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THE ROAD BACK:ROBERT OSBOURNESPREADING THE WORD ON
STABLE RECOVERYBREEDING DIGEST: STRONGHOLD REWARDSWALLERS' PERSEVERANCE by Chris McGrathThe GI Kentucky Derby picture may seem polarized by two
more charismatic talents, but any neutral who ekes a living frombloodstock now has an alternative rooting interest. For among
the colts entering those 20 coveted gates, the first Saturday inMay, there will be no better symbol than Stronghold(Ghostzapper) of what it takes to last the course in theappallingly expensive, demoralizing, perplexing, maddening andaddictive vocation of Thoroughbred breeding.
The GI Santa Anita Derby winner carries the silks of Eric andSharon Waller, who bred his third dam Swiss Diva (Swiss
Yodeler) from a Mr. Leader mare they acquired (after she had
been a $12,000 RNA at Barretts in 1998) primarily because sheshared a third dam with Distorted Humor.
Cont. p6

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Robert Osbourne was spending a few weeks helping out at the
Stable Recovery house at Taylor Made, taking some time toreset and perhaps figure out some goals for his life, when one
afternoon the program's director Christian Countzler walked
into the living room looking as white as a ghost.
This was a little over a year ago, just as the calendar was
turning over to 2023, and at the time Stable Recovery was
relying on funding from the Kentucky Career Center to keep thefledgling project up and running. The Center had just called
Countzler to say that they would no longer be able to help fundthe program.
Stable Recovery had hosted a golf scramble that fall that hadraised about $60,000. It would be enough to keep the program
going for a few more weeks, but the money supply was notgoing to last long.
AWe're going to have to shut the doors,@ a disheartened
Countzler told Osbourne. AOne more month and we're done.@Cont. p3

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Robert Osbourne, cont. from p1
But Osbourne wasn't so sure. He'd seen firsthand what Stable
Recovery could do for men recovering from drug and alcohol
addiction and thought that if they could just get the word out,
surely there would be people out there who would want to help.
AAt that point I knew what my purpose was,@ Osbourne
recounted. AI wanted to make sure that Christian didn't have toworry about funding and that we could keep this thing growing. I
wanted the whole industry to see what we were doing. If all ittakes is a little bit of money to help these guys get sober, I
wanted to help do that because this formula we've got here is soamazing.@
So Osbourne signed on as Stable Recovery's Director ofFundraising and Marketing.
His first major project was the Stable Recovery Spring Meet
Gala. They weren't sure if anyone would show up for theinaugural event, but 150 people attended and raised $70,000.
That kept the program running for a while longer, but bysummer they were down to six weeks worth of operating funds.
Then, another golf scramble helped them raise a whopping$300,000.
Now the second-annual Spring Meet Gala is around the corner,scheduled for Saturday the 13th at Fasig-Tipton, and close to
400 people are expected to be in attendance.

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AI don't know where everyone is going to sit,@ joked Osbourne.
ABut that's a great problem to have. This thing is just so special.@
Like so many of the men whose lives have been changed
through Stable Recovery, Osbourne got to where he is becauseof Frank Taylor. He even goes so far as to say that Taylor is oneof the main reasons why he is still alive today.
Growing up in Lexington, Osbourne's family was close friends
with Taylor and his wife and children. The kids were on thesame sporting teams and they would all go on spring breaks
together.
When Osbourne was 15 years old, his father committed
suicide. As evening approached on the day of his death, Taylor
picked Osbourne up from his house and took him to an
Adoration service at Christ the King Church. They spent an hour
there, sitting side by side in silence, and ever since that horrificday, the two men have attended that same service together on
Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m.
When Osbourne attended the University of Kentucky a few
years later, drugs, alcohol and partying began to take over his
life. While he was always able to hold down a job, his problems
escalated over the next few years.
AI was hanging out with a really bad crowd here in town--likereally bad--and I ended up catching a couple of charges, about
five felonies,@ Osbourne recalled. Cont.

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Robert Osbourne, cont.
AAt the time Frank and I did a little venture where we boughtsome property to flip it, trying to rent it out, but I had turned it
into a trap house basically.@
Taylor offered Osbourne a job at Taylor Made's yearlingcomplex where he would work under John Hall and Marshall
Taylor--two men who had battled their own struggles with drugs
and alcohol and gone through recovery.
AThat was my first time dealing with horses and God, I feel sobad looking back now,@ Osbourne admitted. AIf I was John, I
would have fired me on day two. But Frank knew what he wasdoing putting me with those two men. They saw I had a problem
and I learned a lot from them. But I still was taking taxis from
whatever I was doing the night before and going straight to thebarn in the morning and eventually that caught up with me. I got
in some legal trouble. I had some family in Alabama, so I went
down there.@
Osbourne caught two more felonies during his first week in
Alabama and ended up spending five years there, bouncing inand out of a jail cell.
Eventually Osbourne made it back to Lexington, but he quickly
learned that a lot had changed in his home town. Not only had
Taylor got sober, but Osbourne's other lifelong friend Josh Bryan(profiled here) was sober now too.

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AI was like, 'What the **** is going on? Something is in thewater around here.' Then later I hear Frank saying that he wasgoing to buy some horses for Will Walden and all these otherdrug addicts. I said, 'God, he's really lost his mind!'@
Osbourne continued going down his destructive path, but
despite living a very different lifestyle than his reformed
mentor, he would still meet up with Taylor almost every
Tuesday evening. Cont.

