
2-COMPIEGNE, 1400m, By Sensation (Fr)
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Saturday=s Result:
5th-Haydock, ,10,000, Novice, 7-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f 212yT,
1:46.87, sf.
TAREEFA (IRE) (f, 3, Night Of Thunder {Ire}--Ferdoos {GB}
{SW-Eng}, by Dansili {GB}), racing under a penalty having
opened her account at Newmarket last month, tracked theleading pair early. Working her way to the front approaching the
furlong pole, the 4-7 favourite stayed on to score by 2 1/4
lengths from Flag Of Love (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). The
Listed Pinnacle Stakes-winning dam=s first foal was the G1 Pretty
Polly Stakes heroine Nezwaah (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who was
responsible for this year=s Listed Cocked Hat Stakes winner
Meydaan (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Her yearling colt is by Ghaiyyath(Ire), while she also has a filly foal by Lope De Vega (Ire).
Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $14,543.
O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-William
Haggas.
Sunday=s Result:
2nd-Redcar, ,7,000, Mdn, 7-21, 2yo, 7fT, 1:24.85, gd.
WHAT=S SHE AT (IRE) (f, 2, Arizona {Ire}--Fifer {Ire}, by SovietStar), runner-up on debut at Newcastle last month, travelledstrongly near the front end before hitting the front passing twoout. Notably green in the clear, the 2-1 second favourite had
plenty in reserve as she scored by three lengths from Ezdaan(GB) (Portamento {Ire}). In doing so, she was becoming her firstseason sire=s second winner two days after Wizard of Odds (Ire)provided the breakthrough. The dam, who also has a yearling
colt by Sioux Nation, hails from the family of the high-class St
Mark=s Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and his 2,000 Guineas-winninghalf-brother Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).
Cont. p14

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MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

2nd-Redcar cont.
Talented mares in the dynasty include the G1 Prix Vermeilleheroine Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}) and the G3 C. L. Weld
Park Stakes winner and G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes runner-up Ugo
Fire (Ire) (Bluebird). Sales history: i16,000 RNA Wlg >22
GOFNO1; i8,000 Ylg >23 GOFOR2. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0,$7,177.
O-SAS Thoroughbreds; B-Minch Bloodstock (IRE); T-Archie
Watson.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Brastias (Fr), c, 2, Mondialiste (Ire)--Queen Of Camelot (Ire), by
Camelot (GB). Redcar, 7-21, 7fT, 1:24.20. Lifetime Record:
3-1-0-0, $5,414. B-Elwick Stud (FR).
Flight Radar (Ire), g, 3, James Garfield (Ire)--Academicienne, byRoyal Academy. Redcar, 7-21, 7fT, 1:23.91. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $5,650. B-Rathbarry Stud (IRE). *,24,000 Ylg >22
GOFFUK; 1,000gns 3yo >24 TATGBU.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Ephesus (Ire), c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Muwakaba, by Elusive Quality.
Curragh, 7-21, 12fT, 2:31.18. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1,$26,751. B-Capital Bloodstock (IRE). *1/2 to Cayenne Pepper(Ire) (Australia {GB}), MGSW & MG1SP-Ire, $418,485.

Sunday=s Results:
CRITERIUM DU BEQUET - VENTES OSARUS-Listed, i60,000, La
Teste-Bassin Arcachon, 7-21, 2yo, 6fT, 1:14.62, vsf.
1--FRAISE DES BOIS (FR), 125, f, 2, by Zelzal (Fr)
1st Dam: Artifix (Ire), by Lawman (Fr)
2nd Dam: Houleuse, by Dynaformer
3rd Dam: Sea Hill, by Seattle Slew
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (i75,000 Ylg >23 ARQOCT). O-Denford
Stud; B-Mme Camille Vitse, Guillaume Vitse, Mme Axelle Vitse& Mme Valentine Vitse (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-JeanBernard Eyquem. i30,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, i66,500.
2--Imparable (Ire), 125, f, 2, Lope De Vega (Ire)--Impassable(Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Christopher Head. i12,000.
3--La Samana (Fr), 125, f, 2, Goken (Fr)--Steel Woman (Ire), by
Anabaa. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Guy Pariente Holding & Gemini
Stud; B-Gemini Stud, Jean Boniche & Guy Pariente Holding(FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. i9,000.

