WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024

THE X-FILES, SEASON 2:
ALISTAIR RODEN

Alistair Roden | Fasig-Tipton
by Jessica Martini
The X-Ray Files series, now in its second year and presented incooperation with the Consignors and Breeders Association, uses
conversations with buyers and sellers to contribute to thediscussion on the sales and training process.
Veteran bloodstock agent Alistair Roden has found successbuying for clients at all ranges of the market. Among his stakeswinning acquisitions already this year are Riley Allison Derby
winner Lucky Jeremy (Lookin At Lucky) and Turfway Prevue S.
winner Vote No (Divisidero), both of whom were purchased for$50,000 at last year's OBS June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. He
was also responsible for the acquisition of subsequent gradedstakes winners Abeliefinthislivin (Arrogate) andAnothertwistafate (Scat Daddy), as well as multiple gradedplaced Tobys Heart (Jack Milton) and Ajourneytofreedom (HardSpun). All were purchased at the 2-year-old sales.
ASome of the soundest horses I have bought in my career andwho have gone on to race as 5-, 6-, 7-year-olds have come fromthe 2-year-old sales,@ Roden said.
Asked what he looks for in potential juvenile purchases, Roden
has a simple answer. AYou want an athlete, obviously,@ he said.
ASometimes at the 2-year-old sales we are inclined to give up on
conformation a little bit, whereas at the yearling sales we are
not because we get the advantage of seeing them come down
the lane and seeing how they perform going fast.@
Cont. p3

NEW RECORD FOR FASIG-TIPTON DIGITALSET AT APRIL SALE WITH $660K MARE
When the dust settled at the close of the Fasig-Tipton April
Digital Sale Tuesday evening, the 15-year-old broodmare
Eileen's Dream (Bernardini, hip 21) held the new record for asingle offering on the digital platform when she sold for$660,000 to DJ Stable. Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa,
Eileen's Dream sold with her 2024 colt by Curlin at her side. She
was bred back to Charlatan Mar. 27.
The sale closed with 87 horses sold for $4,274,300, an averageof $49,130. The clearance rate was 92.5% with 670 registeredbidders. A total of 20 horses sold for $50,000 or more.
"We had extremely spirited bidding throughout the sale,especially as it closed this afternoon," said Leif Aaron,
Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales.
Cont. p10

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYWATTEL BUILDING ON BANNER YEAR AS
TULIPA CHOPE BEGINS CLASSIC CAMPAIGN
Emma Berry speaks with trainer Stephane Wattel, who has aClassic hopeful in Tulipa Chope (Fr) (Born To Sea {Ire}).

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MARYLAND LEGISLATURE APPROVES PIMLICO PLAN

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A bill to radically reform Maryland's racing industry has passed bothchambers of the state legislature and will now go to the desk of Maryland
Governor Wes Moore for a final signature.

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TIZ THE LAW FILLY FASTEST AT OBS TUESDAY

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A filly from the first crop of MGISW Tiz the Law tied the track record whenworking a quarter-mile in :20 1/5 during the third session of the under-tackpreview for the OBS Spring Sale.

CHAD BROWN JOINS THE TDN WRITERS' ROOM
Fresh off yet another win in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. at Keeneland, trainer
Chad Brown joined the TDN Writers' Room podcast.

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AI usually find the horse and then part of the process of buying
the horse is doing the vetting,@ Roden said. ASometimes I will
Speed has become the name of the game at the 2-year-old
have a little sneak at the vet report at the barn just to see ifsales and Roden said it is difficult to take the clock out of thethere is anything significant. I don=t want to call a guy up and say
buying equation.
I have a really nice horse and then we vet them and he flunks
AIt=s gotten to be these times are
the vet. I have a look at the vet
unbelievable,@ he said. AI boughtreport just to see that there isLucky Jeremy last year and he went
nothing major there, or fromin :21 1/5. But if they go in :24 or :11,
what I can interpret, there is
it=s kind of hard to get your headnothing major. And then we goaround it. If you call a guy up andthrough the vetting.@say, 'Listen, I found this lovely horse.
Roden continued, AAt the end
I really like him.' The first thing theyof the day, I put a lot of faith inare going to ask you when you are atthe vets. The one vet I use, I=ve
the 2-year-old sale is, 'What did hebeen using him for probably
work in?' If you say :11 or :22, youclose to 20 years. You have to
can feel the enthusiasm just dying inhave faith in them, you know.
the conversation. Am I a big
And if he sends something backproponent of the speed? Probably
and says, well this horse is OK
not. But at the end of the day, that=s
Lucky Jeremy | Coady Photography
or something in the throat, butwhat sells horses. That=s why they
otherwise ok, or something inare doing it. If they could sell them for $1 million and go :11 andthe knee, but he=s ok with it, I will call him up and question it.
change, they would probably do that. But obviously, they can=t.@
That spur in the knee, do we need to worry about that? Rather
Having a vet whose work you trust is another big component
than just going by what he said. I question things.@ Cont.
of buying at the sales.

The X-Files (cont. from p1)

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Roden continued, AI have faith in him. He has maybe been
wrong a couple of times, I am sure I have been wrong a coupleof times, numerous times, but that=s the horse business. But I
am not going to go buy a horse that has a major vet issue. I am
not going to argue with the vet. Because if you=re going to argue
with the vet, why are you hiring him in the first place?@

Anothertwistafate | Benoit
With three decades of experience in the industry, Roden
agreed he has developed trusted relationships with many
sellers, but a consignor's say-so at the sales only goes so far.

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

AI know most of those guys down there and you always ask, 'Is
this horse ok? Have you had any issues? Does he train OK?' I
have that trust factor, but I am not just going to buy the horse
because of that,@ he explained. AI am going to do my homework.
They may be friends, but they are still there to sell horses. They
have to make a living selling horses and they=ve had thosehorses since last fall and they have been around them a longtime. They know what=s what. If they send you a horse that has
a major issue, as far as training or doesn=t want to train, or has amajor issue and they pull the wool over your eyes, it=s obviously
going to come back on them. I am not going to keep it to myself.
If someone is screwing me, there will be other people knowing
about it. You can have it go the wrong way, it can always
happen. But if someone blatantly screws you, it=s a small world.@
It is a buyer's prerogative to have his newest acquisition drug
tested at the sale and, while he hasn't done that in the past,
Roden said he is considering doing it in the future in the wake ofincreased scrutiny with the implementation of the Horseracing
Integrity and Safety Authority's Anti-Doping and Medication rules.
AI haven=t done testing because you always think, 'Will I open awhole can of worms?' The guy gave the horse two grams of buteand it=s going to beat you,@ Roden said. AFrom an agent=s
perspective, now, I think you almost have to do it. You have tocover yourself.@ Cont.

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He continued, AIf you go out and spend a couple hundred
thousand dollars on a horse and he ends up testing for
Clenbuterol or something, the guys on the track--like in the case
off Jeff Englehart and they are going to rule the trainer off--well
who is the trainer going to blame? Who is the idiot who bought
the horse?@
Roden said it seemed like there was increased testing at the
OBS March sale, but he questions when such testing should start.
AThe 2-year-old guys will say, 'Well, I didn=t give the horseanything.' Maybe it came from the yearling sale. What do you
do? Do you do it when the horse first goes through a sale? I am
not saying that it is the right thing to do. I don=t know, but you
think the sales company will want to take care of buyers as well.
I think [additional testing] is probably a good thing because if
there is anybody doing anything at the sale, it makes them alittle wary of it, maybe make them think twice.@
Finding a trusted agent is important for any buyer thinking ofentering the sales arena, according to Roden.
AYou have got to have an agent you can trust who is going to
guide you in the right direction and not just go out and buy ahorse just for the sake of making a commission,@ he said. AYou
have to have somebody that you trust to start with and if you
have somebody you trust, you are hoping that he has a teamaround him that he trusts.@

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

To read the first installment of the 2024 X-Files season withDavid Scanlon, click here. To search the 2023 season, click here.

MARYLAND LEGISLATURE APPROVES PLAN
TO REFORM STATE RACING INDUSTRY
by Dan Ross
A bill to radically reform Maryland's racing industry has passed
both chambers of the state legislature, with the House voting
105-32 Monday night to approve a project that will see among
other things ownership of Pimlico Race Course transferred from
1/ST Racing and Gaming to the state and the establishment of ayear-round training facility for Maryland's horsemen andwomen.
After the Maryland House of Delegates initially passed thelegislation unanimously, the bill was subsequently amended by
the Senate. This amended bill was then sent back to the House
for Monday's concurrence vote.
The legislation will now go to the desk of Maryland Governor
Wes Moore for a final signature, with a veto seemingly unlikely.
"I've worked with governors going back to the mid- to late1970s in Maryland, and most were very supportive of theindustry in one shape or form,@ said Alan Foreman. Cont.

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Maryland, cont.
ABut Governor Moore was absolutely committed to thisproject. His support was instrumental in getting this passed,"continued Foreman, voting member of the non-profit Maryland
Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA), aboutpassage of HB 1524, otherwise known as "Pimlico Plus."
The MTROA is an industry-led non-profit created last year by
the legislature to essentially oversee and help facilitate thePimlico Plus plan. Pending gubernatorial approval, the rollout ofthe plan will be a multi-year project beginning June 1, when thelaw goes into effect.

2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage at Pimlico prior to
the 2023 Preakness | Horsephotos

Among key provisions of the plan, the legislation requires theformation of a non-profit to manage daily operations ofMaryland's new industry infrastructure. Those responsibilities
are currently filled by the Maryland Jockey Club, owned andoperated by 1/ST Racing. The MTROA will have ultimate
oversight of this new entity.
"Like the [New York Racing Association] reports to thefranchise oversight board, the entity to be created in Maryland
will report to the MTROA," said Foreman.
Though much-needed renovations to Pimlico could begin later
this year, said Foreman, the 2025 Preakness is still expected to
be staged at the Baltimore track, with the 2026 edition set to behosted temporarily at Laurel Park.
"After Preakness 2025, Pimlico will undergo full construction,and the plan is that the 2027 Preakness will be at Pimlico under
the auspices of the new non-for-profit." said Foreman. "For thehorsemen, racing will be conducted at Laurel for the next three
years."
Like Pimlico, Laurel is currently operated by 1/ST Racing under
the umbrella of The Stronach Group (TSG). Transfer of Pimlico
from 1/ST Racing to the state comes at a nominal one-dollar
price-tag. Cont.