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Robert Osbourne, cont.
AThat was just something that Frank and I stuck to, all throughour good times and bad,@ he explained. AThat hour was set instone for us. We would go eat at Malone's and then go to
Adoration. That went on for years and kind of transcended into
something that was the one constant in my life. Wheneverything else was going bad, at least I had Adoration withFrank at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights.@
One evening in January of 2022, Osbourne was coming off along bender when he came to a realization.
AI can't explain it as anything but a God moment,@ he said.
ASomething came over me and I just thought that I didn't want to
do this anymore. I was like, 'You know what? I will do anything it
takes to stop doing this.' So I'm driving my car around. I didn't
have a phone because I had gotten paranoid that people were
following me. But I realize it's a Tuesday night and I knew Frankwas going to be at Adoration at 7 p.m.@
So Osbourne drove over to the church he'd been to so manytimes before, but knowing he was in no state to go inside, hewaited in the parking lot for Taylor to come out. When hespotted his friend, he jumped out of his car.
AHey, I know you and Josh are sober now,@ Osbourne said as
Taylor approached. AI need some help getting sober too.@

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Taylor looked at him for a moment before replying, AHave you
been sitting in the parking lot this whole time?@
Taylor promised that he would help Osbourne get into rehab,
but first he had other plans. It was the weekend of the 2022
Pegasus World Cup, so Taylor took Osbourne with him down toGulfstream and woke him up before dawn on their first morning
to go to the track. They visited Will Walden and his improbable
team of former drug addicts and alcoholics (learn about themhere) who made up a fledgling racing stable.
AI'm still in a haze, but I see Will training these horses, Tyler
Maxwell riding them and Mike Lowery and everyone else justworking their asses off, but they were as happy as could be,@Osbourne recalled. AI was like, 'God I want that.'@Osbourne came home and went into a three-monthrehabilitation program. When Walden's team got back to
Kentucky in April, he begged them to let him join their stable.
Osbourne worked as a barn foreman for Walden for almost ayear, traveling from Keeneland to Turfway to Ellis Park.
He was taking some time off to work on his AA program andwas staying at the Stable Recovery house at Taylor Made when
the opportunity to join the Stable Recovery program came up.
Since then, he has been busy spreading the word to anyone whowill listen about just how impactful the Stable Recovery program
has been. Cont.

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Robert Osbourne, cont.

Mike Lowery, Robert Osbourne and Will Walden
courtesy Robert Osbourne

AWe spend about $60,000 a month, so my goal every day is to
get $60,000 raised every month,@ he explained. AEvery day, it
seems like there's something that God is blessing us with, like
Andy Beshear gave us an award the other week or that the news
was out here all day yesterday for a feature. It's like if something
goes bad, three things will go right.@
Osbourne said he enjoys talking to donors, sharing the storiesof the many men whose lives have been changed because of thisprogram. He lives on-site at the Stable Recovery house so is wellacquainted with all the current residents. When donors want toknow where their money is going, Osbourne can show them
how each and every dollar is allocated toward a toothbrush, agallon of gas, or an hour's worth of salary.
AEvery penny is literally going toward saving someone's life,@
he said. AIt's very special. And just compared to othertransitional living places, the average of keeping someone soberfor 90 days is about 15%. We are at over 80%. These jobs are
giving people a purpose. They know that horse is depending onthem to come work tomorrow.
AIt doesn't feel like a job,@ he continued. AIt's a passion and I
get to hang out with Frank, who has been my best friend since I
was 15, so that's a big bonus.@
Taylor and Osbourne still go to their weekly dinner andAdoration service on Tuesdays, but these days they have a crewof Stable Recovery residents who come along with them.

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Osbourne never lost contact with his family despite the many
deleterious choices he has made in his life and he is sure that
their constant support is a big part of why he has been sober
since Jan. 23, 2022.
AThey definitely saw me struggle a lot,@ he admitted. AMy
mother, two younger sisters and my younger brother have beena big motivation in getting sober. Since my dad died, I wouldn't
have gotten by if it weren't for all of us staying together andsupporting each other. My mom has been my biggest supportand she was always so worried about me. Now she's at peacebecause she's not wondering if I'm going to die tonight.@
Osbourne is counting down the days until the Spring Gala,knowing that it will be one of the most significant opportunities
Stable Recovery has had yet to share its story with theThoroughbred industry and beyond.
AThis gala is going to be huge,@ he said. AI think we can raise a
lot of money through it and hopefully we're looking to expandby the end of the year so that we can start helping all thesefarms get good, solid people that they can depend on. I think
we're going to take this thing to the moon. You know, in thehorse industry it's easy to sit here and bash all this stuff goingon. But this is something that is showing how good the industry
actually is. There are really good people in this business.
Growing up, I had a lot of opportunities to become successful
and I blew that because of drugs and alcohol. I feel like this iswhat my purpose is supposed to be, so here I am.@Stable Recovery is a recovery housing program in Lexington,
Kentucky that offers men in the early stages of recovery accessto 12-step meetings, life skills training and--through the Taylor
Made School of Horsemanship--the opportunity to develop a
trade in the equine field.
To learn more about Stable Recovery's upcoming Spring Meet
Gala, click here.

Breeding Digest, cont. from p1
Their very entry to the Californian Turf had been poignant. In
1995, Sharon's brother, a former jockey, asked them to take ona pregnant mare while he battled a brain tumor. Gradually they
took to the breeding game themselves, typically upgrading ahandful of mares with Kentucky covers before returning them toHarris Farms for state-bred eligibility. Cont.