Fraise Des Bois | Scoop Dyga

Margins: 7, 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 3.00, 9.00, 3.60.
Also Ran: Unspoken Love (Ire), Octans (Spa), Sardaigne (Fr),Faraona Cen (Ire), Golden Furius (Ire), Hello Jeeby (Fr). Video,
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The hitherto undefeated Fraise Des Bois registered a hattrickof 5 1/2-furlong victories at Tarbes earlier in the campaign andcontinued on an upward trajectory with a career high in thisstakes debut. The eventual winner recovered from a stuttering
start to track the leaders in fifth after the initial strides. Fanningwide to the stands= side off the home turn, she seized control
with 300 metres remaining and powered clear inside the final
furlong to trounce Imparable by a mightily impressive sevenlengths.
Fraise Des Bois, who becomes the eighth stakes-winner for her
sire, is the fourth of five foals and one of three scorers produced
by a half-sister to G2 Prix de Malleret runner-up Fuse (Fr)(Teofilo {Ire}). The March-foaled bay is a full-sister to a yearling
colt and kin to stakes-winning G3 Prix des Reservoirs and G3 Prix
Vanteaux placegetter Around Midnight (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}). The
winner=s third dam Sea Hill (Seattle Slew) is also the dam of G2
Prix de Malleret victrix and G1 Prix de l=Opera third Legerete(Rahy) as well as being the second dam of G1 Poule d=Essai desPoulains-winning sire Falco (Pivotal {GB}). Sea Hill is kin to G1
Prix Lupin-winning sire Groom Dancer (Blushing Groom {Fr}),
Group 3-winning sire Tagel (Cox=s Ridge) and to the dam of G1
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud heroine Plumania (GB) (Anabaa) and
G2 Prix de Royallieu winner Balladeuse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}).
Balladeuse, in turn, is the dam of G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Left
Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). This is also the family of G1 Prix
Royal-Oak hero and last week=s G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil
winner Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}).

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PRIX LA SORELLINA - CHATEAU DE PORTETS-Listed, i55,000,
La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, 7-21, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:44.25, vs.
1--PEMBA BAY (FR), 128, f, 3, by Blue Point (Ire)
1st Dam: Purely Priceless (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Peeping Fawn, by Danehill
3rd Dam: Maryinsky (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (i160,000 Ylg >22 ARQAUG). O-Haras
d=Etreham; B-Haras d=Etreham & Pencarrow Stud Ltd (FR);T-Nicolas Le Roch; J-Augustin Madamet. i27,500. Lifetime
Record: 9-2-1-2, i54,500. *1/2 to Alzire (Fr) (Shamardal),
MSW-Fr, $114,193; & to Tasman Bay (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}),MGSP-Eng & GSP-Fr, $156,015.
2--Saxon Girl (Fr), 128, f, 3, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)--Neris (Ire), by
Henrythenavigator. 1ST BLACK TYPE. (i43,000 Ylg >22
ARQOCT). O-Mark Edwards; B-C Mongin & U Saini-Fasanotti(FR); T-Tim Donworth. i11,000.
3--Julica (Fr), 128, f, 3, Kendargent (Fr)--Miss Rail Link (Ire), by
Rail Link (GB). O-Wathnan Racing; B-G Laboureau (FR); TChristophe Ferland. i8,250.
Margins: 4, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 23.10, 21.00, 4.80.
Also Ran: Obsess (Fr), Teeran (Ire), Spirituale (Fr), Beau Linge(Ire), Sans Voix (GB), Love Rush (Ire), Maywe (Ire), Eclaire La Vie(Fr), Zuna (Fr), Zvalikova (Fr), Harmony Grey (Fr). Scratched:
Otherwordly (Fr). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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1st-La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, i23,000, Mdn, 7-21, 2yo, c/g,
7fT, 1:31.63, vsf.
BIN ZARAK (FR) (c, 2, Zarak {Fr}--Anna Ferreti {Fr}, by Siyouni{Fr}), a June 27 debut third over course and distance last time,asserted for an early advantage in this return, holding sway
throughout, the 27-10 second favourite was shaken up passing