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Maryland, cont.
The MTROA has already negotiated a licensing agreement with
1/ST Racing to operate and promote the GI Preakness S. and the
GII Black-Eyed Susan S., Maryland's two signature races.
"It's a 10-year agreement with five-year renewals," said
Foreman. "After ten years, if the state wanted to buy it out, it
could. But any renewals would be for five-year intervals."Complementing a revamped Pimlico will be the selection of ayear-round companion training facility to accommodate thehorses not stabled at Pimlico. According to Foreman, some
1,300 horses are expected to be split evenly between the two
facilities.
The MTROA has identified eight potential training facilities forpurchase, rating them by several criteria, including theirlocation, size, cost to purchase and cost of redevelopment.
According to this rating system, two facilities come out jointly on
top: Shamrock Farm and Mitchell Farm Training Center.
Shamrock Farm Training Center is a 155-acre facility just over
20 miles from Pimlico. Mitchell Farm Training Center is a 97-acrefacility near the Aberdeen Proving Ground. The third-rated
facility is the Bowie Race Track, a 131-acre training facility.
The legislation also allows the Maryland Stadium Authority--astate-founded entity to help fund and operate key building
projects in Maryland--to issue $400 million in bonds to helpbankroll the Pimlico Plus plan.
Ultimately, ownership of Laurel Park will be transferred fully to
TSG for redevelopment at the beginning of 2028, "unless wehave to extend the lease," said Foreman.
According to Foreman, state taxpayers won't be on the hookshould the non-profit formed to manage daily operations going
forward run into operating deficits.
"If there's an operating loss when the non-for-profit takes
over, the Thoroughbred purse dedication account has tobackstop the losses. It will not come from taxpayer dollars," said
Foreman.
"I can't overstate the historical moment this is for Maryland
racing. It's historical for the City of Baltimore. This is great for
the City of Baltimore. It stops decades of worries about Pimlico
and the future of the Preakness in Maryland and Baltimore. It's
great for the Park Heights community. And I think it's great for
the racing industry overall," said Foreman.

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TIZ THE LAW FILLY ZIPS FASTEST QUARTER
AT OBS TUESDAY by Jessica Martini
A filly from the first crop of multiple Grade I winner Tiz theLaw (hip 365) tied the track record when working a quarter-milein :20 1/5 during the third session of the under-tack preview for
the Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds
in Training, while 17 juveniles shared the session=s fastest
furlong time of :9 4/5, Tuesday in Central Florida.
AIt was pretty special,@ consignor Tom McCrocklin said of thebullet quarter-mile work.
AI have one disability that keeps me knowing that one will gothat fast and that is that I don=t clock my horses at any point. But
I did know that she could really run. She=s been doing extremely
well for the last month, getting better and better. So she
obviously peaked at the right time and put in a stellar
performance.@ Cont.

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OBS under-tack Tuesday, cont.

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

Just a few hips later, a colt by Vekoma out of Newbie(Bernardini) (hip 411) also turned in a :9 4/5 work. Consigned by
Sequel Bloodstock, as agent for Chester and Mary Broman, he isa half-brother to graded winner Classy Edition (Classic Empire)
and to multiple stakes winner Newly Minted (Central Banker).
A filly by Vekoma (hip 479) completed the stallion=s threebullet workers midway through the session=s second hour. She isconsigned by Mayberry Farm on behalf of Nice Guys Stables,
which purchased her for $130,000 at last year=s Keeneland
September sale.
AShe=s always been a lovely, honest filly,@ Summer Mayberry
said of the juvenile. AWe were expecting that she would work
very well. She tries every single time. She=s got a great
disposition. She just makes our job look easy.@

Hip 365 | Judit Seipert
The bay filly is out of stakes-placed Moonlight Sky (Sky Mesa),
a half-sister to champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road) and a fullto graded winner Sky Girl. Moonlight Sky is also the dam ofgraded-placed Urban (Quality Road).
McCrocklin purchased the juvenile for $170,000 on behalf of
Jim Tilton at last year=s Keeneland September sale.
AShe looked like an athlete, looked like a runner,@ McCrocklin
said of the filly=s appeal last fall. AShe=s got pedigree as well. She
is a half to a black-type filly and has Abel Tasman in the second
dam. So there is a lot of quality there. For a first-year stallion, it=sa little bit of a gamble, but he was a very high-quality racehorseand she was a beautiful physical horse. She brought a lot ofmoney as a yearling and, right now, I feel good about thepurchase.@
Tiz the Law, winner of the GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy
Travers S. in the COVID-delayed 2020 season, has 12 juveniles
expected to breeze at OBS this week.
AThis filly has a lot of Tiz the Law in her,@ McCrocklin said. ASheis a strong, stout filly. There is nothing feminine about her. She=seasily mistaken for a colt. She=s real quiet. I checked in on her
first thing this morning and she=s in there sleeping like it=s justanother day at the office.@
The :20 1/5 mark was most recently set by a filly by Win Win
Win, who went on to top the OBS March sale when selling for$1.8 million to Zedan Racing.

A Trio of Bullet Workers for Vekoma
Of the 17 juveniles to work the furlong in :9 4/5 Tuesday, threewere by Spendthrift Farm=s first-crop sire Vekoma. Leading offthat trio was a filly out of stakes-placed Our Jenny B (Tale of theCat) (hip 435), who was the second horse to work Tuesday
morning. She is consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales, whichpurchased her for $60,000 in Louisiana last fall.

Hip 411 | Thorostride
Out of Pray for Leslie (Bernardini), the filly is a half-sister tolast year=s GI Darley Alcibiades third-place finisher Alys Beach(Omaha Beach).
AShe is an average-sized filly with a very racy body,@ Mayberrysaid. AShe has beautiful confirmation. She=s got all the parts thatyou look for.@Of the first-crop Vekoma juveniles that she has seen,
Mayberry said, AWe have three still at the farm. They all seem
like they are pretty nice horses. They have great dispositions,
good conformation. Just very nice racehorses.@
Steve Spielman=s Nice Guys partnership has already enjoyedseven-figure success at OBS, having sold a daughter of Arrogate
for $1 million to Katsumi Yoshida at the 2021 Spring sale. The
operation has four fillies still to work this week at OBS with
Mayberry Farm. Cont.

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Twice as Nice (OBS under-tack Tuesday, cont)
Both Grassroots Training & Sales and Sequel Bloodstock
doubled up on bullet workers Tuesday. Grassroots sent out acolt by Improbable (hip 517) to hit that mark, while Sequel sentout a New York-bred son of Game Winner (hip 487), also for theBromans.
First-crop sire Game Winner had a second bullet worker
Tuesday with hip 389, a son of the 2018 champion 2-year-old
champion consigned by Julie Davies.
Eddie Woods had a pair of bullet workers Tuesday: hip 454 is adaughter of Practical Joke; and hip 460 is a filly from the firstcrop of Thousand Words.
Thousand Words had his second bullet of the session when hip
506, a filly by the Spendthrift stallion, worked in :9 4/5 forBritton Peak. Thousand Words has already had his first winneron the racetrack after The Queens M G=s victory at Keeneland
Sunday.
Also sharing the :9 4/5 bullet Tuesday: hip 372, a filly by St
Patrick=s Day consigned by Sweet River Thoroughbreds; hip 392,
a filly by Khozan consigned by Shanbally Acres; hip 407, a colt by
Bernardini consigned by Envision Equine; hip 448, a filly by
Mendelssohn consigned by Paul Sharp; hip 477, a colt by Oscar
Performance consigned by Wavertree Stables; hip 489, a filly by
Mendelssohn consigned by Randy Miles; hip 502, a colt by
Global Campaign consigned by Top Line Sales; and hip 511, a filly
by Ride On Curlin consigned by Blue River Bloodstock.
The under-tack show continues through Saturday with sessions
beginning daily at 8 a.m. The OBS Spring sale will be held next
Tuesday through Friday. Bidding commences each day at 10:30
a.m.

CHAD BROWN JOINS TDN WRITERS' ROOM
Fresh off yet another win in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. at
Keeneland, trainer Chad Brown joined the TDN Writers' Room
podcast presented by Keeneland to offer up insight on Sierra
Leone's definitive victory and share how he hopes to see the$2.3-million son of Gun Runner progress from here. Brown was
this week's Green Group Guest of the Week.
While Sierra Leone's come-from-behind Blue Grass win was
one of the more visually impressive Kentucky Derby preps of theyear, the race left plenty of room for improvement for the colt
going forward when he proved to be a handful for the
Keeneland gate crew while loading.
AAs the pace was moving along at a solid rate and I saw thehorse moving up down the backside, I felt pretty good,@ Brown
said. AThe only anxious moment was when he was loading into
the gate. I didn't see that coming. He's been a pretty straightforward horse. When we inherited the outside post with

Click the photo to watch the podcast | Coady Photography

the 11 scratching, he was the last one to load in there... and hejust kept looking at that crowd. It's been something with thishorse, he always kind of wants to look right. You know, you saw
in the GII Remsen S. when he was kind of acting green, and hestill wants to lean in a little bit when he passed that horse on
Saturday.@Saturday's win marked Brown's third Blue Grass score,following the success of juvenile champion Good Magic (Curlin)in 2018 and Zandon (Upstart) in 2022. That pair went on to run
second and third, respectively, in the GI Kentucky Derby. Brown
said that he believes Sierra Leone will give him his best shot todate to get that first Derby score.
AThis horse really looks like he's looking for the mile and aquarter,@ said Brown. AYes he's going to have to pass a lot ofhorses, but it looks like it'll be a good pace and hopefully if hecan just get a clear run and uses his big stride, he would be thebest chance we've had in this race.@
Later in our breeding spotlight section, we took a look at the
Coolmore stallion Maximum Security and WinStar stallion
Independence Hall. We also welcomed a new sponsor, PleasantAcres Stallions in Ocala, Florida, which is home to stallions like
Doppelganger and Simplification.
Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by thePennsylvania Horse Breeders= Association, West Point
Thoroughbreds, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and
XBTV.com, the team of Randy Moss, Bill Finley and T.D.
Thornton took a look back at the major Kentucky Derby andOaks preps from coast to coast, from Leslie's Rose (Into
Mischief) earning a breakout victory in the GI Ashland S. to theshowdown between Stronghold (Ghostzapper) and Imagination(Into Mischief) in the GI Santa Anita Derby.
Click to watch as a video or to listen to the podcast.

