MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024

IT=S NOT JUST THE DERBY;NOW BAFFERT HAS TOPOAKS CANDIDATE AS WELL

The Kentucky Oaks trophy | CoadyThe Week in Review, by Bill Finley
Saturday=s GIII Las Virgenes S. at Santa Anita was a big test for
the Bob Baffert-trained filly and >TDN Rising Star= Kinza (Carpe
Diem). She was coming off a scintillating maiden win in which
she got a 96 Beyer, but was facing a much stronger challenge inthe one-mile stakes. Not only did she have to prove she could go
two turns, but she was facing another potential star in the
undefeated Kopion (Omaha Beach), the winner of the GIII Santa
Ynez S.
On paper, this was a match race. But Kinza turned it into a
one-horse show. She only won by two lengths, but at no point
did it look like Kopion could pass the front-running Baffert filly.
Kinza got a 93 Beyer to cement her status as the fastest 3-yearold filly in training.
Under normal circumstances, this performance would havestamped Kinza as the clear early favorite for the GI Kentucky
Oaks. But there is nothing normal about this year=s Oaks or, forthat matter, the GI Kentucky Derby.
Kinza, a New York-bred, won=t be allowed to run in the Oaks
because Baffert was banned by Churchill Downs shortly afterMedina Spirit (Protonico) tested positive for betamethasone
after crossing the wire first in the 2021 Derby. The same goesfor his colts. Cont. Pg. 3

JESS'S DREAM, SON OF RACHELALEXANDRA, SUCCUMBS TO LAMINITIS
Jess's Dream (Curlin), the first foal out of Hall of Fame mare
Rachel Alexandra, succumbed to laminitis Sunday at the age of
12. The news, reported by his owner and breeder Stonestreet
Farm, was posted to social media. A maiden special weight
winner and 'TDN Rising Star' at Saratoga in his first and only
start, Jess's Dream entered stud in 2017 and stood for several
years at Ocala Stud in Florida. He was pensioned from stud forreasons unrelated to the laminitis in Oct. 2023 and was being
pointed towards a third career under saddle as a track pony for
Stonestreet Farm. From 230 foals of racing age, he sired 102
winners, seven stakes winners and one graded stakes winner,the 2021 GIII Kitten's Joy S. winner Chess's Dream. His progeny
include Suncoast S. winner Dreaming of Snow and stakes
winners Beth's Dream and Intrepid Daydream.

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Big City Lights (Mr. Big), under jockey Flavien Prat, comes home a winner in Saturday's GIII
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GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day) and
GI Pegasus World Cup victor National Treasure (Quality Road)
will depart Santa Anita for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tuesday

SENOR BUSCADOR GETS LAST LOCAL BREEZE
GI Pegasus World Cup runner up Senor Buscador (Mineshaft)
got in his final Gulfstream preparation Sunday ahead of an
expected start in the G1 Saudi Cup, working four furlongs
in :50.41 under jockey Junior Alvarado .

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The Week In Review Cont. From Pg. 1
A week earlier, the Baffert-trained Nysos (Nyquist) looked like
Triple Crown-winning material when crushing his opposition in
the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. Baffert also has >TDN Rising Star=
Muth (Good Magic), the winner of the GII San Vicente S. andrunner-up in last year=s GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile. Nysos andMuth are one-two in the NTRA=s 3-Year-Old poll. He also has>TDN Rising Star= Maymum (Frosted), an impressive maiden
winner who was entered in Sunday=s sixth race at Santa Anita.
In past years, most of Baffert=s owners turned their horses
over to other trainers, most notably Tim Yakteen, which madethem eligible to run at Churchill. But this year, in a surprising
display of loyalty, not one Baffert owner took a horse away fromhim. They put their loyalty to Baffert over their dreams of
winning the Kentucky Derby.

Nysos, Flavien Prat and Bob Baffert | Benoit

This wasn=t supposed to happen. Baffert=s Churchill ban was
originally for two years, which meant he was supposed to be
free and clear to run horses there this year. But on July 3, 2023,
out of the middle of nowhere, the company announced that itwas extending Baffert=s ban at least through the end of 2024. It
was a shocking development and it was unfair. Baffert=s original
penalties, which also included a 90-day suspension from the
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and a one-year ban from
NYRA, were extremely harsh as it was considering the worst
thing Baffert had done was to have positives that stemmed fromoverages of medications that in no way could be considered
performance-enhancing. Since being handed the various
suspensions and bans, Baffert has done nothing wrong. He has
not had any more positives. He even went so far as to announce
on Jan. 22 that he and Medina Spirit=s owner Amr Zedan had
dropped all legal actions regarding the Derby disqualification. It
was an obvious peace offering, but one that was quickly anddecisively dismissed by Churchill, which announced that the

MONDAY • FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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dropping of the lawsuits changed nothing. Baffert was stillbanned for, at the very least, all of 2024.
This time, Churchill had gone too far. There=s no doubt that
their battle with Baffert had turned personal and when that
happens, fairness and reason get tossed out the window.
Punishing the trainer remained the priority.
But now the script has flipped. That no Baffert horses, no
Kinza, no Nysos, no Muth, no Maymum, will appear in Derby
week stakes at Churchill will hurt Churchill a lot more than it will
hurt Baffert. These will be races that will require asterisks
because they did not include some of the best 3-year-old talent
in the country.
One theory was that the ban was extended because Churchill
didn=t want Baffert=s return to overshadow the festivities being
planned to celebrate the 150th running of the race. It looks like
Churchill never imagined that the Baffert owners would
effectively boycott the Derby. But that=s exactly what has
happened. And one of the results of that is the very situation
Churchill had hoped to avoid is now going to happen. The major
storyline all week will not be the 150th renewal of the race or
whoever emerges as the main contenders. It will be all about
the missing stars from the Baffert barn, the impact that will haveon the race and how it has weakened this Kentucky Derby andthis Kentucky Oaks.
There=s nothing anyone can do about it now. It=s too late for
Churchill to reconsider, not that they ever had any intention of
doing so. The shot has been fired and it hit squarely in thecorporate foot of Churchill Downs Inc. This was all so
unnecessary. All they had to do was let Baffert back after the
two-year ban ended. Instead, they kept moving the goal posts
and double downed on what was a dubious punishment in thefirst place. This Derby and this Oaks will not be what they should
be and Churchill has no one to blame but itself.
Oh, well. At least it should be a good GI Preakness S.

Kinza | Benoit

MONDAY • FEBRUARY 12, 2024

John Pimental Doesn=t Get a BreakHISA/HIWU resolved its case against small-time trainer John
Pimental last week. He has been handed a 15-month suspension
and a fine of $10,000 for possession of banned thyroid
medication, Thyro-L. Pimental also has an outstanding caseagainst him for a methamphetamine positive. So he may befacing still more serious penalties.
You can read more about his story and his case by clicking
here.
Yes, the rules are the rules and Pimental was not careful anddid not properly dispose of the thyroid medication, even though
he had a prescription to administer it to a stable pony. As for themethamphetamine positive, it almost has to be the result of
human contamination. The bottom line is that the punishment
does not come anywhere close to fitting the crime. John
Pimental is not a cheat or a horse doper. At the very worst, he=s
guilty of not being careful when it came to the Thyro-L.
Yes, HISA/HIWU is a work in progress and since HIWU got off
and running last May, they have altered some of their policies
and have been less draconian when it comes to catching andpenalizing people for drug violations.

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But they haven=t come far enough and the Pimental case is aprime example. By no means did he do anything to warrant a
15-month suspension and a $10,000 fine.
HISA needs to hire a Vice President of Common Sense,
someone who understands racing, understands what is cheating
and what is not, and can put the brakes on the organization
when they go after people like John Pimental.

MONDAY • FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A Loaded Risen StarWith the exception of Mandaloun (Into Mischief), who wasawarded the win in the Kentucky Derby after Medina Spirit was
disqualified, the GII Risen Star S. at the Fair Grounds has neverproduced a Kentucky Derby winner. That could easily change
this year as the 2024 edition is loaded with talent. Trained by
Chad Brown, Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) is a $2.3 million FasigTipton Saratoga purchase and will be favored. He was last seen
closing from last to just miss by a nose in the GII Remsen S. He isclearly Brown=s best chance yet to add a Derby win on to his
record.
He=ll have to come into New Orleans ready to run as thecompetition includes Hall of Fame (Gun Runner), also bought at
Saratoga as a yearling for $1.4 million, who is coming off animpressive maiden win for Steve Asmussen. Then there=s GII
Kentucky Jockey Club winner Honor Marie (Honor Code);
Smarty Jones winner Catching Freedom (Constitution) and GIII
Lecomte S. winner Track Phantom (Quality Road).

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WHITE ABARRIO, NATIONAL TREASURE TO DEPARTSANTA ANITA FOR SAUDI CUP TUESDAYGI Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day) and
GI Pegasus World Cup victor National Treasure (Quality Road)
will depart Santa Anita for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tuesday inadvance of their expected next start in the G1 Saudi Cup Feb.
24.
Per Santa Anita Stable Superintendent Jeff Metz, Richard
Mandella will send Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah) andpotentially Planetario (Brz) (Il Doge {Brz}) for starts on the Saudi
Cup undercard.
After spending nearly 12 hours in the holding barn at Santa
Anita, the Saudi-bound contingent will leave for Los Angeles
International Airport at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. They will go
first to Miami via Mersant International where they will bejoined by a group of Eastern-based horses for the 13-hour trip to
Riyadh.