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The Wallers advised her $4,700 purchaser Richard Barton ofBreeding Digest, cont.
the challenges that needed addressing in Diva's Tribute, and he
Swiss Diva became the first star for a program that has ever
was rewarded for doing so when selling her on for $175,000 at
remained modest in scale. She won all three juvenile starts,
the 2022 Keeneland November Sale. Spectator had meanwhile
including the California Breeders' Champion S. by 8 1/2 lengths,
become an accomplishedand was later graded stakesperformer for Phil d'Amato,placed. Her second career,
winning the GII Sorrento S. by
however, appeared to offer only
daylight on her second start anddiscouragement and even despair.
placed in the GI Del Mar
Swiss Diva herself succumbed
Debutante S., before chasing
to a ruptured cecum during herhome Midnight Bisou (Midnight
first foaling, a Henny Hughes fillyLute) in the GI Santa Anita Oaks
named Diva's Tribute. The foal
the following spring.
was only days old when suffering
Just when it appeared thatan injury that meant she could
this family was redressing thenever race, so she was patiently
heartache it had brought therestored and preserved forWallers, they hit a fresh nadir in
breeding. Having been astutely
2021 when they lost Spectator
paired with the young Intoin delivering her first foal, aMischief, Diva's Tribute savaged
Eric
Wallerleads
Stronghold
intowinner's
circle|BenoitGhostzapper colt. But they sent
her foal and had to be discarded
him to d'Amato, named him
in 2015 before any such disaster
Stronghold, and are now enjoying due reward for persevering
recurred with her next one, a daughter of Jimmy Creed named
Spectator. (Albeit remotely, Jimmy Creed looped the family back through challenges that would surely have exhausted thefortitude of most. Cont.
to a shared nexus behind his sire Distorted Humor).

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Breeding Digest, cont.
Stronghold has himself overcome adversity even to earn a
Derby gate on a circuit dominated by a barn obliged to forfeit somany of the starting points available in California. After an artfulsidestep to New Mexico on his reappearance, he has now
beaten all comers in the West Coast's premier rehearsal.
In the process he has volunteered himself as another potential
heir to his splendid sire. Especially after McCraken was thwarted
by fertility issues, Ghostzapper had appeared in danger of
depending on his daughters for his legacy, notably the dam ofJustify. But now he has Mystic Guide and Loggins starting out,
with Stronghold looking eligible to contest the succession intime.
The Wallers, meanwhile, have managed to retrieve a strand of
the female line. The last foal bred by Barton from Diva's Tribute,
before selling her, was an Improbable filly he offered at
Fasig-Tipton's California Sale last fall. The Wallers signed a$200,000 docket for Spectator's half-sister, and the very next
day they were at Churchill Downs to see Stronghold break his
maiden.
The runner-up there was none other than Resilience (Into
Mischief), who won the GII Wood Memorial on Saturday--justhours before Stronghold beat another Into Mischief colt,
Imagination, at Santa Anita. Imagination cost one of Baffert's
superpower syndicates $1.05 million as a yearling. So while it'sdifficult to picture a Jimmy Creed mare helping Stronghold
through a 10th furlong, the Wallers go to Louisville as aninspiration to numberless smaller breeders. It will not just be
California that they represent on Derby day.

Resilience Channels Precarious Lake Legacy
As we've just seen, Resilience has been keeping some goodcompany en route to his Aqueduct breakout. He was actually
beaten in all three maidens he contested as a juvenile, evoking
an era when people sought physical and mental seasoning incompetition rather than in bullet works. In the one won by
Stronghold, over the Derby course last fall, they had GIII
Lecomte S. winner Track Phantom back in third. Track Phantom
and Resilience have since shared a stretch call in the GII Risen
Star S. with subsequent trial winners Sierra Leone (Gun Runner)and Catching Freedom (Constitution).
All these battles have helped Resilience mature to fit a namethat also aptly represents the long commitment of his
connections. For this is another project a long time in themaking. While only a second-generation homebred, the span ofyears actually exceeds the four generations behind Stronghold.
That's because he's out of the last foal--and, after a monotonous
production of colts, the only daughter--of Tranquility Lake
(Rahy), who was purchased by Martin and Pam Wygod for$250,000 as a yearling at Keeneland back in 1996. Cont.

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Meadowsweet showed plenty of ability in a six-race career on
Breeding Digest, cont.
grass, winning a couple of photos and a creditable fifth in the GI
They were never going to miss her there, as by that stage her
Del Mar Oaks.
late-developing half-brother Benchmark (Alydar) was beginning
She was then covered according to her value, as sole conduit
to work off the $475,000 he had cost them as a weanling in thefor her dam. Her first son, by
same ring in 1991. Benchmark
Quality Road, was gelded andwould go on to win three Gradeclaimed, but with her second she
IIs at six before standing at theirhas contributed to the relentless
River Edge Farm in Buellton,
upgrading in the quality of Into
California, where he sired
Mischief's books.
champion sprinter Points
Touchingly, Resilience runs for
Offthebench.
a partnership between the
Tranquility Lake proved
Wygods' daughter Emily
similarly hardy in her
Bushnell and Ric Waldman, who
four-season, $1.6-million track
was so closely associated withcareer, crowned by Grade Is in
the stallion who "made"the Gamely H. and Yellow
Tranquility Lake.
Ribbon S. She then produced
The one sorrow is that Russell
two Grade I winners on turf by
Drake, who managed River Edge
Storm Cat, After Market andfor 43 years and helped scout
Courageous Cat, though neither
Resilience | Sarah Andrew
Resilience's granddam, is notof those had yet emerged when
here to share the ride. Drake died in June 2022.
Sheikh Mohammed paid $9.7 million for their brother Jalil
It's unsurprising that Resilience is only finding his feet now. His(Group 2 winner on dirt in Dubai) as a yearling.
dam was unraced at two, while both Tranquility Lake andEasy to imagine, then, how warmly the Wygods received
Benchmark thrived with age. Cont.
Tranquility Lake's belated 2014 filly by Smart Strike.