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Fasig-Tipton Digital, cont. from p1
Aaron continued: "The clearance rate was over 90% again.
We're very happy with the results for our buyers and sellers."
Eileen's Dream has a 2-year-old filly by War Front and a
yearling colt by Curlin, who sold for $600,000 at last year's
Keeneland November sale to John Stewart and has since been
named Stable Boy. She is also the granddam of 2023 GII
Saratoga Special S. winner Rhyme Schemes (Ghostzapper). The
Fasig-Tipton Digital topper is a half-sister to MGISW Dream Rush
(Wild Rush), dam of Broodmare of the Year Dreaming of Julia(A.P. Indy). The latter has produced dual champion Malathaat(Curlin) and GSW Julia Shining.

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

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Secret Love (Not This Time, hip 22), a broodmare
prospect sold for $310,000 to Steven W. Young, agent,from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency,
agent. Secret Love is a stakes winner from her sire's firstcrop.
Charlie's Penny (Race Day, hip 20), a racing/broodmare
prospect sold for $260,000 to Steven W. Young, agent,from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales Agency,
agent for Lothenbach Stables Complete Dispersal.
Minnesota-bred Charlie's Penny is a multiple stakes
winner with a record of seven wins, two seconds, andtwo thirds from 15 career starts and earnings of$413,272 to date.
R Calli Kim (Revolutionary, hip 11), a broodmare
prospect sold for $220,000 to Resolute Bloodstock fromthe consignment of Gainesway, agent. A multiple
graded stakes winner, R Calli Kim won GIII The Very One
S. at Gulfstream Park in her most recent start. She
earned $635,640 in her career, with nine wins from 15
starts.
Full results for the April Digital Sale can be seen here.

Eileen's Dream | Thorostride/Jamie Newell"Anytime you have the opportunity to secure a nice-looking
mare from this family, you have to seriously consider it,@ said DJ
Stable's Jon Green. AShe=s got the looks, conformation, femalefamily, broodmare sire, and foal pipeline to be a 'foundation
mare' for our program. This is a mare that my dad [Leonard
Green] particularly wanted. He loves the family and is excited tohave a mare and foal like this."
Prior to Tuesday's sale, Fasig-Tipton Digital's previous record
was held by the broodmare Amazonian (Malibu Moon), who
was purchased for $420,000 by KatieRich Farms from theconsignment of Ballysax Bloodstock, agent for the Estate of Glen
Todd, during the Glen Todd Dispersal Final Phase in Septemberof 2022. The Fasig-Tipton Digital platform launched in March of
2022.
Rounding out the top five sold Tuesday were:$Gray Lightning (Social Inclusion, hip 6), a
racing/broodmare prospect sold for $370,000 to
NRCLUB LLC from the consignment of Full Servis Equine,
agent. A lightly raced 3-year-old Pennsylvania-bred,
Gray Lightning has a record of two wins and one second
from three starts at two and three and earnings of$76,720.

STEWART'S RESOLUTE RACING BUYS INTOPEGASUS F/M TURF WINNER DIDIAJohn Stewart's Resolute Racing has purchased this year's
GII Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf Invitational S. winner Didia(Arg) (Orpen), he told the TDN in a text message. He will race
her in partnership with her owners, John Moore and Charles
Noell's Merriebelle Stable. Cont.

Didia | Ryan Thompson

CLOSING TODAYDERBY WEEK STAKESROXELANAOVERNIGHT
STAKES$200,000(includes $65,000
from KTDF)
Runs Sat., April 27
Fillies and Mares,
Four-year-olds and up
SIX FURLONGS, Dirt

ISAAC MURPHY
MARATHON
OVERNIGHT
STAKESWILLIAM WALKER,
LISTED$200,000(includes $65,000
from KTDF)
Runs Wed., May 1
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE AND
ONE-HALF, Dirt

$300,000(includes $50,000
from KTDF)
Runs Wed., May 1
Three-year-olds
FIVE AND ONE-HALF
FURLONGS, TurfKENTUCKY OAKS DAYLONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS, GRADE I$1,500,000
Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies, Three years old
ONE MILE AND ONE-EIGHTH, Dirt

LA TROIENNE, GRADE I

ALYSHEBA, GRADE II$1,000,000
Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies and Mares,
Four years old & Up
ONE MILE AND
ONE-SIXTEENTH, Dirt

$750,000 (includes
Runs Fri., May 3
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE AND
ONE-SIXTEENTH, Dirt

EIGHT BELLES,GRADE IIEDGEWOOD,GRADE II

presented by Sysco$600,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)

Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies, Three years old
SEVEN FURLONGS, Dirt

presented by Sentient Jet$100,000 from KTDF)$600,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)
Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies, Three years old
ONE MILE AND
ONE-SIXTEENTH, Turf

MODESTY,
GRADE IIIUNBRIDLED SIDNEY,GRADE III

$400,000 (includes$400,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)$100,000 from KTDF)

Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies and Mares,
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE AND
ONE-EIGHTH, Turf

Runs Fri., May 3
Fillies and Mares,Three-year-olds and up
FIVE AND ONE-HALF
FURLONGS, Turf

ST. MATTHEWSOVERNIGHT
STAKES$200,000(includes $65,000
from KTDF)
Runs Thurs., May 2
Four-year-olds and up
NW of a gradedstakes in 2023-2024
SIX FURLONGS, Dirt

KENTUCKYJUVENILE

OPENING VERSE,LISTED$250,000(includes $50,000
from KTDF)
Runs Thurs., May 2
Two-year-olds
FIVE FURLONGS, Dirt

$350,000(includes $75,000
from KTDF)
Runs Thurs., May 2
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE, TurfKENTUCKY DERBY DAY
OLD FORESTERBOURBON TURF
CLASSIC, GRADE I$1,000,000
Runs Sat., May 4
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE AND
ONE-EIGHTH, Turf

CHURCHILL DOWNS,GRADE I
presented by Ford

$1,000,000
Runs Sat., May 4
Four-year-olds and up
SEVEN FURLONGS, Dirt

AMERICAN TURF,
GRADE II
$600,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)
Runs Sat., May 4
Three-year-olds
ONE MILE AND
ONE-SIXTEENTH, Turf

TWIN SPIRES
TURF SPRINT,GRADE II
$600,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)
Runs Sat., May 4
Three-year-olds and up
FIVE AND ONE-HALF
FURLONGS, TurfDERBY CITY DISTAFF,GRADE I
presented by
Kendall-Jackson Winery$1,000,000
Runs Sat., May 4
Fillies and Mares,
Four-year-olds and up
SEVEN FURLONGS, Dirt

LONGINES CHURCHILLDISTAFF TURF MILE,GRADE II
$750,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)
Runs Sat., May 4
Fillies and Mares,
Four-year-olds and up
ONE MILE, TurfPAT DAY MILE, GRADE II
presented by SAP$600,000 (includes$100,000 from KTDF)
Runs Sat., May 4
Three-year-olds
ONE MILE, Dirt

KNICKS GO OVERNIGHTSTAKES, LISTED
presented by
L&N Federal Credit Union$200,000 (includes$65,000 from KTDF)
Runs Sat., May 4
Four-year-olds and up
NW of a graded stakes
in 2023-2024
ONE MILE, Dirt

SPRING MEET: April 27 – June 30
Powered by Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund

To nominate, call (502) 638-3806 or 1-800-928-3372
Ben Huffman, Racing Secretary
Dan Bork, Asst. Racing Secretary, Stakes Coordinator

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John Stewert buys into Didia, cont.
Didia is entered in Saturday's GI Jenny Wiley S. at Keeneland.
AI have a ranking system I use and she was at the top,@ said
Stewart. AI have been trying to buy her for four months. The
agreement is for me to buy her. I pay half now and half when
she retires and we race her together from this weekend at
Keeneland.@Didia, also the winner of the GII Rodeo Drive S. at Santa Anita
and the GIII Modesty S. at Churchill, and was second in the
GI New York S. at Belmont Park.
In her native Argentina, the now 6-year-old was a two-timeGroup 1 winner. She arrived in the U.S. in 2022, and has won sixof eight starts stateside, bringing her lifetime record to 10 of 15
lifetime starts. She has earned just over $1 million.

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

STABLE RECOVERY SPRING MEET GALA APRIL 13
Stable Recovery will hold its second annual Spring Meet Gala
Apr. 13 at Fasig-Tipton's Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. The
event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a mocktail hour and will offer men
in the substance abuse recovery program the chance to share
their transformative stories.
The evening will also include numerous items in live and silent
auctions, including a Knicks Go package, a Not This Time halter,horseshoes from Medina Spirit and Arabian Knight, and a
California Chrome saddle towel. Bidding on silent auction items
begins Wednesday. For more information, click here.

NYRA DONATES BELMONT FESTIVAL PICNIC TABLES
TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSHERNANDEZ, O'NEILL TOP STANDINGS AT SANTAANITA CLASSIC MEET
Juan Hernandez topped the riding standings and Doug O'Neill
was the top trainer at Santa Anita's 46-day Classic Meet whichconcluded Sunday.
For Hernandez, a 32-year-old native of Veracruz, Mexico, thiswas his fifth riding title at Santa Anita. He finished with 53 winsfrom 245 mounts and also led all jockeys in earnings with
$3,683,348.
AI just want to say thank you to everybody for all the support,@
Hernandez said. AAll the owners, trainers and all the people on
the backside. The grooms, the gallop boys, because they do a lotof hard work over there and I only do the easy part. I=m really
happy and I=m going to try to keep working hard.@
O=Neill won the trainer=s title with 30 wins from 163 starts. He
finished one win ahead of Mark Glatt. This was O=Neill=s ninth
Santa Anita trainer=s title and first since the 2021 Autumn Meet.
AIt is all the result of just great owners, great horses, great staff
and a lot of luck,@ said O=Neill. AI=m just grateful to be at theGreat Race Place. I=m grateful to work alongside a lot of greatmen and women that have the same passion that I do. I=m justhappy to work alongside horses. It is truly an honor.@
Hronis Racing narrowly won the owner=s title with 11 wins at
the Classic Meet, one more than Reddam Racing.
Racing resumes at Santa Anita Apr. 19 with the start of the
Hollywood Meet.