SENOR BUSCADOR BREEZES IN ADVANCE OF SAUDICUP STARTGI Pegasus World Cup runner up Senor Buscador (Mineshaft)
got in his final Gulfstream preparation Sunday ahead of an
expected start in the G1 Saudi Cup. The release noted that the
6-year-old worked four furlongs in :50.41 under jockey Junior
Alvarado who will be aboard the Todd Fincher runner for the
Saudi Cup as well.
AIt went just the way Todd and I wanted,@ said Alvarado. AHe
went out there and stretched his legs. We wanted to keep him
happy. He went around the track very happy, enjoying his
workout and gallop out on his own.@

MONDAY • FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Saturday, Fair Grounds #14, post time: 7:17 p.m. ESTRISEN STAR S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Tizzy Indy
Take Charge Indy
Calumet Farm
Desormeaux
2 Awesome Ruta
Mendelssohn
Tri-Star Racing, LLC & Cimarron TTT Farms LLC Foster
3 Honor Marie K
Honor CodeRibble Farms LLC, Eiserman, Michael H., Silver,
Earl I., Fishbein, Kenneth E. and Fishbein, Daniel Beckman
4 Sierra Leone
Gun Runner
Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith,Derrick, Westerberg, Smith, Brook T. & Brant, Peter Brown
5 Moonlight
AudibleTown and Country Racing & Madaket Stables LLC Pletcher
6 Real Men Violin K
Mendelssohn
Tilted Shamrock Stables
McPeek7 Hall of Fame
Gun Runner
Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith,Derrick, Westerberg, Gandharvi & Smith, Brooke T Asmussen
8 Catching Freedom K
Constitution
Albaugh Family Stables LLC
Cox
9 Cardinale
Speightstown
Stonestreet Stables LLC
Pletcher
10 Resilience
Into Mischief
Bushnell, Emily and Waldman, Ric
Mott
11 Track Phantom K
Quality Road
L and N Racing LLC, Brewster, Clark O., Caroom,
Jerry and Breeze Easy, LLC
Asmussen
12 Bee Dancer
Bee JerseyCharles E. Fipke
StewartJOCKEY
GrahamMurrill

WT
122
122

Bejarano

122

Gaffalione
122
Geroux122
Hernandez, Jr. 122
Santana, Jr.
Saez
Prat
Velazquez

122
122
122
122

Rosario
Lanerie122
122

Breeders: 1-Calumet Farm, 2-Brian Levings, 3-Royce Pulliam, 4-Debby M. Oxley, 5-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-Newtown Anner Stud, 7-Earle I.
Mack LLC, 8-WinStar Farm, LLC, 9-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 10-Pam & Martin Wygod, 11-Breeze Easy, LLC, 12-Charles E. Fipke
Saturday, Fair Grounds #13, post time: 6:48 p.m. ESTRACHEL ALEXANDRA S. PRESENTED BY FASIG-TIPTON-GII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Tarifa
Bernardini
Godolphin, LLC
Cox
2 Pennick K
Hard Spun
Ulwelling, Al and Bill
Scherer
3 Perfect Shot K
Gun Runner
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
Asmussen
4 Intricate K
Gun Runner
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Estes,
Scott and Cambron Equine, LLC
Walsh
5 Alpine Princess K
Classic Empire
Full of Run Racing II, LLC & Madaket Stables LLC Cox
6 V V's Dream K
Mitole
MJM Racing and Magdalena Racing
McPeek
7 West Omaha
West Coast
Gary and Mary West
Cox

JOCKEYPrat
LoveberryRosario

WT
122
122
122

Gaffalione
GerouxHernandez, Jr.
Saez

122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Godolphin, 2-Anderson Farms Ont. Inc., 3-Sierra Farm, 4-LBD Stable, LLC, 5-Betz/DJ Stables/Peter V.Lamantia/Classic Empire Syndicate,
6-Mark Stansell, 7-Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.

Saturday, Fair Grounds #11, post time: 5:50 p.m. ESTMINESHAFT S. PRESENTED BY RELYNE GI BY HAGYARD-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Red Route One
Gun Runner
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
2 Hayes Strike
Connect
Dixiana Farms LLC
3 Best Actor K
Flatter
Gary and Mary West
4 Gasoline
CurlinHarrell Ventures, LLC and CHC INC.
5 Notary K
Street Sense
Antonio Donato
6 Dubyuhnell K
Good Magic
West Paces Racing LLC & Stonestreet Stables
7 Money Supply K
Practical Joke
Jordan V. Wycoff
8 Happy American K
Runhappy
Neil L. Pessin
9 Smile Happy K
Runhappy
Lucky Seven Stable

TRAINER
Asmussen
McPeekCox
Pletcher
Hernandez
GarganSharp
PessinMcPeekJOCKEY
Rosario
Cohen
Prat
Velazquez
Gutierrez
Saez
Gaffalione
Loveberry
Hernandez, Jr.

WT
118
118
120
120
120
120
120
118
118

Breeders: 1-Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC, 2-Dixiana Farms, LLC, 3-E. H. Beau Lane, Gail McMichael Lane,J. B. Lane Orem & Michael Orem, 4-China
Horse Club International, LTD., 5-John Gardiner & Frank McEntee, 6-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 7-Jeff Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little &William Lynn, 8-Claiborne Farm, 9-Moreau Bloodstock Int'l Inc. &White Bloodstock LLC
Saturday, Laurel #8, post time: 4:02 p.m. ESTBARBARA FRITCHIE S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Last Leaf K
Not This TimeMonarch Stables, Inc.
2 Prodigy Doll K
Shanghai Bobby
HnR Nothhaft Horse Racing, LLC
3 Freccia d'Argento K
Liam's Map
Lugamo Racing & J R Sanchez Racing Stable
4 Disco Ebo
Weigelia
Cash is King LLC and LC Racing LLC
5 Apple Picker
Connect
Michael Dubb
6 Intrepid DaydreamJess's Dream
Miller Racing LLC
7 Bluefield
Field Commission
Edward A. Seltzer
8 Continentalcongres
Constitution
R. Larry Johnson
9 Beneath the Stars
Connect
Team Gaudet, David Bernsen & Susanna Wilson

TRAINERJOCKEY
Kenneally
Cruz
Schoenthal
Barbosa
Sanchez-Salomon Cruz
Reid, Jr.
Pennington
Russell
Russell
Joseph, Jr.
ToledoJoseph, Jr.
Rodriguez
Trombetta
Karamanos
GaudetLyapustina

WT
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Khalid Mishref Alkahtani, 2-Tolo Thoroughbreds & Michael A. Spirito, 3-Rusty Roberts, 4-St. Omer's Farm, 5-Michael Dubb, 6-Paul L. Fowler,
Jr., 7-Ed Pendray & Edward A. Seltzer, 8-R. Larry Johnson, 9-Sparks View Farm LLC
Saturday, Laurel #9, post time: 4:33 p.m. ESTGENERAL GEORGE S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 7f
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 No Cents
Goldencents
2 Cowan K
Kantharos
3 Post Time
Frosted
4 Nimitz Class
Munnings
5
6
7

Seven's ElevenGreeley and Ben
Tenebris K

BandboxGreeley's Conquest
ViolenceOWNER
TRAINERde Tomaso, Isabelle and Hope Jones
Lynch
Built Wright Stables, LLC.
Ginter, Jr.
Hillwood Stable LLC
Russell
Qatar Racing, Black Type Thoroughbreds,
Weaver
Swinbank Stable, Steve Adkisson & Campeche Stable
The Cottonwood Stable LLC
Mancilla
DEA Thoroughbred Racing LLC
De PazThoroneck Corp and Floresta
TessoreJOCKEY
Lopez
Barbosa
Russell
ToledoCruz
Rodriguez
Barbosa

WT
122
122
122
124
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Hope Jones & Isabelle de Tomaso, 2-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc., 3-Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Dr. BrookeBowman & Milton P. Higgins
III, 4-Arrowwood Farm, 5-Cottonwood Stable LLC, 6-Millard R. Seldin Rev. Trust, 7-ERJ Racing, LLC
Saturday, Fair Grounds #12, post time: 6:19 p.m. EST
FAIR GROUNDS S. PRESENTED BY HORSE RACING NATION-GIII, $175,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Johny's Fireball K
Tonalist
AJ Suited Racing Stable, D C Racing & Brilliant Racing Casse
2 Chasing the Crown
Skipshot
Paradise Farms Corp., Staudacher, David &JOCKEY
Santana, Jr.

WT
120

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Strong Quality
Rising Empire K
Palazzi K
Duke of Carthania K
Money Supply K
Camp Hope K
Harlan Estate K
Beatbox K
Gigante K
English Tavern K

Quality Road
Empire Maker
Pioneerof the Nile
Constitution
Practical Joke
Summer Front
Kantharos
Pioneerof the Nile
Not This Time
English Channel

Carlesimo, Angelo
Barber, Gary and Kinsman Stable
Welch, Russell and Leonard, Ran M.
John C. Oxley
Yovani Munoz
Jordan V. Wycoff
Walking L Thoroughbreds, LLC
Graham Grace Stable
Comestro, Rob and Ganje, Jeff
Diamond T Racing LLC and Iapetus Racing LLC
Romans, Jr., Jerry and Smith, Hamilton A.