MONDAY • 22 JULY 2024

the quarter-mile marker and lengthened clear before gearing
down to easily account for Pic Pen (Fr) (Penny=s Picnic {Ire}) by 5
1/2 lengths. Bin Zarak is the latest of two foals and first scorer
produced by a granddaughter of G3 Prix Vanteaux runner-up
Elva (Ire) (King=s Best). Elva is the dam of G1 Poule d=Essai desPouliches, G1 Coronation Stakes and G1 Prix du Moulin heroine
Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), herself the dam of dual Groupwinning G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois third Erevann (Fr) (Dubawi{Ire}). Sales history: i25,000 RNA 2yo >24 OSAAPR. Lifetime
Record: 2-1-0-1, i14,950. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Haras du Grand Courgeon; B-Mme Patricia Musial & Mme
Ines de Mieulle (FR); T-Antoine de Watrigant.
2nd-La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, i23,000, Mdn, 7-21, 2yo, f, 7fT,
1:32.37, vsf.
JOUKOVKA (FR) (f, 2, Fas {Ire}--Kiwiana {GB}, by Kodiac {GB}),
who ran second over course and distance in her June 27 debut
last time, tracked the leaders in fourth after an alert getaway inthis one. Taking closer order on the home turn, the 18-5 second
choice gained an edge out wide passing the quarter-mile pole
and was ridden out to hold the late bid of La Ferretcapienne (Fr)(Chachnak {Fr}) by a length. Joukovka is the latest of two foals
and second scorer produced by a half-sister to Listed Pipalong
Stakes victrix amd G3 Chartwell Fillies= Stakes runner-up Lincoln
Rocks (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}). The March-foaled bay=s dam
is out of a half-sister to G3 Brownstown Stakes and G3 Minstrel
Stakes victrix Redstone Dancer (Ire) (Namid {GB}) and stakeswinning G2 German 1000 Guineas third Red Liason (Ire)(Selkirk). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, i16,100. Video, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Alain Jathiere & Kevin Tavares; B-Alain Jathiere (FR); T-Kevin
Tavares.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
7th-La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, i38,000, Cond, 7-21, 4yo/up,
8fT, 1:45.45, vsf.
HOLGUIN (GB) (c, 4, Havana Grey {GB}--Roxie Lot {GB}, by
Exceed And Excel {Aus}) Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 15-3-5-2,
i203,569. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB);
T-Alban de Mieulle. *21,000gns Wlg >20 TATFOA; ,58,000 Ylg>21 TATIRY.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:La Normalienne (Fr), f, 3, Shalaa (Ire)--Edelweiss (Ire), by
Camelot (GB). La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, 7-21, 10fT, 2:10.46.
B-Ecurie Haras du Cadran & Ecurie La Boetie (FR). *i31,000
Ylg >22 ARQOCT.

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Paramount Park (Ger), c, 3, Isfahan (Ger)--Paradise (Ger)(MSP-Fr), by Samum (Ger). Bad Harzburg, 7-21, 12fT, 2:35.18.
B-Gestut Karlshof (GER).
Backes (Ger), c, 3, Millowitsch (Ger)--Butzje (Ger) (GSW-Ger),
by It=s Gino (Ger). Hoppegarten, 7-21, 8fT, 1:38.84. B-Holger
Renz (GER). *i32,000 Ylg >22 BBAGS. **Full to Barbelchen(Ger), GSP-Ger.
Almera (Ger), f, 3, Ultra (Ire)--Aduna (Ire), by Camelot (GB).
Hoppegarten, 7-21, 11fT, 2:21.44. B-Gestut Erftmuhle (GER).
*i8,500 RNA Ylg >22 BBAGO.