Twenty-five local nonprofit organizations will be provided withreserved picnic tables for each day of the Belmont Stakes Racing
Festival at Saratoga June 6-9, the New York Racing Association
announced Tuesday. The nonprofits primarily comprise thosewith the mission to deliver human services and provide direct
assistance to individuals experiencing food insecurity, financial
hardship, homelessness and mental and physical disability.
Organizations were also selected for their support of veterans,
families and children, and promotion of the arts.
ANYRA is pleased to recognize the important role that
nonprofit organizations play in our communities with the
donation of these coveted reserved picnic tables as potentiallylucrative fundraising vehicles,@ said Robert Hines, NYRA
Community Affairs Manager. AWe are grateful for the many
ways these organizations enhance Saratoga and the greater
Capital Region.@ Cont.

Saratoga | Horsephotos

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NYRA donates picnic tables, cont.
The selected beneficiaries will each receive one six-persontable in the reserved picnic paddock during the Racing Festival
to be used for fundraising activities, donor support or to raiseawareness for their respective mission. NYRA's donation of 100
reserved picnic tables is worth nearly $25,000.
The program recipients are: AIM Services, Inc.; Bernard andMillie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center; Boys
& Girls Clubs of the Capital Area; Caffe Lena; CAPTAIN; Center
for Disability Services; The Children's Museum at Saratoga;
Double H Ranch; Equinox, Inc.; LifeWorks Community Action;
Northeastern New York Chapter of American Red Cross; Opera
Saratoga; Operation Adopt a Soldier; Regional Food Bank ofNortheastern New York; Ronald McDonald House Charities of
the Capital Region; Saratoga Hospital; Saratoga Regional YMCA;
Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar; Shelters of Saratoga; The Salvation
Army; To Life!; United Way of the Greater Capital Region;
Veterans & Community Housing Coalition; The Wesley
Community; and Whitney Young Health.

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

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TOBA is honored to partner with a company whose goal is toprovide exceptional service to partnerships and owners andtheir support of our sport is greatly appreciated.@
Romeo added, AThe team at StableConnect is proud to partnerwith TOBA. All of us at StableConnect are passionate
Thoroughbred racing fans with ownership stakes in horses
like Goodnight Olive and Tiz the Law. Our love of this sport has
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have become more rigorous and time consuming. StableConnect
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and workout information, live-streaming and more so thatmanaging partners can focus on more trips to the winner=s
circle.@MUSEUM OF RACING HOSTS DERBY PANELThe National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will host its
annual Kentucky Derby preview panel, as well as a book andmemorabilia sale, Apr. 27.
Racing experts Tom Amello and Jeff Carle will be on hand tooffer analysis and predictions for the 150th running of the
Kentucky Derby and answer questions from the audience about
the upcoming Triple Crown series.
Admission to the program and book sale is free. The book andmemorabilia sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in themuseum lobby and the Kentucky Derby program will begin at 12p.m. in the Hall of Fame.

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Friday, Keeneland #9, post time: 5:16 p.m. EDT
MAKER'S MARK MILE S.-GI, $600,000, 4yo/up, 1mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Equitize (GB)Kingman (GB)Klaravich Stables, Inc.
2 Emmanuel K
More Than Ready
Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC
3 Naval Power (GB)Teofilo (Ire)
Godolphin, LLC
4 Master of The Seas (Ire) Dubawi (Ire)
Godolphin, LLC
5 Kubrick (Ire)
Dubawi (Ire)Peter M. Brant
6 Shirl's Speight
Speightstown
Charles E. Fipke
7 Du Jour K
Temple City
Baffert, Natalie J. and Lanni, Debbie
8 Integration
Quality RoadWest Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing

TRAINERJOCKEY
Brown
Ortiz
Pletcher
Ortiz, Jr.
ApplebyGaffalione
Appleby
Buick
Brown
Prat
Attfield
Saez
BaffertVelazquez
McGaughey III Dettori

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

Breeders: 1-Newsells Park & Ammerland GmbH & Co.KG, 2-Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust, 3-Godolphin, 4-Godolphin, 5-White Birch Farm, SC,
6-Charles Fipke, 7-Woods Edge Farm, LLC, 8-Larkin Armstrong
Saturday, Oaklawn #11, post time: 6:46 p.m. EDT
APPLE BLOSSOM H.-GI, $1,250,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Free Like a GirlEl DealGerald Bruno Jr, Chasey Deville Pomier & J Caroom Pomier
2 Taxed K
Collected
Richard Bahde
Morse
3 Wet Paint
Blame
Godolphin, LLC
Cox
4 Adare Manor
Uncle Mo
Michael Lund Petersen
Baffert5 Flying Connection K
NyquistBrad King, Randy Andrews, G. Chris Coleman,Fincher
Jim Cone, Suzanne Kirby and Lee Lewis
6 Misty Veil K
Tonalist
Resolute Racing
Maker
7 Honor D Lady K
Honor CodeFinal Furlong Farm and Madaket Stables LLC
Joseph, Jr.
8 Bellamore K
Empire Maker
Kaleem Shah, Inc.
Asmussen
9 Shotgun Hottie
Gun Runner
Omar Aldabbagh and Jeff Ganje
DeVauxJOCKEY
Manrrique
TorresPrat
Hernandez
Santana, Jr.

WT
117
118
122
123
118

Vazquez
Castellano
Asmussen
Lopez

118
120
120
117

Breeders: 1-Kim Renee Stover & Lisa Osborne, 2-Brereton C. Jones, 3-Godolphin, 4-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC & GaryBroad, 5-Liberty Road
Stables, 6-William Humphries & Altair Farms, LLC, 7-William Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo, 8-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 9-Vincent Colbert
Saturday, Keeneland #9, post time: 5:16 p.m. EDTJENNY WILEY S.-GI, $600,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Walkathon
Twirling Candy
Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC
Wilkes2 Fluffy Socks
Slumber (GB)Head of Plains Partners LLC
Brown
3 Elusive Princess (Fr)Martinborough (Jpn)
LNJ Foxwoods, Elusive, NK Racing& Church Street Delacour
4 Embrace Me K
Candy Ride (Arg)Mark T. Anderson
Rutledge
5 English Rose (Ire)Frankel (GB)
Godolphin, LLC
Appleby
6 Gina Romantica K
Into MischiefPeter M. Brant
Brown
7 Surge Capacity
Flintshire (GB)Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
8 Star Fortress (Ire)
Sea The Stars (Ire)John D. Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services DeVaux
9 Didia (Arg)
Orpen
Merriebelle Stable
Correas, IV
10 Beaute Cachee (Fr)Literato (Fr)Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb & Louis Lazzinnaro Brown

JOCKEY
Leparoux
Ortiz, Jr.
Alvarado
CorralesBuick
Gaffalione
Rosario
Saez
Ortiz
Dettori

Breeders: 1-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 2-Head Of Plains Partners, 3-Mr. Jean-Philippe Dubois, 4-Stone Farm, 5-Godolphin, 6-Machmer Hall, Carrie
Brogden & Craig Brogden, 7-Klaravich Stables, 8-Sahara Group/Eurowest/Sunderland Hldgs, 9-La Manija, 10-Gregor Vischer

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

Saturday, Oaklawn #8, post time: 4:56 p.m. EDT
COUNT FLEET SPRINT H.-GIII, $500,000, 4yo/up, 6f
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Code FiveTop HitTriple AAA Ranch
2 Jaxon Traveler K
Munnings
West Point Thoroughbreds
3 I'm Wide Awake
LaobanHaran Thoroughbreds, LLC
4 Skelly
Practical JokeRed Lane Thoroughbreds LLC
5 Perfect Dude
Majesticperfection
HX3 Incorporated
6 Tejano Twist
Practical JokeJD Thoroughbreds LLC and Joey Keith Davis
7 RyvitCompetitive Edge
L. William and Corinne Heiligbrodt
8 Happy Is a Choice K
Runhappy
Hooties Racing, WSS Racing and 4G Racing, LLC

TRAINER
Owens
Asmussen
Haran
Asmussen
Fincher
HartmanAsmussen
Ortiz

JOCKEY
QuinonezPrat
De La Cruz
Santana, Jr.
Fuentes
TorresAsmussen
Vazquez

WT
113
122
114
125
123
123
121
117

Breeders: 1-Triple AAA Ranch, 2-Dr. & Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau, 3-Southern Equine Stables, LLC, 4-H. Allen Poindexter, 5-Todd Hansen & Shawn Hansen,
6-Tom Durant, 7-Curt Leake, 8-Builder's Mart, Inc.
Saturday, Keeneland #10, post time: 5:48 p.m. EDT
STONESTREET LEXINGTON S.-GIII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Secret Chat
Union Rags
Gelfenstein Farm
2 The Wine Steward
Vino Rosso
Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher
3 Dilger (Ire)
Lope de Vega (Ire)Michael J. Ryan
4 Footprint
Dialed In
Greg McDonald
5 Hades
Awesome Slew
D. J. Stable LLC and Robert Cotran
6 How's Ur Attitude K
Street Sense
Welch Racing LLC
7 Everdoit
Gary D
Donald L. Ming
8 Encino
NyquistGodolphin, LLC
9 Liberal Arts
Arrogate
Evan and Stephen Ferraro
10 Lucky Jeremy K
Lookin At Lucky
Jeremy Ramsland

TRAINER
Rodriguez
Maker
Joseph, Jr.
McPeekOrseno
Ennis
Rice
Cox
MedinaMorey

JOCKEY
Rosario
Saez
Gaffalione
Hernandez, Jr.
Ortiz
Beschizza
Concepcion
GerouxOrtiz, Jr.
Corrales

WT
118
118
118
118
120
118
118
118
118
118

Breeders: 1-Gelfenstein Farm, 2-Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC, Lakland Farm& Mark Toothaker, 3-Demers Bloodstock, 4-Greg B. McDonald, 5-Ocala Stud,
Joseph M. O'Farrell III,David O'Farrell, et al., 6-Malibu Farm, LLC, 7-Don Ming, 8-Godolphin, 9-Stephen Ferraro & Evan Ferraro, 10-Mr. & Mrs. Craig L
MintenSaturday, Keeneland #7, post time: 4:12 p.m. EDT
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Play the Music K
Mo Town
Glassman Racing LLC
Casse
2 Bling K
American Pharoah
G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.
Oliver3 Jill Jitterbug
Cross Traffic
Shagbark Farm, LLC
Walsh
4 Oeuvre
Shackleford
Richard Perkins
Block
5 B G Warrior
Run Away and Hide
Keith Grass
Andrade6 Secret Money K
Good Samaritan
Fortune Farm, Robert G. Hahn and Matthew Hand Walsh
7 Port Townsend
Uncle Mo
Blue Heaven Farm
DeVaux8 Roses for Debra K
Liam's Map
Cheyenne Stable LLC and John O'Meara
Clement
9 Kissed by Fire
Friesan Fire
Commonwealth Thoroughbreds, Exline-Border Racing,
Ocean Reef Racing and Aaron Kennedy
Eurton10 Breeze Easy (GB)
Bated Breath (GB)It's All About The Girls Stable LLC
Catalano
11 Elm Drive
Mohaymen
Little Red Feather Racing
D'Amato12 Love Reigns (Ire)U S Navy Flag
Stonestreet Stables LLC
Ward
13 High Class K
Into Mischief
Courtlandt Farms
Asmussen

JOCKEY
Ortiz
Velazquez
MachadoLoveberry
Jimenez
Gaffalione
Hernandez, Jr.
Ortiz, Jr.