Maker
Casse
Walsh
Casse
Munoz
Sharp
McPeekBeckman
DeVauxAsmussen
LovellLoveberry
Geroux
Saez
Gaffalione
Pedroza, Jr.
AshtonHernandez, Jr.
CannonRosario
Morales
Torres

118
122
118
122
118
118
118
122
118
122
120

Breeders: 1-R. S. Evans, 2-Mikhail Yanakov, 3-Kinsman Farm, 4-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 5-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC &Pioneerof the Nile
Syndicate, 6-Machmer Hall, 7-Jeff Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little & William Lynn, 8-Bret Jones, 9-Tall Oaks Farm, 10-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 11-Ann
Mudge Backer & Smitten Farm, 12-Dr. Charles H. Huber & English ChannelCo-Owners
Saturday, Gulfstream #11, post time: 5:07 p.m. ESTROYAL DELTA S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Soul of an Angel
AtreidesJames, Gerald and Hall Performance LLC
2 Maryquitecontrary
First DudeRodney G. Lundock
3 Magical Lute
Maclean's Music
Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC
4 Yuki (Chi)
The Lumber Guy
Haras Lizzie, Inc.
5 Tizzy in the Sky
Sky Kingdom
KimDon Racing, LLC
6 Honor D Lady K
Honor CodeFinal Furlong Farm and Madaket Stables LLC
7 Rosie's HaloJess's Dream
Sean Defreitas
8 Opus Forty Two
MendelssohnMark B. Grier
9 Imonra
Violence
Vegso Racing Stable
10 Libban
LaobanC2 Racing Stable LLC and Braverman, Paul
11 Nostalgic
Medaglia d'Oro
Godolphin, LLC

TRAINERJames
Plesa, Jr.
WilkesSanchez
Pletcher
Joseph, Jr.
Joseph, Jr.
Delacour
Joseph, Jr.
Joseph, Jr.
Mott

JOCKEY
Lopez
PaniciEgan
Reyes
Ortiz, Jr.
Ortiz
Castellano
CentenoZayas
Gonzalez
Alvarado

WT
120
120
118
120
118
123
118
120
118
118
120

Breeders: 1-Westbrook Stables, 2-R. G. Lundock, 3-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 4-Haras Lizzie, 5-Westrock Stables LLC, 6-William Harrigan & Mike
Pietrangelo, 7-Colin Mouttet & Paul Mouttet, 8-Rose Hill Farm & John Trumbulovic, 9-Vegso Racing Stable, 10-Southern Equine Stables, LLC, 11-Godolphin

DAUGHTER OF LIAM'S MAP SPEEDS TO 'TDN
RISING STARDOM' AT GULFSTREAM
6th-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.43, ft,
5 1/2 lengths.
AMOR FATI, f, 3, by Liam's Map
1st Dam: Mallory Street (SP, $111,837),
by Street Sense
2nd Dam: Mayfield, by Exploit
3rd Dam: Ahpo Hel, by Mr. Leader
Sales History: $375,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$42,000. O-Gold Square LLC; B-Hidden Brook Farm & Dan
Quickel (KY); T-Brittany T. Russell.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV and for the free Equineline.com catalogue-stylepedigree.
Amor Fati | Ryan Thompson

Sporting the distinctive gold square on the front and back ofLuis Saez's silks, it was first time starter Amor Fati (Liam's Map)
who loved the lead and never relinquished it en route to
becoming a 'TDN Rising Star' at Gulfstream Park on Sunday
afternoon.
The $375,000 Keeneland September grad posted a number of
sharp works for trainer Brittany Russell over the past twomonths at her Palm Meadows base. Debuting as the 2-1 favorite
here, the gray rocketed to the lead up the backstretch. Setting astrong pace up front with a quarter-mile of :21.43, the3-year-old continued to hold sway around the far turn and she
opened up down the lane to win by 5 1/2 lengths over Tinki
Abarrio (Runhappy).
The winner is a half-sister to Accretive (Practical Joke), MGSP,$323,393. Mallory Street was purchased during the 2020
Keeneland November Sale by Hidden Brook for $100,000 withAmor Fati in-utero. She was her final offspring before passing
away in 2022.
This is the sixth 'Rising Star' for Liam's Map.

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VALDALE S., $125,000, Turfway, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT),
1:17.57, ft.
1--NICE AS PIE, 122, f, 3, by Tapiture
1st Dam: How Nice, by Include
2nd Dam: Gracility, by Known Fact
3rd Dam: Kuma, by Naevus
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Dede McGehee (KY); T-Kelsey
Danner; J-Adam Beschizza. $73,624. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0,$159,159. *1/2 to Smokin' Jay (Cairo Prince), SW, $292,942.
2--Cozee Rags, 120, f, 3, Union Rags--Rosee Is Cozee, by
Cozzene. ($45,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $15,000 Ylg '22
FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Twin Oaks Bloodstock, LLC;
B-Kim Nardelli, Rodney Nardelli & W.S. Farish (KY); T-Brian D.
Michael. $24,040.
3--Vicountess, 120, f, 3, Lord Nelson--On the Beach, by Any
Given Saturday. ($25,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $87,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Commonwealth New Era Racing;
B-Monticule (KY); T-Tim Girten. $12,020.

Margins: 2 1/4, 5HF, HD. Odds: 0.51, 39.25, 8.14.
Also Ran: Indian Ink, Pipit, Ma Rae's Girl, Mairead,
Summerintahoe, What's Crackin, Party.
Nice as Pie continued to show her affinity for the Tapeta in
Florence as she won her third race in a row over that surface
and in the process collected her first black-type win.
The homebred donned cap and gown at second asking overnext-out maiden breakers Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill{Ire}) and Fantastical (Air Force Blue) at Turfway Jan. 3. Then,the bay torched a field of optional claimers by 7 1/4 lengths Jan.
26.
Ready for her stakes debut, the 1-2 choice here sat towards
the rear of the field up the backstretch, but at the 3/8ths marker
she received her cue. Nice as Pie ranged up on the pacesetteraround the far turn, opened up into the lane and won in geared
down fashion.
The winner is her dam's last registered foal. A half-sister to SW
House of Grace (Limehouse), How Nice visited Cairo Price forthis season.
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Nice as Pie | Coady Photography

LADIES' TURF SPRINT S., $115,000, Gulfstream, 2-11, 4yo/up,
f/m, 5fT, :54.56, fm.
1--STONE SILENT, 120, f, 4, Adios Charlie--Travelator (MSW &MGSP, $647,672), by A. P Jet. ($410,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR;$170,000 3yo '23 KEENOV). O-Victoriam Farm LLC; B-William J.
Terrell & Frank De Savino (FL); T-Brian A. Lynch; J-Junior
Alvarado. $71,140. Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-1, $290,838. *1/2
to Hollywood Jet (Uncaptured), SW, $303,430.
2--Choose Joy, 120, m, 7, Munnings--Elegantly, by Arch.
($35,000 2yo '19 OBSOPN). O/T-Steven Dwoskin; B-Colts Neck
Stables LLC (KY). $19,400.

3--Fulminate, 118, m, 5, Get Stormy--E Built This City, by City
Zip. ($12,000 Ylg '20 OBSOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Road Trip
Racing, Inc. and Past The Wire Racing, Inc.; B-D'Oyen
Thoroughbreds LLC (FL); T-Laura Cazares. $13,700.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1, NK. Odds: 1.00, 4.60, 3.50.
Also Ran: Shasta Star, Baby Steps, Glitter Up,
Canadiansweetheart, The Arcadian Way. Scratched: Boo Boo
Kitty.
Florida-bred Stone Silent took home her second straight pieceof hardware from an open company Gulfstream Park black-type
race. Last seen winning the Abundantia S. over this same
Hallandale course Dec. 31, the bay was rewarded as the 1-1
choice here.
The 4-year-old chased Fulminate from the rail up thebackstretch and quickly moved into a striking position aroundthe far turn. Taking over the lead at the top of the lane, the filly
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Ladies' Turf Sprint cont.
AI was a little concerned about the one hole today, but she
certainly seemed to overcome that,@ said trainer Brian Lynch. AIt
seems like she=s trying to get good, and it=s a nice time a year fora filly trying to get good.@
The winner's dam is responsible for a yearling colt by Girvinand visited Colonel Liam for the spring. Stone Silent is a halfsister to the dams of MGSW Last Judgement (Congrats) and toMSW Isolate (Mark Valeski).
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Stone Silent | Lauren KingSWEET LIFE S., $103,000, Santa Anita, 2-11, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT,
1:12.91, fm.
1--ANTIFONA (FR), 122, f, 3, by Recoletos (Fr)
1st Dam: Survived (GB) (SP-Eng), by Kyllachy (GB)
2nd Dam: Regina (GB), by Green Desert
3rd Dam: Dazzle (GB), by Gone West(i18,000 RNA Ylg '22 ARQDOY). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-SARL Darpat France (FR); T-John W.
Sadler; J-Hector Isaac Berrios. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
10-3-2-0, $120,867.
2--Zona Verde (Ire), 124, f, 3, Calyx (GB)--Namibie (GB), by Dark
Angel (Ire). (30,000gns RNA Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Benowitz
Family Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing Stables and Michael
Nentwig; B-Knockainey Stud (IRE); T-Philip D'Amato. $20,000.
3--Visually, 120, f, 3, Enticed--Eye Candy Annie, by Candy Ride
(Arg). ($15,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN; $23,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT;$20,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-California
Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC, Fick Brothers Racing Inc.,
Dario Bernardi and George P. Monty; B-ThoroughBred by
Design LLC (KY); T-Librado Barocio. $12,000.