Sunday=s Result:
LELLES OPEN MILE-Listed, SKr300,000, Bro Park, 7-21, 3yo/up,
8fT, 1:34.80, g/s.
1--ADMIRAL DE VEGA (GB), 130, g, 5, Lope De Vega (Ire)-Ashaaqah (Ire), by Dansili (GB). (47,000gns HRA >21 TATAUT).
O-Vasby Hast AB; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (GB);
T-Annike Bye Hansen; J-Elione Chaves. SKr150,000. Lifetime
Record: GSW-Swe, 15-5-1-4, SKr1,228,994.
2--Mozart (Den), 130, g, 4, Le Havre (Ire)--Malegganda (Fr), by
Divine Light (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Mme Fernande;
B-Stutteri Hjortebo (DEN); T-Niels Petersen. SKr75,000.
3--Global Gathering (GB), 130, g, 6, Bated Breath (GB)--My
Broken Drum (GB), by Slickly (Fr). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (13,000gns
Ylg >19 TATOCT; ,16,000 2yo >20 GOFJUL). O-Stall Klaring Easy; B-B V Sangster (GB); T-Annika Sjokvist. SKr36,000.
Margins: NK, 3, NK. Odds: 4.04, 2.63, 17.15.
Also Ran: Seakine (Fr), Farhh Out (Swe), King David (Den),
Hotline Bling (Ire), Purple Ace (Nor).

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Sunday, Kokura, JapanCHUKYO KINEN-G3, ¥78,020,000, Kokura, 7-21, 3yo/up,
1800mT, 1:47.20, fm.
1--AL NASEEM (JPN), 126, h, 5, by Maurice (Jpn)
1st Dam: Jebel Ali (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn)
2nd Dam: Dubai Majesty, by Essence of Dubai
3rd Dam: Great Majesty, by Great Above
1ST GROUP WIN. (¥24,000,000 Ylg =20 JRHAJUL). O-Lion Race
Horse; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Shinsuke Hashiguchi;
J-Norihiro Yokoyama; -41,504,000. Lifetime Record: 20-6-2-0,¥161,642,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Epiphany (Jpn), 128, h, 5, by Epiphaneia (Jpn)--Rule Britannia(Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). O-Silk Racing; B-Northern Farm
(Jpn); -16,144,000.
3--Elton Barows (Jpn), 130, c, 4, Deep Brillante (Jpn)--Shonan
Carat (Jpn), by Brian's Time. O-Hirotsugu Inokuma; B-Kuwata
Bokujo (Jpn); -10,072,000.
Margins: NK, HF, 3/4. Odds: 7.20, 3.60, 3.60.
Also Ran: Long Run (Jpn), Nihonpiro Kyiv (Jpn), Boden (Jpn),
Catedral (Jpn), Tagano Passion (Jpn), Soleil Vita (Jpn), Anagosan(Jpn), World Revival (Jpn), Selberg (Jpn), Theo (Jpn), T O Sirius(Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video.

Monday, Compiegne, France, post time: 15:33
PRIX PELLEAS-Listed, €55,000, 3yo, c/g, 10fT
SC
PP
HORSE
SIRE
1
5
Map Of Stars (GB)Sea The Stars (Ire)2
1
Dollar Index (Fr)
Kendargent (Fr)3
3
Cambaceres (Ire)
Wootton Bassett (GB)4
2
Babakool (GB)Dubawi (Ire)5
4
Vegas (Ire)
Lope De Vega (Ire)*All posts listed in local time.

TRAINER
Graffard
BrasmeRougetFerlandFabre

JOCKEY
Barzalona
MadametDemuroGuyon
Pouchin

WT
128
128
128
128
128