WT
122
122
122
122
122
124
122
124

Smith
Leparoux
Saez
Rosario
Hernandez, Jr.

122
122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Laura McKinney, 2-Clarkland Farm, 3-Ryan D. Walsh, 4-Richard Perkins, 5-Lou Dunn Diekemper Trust, 6-WinStar Farm, LLC, 7-Blue Heaven
Farm, 8-Blackstone Farm, 9-Barak Farm & Sharon Dodgen, 10-Lofts Hall Stud & B. Sangster, 11-Kenneth D'Oyen, 12-Patrick Grogan, 13-SF BloodstockWEDNESDAY'S INSIGHTS: DEBUT WINNERS
MARK RETURN AT KEENELAND

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
2024 Stud Fees Listed
Complexity (Maclean's Music), Airdrie Stud, $12,500
121 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Tuxedo Park, 5-1
Improbable (City Zip), WinStar Farm, $15,000
128 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Probale Ten, 8-1$37,000 KEE SEP yrl
Rocketeer winning at Keeneland last fall | Coady

7th-KEE, $110K, $100k Opt. Clm., 3yo, 1 1/16m, 4:12 p.m.
e Five Thoroughbreds and Ian Brennan's ROCKETEER (Curlin)
lived up to his name when airing by four lengths in his career
debut going seven panels at this venue last October. Working
consistently for trainer Brad Cox, the colt posted a bullet fivefurlong move in :59 4/5 at Churchill Downs Mar. 31 before goingfour furlongs in :48 4/5 Apr. 6. A grandson of Grade I winner
Stop Traffic (Cure the Blues), the colt takes blinkers off for thisgo around. Tyler Gaffalione gets the mount. Repole Stable and
St Elias Stable team up with More Vino (Vino Rosso), a $400,000
Keeneland September purchase. Trained by Todd Pletcher, thecolt marked his debut with a 1 1/2-length score going 1 mile 40
yards at Tampa Mar. 10. Irad Ortiz Jr. joins the fray here. TJCIS
PPs

Tiz the Law (Constitution), Coolmore Ashford, $20,000
97 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Enduring Spirit, 8-1$75,000 FTK FEB wnl; $100,000 FTS AUG yrl
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
2024 Stud Fees Listed
Dreamliner (More Than Ready), CI-The Speedhorse Farm
9 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
4-Mahoning Valley, 2:18 p.m. EDT, Msw 1m, Tempered Dream,
6-1
Cont. p2

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Jockeys at Parx Racing chase Johariel Rodriguez, who captured his
first career victory on Apr. 9. Rodriguez (#1, blue silks) successfullyrode Miguel Penaloza's Jet Set Juliet to an easy win in the second
race. | Barbara Weidl/Equi-PhotoTDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 3 • THETDN.COM

Cont.
Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $25,000
231 foals of racing age/42 winners/3 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Misbehavin, 10-1
$15,000 FTK OCT yrl
One Sided (Quality Road), R. A. Rowe Farms
14 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
8-Mahoning Valley, 4:12 p.m. EDT, Alw 6f, Spunky One, 9-5$1,000 OTB OMX yrl
Vino Rosso (Curlin), Spendthrift Farm, $20,000
309 foals of racing age/42 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Keeneland, 4:12 p.m. EDT, Aoc 1 1/16m, More Vino, 8-1$340,000 KEE NOV wnl; $400,000 KEE SEP yrl

WEDNESSDAY • APRIL 10, 2024

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
9th-Parx Racing, $63,600, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 4-9,
3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:45.32, ft, 1/2 length.
CLASSIC UNION (c, 4, Classic Empire--Dixie's Comfort, by Dixie
Union) Lifetime Record: 16-5-0-4, $152,816. O-Happy TenthStable; B-Peter Alafoginis & Dr. Marlo Egleston & Classic Empire
Syndicate (PA); T-Daniel Velazquez. *$10,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT;$43,000 2yo '22 EASMAY.

8th-Parx Racing, $53,200, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($35,000), 4-9,
3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:43.67, ft, 7 3/4 lengths.
TEN GAUGE (h, 5, Gun Runner--Scenic Drive, by Empire Maker)
Lifetime Record: 25-3-6-5, $320,700. O-Burns Tbred Racing LLC;
B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (KY); T-Daniel Velazquez.
*$185,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKSEL; $100,000 4yo '23 FTKHRA. **1/2
to Fast Scene (Fast Anna), MSW-Can, SP-USA, $145,926.

3rd-Turf Paradise, $31,500, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm($12,500-$16,000), 4-9, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.95, ft, 2 lengths.
HEAT N REHEAT (g, 7, Heatseeker {Ire}--Madame Heat, by
Unusual Heat) Lifetime Record: 26-4-5-5, $99,129. O-Taboada
Racing Stables LLC; B-Oakcrest Stable (CA); T-Isidro Tamayo.
6th-Mahoning Valley, $30,300, (NW13MX)/Opt. Clm ($40,000),
4-9, 3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:44.07, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
JOHN'S ROCK (g, 7, Bernardini--Sweet Cassiopeia{MSW-USA, GSP-Can, $653,407}, by Five Star Day) Lifetime
Record: 40-11-9-7, $306,173. O-Caryn Vecchio; B-Godolphin,
Dan Considine & Steve Snowden (KY); T-Caryn Vecchio.
*$80,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP.

STAKES RESULTS:
CLASICO ANTONIO R. MATOS S., $50,078, Camarero, 4-7, (S),3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:48.10, ft.
1--CENTINELA, 118, f, 3, Console--Metro Gal, by Afleet Alex.
O-Sonata Stable; B-Potrero Los Llanos Inc. (PR); T-Ramon
Morales; J-Juan C. Diaz. $29,638. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0,$68,674. *1/2 to Don Cheo (Don Paco), Ch. 2-year-old Colt-PR,
MSW-PR, $261,522.
2--Combativa, 118, f, 3, Maximus Mischief--Sister Mary B, byTiznow. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-E.R.V. Enterprises, Inc.;
B-Hacienda Los Nietos, Inc. (PR); T-Eduardo Falcon. $10,220.
3--Esencia, 118, f, 3, Moon Over a Beauty--Altiva, by Devil His
Due. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Establo Florida; B-Productos Agricolasdel Sur, Inc. (PR); T-Giovanni Merced. $5,110.
Margins: HF, 8 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 1.70, 0.80, 3.05.

7th-Mahoning Valley, $29,400, 4-9, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:12.49, ft, head.
POSEIDON'S SON (g, 5, Poseidon's Warrior--Forest Retreat, byForest Camp) Lifetime Record: 36-7-8-3, $138,591. O-Annechino
Racing, LLC; B-Orlyana Farm (FL); T-Jay P. Bernardini. *$8,000
2yo '21 OBSOPN. **1/2 to Miz Mayhem (Yesbyjimminy), MSW,
$327,305; 1/2 to Flay Mignon (Yesbyjimminy), MSW, $116,828.
8th-Mahoning Valley, $28,900, 4-9, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m,
1:41.20, ft, 6 lengths.
JOYA DEL SUR (m, 6, Gemologist--Chalmette, by Quiet
American) Lifetime Record: 23-5-5-5, $141,167. O-Richard
Burnsworth; B-John C. Oxley (KY); T-Anthony Farrior.
*$3,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP; $37,000 RNA 3yo '21 OBSOPN.
**1/2 to Third Dawn (Sky Mesa), SW & GISP, $286,314.

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2nd-Mahoning Valley, $26,900, 4-9, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m,
1:42.14, ft, nose.
SUPPLY CHAIN (g, 6, Speightster--Poly One Flex, byGiant's Causeway) Lifetime Record: 25-7-3-1, $104,117.
O-Jay P. Bernardini, Richard Burnsworth and Kristina Buyea;
B-Fergus Galvin, Tony & Sarah Holmes (KY); T-Jay P. Bernardini.
*$45,000 Wlg '18 KEENOV; $100,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP; $170,000
2yo '20 OBSMAR.
4th-Mahoning Valley, $25,900, 4-9, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m,
1:41.65, ft, neck.
STOMPING MOON (g, 4, Malibu Moon--Stomping, by Dixieland
Band) Lifetime Record: 16-2-5-5, $78,368. O-Pesaturo, Gus andJoy, Kevin J.; B-Sun Valley Farm & Spendthrift Stallions, LLC (KY);
T-Kevin J. Joy. *$20,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $95,000 Ylg '21
KEESEP. **1/2 to Dontbetwithbruno (Tiz Wonderful), MSP,
$249,446; 1/2 to Cyber Secret (Broken Vow), MGSW, $652,993.
3rd-Will Rogers Downs, $23,000, 4-9, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:10.71, ft, head.
HE SAID WAIT (g, 4, Latent Heat--Possetively Pretty, by Posse)
Lifetime Record: 11-3-0-0, $69,549. O/B-Lyn Aldridge (OK);T-Jody Pruitt.
7th-Will Rogers Downs, $23,000, 4-9, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:11.73, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
MAMASHAVNAHOTFLASH (f, 4, Den's Legacy--Flexfuel, by
Harlan's Holiday) Lifetime Record: 17-5-3-2, $130,775.
O-Theophilus Deonta Adams Scales, Jr.; B-Center Hills Farm
(OK); T-M. Brent Davidson.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Warrior Ted, g, 3, Warrior's Reward--Gurt Girls, by Jump Start.
Parx Racing, 4-9, (S), 6f, 1:13.50. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$25,200. B-Warrior's Reward LLC (PA).
Whitewalker, g, 4, Tapit--Honouring, by Smart Strike. Parx
Racing, 4-9, 1m 70y, 1:46.96. Lifetime Record: 7-1-2-1,$55,517. B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc & Stretch Run
Ventures, LLC (KY). *$115,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT.
**Full to Tyson, MGSW-Can, GISP-USA, $351,767.