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Margins: 2, 1HF, 1. Odds: 10.00, 7.10, 49.80.
Also Ran: Dial a Friend, Sea Dancer, Granny Budgie (GB), Voodoo
Magic (Fr), Girl of My Dreams, Elegant, Alluring, Julias Dream.
French-bred Antifona took her inaugural voyage down the
Hillside Turf Course at Santa Anita and conquered it as she won
her first black-type for Hronis Racing.
After breaking her maiden at first asking as a juvenile in Le
Mans, France last May for trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias, the filly
was a well-beaten fifth to 'TDN European Rising Star'
Ramatuelle (Justify) in the GIII Prix du Bois Longines S. at
Chantilly in mid-June.
Over the next five races, the bay turned in a pair of runner-up
finishes at Dieppe and Deauville, and then got to the winner's
circle in the Prix de Sautre S. by way of the provinces at LionD'Angers.
Sent to John Sadler last fall, Antifona was fourth in the GIII
Jimmy Durante S. at Del Mar Dec. 2 and finished in fifth place in
the Blue Norther S. at Santa Anita Dec. 29.
Overlooked as a 10-1 shot here, the Sadler trainee conserved
her strength and ran second to last in the early stages. Gobbling
up turf along the rail towards the bottom, Antifona tipped to theoutside while crossing the dirt, geared up with a sixteenth left
and her turn of foot was best.
AShe was waiting for this kind of a set up,@ said Sadler. AHer
first trip, she got a slow pace and was wide, the second trip she
was blocked, so she just needed to get a clear run which she got
today.

Antifona | Benoit

AShe had a lot of experience in Europe, I=m sure she=s run left,right and uphill, so I thought that might have been to ouradvantage today.@Cont. p4

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Sweet Life S. cont.
AIt=s the first time that she got a chance to run, she=s been
blocked the last two times,@ said owner Kosta Hronis. AAfter her
last race Hector [Berrios] got off the horse and said, >My fault
we should have won, I=ll win the next one.= So he actually
predicted this, so good for Hector.@
The winner has a yearling full-brother and his dam was notreported as bred for this year.
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EL CAMINO REAL DERBY, $101,350, Golden Gate Fields, 2-10,
3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:50.68, ft.
1--ENDLESSLY, 122, c, 3, by Oscar Performance
1st Dam: Dream Fuhrever, by Langfuhr
2nd Dam: Society Dream (Fr), by Akarad (Fr)
3rd Dam: Society Bride, by Blushing Groom (Fr)O/B-Jerry Amerman (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Umberto
Rispoli. $60,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 5-4-0-0, $299,200.
2--Tapalo, 122, r, 3, Tapiture--Agent Romanoff, by Empire
Maker. ($40,000 Ylg '22 OBSWIN; $20,000 Ylg '22 SARAUG;$55,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Hronis Racing
LLC; B-Saratoga Glen Farm, LLC (NY); T-John Sadler. $20,000.

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3--Guy Named Joe, 122, c, 3, American Pharoah--Hungry Island,
by More Than Ready. ($280,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo'23 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-My Way Racing LLC, West
Coast Stables, LLC, Barbara Evenson, John O'Keefe andTimothy F. O'Keefe; B-Emory A. Hamilton (KY); T-Doug F.
O'Neill. $12,000.

Margins: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 4. Odds: 0.70, 3.70, 3.60.
Also Ran: Old Triangle, Grogu, Come Out Fighting, Arctic Breeze,
Wild Jewels.

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IN ORDER OF PURSE:
3rd-Oaklawn, $140,000, Alw (NW1$X), Opt. Clm ($100,000),
2-11, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.81, sy, 4 1/4 lengths.
BOOTH (c, 3, Mitole--Sophia's Song {SW & GSP, $155,892}, by
Bellamy Road) earned the 'TDN Rising Star' badge with a
towering 5 1/4-length debut success at Keeneland Oct. 7, goodfor a 96 Beyer that was a few points faster than the one posted
by Locked (Gun Runner) in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity
two races earlier, the different distances notwithstanding. The
chestnut was accordingly sent off at 62 cents on the dollar totake the next step in the Nov. 25 Ed Brown S. at Churchill, but hedropped away in the final furlong to finish fifth behind Just Steel(Justify). The barn elected to send Booth to the Fair Grounds totrain in an effort to avoid the wintry weather that plagued Hot
Springs last month, but he was returning here as the 3-5 chalkwith Lasix on for the first time.

Booth | Coady

Booth was not the quickest away, but Keith Asmussen wascontent to take the trail on the back of the pacesetter into theturn. Momentarily short of room in upper stretch, he shifted
across heels into the three path at the three-sixteenths and wasin a race of his own from there. A half-brother to last year's
GI Jockey Club Gold Cup hero Bright Future (Curlin), $836,940;
and to Musical Mischief (Into Mischief), $145,384, third in the2023 GI American Oaks, Booth was a $120,000 KEESEP yearling

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and $225,000 OBS March breezer. Hailing from the deep femalefamily of two-time Eclipse Award winner Housebuster (Mt.
Livermore), Booth has a 2-year-old half-brother by Tiz the Law
and a yearling half-brother by Maxfield. Sophia's Song waspurchased by Shadai Farm for $1.35 million in foal to Jackie's
Warrior at last year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Sales history:$120,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $225,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-0-0, $147,942. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. @EquinealTDN
O-L William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm & Whispering
Oaks Farm LLC; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen.

3rd-Gulfstream, $77,180, Alw (NW1$X), Opt. Clm ($25,000),
2-11, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.82, ft, 1/2 length.
AMERICAN ROCKETTE (f, 4, American Pharoah--Rocket
Twentyone {GSW, $136,149}, by Indian Charlie) won her
maiden at first asking at Saratoga in the summer of 2022, then-somehow--managed to run on for fourth in the GI Spinaway S.
despite veering all the way to the outside rail after the start(video), costing her a good 10 lengths. Fourth in a sloppy
renewal of the GI Frizette S. at Aqueduct that October, thehomebred had been missing since a distant seventh in the
GII Golden Rod S. the following month. Favored here at 2-1
despite the 443-day absence, the bay was beaten for speed andraced at the back of a tightly bunched field into the turn. Able toswing out widest for the drive, she hit the front with a bit lessthan a furlong to travel and went on to post a cozy half-length
victory over Olga (Brethren). Frank Fletcher acquired thewinner's dam for $300,000 at the 2011 OBS March Sale and she
went on to take the GIII Arlington-Washington Lassie S. laterthat fall. Rocket Twentyone is the dam of four winners from fiveto race, including 'TDN Rising Star' Frank's Rockette (Into
Mischief), MGSW & MGISP, $1,509,733, and two other blacktype placers. Also responsible for the 3-year-old colt Top Gun
Rocket (Into Mischief), she produced another full-brother toFrank's Rockette in 2023 and is due to Gun Runner this season.
Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $146,950. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc; B-Frank Fletcher (KY);
T-William I Mott.

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Allowance Results cont.
7th-Gulfstream, $73,540, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000),
2-11, 3yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:26.93, fm, 2 1/4 lengths.
POUNCE (f, 3, Lookin At Lucky--Bouncy, by Twirling Candy) won
on dirt at first asking while facing auction-restricted company at
Churchill Downs in mid-November. The filly was then a wellbeaten sixth trying two turns against optional claimers at
Turfway a month later. Adding Lasix as a 14-1 shot here, the bay
showed speed from the outside gate, which helped her secure
the lead into the first turn. The 3-year-old was expertly handled
up the backstretch, as Javier Castellano steadily let out thethrottle around the far turn. Cut loose down the lane, the Mark
Casse trainee stole the show by 2 1/4 lengths over Kin's
Concerto (Mendelssohn). Bouncy was purchased for $37,000 at
the 2020 Keeneland November Sale by Joshua Deets with thewinner in utero. Pounce is her last registered foal, but she wasbred to Hard Spun for this spring. Sales History: $22,000 RNA Ylg'22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $96,044. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Quintessential Racing Florida LLC and Hat Creek Racing;
B-Rankin Bell, VanMeter & Hancock (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.