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Breeding Digest, cont.
But their own mother (by Danzig) actually only raced at two,compressing 10 starts into that single campaign and precocious
enough to run third in the GIII Schuylerville S.--so there's somelatent dash, even without Into Mischief.
Happily Meadowsweet, having meanwhile produced a brother
to Resilience currently pre-training in Florida, recently came up
with a sister. With luck, then, the fragile legacy of Tranquility
Lake can now extend into another generation.

A Rose With Deep Roots
The same conveyor belt of classier mares that brought him
Meadowsweet also resulted in Into Mischief's 21st elite scorer,days after Laurel River became his 20th.

Leslie's Rose | John Gallagher/Coady Photography
The success of Leslie's Rose in the GI Ashland S. was yet
another example of what can be achieved by patient cultivationof a family. But it also showed that actually this often proves thebest route to commercial dividends. If you don't just rush fromrookie sire to rookie sire, you can make your mare a coveted
source of genes.
Much like Resilience, moreover, Leslie's Rose represents a
combination of Into Mischief and grass royalty, her dam being
by Galileo (Ire) himself. But this has been a long project, withmany a blind alley, and confirms the far-sightedness that makes
John D. Gunther one of the most admired breeders of his time.
The third dam of Leslie's Rose, Dial a Trick (Phone Trick), was
one of the first yearlings Gunther bought as a long-term
breeding prospect, for $85,000 way back in 1991. She nevermade the gate, and her first foals achieved little, albeit one,
Expanse (Distant View), was stakes-placed after selling for a
yearling for $25,000. An initial attempt to sell Dial a Trick stalledat just $13,000.
But then her daughter by Langfuhr, Wildwood Flower, won her
first three starts including a dirt sprint stakes at Golden Gate

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Fields; and her next foal, Eye of the Tiger (American Chance),
ran fifth in the GI Kentucky Derby before winning a couple ofgraded stakes. Expanse was meanwhile proving the one that got
away: she produced two Saratoga Grade I scorers, Afleet
Express (Afleet Alex) in the Travers S. and Embellish the Lace(Super Saver) in the Alabama S.; besides multiple gradedstakes-placed Reporting for Duty (Deputy Commander).
After cashing out Dial a Trick for $630,000, Gunther still had
Wildwood Flower to borrow that momentum. Her own visit to
the sire of Afleet Express yielded GI Florida Derby winnerMateriality; while My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song) ran secondin the GI Kentucky Oaks before herself producing a Grade I
winner on grass in Annapolis (War Front).
With the Dial a Trick dynasty now in full bloom, Gunther sent
Wildwood Flower to Europe. And while three foals by Galileo did
nothing on the track to reward that adventure, the unraced
Wildwood Rose (Ire) has shown the yields available to thoseplaying the long game with sufficient flair.
Her first foal, a Speightstown filly, made $900,000 as a yearling(sadly broke down on her second start); and her second, by Into
Mischief and co-bred with Eurowest Bloodstock Services,brought $1.15 million from Whisper Hill Farm. Her name, ofcourse, is Leslie's Rose--the latest flower from seeds sown overthree decades ago. You don't do something like this without
suffering a few scratches on the way, but between thorns androots, you end up with something that can survive the fitfulwinds of commercial fashion.

A Sweet Twist to Candy
Sire of the weekend was surely Twirling Candy, a nose awayfrom three graded stakes when Cugino in the GIII Transylvania S.
just missed joining Where's My Ring (GIII Gazelle) and AG Bullet(GIII Monrovia). The Lane's End sire also had stakes scorer The
Donegal Clan. Cont.

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Breeding Digest, cont.
Three of these four are from Twirling Candy's 2021 crop, his
first conceived at $40,000. He's meanwhile consolidated to$60,000 and, at 17, is established as a versatile source of classwhile remaining more accessible than the six-figure artillery.
His weekend's work was characteristic, divided between grassand dirt and one and two turns. That's just as one would hope,for such a nicely blended pedigree. His sire Candy Ride (Arg)
introduces turf strains from Argentina and France to Mr.
Prospector's Fappiano line; while his damsire is Chester House,
the GI Arlington Million-winning son of Mr. Prospector and blue
hen Toussaud (El Gran Senor).
His granddam is by the international influence Danzig, but thenext dam entwines Triple Crown icons: by Seattle Slew out of an
Alydar half-sister to Affirmed. I have always loved the way
Alydar was consoled with the dam of his nemesis, and perhaps
some flavor of that sweet gesture survives in Twirling Candy.

WEAVER-TRAINED HORSE TESTS POSITIVE
FOR METFORMIN by Bill Finley

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

means Weaver faces a possible suspension of up to two years.
The Abanned@ category is the most serious class of drug offences
under Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) rules.
Metformin is a drug used to treat diabetes in people. With
more than 20 million patients taking it, metformin ranks as thenation's third-most-prescribed human medicine, according to
the consumer healthcare website Healthgrades.
Weaver joins Mike Lauer, Jonathan Wong and four othertrainers who have had horses test positive for metformin. The
metformin positives have been controversial because of thenumber of people who take it for diabetes, which raises thepossibility of environmental contamination.
AThis is a clear case of external contamination,@ said Weaver=s
attorney, Drew Mollica. AThe facts will show that Mr. Weaver
had no hand in this and bears no fault for the alleged violation.
We will seek a split sample and once those results are in we
believe we will be able to offer clear and convincing evidence
that Mr. Weaver bears no fault. At some point, HISA slash HIWU
must accept the fact that these universally prescribed
medications exist in the environment. The attempt to destroy aman=s career predicated on a prevalent substance and in a casewhere he bears no fault should not only shock the conscience,but it should shock the entire racing community.@
According to Mollica, Anna=s Wish=s groom takes metformin.
AThe groom who cares for the horse is on the medication,@ hesaid. AThis is a clear case of contamination. The consequencesthat HIWU seeks to impose are career killers with no basis inreality.@
A former assistant to Todd Pletcher, Weaver has been on his
own since 2002. According to The Jockey Club's online rulings
database, Weaver has had just two prior positives, one foracepromazine and the other for promazine sulfoxide. In bothinstances, he was not suspended but was fined $300.
For his career, Weaver has had 6,467 starters and has won 983
races. His career earnings are $50,753,128.