Bango's Heat, f, 4, Uh Oh Bango--California Heat, by Unusual
Heat. Turf Paradise, 4-8, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:03.89. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $17,700. B-Triple AAA Ranch (AZ). *1ST-TIME
STARTER.

Bernardini, John's Rock, g, 7, o/o Sweet Cassiopeia, by Five Star
Day. AOC, 4-9, Mahoning Valley
Classic Empire, Classic Union, c, 4, o/o Dixie's Comfort, by Dixie
Union. AOC, 4-9, Parx Racing
Console, Centinela, f, 3, o/o Metro Gal, by Afleet Alex. GII
Clasico Antonio R. Matos S., 4-7, Camarero
Den's Legacy, Mamashavnahotflash, f, 4, o/o Flexfuel, by
Harlan's Holiday. ALW, 4-9, Will Rogers
Gemologist, Joya Del Sur, m, 6, o/o Chalmette, by Quiet
American. ALW, 4-9, Mahoning Valley
Gun Runner, Ten Gauge, h, 5, o/o Scenic Drive, by Empire
Maker. AOC, 4-9, Parx Racing
Heatseeker (Ire), Heat N Reheat, g, 7, o/o Madame Heat, by
Unusual Heat. AOC, 4-9, Turf Paradise
Latent Heat, He Said Wait, g, 4, o/o Possetively Pretty, by Posse.
ALW, 4-9, Will Rogers
Malibu Moon, Stomping Moon, g, 4, o/o Stomping, by DixielandBand. ALW, 4-9, Mahoning Valley
Poseidon's Warrior, Poseidon's Son, g, 5, o/o Forest Retreat, byForest Camp. ALW, 4-9, Mahoning Valley
Speightster, Supply Chain, g, 6, o/o Poly One Flex, by Giant's
Causeway. ALW, 4-9, Mahoning Valley
Tapit, Whitewalker, g, 4, o/o Honouring, by Smart Strike. MSW,
4-9, Parx Racing
Uh Oh Bango, Bango's Heat, f, 4, o/o California Heat, by Unusual
Heat. MSW, 4-8, Turf Paradise
Warrior's Reward, Warrior Ted, g, 3, o/o Gurt Girls, by Jump
Start. MSW, 4-9, Parx Racing

WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024

WATTEL BUILDINGON BANNER YEAR AS
TULIPA CHOPE BEGINSCLASSIC CAMPAIGN'A LUCKY PLACE FOR US' - BOURKE BEGINSBREEZE-UP SEASON AT OSARUS
By Brian Sheerin
Hyde Park Stud's John Bourke, who supplies 19 of the 68
juveniles at this week's Osarus Breeze-Up Sale, has describedthe La Teste fixture as an important outlet for handlers.
Bourke, who is best known as the man who consigned 1,000
Guineas winner Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) at the Tattersalls
Craven Breeze-Up Sale, has sold plenty of good horses at Osarus
down through the years.
Top of that list, according to the County Westmeath-based
breeder and breeze-up consignor, is the Group-placed Samedi
Rien (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}).
Speaking during the breeze on Tuesday, Bourke said, "This is agreat sale and Osarus has a lovely team of people who we enjoy
working with. We've sold a lot of winners out of this sale, toSpain and France especially, and we've a nice team of horses
again here this year." Cont. p6

IN TDN AMERICA TODAY
Stephane Wattel in Deauville | Sue Finley

By Emma BerryFor some, Deauville is a summer playground. Horse sales,
racing, good food and a spot of shopping. We have the Duc deMorny to thank for that. Having been instrumental in theconstruction of the racecourse at Longchamp in 1857,
Napoleon's half-brother turned his attention to the Normandy
seaside and by August 1864, racing was underway at
Hippodrome la Touques in the town which has continued to
draw the rich and famous, both for horse racing and film
festivals.
Nowadays, Deauville is no longer home solely to the August
meeting. With an all-weather track and floodlights in addition to
the turf, there is also racing in the town in spring, autumn andwinter. Since the early 1980s there has also been a training
centre alongside the racecourse, which benefits from theproximity of the beach for a variety in the horses' exercise
routines.
Managed, like Chantilly and Maisons-Laffitte, by France Galop,Deauville's training centre is currently home to 13 trainers,
including Stephane Wattel, who made the town his home 30
years ago. Cont. p3

THE X-FILES, SEASON 2: ALISTAIR RODEN
Veteran bloodstock agent Alistair Roden shares his views aheadof the OBS April Sale next week. Jessica Martini has the details.

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IMPRUDENCE TO ROMANTIC STYLELAZZAT SKIPS TO DJEBEL WIN

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Stephane Wattel Cont. from p1
Paris."As he approaches his 60th birthday, the affable Wattel jokes
Stud farms loomed large in the early education of Wattel,
that his daughter Anastasia, who trains separately to him but
whose family had no prior involvement in racing but who foundalso in Deauville, drops regular hints that he should be
himself working at the Niarchos family's Spring Oak Farm (nowconsidering retirement. But
Oak Tree Farm) in Kentucky at the
Wattel Sr is currently in his pomp.
age of 18 after deciding that his
He trained his first Group 1 winneruniversity course wasn't for him.
last year after several of his horses
He would later work at Haras dehave come close to that important
Fresnay-Le-Buffard and at Beech
metric in the past, and his stable
House Stud in Newmarket, whichof around 80 horses boasts an
has recently returned to being a
increasingly international mix ofstallion stud since Shadwellowners.
relocated Baaeed (GB) and"Things have changed a lot,"
Mohaather (GB) from Nunnery
admits Wattel as he reflects on his
Stud and added Mostahdaf (Ire) tothree decades of training in
the line-up.
Deauville, where the reigning"When I started I had only threechampion trainer Jean-Claude
horses," he continues, "I had no
Rouget now has a major satellite
owners really behind me, just one,
Simca Mille | Scoop Dyga
operation to complement his
and it would have been impossible
original base in Pau.
for me to start at Chantilly. I would have been totally lost.
"But I did find from the beginning it was a nice place to train,"In this training centre there was Nicolas Madamet. He was
because it was a relaxing place for horses. It was not far away
the first trainer to have the idea of training all year in Deauville.@
from all the stud farms around and it was not so far away fromCont. p4

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difficult to imagine that now. Can you imagine Jean-Claude
Stephane Wattel Cont.
Rouget's horses having three pounds less because he's training
He adds, AIt used to be a place to train during the summer forin the provinces? But that was the case, and a lot of races in thethe meeting, so people from Chantilly and other places would
provinces were closed to horses trained in Chantilly."
come, but the track was good for training and suddenly one
The treble Group winner Boris
trainer had the idea that it was
De Deauville (Ire) (Soviet Star)
possible to train all year round.
was one of the earliest stars for"I was assistant trainer tothe Wattel stable, while City
Nicolas Madamet and after that
Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) came
I moved up to Chantilly for threeclose to landing his trainer ayears to work with Alain demajor international victory when
Royer DuprJ and for the Agabeaten a short-head by
Khan. When it was time for me
Merchant Navy (Au) in the G1
to start my career I thought that
Diamond Jubilee S. at Royal
Deauville would be a nice place
Ascot. Now at Haras d'Etreham,
to start."
City Light has made a positive
Wattel also recalls that it was
impression with his early
more than just the sea air thatrunners and was France's
made it advantageous to train inleading first-season sire in 2023.
Deauville when he was first
Haras de la Perelle's Rosacea
starting out.
Tulipa Chope returns in the Prix de la Grotte on Sunday | Scoop Dyga
(Ire) (Soldier Hollow {Ger}) was"Now it seems unbelievable tothird in the G1 Prix de Diane two seasons ago and her full-sister,
think that in certain races - when we were going to race in
Rimja (Fr), is now pleasing Wattel after the odd niggle kept her
maidens in Paris - we used to have three pounds less for ouroff the track at two. Cont. p5
horses because we were training in the provinces," he says. "It's

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Stephane Wattel Cont.
Jurgen Winter, owner of Haras de la Perelle, is one of theowner-breeders who has long supported Wattel and has thelargest number of horses in the stable along with Baron Edouardde Rothschild of the nearby Haras de Meautry.
The partnership with Winter was rewarded when the Perelle
homebred Simca Mille (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) became the trainer's
first top-level winner last year in the Grosser Preis von Berlin.
"Having my first Group 1 winner with Simca Mille for Haras dela Perelle meant a lot for me," he says. "And it was a very nicestory from the beginning to the end of his career here in
France."After Simca Mille failed to sell at i68,000 at the yearling sales,
Wattel agreed to take him on and the horse raced initially in his
own colours before Winter renewed his interest in the colt. A
prolific performer, Simca Mille won three Group 2 races and aGroup 3 as well as finishing runner-up in the G1 Grand Prix deParis and G1 Prix Ganay. Towards the end of last year he wasbought by Wathnan Racing and over the winter he has been
trained in Qatar by French ex-pat Alban de Mieulle.
For almost every trainer there is a pressure to trade good

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horses, and for Wattel that now means a time of rebuilding,though his stable does include at least one Classic prospect in
the G3 Prix des Reservoirs winner Tulipa Chope (Fr) (Born To Sea{Ire}), who is entered for Sunday's G3 Prix de la Grotte at
Longchamp.
"It's a little more difficult this year," he notes. "We sold acouple of good horses, like Simca Mille, [Group 3 winner]
Immensitude and [Listed winner] Autumn Starlight. But at the
moment we've got Tulipa Chope, who proved her quality lastyear, and she worked very well [last week] to prepare for thePrix de la Grotte. She seems to be very well and has had a good
winter."Wattel adds, "Having City Light start his stallion career so well
is a big pleasure for all the stable. We had the horse for a longtime; it was not only a short career at two and three, but wekept him for a long time and we're thrilled that he's having a lotof winners."
He also points out that, despite the precocity shown by someof City Light's offspring, the horse himself improved in his later
seasons. He remained in training at five and won seven of his 22
starts.
Cont. p6

Trainer Stephane Wattel=s string on a cloudy morning. Emma Berry chatswith the Frenchman on his career highs and Classic hopes for 2024. | TDNtv

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for me to go fishing."
The sea may have its appeal, especially in a coastal town as
lovely as Deauville, but it is horses, not fish, which should
continue to occupy the mind of a trainer with the skills of
Stephane Wattel.