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6th-Santa Anita, $68,206, Alw (NW1$X), Opt. Clm ($100,000),
2-11, 3yo, 1m, 1:36.65, ft, neck.
MAYMUN (c, 3, Frosted--Handwoven, by Indian Charlie) was a

Maymun (inside) | Benoit

no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star' when streaking home to a 7 1/2length graduation as a 1-2 mortal going 6 1/2 furlongs Jan. 20
and was trying two turns for the first time on Super Bowl
Sunday. The 93 Beyer he received for that effort towered over
his four rivals, and at 3-10, the Zedan runner won the break, but

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bore out badly into the first turn, bothering stablemate
Imagination (Into Mischief). The pace was moderate at best--theopening quarter was up in :23.91 and the half in :48.07--and
Flavien Prat launched something of a sneak attack aboard
Imagination, drawing even with a flat-footed Maymun at thethree-eighths pole. The duo quickened away from their three
rivals nearing the stretch, but the favorite appeared to be indeep water down at the inside, as Imagination stuck his head infront nearing the eighth pole going the better of the two. The
margin was as much as a half-length with time ticking away, but
Juan Hernandez extracted that little bit extra and Maymun was
up in the final few strides. A $50,000 Keeneland September
yearling, Maymun turned heads at last year's OBS April Sale,
ultimately hammering to Zedan for $900,000. Bred on a variantof the cross responsible for Horse of the Year Flightline (Tapit),
Maymun has a 2-year-old half-brother by Kantharos and his dam
was most recently covered by Violence. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, $79,200. Sales history: $50,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP;$900,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. @EquinealTDN
O-Zedan Racing Stables Inc; B-Vision Racing & Sales LLC (KY);
T-Bob Baffert.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
1st-Oaklawn, $115,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39.82,
sy, 3 lengths.
MERASOL SUGAR (f, 3, Constitution--Chanel Number Mine, by
Value Plus) put in a solid final work Feb. 3 (:48, 4f, 1/63) in
preparation for her debut with Lasix here. As a 6-1 shot, thelone first timer in the field cruised to the lead heading into thefirst turn, and continued to set all the fractions up thebackstretch and around the far turn. The homebred had plenty
in reserve down the lane and she splashed home by threelengths over Happy Happy (Uncle Mo). The winner is a halfsister to Chanel's Legacy (Dominus), MSW & GSP, $413,144, andis her dam's last registered foal. Chanel Number Mine visited
both Lookin At Lucky and McKinzie for the spring. Sales History:$95,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000.
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O/B-H. Allen Poindexter (KY); T-John Alexander Ortiz.

Merasol Sugar | Coady Photography

6th-Aqueduct, $80,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:18.64, ft, 1
length.
DAUGHTER OF TIME (f, 3, Not This Time--Paradise Bird, by
Summer Bird) was one of two in a field of seven with priorracetrack experience, having shown good early speed before
weakening to be third on her six-furlong debut Jan. 14. The
Maryland-bred, drawn widest, was one of the first to break theline, but drifted back to sit a wide fifth and handy through the
opening exchanges. Three wide and poised to challenge on theturn, the 14-5 second betting choice hit the front a furlong and ahalf from the wire and went on to take it by a length despite
failing to switch her leads. Favored Sarir (American Pharoah) cut
out the running, but faded in the lane to finish sixth. Daughter ofTime was adding to a monster weekend for her sire, who
accounted for GIII Sam F. Davis winner No More Time andSibelius, who defended his title in the Pelican S. Paradise Bird
was most recently covered by the Maryland-based Divining Rod.
Sales history: $100,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT; $190,000 2yo '23
OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $53,600. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Robert Lambe; B-Charles McGinnes (MD); T-Charlton Baker.

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Maiden Results cont.
9th-Aqueduct, $70,000, (S), Msw, 2-11, 3yo, 1m, 1:39.59, ft,
6 1/2 lengths.
SAINT GAUDENS (c, 3, Into Mischief--Artemis Agrotera{MGISW, $943,800}, by Roman Ruler) had an adventurous trip
from a high draw when making his first racetrack appearance
Jan. 18, finishing fifth as the 7-5 favorite, and was adding
blinkers for this stretch out in distance. The immaculately bredbay broke inward at the start, exchanging bumps with a rival,
then chased the pace from well out into the track down thebackstretch. Saint Gaudens, named for an American sculptor,
dropped down further towards the inside, led with a bit lessthan a half-mile to travel and proved a facile winner. The
exceptionally talented Artemis Agrotera, also the dam of the
OBS March sales-topping Chestertown (Tapit), SW, $428,045, isa daughter of the Bromans' SW & MGSP Indy Glory (A.P. Indy), a
full-sister to GISW sire Stephen Got Even and also the dam of asales-topper (2006 Keeneland April) in the form of the stakesplaced Time Squared (Fusaichi Pegasus). Artemis Agrotera did
not produce a foal in either of the last two seasons and wascovered by Munnings and Life Is Good for her 2024 produce.
Sales history: $450,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$41,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Peter M Brant; B-Chester & Mary R Broman (NY); T-Chad C
Brown.
2nd-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.28, fm,
head.
VIVE VEUVE (f, 3, Collected--Candy Store {Ire} {GSW-Ity,
SP-USA, $237,200}, by Lope de Vega {Ire}) began her juvenile
year under the care of Emmet Mullins in Ireland where she
raced on three occasions, which included a well-beaten fifth in
the G3 Irish EBF S. at The Curragh in late August. Transferring toJack Sisterson's shedrow, the chestnut was third over the Tapeta
in Hallandale Nov. 19. With Lasix for the first time and as a 5-1
shot here, the filly settled mid-pack along the rail into the firstturn and saved all the ground up the backstretch. At the top of
the lane, the 3-year-old tipped to the four path, uncorked a rally
and was up to nip by a head Royal Wintour (Demarchelier {GB}).
Her dam's first offspring, the winner has a pair of younger fullsisters. Candy Store was bred to Roadster for this spring. Sales
History: $30,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; 45,000gns RNA 2yo '23 TATBRE.
Lifetime Record: 5-1-0-1, $47,637. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Sterling Stables, LLC; B-Speedway Stables LLC (KY); T-Jack
Sisterson.

IN AUSTRALIA:
Wings of Song (Aus), f, 3, Mendelssohn--Tortoni (Aus), by
Strategic (Aus). Hobart, 2-11, Strutt S.-Listed, 2100mT, 2:11.70.
B-Mr O P Tait & J G Nivison (NSW). *1/2 to Cherry Tortoni(Aus) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), GSW & G1SP-Aus, $721,376;
and Jenny Jerome (Aus) (Churchill {Ire}), SP-Aus, $197,332.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-Oaklawn, $140,000, 2-11, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,
1:46.34, sy, 1 1/4 lengths.
STORY HOUR (m, 5, Creative Cause--Magic Hour {MSW & GSP,
$203,676}, by Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: 15-4-2-2,$272,674. O-Ruthie's Ride, LLC and Lancaster House
Thoroughbreds; B-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-RobertMedina.

8th-Gulfstream, $87,780, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 2-11,
4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.17, ft, head.
DANGEROUS RIDE (g, 4, Lord Nelson--Ride a Wave, by
Medaglia d'Oro) Lifetime Record: SW, 19-4-2-2, $258,712.
O/B-Palm Beach Racing III, LLC (FL); T-Carlos A. David.
8th-Aqueduct, $82,000, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-11,
4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:53.25, ft, 5 1/4 lengths.
COPPA GIRL (f, 4, Constitution--Hallie Gay, by Summer Bird)
Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-1, $166,490. O-Steve Landers; B-WinStar
Farm LLC (KY); T-Brad H Cox. *$200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP.

2nd-Aqueduct, $72,000, (S), 2-11, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1m,
1:39.97, ft, 5 3/4 lengths.
RACING COLORS (m, 5, Race Day--Rhetorical Colors, by AfleetAlex) Lifetime Record: 26-3-3-5, $137,695. O-Alex Kazdan;
B-Carl Bennett (NY); T-Norman C. Follett. *$7,500 Wlg '19
KEENOV; $9,000 Ylg '20 OBSOCT.

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5th-Aqueduct, $69,840, (S), 2-11, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 7f, 1:25.59,
ft, neck.
KAZ SUGAR BANK (h, 5, Bank Heist--Spun Sugar {MGISW,$929,171}, by Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: 25-6-4-6,$173,435. O-Peter Kazamias; B-Kaz Hill Farm (NY); T-Dimitrios K.
Synnefias. *1/2 to Cairo Sugar (Cairo Prince), SW, $228,342.
9th-Laurel, $58,370, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($32,000-$40,000), 2-11,
4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.61, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
ROMINSKI (g, 5, Great Notion--Undisputed Legend, by
Domestic Dispute) Lifetime Record: 16-6-4-2, $213,504.
O-Timothy N. Hopkins; B-David H. Wade (MD); T-Kieron Magee.
*$28,000 Ylg '20 EASOCT. **1/2 to Whereshetoldmetogo (ElPadrino), MSW & GSP, $967,795.

8th-Sam Houston Race Park, $36,500, (NW1R6M)/Opt. Clm($50,000), 2-11, 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:38.86, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
COTTONWOOD (g, 5, Street Boss--Colarful Song, bySongandaprayer) Lifetime Record: 16-4-2-2, $93,630. O-Chadand Josh; B-Charles H. Deters (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.
*$35,000 Ylg '20 KEEJAN; $135,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL.

7th-Laurel, $53,300, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($32,000-$40,000), 2-11,
4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.26, ft, 1/2 length.
TENEBRIS (g, 6, Violence--Starless Night {SW, $179,204}, byGrand Slam) Lifetime Record: 19-7-4-3, $251,541. O-Thoroneck
Corp &Floresta; B-ERJ Racing LLC (KY); T-Bruno Tessore.
*$100,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP.