George Weaver | Sarah Andrew

According to the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit(HIWU), a horse trained by New York-based conditioner George
Weaver has tested positive for the banned substance
metformin. Weaver has asked for a test on a split sample andwill be allowed to continue to train pending the results of thattest.
The horse in question is Anna=s Wish (Dialed In) and thealleged violation occurred after she was tested following the
March 16 Cicada S. at Aqueduct in which she finished third.
Metformin is listed as a banned substance by HIWU, which

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MASTER OF THE SEAS RETURNS IN
MAKER'S MARKFRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

Keeneland, with a second in the 2022 edition of the Breeders'
Cup Mile to another Appleby trainee in Modern Games (Ire)(Dubawi {Ire}).
AHard to believe, but [Shirl's Speight] has been running in all of
the big ones with a couple of seconds,@ said trainer Roger
Attfield. AHe=s been doing well since his last race, which was the[Jan. 27 GI] Pegasus [World Cup Turf Invitational].@The Maker's Mark field is rounded out by uber-impressive
two-back GII Hill Prince S. winner Integration (Quality Road);'TDN Rising Star' and Mar. 2 GIII Canadian Turf S. winner
Emmanuel (More Than Ready); and a Chad Brown-trained pairof recent Tampa allowance winners in Kubrick (Ire) (Dubawi{Ire}) and Equitize (GB) (Kingman {GB}).
Du Jour (Temple City), winner of the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S.
Mar. 3, reportedly didn't make the trip from Santa Anita and will
be scratched.

Master of The Seas | Benoit

Keeneland kicks off the second weekend of the Spring Meetwith the much-heralded return Friday of last year's GI Breeders'
Cup Mile winner in the 36th running of the $600,000 GI Maker=sMark Mile S. Master of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), unseen in
the starting gate since his nose win over Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And
Excel {Aus}) in the Mile last November, was most recently
spotted with trainer Charlie Appleby's string in Dubai before
shipping stateside to Keeneland. Now six, the Godolphin
homebred has been here before, notching a second over thiscourse last October in the GI Coolmore Turf Mile S. to eventual
champion Up to the Mark (Not This Time). Although the gelding
hasn't started in five months and rain was plentiful at Keeneland
Thursday which may downgrade the turf, Appleby is confident
Master of The Seas, who also won the GI Ricoh Woodbine MileS. last fall, will show his best.
AHe is a worthy favorite,@ said Appleby. AHe broke his maiden
on soft ground, and he=s won a Group 2 on soft.@
Apply also brings Godolphin's Naval Power (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}),winner of six of seven lifetime, including his last two going a
furlong further at Meydan. There were 13 months and acastration between those two wins, but his G2 Singspiel S.
victory Feb. 23 earned him a ticket to the U.S. for a barn that has
excelled in graded events in America.
AHe has won on soft ground, and this will give him a chance togain experience over here,@ said Appleby.
The 2022 Maker's Mark Mile victor, Charles Fipke's 'TDN
Rising Star' Shirl's Speight (Speightstown), has not found thewinner's circle since that signature win. He's faced Master of theSeas in two of his last three, getting closest with a runner-up
finish in the Woodbine Mile. He clearly has an affinity for

RALPH NICKS TO RETIRE Edited Press Release
Trainer Ralph Nicks will call it a career Sunday after saddling ahorse for the final time at Gulfstream Park.
AIt=s time,@ Nicks said. AI=ve been here a long time. It=s just theway the business is going, with clients passing away. I=ve had a
lot of years invested. I want to get away and do some things
before I get too old and can=t.@
The 57-year-old Avery, TX native has saddled 722 winners,
including Caledonia Road (Quality Road), the winner of the 2017
GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar who wassubsequently honored with the Eclipse Award as champion
2-year-old filly, and Aubby K (Street Sense), a multiple
graded-stakes winner who captured the 2013 GI Humana Distaff
at Churchill Downs. Cont.