Anastasia & Stephane Wattel | Scoop Dyga

Stephane Wattel Cont.
"He started to be a really good horse only at four years old. I
think that his horses will improve with age," Wattel says.
His own association with City Light's offspring extends toCelestial (Fr), who is unbeaten in two starts for a partnershipwhich includes the former BHB Chairman and owner of
Plumpton racecourse, Peter Savill, as well as Martin Cruddace,the chief executive officer of Arena Racing Company, whichowns 16 British racecourses. They are also involved in the Calyx(GB) three-year-old Calypso King (GB), who runs at Deauville on
Wednesday, and they are far from the only British names on
Wattel's list of owners.
"The income from racing in Britain is really too low," he says.
"It's easy for them to come to Deauville. Some English owners
came with one or two horses and they were surprised, evenwhen you win a little race with French premiums, if it's a
French-bred, how much it adds to their account. Of course, even
if the atmosphere of English racing has no equivalent, they liketo have some horses in training and racing in France."
In 2018, Wattel was joined in the training ranks by his
daughter Anastasia but not, as is the case with a number ofracing families, as co-trainer, instead as a rival.
"I have to admit, when she started to think about working withhorses, I wasn't completely sure it was really what she wanted
to do. I didn't want her to have things easy at the start and I
didn't help her at all," he says. "She had to find a job by herself,and I have to say, if there are two people who really helped herthat is Freddy Head and David Smaga. She worked for David for
four years."
He continues, "Now she has been training at Deauville for acouple of years and it's a big pleasure for me. I'm proud of what
she has already accomplished. I will be 60 in less than one
month, so she always repeats that and says that it may be time

Osarus Preview Cont. from p1
He added, "We've 19 horses here this week--16 of which are
my own--including a Territories (Ire) half-sister to Golden Ace(GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) (lot 32), winner of the Mares' Hurdle at
Cheltenham. She goes well. We've also got the only Persian King(Ire) (lot 43A) and the only Le Havre (Fr) (lot 65) in the sale. It's anice sharp bunch.
"Osarus is important because we buy a lot of yearlings every
year and we love selling winners. No matter what they cost, bethat 10 grand or 50 grand, winners is the name of the game andthat's what we love to produce. We have 60 breeze-up horses
this year and 19 of them are here so it's a place we like coming
to."Bourke is not the only recognisable name to be offering horses
at Osarus this week. Fellow Irish-based handlers Mickey Cleere,
Eddie Linehan and Pierce Gallagher will get their breeze-up
season up and running in France this week as well.
He concluded, "It's been a lucky place for us, not just as sellers.
I bought Chic Colombine (Fr) (Seahenge) here as a yearling andshe won a listed race at Saint-Cloud last month for George
Boughey and Highclere Racing.
"In terms of selling, Samedi Rien is probably the best horse wehave breezed here. She was a champion filly in Spain and wasplaced in a Group 2 at Meydan last year."
The sale takes place after racing at La Teste on Wednesday at
4.30pm local time.

John Bourke | Tattersalls

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ROMANTIC STYLE DOWNS RAMATUELLE IN
IMPRUDENCE THRILLER

Romantic Style | Scoop Dyga

By Sean Cronin
Godolphin's Romantic Style (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire})
made her seasonal return a successful one and downed 'TDN
Rising Star' Ramatuelle (Justify) to become her connections'first winner, in a thrilling renewal, of Deauville's G3 Prix
Imprudence.
The 37-10 third favourite, who shed maiden status at Great
Yarmouth in September before winning the Listed Bosra ShamS., was positioned second in the far-side group and raced in an
overall fifth through halfway in this seven-furlong distaffers'
Guineas trial. Looming large out wide with 300 metres
remaining, she quickened to the fore entering the final furlong
and kept on strongly under stern urging to withstand the laterally of Ramatuelle by a half-length for a career high. Last term's
G3 Prix Miesque victrix and long-time leader Tamfana (Ger)(Soldier Hollow {GB}) provided solidity to the form and finishedanother half-length adrift in third.
"We had a nice race, but she was a bit fresh early," reflected
William Buick. "She's quite speedy, she has a good turn of footand used it at the finish. It was a good performance and she'll
have to go up to a mile now. She's a good filly and, hopefully,
she'll keep progressing."
Charlie Appleby is very much leaning in the direction of Parisand ruled out any temptation to remain at home for Romantic
Style's next start. "I don't think she'd see out the mile [of the
1,000 Guineas] at Newmarket, so we thought we'd be better off
coming here as it gives her more time between now and the [G1Poule d'Essai des] Pouliches. She's got natural pace in her
pedigree, but she gives herself a chance to stay the mile andthat will be the aim. What I loved about today is she dideverything the right way around. She travelled and she travelled

WEDNESDAY • 10 APRIL 2024

sensibly in behind horses. When she picked up I felt she wasalways doing enough to stay in front."
Christopher Head was far from downcast after the defeat of
G1 Prix Morny second Ramatuelle and confirmed next month's
G1 1,000 Guineas remains the number one target. "You always
have worries when you are not sure if they have trained on fromtwo to three and that was a very positive return. On such [deep]
ground you can easily sink after doing too much too early, but
she kept finding again at the end. That was most encouraging
and, if all is well, we shall stick to the plan and go to Newmarket
for the 1,000 [Guineas]."Tamfana's trainer David Menuisier has yet to commit to a
specific target, but it will be a Classic route for the third-placefinisher. "That was a very good reintroduction for her. It is noteasy to make all like that from the centre of the track. We have
now to decide if we go to Newmarket for the Guineas orLongchamp for the French equivalent."

Pedigree Notes
Romantic Style is the second foal and black-type scorer out of
G3 Prix Miesque winner Sweety Dream (Fr) (Dream Ahead),herself a daughter of G3 Prix Cleopatre third Excellent Girl (GB)(Exceed And Excel {Aus}). Descendants of Excellent Girl, who is a
half-sister to G3 R A Lee S. victor Fastnet Tempest (Ire) (Fastnet
Rock {Aus}), include the stakes-winning Easter (Fr) (Exosphere{Aus}), Listed Criterium de Lyon third Roccia Nera (Fr) (Dream
Ahead) and stakes-winning G3 Topkapi Trophy third Peekaboo(Ire) (Toronado {Ire}). The March-foaled chestnut is kin to Listed
Brigids Pastures victrix Are We Dreaming (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}),a 2-year-old filly by Earthlight (Ire) and a yearling colt by SpaceBlues (Ire).
Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX IMPRUDENCE-G3, i80,000, Deauville, 4-9, 3yo, f, 7fT,
1:31.95, vhy.
1--ROMANTIC STYLE (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Sweety Dream (Fr) (GSW-Fr),by Dream Ahead
2nd Dam: Excellent Girl (GB),by Exceed And Excel (Aus)
3rd Dam: Dame Blanche (Ire), by Be My Guest
1ST GROUP WIN. (i240,000 Wlg >21 GOFNO1; 550,000gns Ylg>22 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Wansdyke Farms, SH Bloodstock,
J Burke & Oghill (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick.
i40,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 4-3-0-0, i71,633. *1/2 to
Are We Dreaming (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}), SW-Ire. Werk Nick
Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, orthe free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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2--Ramatuelle, 126, f, 3, Justify--Raven=s Lady (GB), by Raven=s
Pass. >TDN Rising Star=. (i100,000 Ylg >22 ARQAUG). O-Infinity
Nine Horses, Ecurie des Monceaux, Hollymount Stud France
SC, Chun Wai Kwok, Arthur Hoyeau, Mme Ilse Smits & Clement
Tropres; B-Yeguada Centurion SLU (KY); T-Christopher Head.
i16,000.

WEDNESDAY • 10 APRIL 2024

Oh So Sharp S. winner and G1 Falmouth S. and G1 Sun Chariot
S.-placed Altyn Orda (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}).

3--Tamfana (Ger), 126, f, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)--Tres
Magnifique (Fr), by Zoffany (Ire). (i20,000 Ylg >22 BBAGS).
O-QRL VIII & Friends; B-Gestut Etzean & Hans-Helmut
Rodenburg (GER); T-David Menuisier. i12,000.
Margins: HF, HF, 2. Odds: 3.70, 0.90, 3.40.
Also Ran: Great Generation (Ire), Shady Lady (Fr), Abstract (Fr),Alabama Moon (Fr). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

LAZZAT DOMINATES THE DJEBEL by Tom Frary
Keeping his unbeaten record intact in style at Deauville on
Tuesday, Nurlan Bizakov=s Lazzat (Fr) (Territories {Ire}) made all
in a G3 Prix Djebel that he turned into a war of attrition. Taken
straight to the front by Antonio Orani, the Listed Prix de la
Californie winner stretched his rivals to breaking point, with only
Keran (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}) able top give any meaningful
pursuit. At the line, the 7-10 favourite had 2 1/2 lengths tospare, with five lengths back to Devil=s Point (Ire) (New Bay{GB}) in third.
AIt is a great moment for me for two reasons. Firstly, it is a firstgroup win in France for Antonio and second because my father
won this race as an owner in 1988 with Shaindy and I grew up
next to the photo of this win,@ Reynier explained. AWe now haveboth our name in the record book of the Djebel and that is agreat pride. I told my jockey beforehand, >this is a no-brainer,
we know he stays so go on and trust your horse--he is in great
form. He has climbed another step in style, but being a gelding
we know some races are closed to him. The two options now
are in June, either the [G3 Prix] Paul de Moussac at Longchampor the [G3] Jersey S. at Royal Ascot.@

Pedigree Notes
Lazzat is the first and so far only foal of a granddaughter of theG1 1000 Guineas heroine Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy),
who produced six stakes performers headed by the G3 Superior
Mile winner Hathal (Speightstown). Along with her fellow Group
1-winning full-brother Ali-Royal (Ire), Sleepytime helped her
dam Alidiva (Ire) (Chief Singer {Ire}) to the title of Broodmare of
the year in 1997, while she is also kin to the multiple Group 1winning sire Taipan (Ire) (Last Tycoon {Ire}), the GII Louisville
Breeders= Cup H. and GII Rampart H. winner Oonagh Maccool(Ire) (Giant=s Causeway) and to the dams of the G1 Doncaster
Mile hero Somewhat (Dynaformer) and this owner-breeder=s G3