7th-Charles Town, $31,300, 2-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:19.70,
ft, 1 3/4 lengths.
AZZURRA (m, 8, Capo Bastone--Wild in Manila, by Wild Rush)
Lifetime Record: MSP, 58-14-7-13, $359,711. O-Timothy Freitag;
B-Antonio Scotto Di Carlo (WV); T-Donald C. Barber.
3rd-Golden Gate Fields, $29,760, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500),
2-11, 4yo/up, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.98, ft, 3/4 length.
PROOF HE RIDES (g, 6, Idiot Proof--Ride the World, by Tiz
Wonderful) Lifetime Record: 8-4-2-0, $104,130. O/B-Victory
Rose Thoroughbreds, Inc. (CA); T-Alberto Ruvalcaba.
6th-Golden Gate Fields, $29,194, 2-10, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m,
5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.41, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
BERRY VALLEY (m, 5, Curlin to Mischief--Noe Valley, by Royal
Academy) Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-1, $80,028. O-Barbara DeLima;
B-Clifford DeLima, Barbara De Lima & Dennis Patterson (CA);T-Clifford DeLima.

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6th-Charles Town, $27,400, (S), 2-10, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m,
4 1/2f, :52.85, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
MISS BEE BOP (f, 3, Golden Years--Kenzie, by Graydar) Lifetime
Record: 5-3-1-0, $47,223. O-Patricia Becraft; B-Mark Becraft(WV); T-Timothy C. Grams.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Speedtail, c, 3, Mastery--Skipping, by Stroll. Oaklawn, 2-11,
1 1/16m, 1:47.43. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-1, $107,995. B-Stone
Farm (KY). *$65,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. **1/2 to Plum Ali (First
Samurai), GSW, $817,042.
Oobubbakakayo, g, 3, Smiling Tiger--Lovefromafar, byPleasantly Perfect. Santa Anita, 2-11, (S), 6 1/2fT, 1:17.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $46,800. B-Premier Thoroughbreds
LLC (CA). *$10,000 Ylg '22 FTCAYR. **1/2 to Hotitude (Heat
Shield), MSP, $300,562.
Workislife, c, 3, Speightster--Nodoubtabouther, by Bernardini.
Laurel, 2-11, 7f, 1:26.16. Lifetime Record: 7-1-1-1, $51,184.
B-James McIngvale (KY).
Desvio, g, 3, Yoshida (Jpn)--Fitzrovia, by Uncle Mo. Laurel, 2-11,
1m, 1:39.67. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $32,360. B-Eliza St
George & Lee Mauberret (KY). *$60,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN;$70,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT. **Won by nine lengths.
Player B, r, 4, American Pharoah--Ballette (Ire), by Giant's
Causeway. Santa Anita, 2-11, 6 1/2fT, 1:15.40. Lifetime
Record: 9-1-2-0, $62,540. B-Magnolia Mares LLC, Athens
Woods LLC, D. Brown & L. Brown (KY). *$100,000 RNA Ylg '21
KEEJAN; $50,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $160,000 2yo '22 EASMAY.
**1/2 to Sachem Spirit (Mr. Greeley), SP, $215,018; Cerro (Ire)(Mr. Greeley), SW, $504,785.
Country Caper, g, 4, Excaper--Team One, by Oratory. Sam
Houston Race, 2-11, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.96. Lifetime Record:
7-1-0-2, $31,486. B-Lori Bravo Lynn Chleborad / (OK).
Lucky Combination, f, 4, Ghostzapper--Lucky Number, by Smart
Strike. Tampa Bay Downs, 2-11, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.23. Lifetime
Record: 4-1-0-1, $25,558. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). *$300,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP.

Gold Memories, f, 4, My Golden Song--Flight Queen (MSP), by
Early Flyer. Sam Houston Race Park, 2-11, (S), 1 1/16m,
1:50.70. Lifetime Record: 16-1-3-4, $50,863. B-Douglas
Scharbauer (TX). *$41,000 Ylg '21 TTAYHR.

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Additional Maiden Winners cont.
Disobey, h, 5, Mineshaft--Obey (SW, $150,132), by Desert Code.
Santa Anita, 2-11, (S), (C), 5 1/2f, 1:04.15. Lifetime Record:
3-1-0-1, $31,100. B-Woodbridge Farm LLC, Sam Scolamieri &Ted Serna (CA).

Adios Charlie, Stone Silent, f, 4, o/o Travelator, by A. P Jet.
Ladies' Turf Sprint S., 2-11, Gulfstream
American Pharoah, American Rockette, f, 4, o/o Rocket
Twentyone, by Indian Charlie. AOC, 2-11, Gulfstream
American Pharoah, Player B, r, 4, o/o Ballette (Ire), by Giant's
Causeway. MSW, 2-11, Santa Anita
Bank Heist, Kaz Sugar Bank, h, 5, o/o Spun Sugar, by Awesome
Again. ALW, 2-11, Aqueduct
Capo Bastone, Azzurra, m, 8, o/o Wild in Manila, by Wild Rush.
ALW, 2-10, Charles Town
Collected, Vive Veuve, f, 3, o/o Candy Store (Ire), by Lope deVega (Ire). MSW, 2-11, Gulfstream
Constitution, Coppa Girl, f, 4, o/o Hallie Gay, by Summer Bird.
AOC, 2-11, Aqueduct
Constitution, Merasol Sugar, f, 3, o/o Chanel Number Mine, by
Value Plus. MSW, 2-11, Oaklawn
Creative Cause, Story Hour, m, 5, o/o Magic Hour, by Awesome
Again. ALW, 2-11, Oaklawn
Curlin to Mischief, Berry Valley, m, 5, o/o Noe Valley, by Royal
Academy. ALW, 2-10, Golden Gate
Excaper, Country Caper, g, 4, o/o Team One, by Oratory. MSW,
2-11, Sam Houston
Frosted, Maymun, c, 3, o/o Handwoven, by Indian Charlie. AOC,
2-11, Santa Anita
Ghostzapper, Lucky Combination, f, 4, o/o Lucky Number, by
Smart Strike. MSW, 2-11, Tampa Bay
Golden Years, Miss Bee Bop, f, 3, o/o Kenzie, by Graydar. ALW,
2-10, Charles Town
Great Notion, Rominski, g, 5, o/o Undisputed Legend, by
Domestic Dispute. AOC, 2-11, Laurel

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Idiot Proof, Proof He Rides, g, 6, o/o Ride the World, by Tiz
Wonderful. AOC, 2-11, Golden Gate
Into Mischief, Saint Gaudens, c, 3, o/o Artemis Agrotera, by
Roman Ruler. MSW, 2-11, Aqueduct
Liam's Map, Amor Fati, f, 3, o/o Mallory Street, by Street Sense.
MSW, 2-11, Gulfstream
Lookin At Lucky, Pounce, f, 3, o/o Bouncy, by Twirling Candy.
AOC, 2-11, Gulfstream
Lord Nelson, Dangerous Ride, g, 4, o/o Ride a Wave, by
Medaglia d'Oro. AOC, 2-11, Gulfstream
Mastery, Speedtail, c, 3, o/o Skipping, by Stroll. MSW, 2-11,
Oaklawn
Mineshaft, Disobey, h, 5, o/o Obey, by Desert Code. MCL, 2-11,
Santa Anita
Mitole, Booth, c, 3, o/o Sophia's Song, by Bellamy Road. AOC,
2-11, Oaklawn
My Golden Song, Gold Memories, f, 4, o/o Flight Queen, by
Early Flyer. MSW, 2-11, Sam Houston
Not This Time, Daughter of Time, f, 3, o/o Paradise Bird, by
Summer Bird. MSW, 2-11, Aqueduct
Oscar Performance, Endlessly, c, 3, o/o Dream Fuhrever, byLangfuhr. El Camino Real Derby, 2-10, Golden Gate
Race Day, Racing Colors, m, 5, o/o Rhetorical Colors, by Afleet
Alex. ALW, 2-11, Aqueduct
Recoletos (Fr), Antifona (Fr), f, 3, o/o Survived (GB), by Kyllachy(GB). Sweet Life S., 2-11, Santa Anita
Smiling Tiger, Oobubbakakayo, g, 3, o/o Lovefromafar, byPleasantly Perfect. MSW, 2-11, Santa Anita
Speightster, Workislife, c, 3, o/o Nodoubtabouther, by
Bernardini. MSW, 2-11, Laurel
Street Boss, Cottonwood, g, 5, o/o Colarful Song, bySongandaprayer. AOC, 2-11, Sam Houston
Violence, Tenebris, g, 6, o/o Starless Night, by Grand Slam. AOC,
2-11, Laurel
Yoshida (Jpn), Desvio, g, 3, o/o Fitzrovia, by Uncle Mo. MSW,
2-11, Laurel

Amor Fati (Liam's Map) becomes the newest 'TDN Rising Star'(click to watch)