Ralph Nicks | Lauren King

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Ralph Nicks, cont.
AI=ve had a pretty good career. I don=t know what the numbers
are, but I=ve trained a champion and nine [Florida Sire S.]
winners, as well as several other stakes winners,@ he said. AI=ve
had a good run, and maybe it=s time for a new chapter.@Nicks is looking forward to hitting the road.
AI=m going to take some time and do some traveling aroundthe U.S.,@ said Nicks, who has one entry on Saturday=s program
and three on Sunday=s card at Gulfstream.
Nicks learned the training craft from his father Morris Nicks
before eventually becoming an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer
Bill Mott. During his tenure, Cigar was the king of the Mott barn
while winning 16 straight races, including victories in the 1995
GI Donn H. and the 1996 GI Gulfstream Park H., as well as
back-to-back Horse of the Year titles.
AThat=s one of those things that you have to pinch yourself andsay, >Am I living in a dream world,=@ Nicks said. AYou=d have torate him as one of the greatest horses of all time, but there
were other very special horses there during that run, like
Paradise Creek, Ajina, Escena, Boundary--I could go down a huge
list of horses that we=ve gotten our hands on or got to throw a
leg across.@
Nicks, who trained in Kentucky and New York before settling inSouth Florida 10 years ago, hasn=t ruled out a future return tothe racing industry in some capacity.
AIf I had to make an immediate decision, I might want to get
into some consulting, buying yearlings and things like that atsome point, but as of right now, I=m going to clear the head andenjoy life a little bit before I can=t,@ Nicks said. AI=m going toreboot the mind and see where it takes me.@LAUREL RIVER LEADS LATEST LONGINESWORLD'S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS
Following his dominant victory in the G1 Dubai World Cup,
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Laurel River (Into Mischief) is at
the top of the second edition of the Longines World's Best
Racehorse Rankings for 2024 with a rating of 128. The 6-yearold was never threatened in the World Cup, romping home by
8 1/2 lengths over Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) (120 on
the Longine rankings), with Senor Buscador (Mineshaft) (121) a
neck back in third. Laurel River came into the race having won
the G3 Burj Nahaar by 6 3/4 lengths earlier in March.
With his victory in the G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic,
Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) has improved
his rating to 123 from 120 and is now the second-highest rated
horse in the world. The 6-year-old gelding, who defeated

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

Laurel River | Mathea Kelly
Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) (120) by two lengths in the
Sheema Classic, came into the race having won the G3 H H The
Amir Trophy by three lengths in February.
Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}) (120) joins the rankingsin the co-fifth position following his win in the G1 Dubai Turf,while Tuz (Oxbow) (119) is now ranked after winning the G1Dubai Golden Shaheen by 6 1/2 lengths.
In the U.S., Fierceness (City of Light) (120) joined the Top 5 on
the rankings following his explosive victory in the GI Curlin
Florida Derby.
The Longines World=s Best Racehorse Rankings are compiledby the Longines World=s Best Racehorse Rankings Committee
and published by the International Federation of Horseracing
Authorities (IFHA).
For the complete rankings, click here.

HISA, SPORTS MEDICINE CONCEPTS LAUNCHCOMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE Edited Press Release
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has
partnered with Sports Medicine Concepts, Inc. (SMC), a providerof sports emergency care training and emergency action
planning services, to develop emergency action plans acrossThoroughbred racetracks operating under HISA=s rules.
The program is set to commence in the second quarter of2024 and will continue with a series of strategic
implementations throughout 2024 and 2025.
AMedical emergency preparedness planning has become
essential to any sport,@ said SMC CEO and Director of Operations
Michael Cendoma. Cont.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 16 • THETDN.COM

HISA, cont.
AAn effective response plan reflects a multifaceted approachthat combines training and education, technological innovation,science and evidence-based practices, and collaboration. We
look forward to working alongside HISA and its racetracks acrossthe U.S. to implement best practices that will ensure swift andeffective responses to medical emergencies.@
Through the partnership with SMC, HISA will help improveeach racetrack=s emergency preparedness by supporting thedevelopment of an emergency action plan (EAP) template,identifying weaknesses in any existing EAPs and providing an
opportunity for tracks and first responders to collaborate further
on how to prepare and train for, and respond efficiently to,
emergencies.
The partnership with SMC is the latest in a series of steps
undertaken by HISA toward promoting health and safety
initiatives in U.S. Thoroughbred racing. This initiative aims tobring all tracks up to a best-practice standard through structured
policy implementation.
AWe are thrilled to be partnering with SMC in what represents
a significant step forward in our commitment to the wellbeing of
all racing participants,@ said HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus. ABy adopting
a holistic and elevated approach to emergency preparedness,
we aim to ensure all stakeholders are equipped to handle
emergencies with skill and coordination. Together, we areworking towards a safer sport for everyone involved.@

CODY'S WISH NAMED KTOB HORSE OF THE YEAR
Godolphin's Cody's Wish (Curlin) was named 2023 Kentuckybred Horse of the Year and older dirt male, while his dam,
Dance Card (Tapit), was named Broodmare of the Year by the
Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders. Godolphin also
received awards for Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) as
champion 3-year-old filly and as KTDF Owner of the Year andwinner of the P.A.B. Widener Trophy as KTOB Breeder of the
Year.
Other Kentucky-bred champions announced Wednesday:
2-year-old male: Fierceness (City of Light) (Breeder Repole
Stable); 2-year-old filly Just F Y I (Justify) (George Krikorian);
3-year-old male Arcangelo (Arrogate) (Don Alberto
Corporation); older dirt female and female sprinter Goodnight
Olive (Ghostzapper) (Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings); male

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

Cody's Wish | Sarah Andrew
turf horse Up to the Mark (Not This Time) (Ramspring Farm);
female turf horse War Like Goddess (English Channel) (Calumet
Farm); male sprinter Elite Power (Curlin) (Alpha Delta Stables);racing abroad Lemon Pop (Lemon Drop Kid) (Mr. and Mrs. OliverTait); and steeplechase horse Snap Decision (Hard Spun) (Phipps
Stable).
The 2023 Merit awards, recognizing individuals for theircontributions to the Kentucky Thoroughbred industry, will bepresented at the KTOB Awards Dinner. The Charles W.
Engelhard Award, acknowledging a member of the media foroutstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry, will bepresesented to Thoroughbred Daily News's Chris McGrath. The
William T. Young Humanitarian Award, which distinguishes aperson or organization in the Thoroughbred industry Awho
recognizes and promotes the human endeavor,@ will bepresented to Frederick J. Seitz.
Also to receive awards are the top Kentucky Thoroughbred
Development Fund (KTDF) money earners in 2023 in separate
categories: KTDF sire of the year Into Mischief (Spendthrift
Farm); KTDF earner of the year Ancient Rome (Mrs. Fitri Hay);
KTDF trainer of the year Brad Cox; and KTDF breeder of the year
Calumet Farm.
Recipients of the 2023 KTOB Kentucky-Bred Champion awards
were voted on by the full membership of KTA/KTOB, while the
KTDF category leaders were tabulated using purse money won
at Kentucky racetracks in 2023. KTOB merit award recipientswere voted on by the KTA/KTOB Board of Directors.