Lazzat | Scoop Dyga

Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX DJEBEL-G3, i80,000, Deauville, 4-9, 3yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:29.92,
vhy.
1--LAZZAT (FR), 128, g, 3, by Territories (Ire)
1st Dam: Lastochka (GB), by Australia (GB)
2nd Dam: Lashyn, by Mr. Greeley
3rd Dam: Sleepytime (Ire), by Royal Academy
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Sumbe (Fr); T-Jerome
Reynier; J-Antonio Orani. i40,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0,
i94,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for theeNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Keran (Fr), 128, c, 3, Blue Point (Ire)--Kerasona (Fr), by Oasis
Dream (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-H H
Aga Khan; B-S A Aga Khan (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.
i16,000.
3--Devil=s Point (Ire), 128, c, 3, New Bay (GB)--Hairy Rocket (GB),by Pivotal (GB). 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (i200,000 Wlg >21
GOFNO1; 475,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT). O-Clive Washbourn;
B-Hamwood Stud Unlimited Company (IRE); T-David
Menuisier. i12,000.
Margins: 2HF, 5, 2HF. Odds: 0.70, 5.40, 3.40.
Also Ran: Megarry (Ire), Tortisambert (Fr), Gentleman Beauty(Fr), Skylight Brochard (Hol). Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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WEDNESDAY • 10 APRIL 2024

CLIPPER LOGISTICS TO HOLD NATIONAL
HUNT DISPERSAL AT DONCASTERGOFFS ANNOUNCE NEW BREEZE-UP SALE AT
NAAS FOR 2025
Goffs have teamed up with Naas Racecourse and Irish
Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) to introduce a new two-year-old
breeze-up sale in Ireland for 2025. The breeze will take place at
Naas on Tuesday, June 3, with the sale being staged at Goffs on
Wednesday, June 4. A practice breeze will also be held on the
Bank Holiday Monday, June 2.
Announcing the new breeze-up sale, Goffs chief executive
Henry Beeby, said, "We are thrilled that Naas Racecourse has
agreed to host the trackwork to enable this exciting new
breeze-up sale in Ireland. We look forward to collaborating with
the Naas team to deliver a successful breeze-up where horses
and clients will benefit from the world class facilities at bothNaas and Kildare Paddocks.
"Vendors have petitioned Goffs to stage an Irish breeze-up forsome time, and the timing of this new sale, coming slightly laterin the season, has been widely welcomed in our discussions withvendors. The early June dates will allow additional time for sales
preparation while it falls early enough in the Flat calendar toensure strong demand for quality, ready to run two-year-olds."
Dermot Cantillon, chairman of Naas Racecourse, added, "TheNaas Racecourse philosophy is to facilitate the racing and thebloodstock industry when and where we can. This relationshipwith Goffs to support the breeze-up sector is anothermanifestation of this ongoing commitment."

Naas Racecourse | Goffs

Mossy Fen Park (left) in winning action at Down Royal
Racingfotos.com

The Goffs Spring HIT/PTP Sale, set to be held May 22-23 at
Doncaster, will feature a dispersal of five National Hunt horses
owned by Steve Parkin's Clipper Logistics, the operation that hasenjoyed Grade 1 success over jumps with the likes of Morning
Assembly (Ire) (Shantou) and Draconien (Fr) (Linda's Lad {GB}).
The five horses include the Henry de Bromhead-trained Mossy
Fen Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}), who was last seen filling
the runner-up spot in a Grade 2 novice hurdle at Fairyhouse,finishing three places ahead of Pat Fahy's Champane Admiral(Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}) who is also set to be sold.
The dispersal is completed by Western Diego (Ire) (Westerner{GB}) and Sporting Glory (Ire) (Fame And Glory {GB}), who
finished third and fourth, respectively, in another Grade 2
novice hurdle at Fairyhouse's Easter Festival last time, plus
Special Cadeau (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), runner-up in a Naasmaiden hurdle on his most recent outing for Willie Mullins.
The annual Million In Mind dispersal also promises to be ahighlight of the Spring Sale, which typically features a bumper
offering of National Hunt horses-in-training and point-to-point
graduates.
Entries are being taken until Friday, April 26, with thecatalogue available online from Friday, May 3.

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FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Wednesday, April 10, 2024:
UNITED KINGDOM:
Rumble Inthejungle (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), Norman
Court Stud
22 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
17:30-KEMPTON PARK, 5f, Boro Queen (GB)
9,000gns RNA Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2022
Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy), Whitsbury Manor Stud
121 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
14:40-WOLVERHAMPTON, 5f, Enchanting Empress (GB)62,000gns Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale 2023

WEDNESDAY • 10 APRIL 2024

OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

DAUGHTER OF RED EVIE RETURNS ATLEOPARDSTOWN
13.15 Leopardstown, Mdn, i15,000, 3yo, f, 10fTRUBIES ARE RED (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) bids to build on her Galway
debut third in October and continue Ballydoyle=s strong start tothe campaign in this maiden won 12 months ago by their
Savethelastdance (Ire). Out of the G1 Matron S.and G1 Lockinge
S. heroine Red Evie (Ire) (Intikhab), she is therefore a full-sisterto the stable=s outstanding Arc winner Found (Ire) and to thedam of the Oaks heroine Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
Also from Ballydoyle is Flight Of Fancy (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), thefull-sister to the G1 Criterium International winner and G1
Melbourne Cup runner-up Johannes Vermeer (Ire) and the G1
Dewhurst S. runner-up Wembley (Ire).
14.45 Leopardstown, Mdn, i15,000, 3yo, c/g, 8fT
MUNDI (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the latest runner for the listed
scorer and G2 Queen Mary S. runner-up Meow (Ire) (Storm Cat),
whose Galileos include the G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Irish 2000
Guineas-winning sire Churchill (Ire) and the G1 Cheveley Park S.
heroine Clemmie (Ire). Wayne Lordan is on board, with Ryan
Moore opting for the experienced Gallantly (GB) (Frankel {GB}),the son of the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches heroine Precieuse(Ire).

Van Beethoven is looking for his second winner | Karwin Farm

FRANCE
Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
84 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-LA TESTE-BA, 1000m, Fruition (Fr)Van Beethoven (Scat Daddy), Karwin Farm
32 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
2-LA TESTE-BA, 1000m, Miss Beethoven (Fr)i5,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023

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Tuesday=s Results:
1st-Thirsk, ,8,000, Mdn, 4-9, 2yo, 5fT, 1:06.02,
hy.
ATHERSTONE WARRIOR (IRE) (c, 2, Coulsty {Ire}--Hollow Green{Ire}, by Beat Hollow {GB}), who ran fourth in Doncaster=s Mar.
23 Brocklesby on debut last time, was quickly into stride and led
from the outset of this return. Holding sway throughout, the 7-4
favourite came under pressure soon after halfway and kept on
resolutely in deep conditions to defeat Arabie (GB) (Dandy Man{Ire}) by 3/4-of-a-length. Atherstone Warrior is the latest of ofseven reported foals and fourth scorer produced by a multiplewinning half-sister to Listed Prix Caravelle victrix Safe And Sound(GB) (Hector Protector).
Cont. p11

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1st-Thirsk Cont.
The March-foaled bay, whose second dam is the stakes-placed
Three Greens (GB) (Niniski), is kin to G3 Prix Miesque runner-up
Stay Classy (Ire) (Camacho {GB}). Sales history: 7,000gns Wlg >22
TADEWE; 10,000gns Ylg >23 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$8,511.
O-Tim & Wayne=s World; B-Northern Bloodstock Agency Ltd(IRE); T-Alice Haynes.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Joe Gargery (Ire), g, 3, Starspangledbanner (Aus)--PerfectPursuit (GB), by Pastoral Pursuits (GB). Southwell, 4-9, 7f 14y(AWT), 1:29.51. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,5,670. B-B Holland& J Cullinan (IRE).

Tuesday=s Results:
PRIX COR DE CHASSE-Listed, i52,000, Deauville, 4-9, 4yo/up, 5
1/2fT, 1:08.80, vhy.
1--VICIOUS HARRY (FR), 129, c, 4, Harry Angel (Ire)-Umneeyatee (Aus), by Encosta De Lago (Aus). (i28,000 Ylg>21 ARQOCT). O-Cuadra Mediterraneo; B-Medya SARL & Tarik
Tekce (FR); T-Mauricio Delcher Sanchez; J-Alexis Pouchin.
i26,000. Lifetime Record: MGSP-Fr, 14-3-4-4, i169,740.
2--Mgheera (GB), 122, f, 4, Zoustar (Aus)--Blue Aegean (GB), by
Invincible Spirit (Ire). (i145,000 Ylg >21 ARQOCT; i3,500 3yo>23 ARQJUL). O-European Bloodstock Management & Mme
Marie-Christelle Lacaille; B-The Blue Aegean Partnership (GB);
T-Manon Scandella-Lacaille. i10,400.
3--Whispering Dream (Ire), 122, f, 4, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--WEDNESDAY • 10 APRIL 2024

Grecian Light (Ire), by Shamardal. 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. i7,800.
Margins: 3HF, 1HF, HD. Odds: 14.10, 28.00, 14.00.
Also Ran: Tudo Bem (Fr), Forza Capitano (Fr), Lesslepasser (Fr),Korker (Ire), Le Cadeau (GB), Siam Paragon (Fr), Ciao Pa= (Fr),Ismael Paint (Fr), Amellata (Fr), Game Run (Fr).
Successful in the Listed Prix de Bonneval and placed in the G2Prix Robert Papin, G3 Prix d=Arenberg and G3 Prix Sigy, Vicious
Harry had little to prove here but was allowed to start at lengthy
odds for his list of achievements. Always in the front line, he was
asked to extend heading to the two pole and gave generously todefy a three-pound penalty.
The dam, who has the unraced 3-year-old colt Aerodynamic(Fr) (Mr. Owen), is a granddaughter of Miesque and half-sisterto the G1 Thekwini S. winner Amanee (Aus) (Pivotal {GB})related to the Niarchos luminaries Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein)
and Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) et al. Video,
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