MONDAY, 12 FEBRUARY, 2024

DOMINANCE IS WHATELITE SPORT IS ALL ABOUT

Fans at the Dublin Racing Festival greet the Mullins-trained GoldCup hero Galopin Des Champs | Racingfotos.com

by Paul Hayward
The growing supremacy of the Willie Mullins stable in National
Hunt racing begs the question: is it damaging anybody or
anything?
Dominance is the raison d'etre of elite sport. When Rafa Nadal
was winning 14 French Open tennis titles it never entered hishead that what he was doing might be harmful to the game.
Manchester City won't be thinking that five Premier League title
wins in six seasons is quite enough, thank you very much, andthat to make it six in seven would be detrimental. If you're
preaching against reigns and dynasties, you might as well
chastise the tide for going in and out.
But the issue raised by the Mullins operation's brilliant
scouting and training of jump racers isn't about his right toannex the sport. The small flares of disquiet relate more to theeffect it might have on public enjoyment, other trainers andowners, betting turnover and the sport's profile at a time when
National Hunt racing is bedevilled by small fields and worrying
economic indicators.
Cont., p3

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MIDDLE-DISTANCE
FOCUS IS A BREEDER=S BEST BET
Following from the excellent feature by Emma Berry indiscussion with Harry Sweeney in Thursday's TDN, I felt
compelled to write in. I, like many breeders and fans alike, wasdisappointed when the news of Adayar, Hukum and Westover's
departures filtered through. Through various debates/heateddiscussions with my colleagues and fellow industry members,
the usual argument was thrown back - would you use themyourself? Are they commercial?
Harry Sweeney's comments sparked a different debate in mymind. Theoretically we are all supposed to be breeding with theaim of producing top-class horses. By breeding for speed andthe commercial market, are we really giving ourselves the best
chance of achieving that goal? The Return of Mares suggests the
majority believes it is, however the statistics suggest the
opposite is true. Cont., p5

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYBAFFERT HAS TOP OAKS/DERBY HORSES...BUT NO ENTRY
In his Week in Review, Bill Finley laments the headline that Churchill
Downs had likely hoped to avoid: the lack of any Baffert horses
becoming the talk of the 150th GI Kentucky Derby festivities. He
explains why the omissions are now a glaring problem.

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HOOKING ‘KING OF THE RIVIERA’ IN SAONOIS

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JUSTIN MILANO SPRINGS THE UPSET IN TOKYO

7

Keran drew away in a canter to win unextended by 4 1/2 lengths at
Cagnes-sur-Mer, and pick up a second career tally for H H The Aga Khan.

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In against a field which included Japanese champion 2-year-old colt Jantar
Mantar, the son of Kizuna claimed the G3 Kyodo News Service Hai by anopen margin on the wire. TDN has results.

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Cont., from p1
Let's lay out the stats.
$Mullins is even money to train more winners at this year's
Cheltenham Festival than Great Britain (one trainer versus awhole country)$

He has 14 ante-post favourites for the 28 races at next
month's meeting$

At the recent Dublin Racing Festival he won all eight Grade1 races and saddled 29 of the 48 Grade 1 runners$

Ten of the last 13 Cheltenham Festival leading trainer's
titles have made their way back to his base in County
Carlow$

Entries for this year's Supreme, Ballymore, Albert Bartlett
and Triumph revealed a total of 80 names from the Mullins
yard

MONDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2024

Nobody disputes the skill (and wealth) required to spot, buy,
train and deliver horses capable of overwhelming Henry de
Bromhead, Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls and Gordon Elliott.
Henderson, it should be said, has the best horse in National
Hunt training - Constitution Hill. The Mullins numbers are
powerless to negate that reality. The hard part is knowing whensuccess becomes weaponised - and starts to do harm.
Dissenting voices are few. Richard Johnson, the former
champion jockey, is an admirer of Mullins, but sounded an
ominous note in a recent discussion with BoyleSports
bookmakers. Johnson said: "It definitely is not good for racing. It
is not good for competitive sport. When you are looking at the
racing at Dublin last weekend people were saying Irish racing is
so strong. It's not Irish racing. It's Willie Mullins who is sostrong."Johnson's belief that Mullins is distorting the Anglo-Irish
balance of power is contradicted by this year's Grand National
entries. Astonishingly: 61 of the 94 are trained in Ireland (54 was
the previous high).
Another part of Johnson's lament is the repetitive nature of
the storyline, which you could also sometimes diagnose in Flat
racing, with Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore. "Looking at more of
the same isn't great and doesn't encourage new people into oursport," Johnson said. Cont.

FIRST TWO-YEAROLDS OF 2024
Coventry Stakes winnerArizona was certainly ahigh-class juvenile, with his
Royal Ascot victory being
supplemented by placings in
the Gr.1 National Stakes andDewhurst behind exceptional
2YO Pinatubo.
Another son of thechampion 2YO sire No Nay
Never on Coolmore’s roster,
the seven-year-old isadvertised at an unchanged
fee of €5,000 and holds
plenty of appeal forcommercial breeders looking
to produce quick and earlytypes... could easily be oneof the quickest freshmansires out of the gate.

“Goes very well, definitely a Group horse,
6f to 7f. Joseph has a good Arizona also”
Aidan O’Brien, who trained Arizona, on the colt ex. Princess Theodora

J STAR VALUE JFIRST THREE-YEAROLDS OF 2024
Calyx, being a beautifully
bred son of Kingman fromone of Juddmonte’s greatfamilies, had the backgroundto make his mark as astallion and he did just thatwith his first runners...
He has passed on his
speed and talent to hisprogeny, headed by Gr.2
winners Classic Flower andPersian Dreamer, Del Mar
Gr.3 scorer Zona Verde andDewhurst third Eben
Shaddad…. upgraded to€12,500 off the back of a
successful debut campaign…
2024 could prove equally, if
not more, fruitful for the
young sire.
Breeding On A Budget, Racing Post, 8th Feb

Contact: Coolmore Stud Tel: +353-52-6131298. Castlehyde Stud Tel: +353-25-31966. E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Website: www.coolmore.com

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM

Willie Mullins had nine winners at the Dublin Racing Festival, eightat Grade 1 level | Racingfotos.com

Is this true? Plenty on the other side point to Tiger Woods andUsain Bolt and ask whether interest dipped when golf andOlympics sprinting felt like pageants.
In his Daily Mail column at the weekend, ITV Racing's Ed
Chamberlin wrote: "Of course, true sport relies on competition
but does the might of Mullins threaten to ruin Cheltenham? Not
for one second. The archetypal racegoer to Cheltenham, or ITVMONDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2024

viewer, simply wants a good time and a bet, especially an
each-way one."
Evidence to prove an exodus by punters put-off by odds-on
favourites constantly 'going in' for Mullins would be hard to find,given the other possible socio-economic explanations for betting
turnover fluctuations. And so far rival trainers areunderstandably wary of graffitiing the Mullins legend withaccusations of unfairness.
Mullins is only six short of a century of Cheltenham Festival
winners and we can expect the 100 to be reached next month ata course where, in 2022, he won a record 10 of the 28 races.
Having 29 of the 86 entries for the Baring Bingham Novices'
Hurdle is only one illustration of his power to swarm the biggest
targets.
In football and other team sports, when a trophy is being
raised and the tickertape is falling, a journalistic reflex prompts
us to ask: is this the start of a dynasty, should everyone else
panic, is a new age of dominance upon us? With Liverpool in the
1970s and 80s - yes. With Manchester United subsequently yes. With Manchester City now - yes.
Often dominance entrances us. Sometimes it suggests
imbalance, repetition, staleness, even injustice, if money is thereal dominating force.
Cont.

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 8 • THETDN.COM

The shadow debate in jump racing around the Mullins
numbers hasn't shed much light on the effect on other goodyards of owners taking the easy option of sending horses to
Closutton, or on the polarisation of wealth in National Huntracing, or whether racegoers and punters care who saddled thewinner.
One thing, we know: being too polite to even discuss those
aspects is a quiet form of harm.

MONDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2024$

In 2023, Bradsell and Shaquille were the only
three-year-olds to win one of 14 Group 1s over 5f-6f in
Europe.

$In the past 20 years, only three three-year-olds have won
the King's Stand Stakes.

$

Four three-year-olds won the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee
Stakes in the 20 years prior to it becoming restricted tofour-year-olds and older in 2015 following the formation of
the Commonwealth Cup (the only G1 sprint for three-yearolds only).

$

Eight three-year-olds have won the July Cup in the past 20
years.

$

Five three-year-olds have won the Prix Maurice de Gheestin the past 20 years.

$

Four three-year-olds and one two-year-old have won the
Nunthorpe in the past 20 years.

$

Nine three-year-olds have won the Haydock Sprint Cup in
the same period.

$

In six runnings as a Group 1, the Flying Five Stakes has been
won twice by three-year-olds.