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TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR KENTUCKY DERBY 150
TRAINERS' DINNER
Tickets are still available for the annual Kentucky
Thoroughbred Association's Kentucky Derby Trainers' Dinner, a
popular event featuring all of the Kentucky Derby trainers in an
atmosphere of a good-natured roast.
The event is scheduled to be held Apr. 30 at the First Turn Club
at Churchill Downs. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m. with the dinnerslated for 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are available by clicking here.
"Our sponsors, directors and Churchill Downs are working to
make something special befitting the 150th running of the
Kentucky Derby and the trainers who succeed in competing in
the greatest race in the world," said the KTA's Executive Director
Chauncey Morris. "Join us for a memorable night under the
Spires."In addition to this year's Derby trainers, the event will also
feature Gustavo Delgado, trainer of last year's winner, Mage
(Good Magic), and will be hosted by Darin Zocali and Andrew
Brown. The event seats 600 people, and will feature a
farm-to-table menu catered by Wiltshire Pantry.
The trainers' dinner is one of the most popular events on the
Derby calendar, with the trainers giving good-natured, often
hysterical speeches.
In 2022, Wayne Lukas thought he was not going to draw into
the Derby, and delivered a laugh-out-loud performance,
pretending to cry as he imagined the other trainers enjoying theplaying of My Old Kentucky Home via video.
"It's really hard for me to talk about," said Lukas, wiping a tearfrom his face. "I miss you guys so much and the trainers' dinnerhas always been one of favorites, and I don't know if I canhandle all of this."
To watch the video, click here.

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

tremendous team effort that was required to bring the ADMC
Program to life and administer it nationwide, as well as the
support and collaboration of industry groups and horsemen who
have worked with us to help make the Program successful.@
All Annual Reports will be archived in the About Us section of
the HIWU website at hiwu.org for viewing anytime.

TAA ON SITE DERBY WEEK
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will be on site at
Churchill Downs for a variety of events during Kentucky Derby
week. The organization will be recognized with a named race on
the undercard of Champions Day on Wednesday of Derby week.
A representative from TAA will be present to host the winnersof the AOff to the Races@ VIP Experience online benefit auction,
which was donated by Churchill Downs Incorporated andSecond Stride. The winners will enjoy all-inclusive box seats,tickets to the Winner=s Party at the Kentucky Derby Museum
and a tour of Second Stride, a Thoroughbred Aftercare Allianceaccredited organization.

AGREATS OF THE GATE@ BOTTLE SERIES HONORSCHAMPIONS, SUPPORTS KENTUCKY CHARITIESWith an inaugural bottle honoring Man o' War to be releasedin October, Keeneland Race Course and Maker=s Mark Kentucky
Bourbon will launch a 10-year commemorative bottle series,
AGreats of the Gate.@ The series will celebrate Thoroughbred
racing=s most iconic horses, featuring a different horse eachyear. Cont.

HIWU RELEASES 2023 ANNUAL REPORTThe Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU) announced
today the release of its 2023 Annual Report. The full report isavailable here.
The Annual Report details HIWU=s organization-wide activities
as the independent enforcement agency of the Horseracing
Integrity and Safety Authority=s Anti-Doping and Medication
Control (ADMC) Program. Among the highlights are statistics on
testing, results management, the adjudication of cases,
investigations, and educational efforts.
AWe are pleased to present this comprehensive look at HIWU=swork on behalf of the Thoroughbred industry,@ said Ben Mosier,executive director for HIWU. AThe Report illustrates the

Courtesy Keeneland

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Greats of the Gate, cont.
AKeeneland and Maker=s Mark have a rich history of working
hand-in-hand to support organizations making an impact in
Kentucky,@ said Rob Samuels, Managing Director of Maker=sMark. AWe=re honored to partner each year in such a meaningful
way, dating back to when Keeneland was our first customer
serving Maker=s Mark in the 1950s and setting the stage for
decades of collaboration to follow.@
Proceeds from each year=s AGreats of the Gate@ bottle will
benefit non-profits that support Kentucky culture, including thehorse racing industry, hospitality and the arts. Over the courseof the 10 years, Keeneland and Maker=s Mark are committed toraising $4 million for various Kentucky non-profit organizations
through this bottle series.
AKeeneland is proud to continue our longstanding partnershipwith Maker=s Mark to benefit both the Thoroughbred industry
and our local communities,@ Keeneland President and CEO
Shannon Arvin said. AKeeneland and Maker=s Mark share a
mission of service and philanthropy, and the commemorative
bottles have been a fun way to engage our fans and support
deserving organizations through the years.@
For the first three years of the 10-year series, the AGreats of
the Gate@ bottle will support Kentucky Harvest, Arts Center ofthe Bluegrass and Blue Grass Farms Charities.
The Art Center of the Bluegrass connects people to art,
culture, and creativity through exhibits, hands-on art making,arts appreciation, and cultural experiences, while the mission of
Kentucky Harvest is to end local hunger by connecting with fooddonors and engaging volunteers to rescue excess food and moveit from those who have it to those in need.
Blue Grass Farms Charities (BGFC) provides health and humanservices to those who work in the Central Kentucky
Thoroughbred Industry, including a much-needed foodassistance program. Proceeds from the Man o= War bottle will
support construction of a new food pantry located at The
Thoroughbred Center (TTC) on Paris Pike.