$

The Prix de l'Abbaye has been won six times by
three-year-olds and once by a two-year-old in the past 20
years.
Cont.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Laura Joy, cont. from p1
In 146 runnings of the Group 1 sprints in Europe over the past
30 years, 71% (103) have been won by older horses with just
29% (43) won by three-year-olds and under.
Let me make it clear that this is not to blame the connectionsof Hukum, Adayar and Westover who have simply looked for thebest opportunity for their middle-distance stars in Japan. Only afool would argue that these horses would be given a betterchance at stud in Europe than they are going to enjoy in Japan.
We all seem to know it's wrong so the question is why does it
keep happening?
Harry Sweeney rightly pointed out that there are only two
Group 1 races at sprint distances in Japan in the JRA. Are today's
breeders aware that there is only one Group 1 sprint forthree-year-olds only in Europe? There are 11 Group 1 races over
10f-plus restricted to three-year-olds. If that's not enough toencourage breeders to move away from cheap speed andprecocity, add in races over a mile or further and the number ofage-restricted Group 1s for your three-year-old is 17. And if
that's still not enough, what about the following:$

The only Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds only is over six
furlongs so if your three-year-old sprinter is a 5f specialist,
he/she will be taking on older horses from the day they turnthree.

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Shaquille (hood) at Royal Ascot | Horsephotos

Granted it may not be quite as black and white as Japan's lonepair of Group 1 sprints. However, that's at JRA tracks only versus
the entirety of the Pattern in Europe. If the perceived time andpatience, and thus extra cost, is your deterrent from breeding
middle-distance horses the evidence suggests a change ofdirection. The best chance of striking at the highest level isundoubtedly with middle-distance horses and if you're nottrying to give yourself the best chance of being the best thenwhat's the point? Harry's reasons behind Japan's key focus seem
equally applicable here in theory but for some unfortunate
reason, not in practice.
Sincerely,
Laura Joy, Ireland

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Sovereign Knight (GB), g, 3, Ten Sovereigns (Ire)--Whatabird(Ire), by Gleneagles (Ire). Lingfield, 2-11, 6f 1y (AWT), 1:12.86.
Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1, $11,824. B-Haras de Hus (GB).
*i18,000 RNA Ylg >22 ARQDOY; i24,000 2yo >23 ARQJUL.

MONDAY • 12 FEBRUARY 2024

Sunday=s Results:
PRIX SAONOIS-Listed, i52,000, Cagnes-sur-Mer, 2-11, 4yo/up,
8f (AWT), 1:34.50, st.
1--HOOKING (GB), 129, g, 8, Lope De Vega (Ire)--Quanzhou (Fr)(SW-Eng), by Dubawi (Ire). (i97,000 Ylg >17 ARQOCT). OEcurie Griezmann; B-Haras de la Perelle (GB); T-Philippe
Decouz; J-Ronan Thomas. i26,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Fr,
39-11-6-2, i315,101.
2--Fast Raaj (Fr), 129, g, 6, Iffraaj (GB)--Interesting (Ire), by
Raven=s Pass. O-Alain Jathiere, Ecurie du Parc Monceau, Haras
d=Etreham, Y Barberot & Riviera Equine S.A.R.L; B-Haras
d=Etreham, Riviera Equine S.A.R.L & Ecurie du Parc Monceau(FR); T-Yann Barberot. i10,400.
3--Wally (Ire), 125, g, 7, Siyouni (Fr)--Full Of Beauty (GB), by
Motivator (GB). (i130,000 Ylg >18 ARAUG; i140,000 RNA
HRA >20 ARQARC). O-Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon; B-Ecurie Haras
du Cadran, Sas I.E.I. & Lerner (S) (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.
i7,800.
Margins: 3/4, NO, 1HF. Odds: 3.30, 9.00, 1.10.
Also Ran: Kovrov (Fr), Tempus (GB), Perle Rouge (Fr), Precious
Sea (GB). Video, sponsored by TVG.
Emulating his feat of 2023 in winning this and the track=s 10furlong Listed Grand Prix de la Riviera Cote d=Azur, Hooking
crowned himself the official AKing of the Riviera@ to wrap up asecond Polytrack Challenge and the i30,000 bonus. The firstpurchase by the French footballer of international renown
Antoine Griezmann, the evergreen veteran excels on the allweather but had also shown a smart level of form on turf lastsummer when second in the G3 La Coupe at ParisLongchamp.
Travelling with intent throughout the early stages with Ronan
Thomas exercising restraint close to the pace, he was launchedapproaching the furlong pole and soon had control at his
happiest hunting ground.
Cont.

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Hooking (pictured winning in 2023) defends his Prix Saonois crownin the 2024 edition to wrap the Polytrack challenge as well as his
claim to the title >King of the Riviera= | Scoop Dyga

The listed-winning dam, who has also produced the Polishbigwig Le Destrier (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) and whose 2-year-old
colt Quiet Sea (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) was an i80,000
acquisition by Loko Trans S.R.O at Arqana Deauville October, is
kin to the G1 Prix du Cadran hero Mille Et Mille (GB) (Muhtathir{GB}) and the G3 Prix de Conde-placed Capo Maximo (GB)(Cape Cross {Ire}). The third dam is the G1 Deutschland-Preisand G2 Preis der Diana-placed Quezon City (Ger) (Law Society).
1st-Cagnes-sur-Mer, i26,000, Cond, 2-11, 3yo, 6 1/2f (AWT),
1:16.90, st.
KERAN (FR) (c, 3, Blue Point {Ire}--Kerasona {Fr} {SW-Fr}, byOasis Dream {GB}), who was restricted to just two outings as ajuvenile, the latest of which was a second in a six-furlong
conditions event at Toulouse in October, was dropped out lastof the quintet throughout the early stages. Powering to the headof affairs approaching the furlong pole, the homebred drew
away in a canter to win unextended by 4 1/2 lengths from Nova
Ken (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). The listed-winning dam, who is a halfsister to the G3 Prix du Bois winner Keratiya (Fr) (Iron Mask),
was a i30,000 cast-off at the 2022 Arqana December Sale. She
has a 2-year-old filly by Hello Youmzain (Fr) and a yearlingdaughter of Wooded (Ire), who sold for i52,000 to WH
Bloodstock at the Goffs November Foal Sale. Lifetime Record: 32-1-0, i29,900. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC (FR);T-Jean-Claude Rouget.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Fashion Grey (Fr), c, 3, The Grey Gatsby (Ire)--Lady Speedy (Ire),by Speedmaster (Ger). Cagnes-sur-Mer, 2-11, 10f (AWT),
2:02.27. B-Mme Y Pantall & H-A Pantall (FR).

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-10,051,000.
Margins: 1HF, 1, 1 3/4; Odds: 5.60, 1.50, 150.20
Also Ran: Dee My the Kid (Jpn), Ecoro Walz (Jpn), Bellagio Bond(Jpn), Mr G T (Jpn), Foster Bond (Jpn), Enya Love Faith (Jpn),
Showman Fleet (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video.
Sunday, Kyoto, Japan
KYOTO KINEN-G2, -119,700,000, Kyoto, 2-11, 4yo/up, 2200mT,
2:12.10, fm.
1--PRADARIA (JPN), 128, h, 5, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Chasse' Roll (Jpn), by Kurofune
2nd Dam: Poporus (Jpn), by Forty Niner
3rd Dam: Little Audrey (Jpn), by Groom Dancer
O-Nagoya Yuho Inc.; B-Orient Farm; T-Manabu Ikezoe;
J-Kenichi Ikezoe; -62,840,000. Lifetime Record: 15-4-2-2,-258,026,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Clickfor the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Bellagio Opera (Jpn), 126, c, 4, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)--Air
Routine (Jpn), by Harbinger (GB). O-Shorai Hayashida; B-Shadai
Farm; -25,240,000.
3--Babbitt (Jpn), 126, h, 7, Nakayama Festa (Jpn)--Art Ryoko(Jpn), by Taiki Shuttle. (-1,620,000 Ylg >18 HOKOCT;-5,400,000 2yo >19 HOKMAY). O-Naoya Miyata; B-Taihoku
Farm; -16,120,000.
Margins: 3/4, 2, NK; Odds: 3.00, 1.20, 81.90.
Also Ran: Chevalier Rose (Jpn), Ravel (Jpn), Brave Rocker (Jpn),
Platina Treasure (Jpn), Rouge Eveil (Jpn), Matenro Leo (Jpn),
African Gold (Jpn), Naimama (Jpn), Jet Motion (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart & video.
Sunday, Tokyo, JapanKYODO NEWS SERVICE HAI-G3, -77,810,000, Tokyo, 2-11, 3yo,
1800mT, 1:48.00, fm.
1--JUSTIN MILANO (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Kizuna (Jpn)
1st Dam: Margot Did (Ire) (Hwt. Filly-Eng at 5-7f,
G1SW-Eng, $425,664), by Exceed And Excel (Aus)
2nd Dam: Special Dancer (GB), by Shareef Dancer
3rd Dam: Caraniya (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)O-Masahiro Miki; B-Northern Farm; T-Yasuo Tomomichi;
J-Keita Tosaki; -41,357,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,-48,557,000. *Half to Mission Impassible (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}),
GSW & G1SP-Fr, GISP-NA, $311,814; Magic Attitude (GB)(Galileo {Ire}), GSW & G1SP-Fr, GISW-NA, $439,402. Werk Nick
Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Jantar Mantar (Jpn), 126, c, 3, by Palace Malice--India
Mantuana, by Wilburn. O-Shadai Race Horse; B-Shadai Farm;-16,102,000.
3--Power Hall (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Suave Richard (Jpn)--Strawberries(Jpn), by Commands (Aus). O-NICKS Inc.; B-Hirano Farm;

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