JOCKEYS AND JEANS ADDS PRADO, TEINOWITZAND BANDOROFFHall of Fame Jockey Edgar Prado, Chicago attorney Danny
Teinowitz and Kentucky breeder Craig Bandoroff have been
added to Jockeys and Jeans. Prado, who was named thecommittee=s Hall of Fame Jockey Coordinator, replaces fellow
Hall of Fame member, Sandy Hawley, who stepped down but
remains an Ambassador. Teinowitz becomes Special Consultant
to Interim President Dr. Eddie Donnally. Bandoroff becomes thegroup=s latest Ambassador.

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

Bandoroff recently retired as president of the 800-acre Denali
Stud, which has consigned over 500 stakes horses. In December
1974, he lost the use of his right arm when his mount at theformer Garden State Park bolted into the inside rail after thestart. He has aided the group=s fundraising efforts and is a vocal
advocate.
ANo one has to remind me how dangerous it is being a jockey,@
said Bandoroff. AI have always felt fortunate and grateful that I
recovered with my legs and brain intact. We all know a jockey=s
life is one instant away from a perilous event and result. I=ve
always felt it was my obligation and responsibility to help thesebrave athletes who were less fortunate than I. It is my hope thateveryone who benefits from being in our industry will help
those jockeys who have been seriously injured. They deserve
our support.@
Prado, 56, retired in June of 2023 as the eighth all-time leading
jockey in wins with 7,119. His mounts earned over $272 Million,
and he won 11 riding titles at NYRA-affiliated tracks. Prado joins
Quarter Horse Hall of Fame jockey G.R. Carter as a committee
member.
Teinowitz won a Sovereign Award as the breeder of Fantasy
Lake, Champion 2-Year-Old filly of Canada in 1998, and has
attended seven of the 10 Jockeys and Jeans annual events.

IN OTHER NEWS...

A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media

Churchill Downs finalizes sale of 49% stake in United Tote to
NYRA
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has completed the sale of
49% of United Tote Company to a subsidiary of the New YorkRacing Association (NYRA). United Tote, a major provider ofpari-mutuel wagering services in the US, was previously awholly-owned CDI subsidiary. With this transaction, CDI stillretains a majority stake in United Tote. www.yogonet.com

2024 Leading Fifth-Crop Sires by Black-Type Winners
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Year-to-Date - Standing NA - Worldwide Earnings - NH Foals
Stallion
BTW BTH
GSW GSH
G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs
Not This Time 5
9
2
6
--119
38
(2014) by Giant's Causeway
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Taylor Made Farm KY
Frosted
4
12
2
4
--137
33
(2012) by Tapit
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Darley KY
Runhappy
4
7
-2
--116
33
(2012) by Super Saver
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Claiborne Farm KY
Nyquist
4
7
2
2
--124
35
(2013) by Uncle Mo
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Darley KY
Upstart
4
5
-1
-1
72
22
(2012) by Flatter
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Airdrie Stud KY
Exaggerator
1
2
1
2
--123
38
(2013) by Curlin
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: LA
Marking1
3----4216(2012) by Bernardini
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: NM
Tamarkuz
1
1
1
1
--43
15
(2010) by Speightstown
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: Ballycroy Bloodstock ON
Street Strategy 12----349(2011) by Street Sense
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: AR
Social Inclusion 1
1
1
1
--23
7
(2011) by Pioneerof the Nile
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: FL
Cinco Charlie 1
1----4012(2012) by Indian Charlie
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: AR
Texas Red
1
1----287(2012) by Afleet Alex
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: OH
Reload1
1----8
3(2009) by Hard SpunFYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: ON
Outwork------94
34(2013) by Uncle Mo
FYR: 2018/Crops: 5/Stands: WinStar Farm KY
Uncle Lino------64
24(2013) by Uncle Mo
FYR: 0/Crops: 5/Stands: MD

Highest Earner Earnings$198,110$2,449,565
Fee: 150,000 Dana's Beauty$330,000$2,430,414
Fee: 10,000
Post Time$169,600$1,968,436
Fee: 10,000 Happy Is a Choice$129,253$1,917,904
Fee: 85,000
Encino$167,634$1,122,544
Fee: 30,000
Surly Furious$166,000$1,209,023
Fee: 5,000West Saratoga$120,000$969,419
Fee: 6,000 Payingoffmymarker$592,000$950,389
Fee: 4,000
Two Rivers Over
$168,210$834,560
Fee: 1,500
Kantex$167,500$429,537
Fee: Private
Uncle Heavy$82,567$404,289
Fee: 3,000
Our Keepsake$43,980$249,725
Fee: 3,000
Redline$48,112$88,996
Fee: 4,000
Candy Overload$144,000$1,518,715
Fee: 10,000
Halaa$53,580$740,974
Fee: 4,000 Devil Pays in GoldFor All TDN Sire ListsBincluding Individual Crop-year Reports--visit www.thetdn.com/sire-list/

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
TRAINER1 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
Natalie J. Baffert and Debbie Lanni
8 Integration
Quality RoadWest Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing, LLC

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

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 HORSE
SIRE OWNER
TRAINER
1 Free Like a GirlEl DealGerald Bruno, Chasey D. Pomier, Jerry Caroom
2 Taxed K
Collected
Richard Bahde
3 Wet Paint
Blame
Godolphin, LLC
4 Adare Manor
Uncle Mo
Michael Lund Petersen
5 Flying Connection K
NyquistBrad King, Randy Andrews, Chris Coleman,
Jim Cone, Suzanne Kirby and Lee Lewis
6 Misty Veil K
Tonalist
Resolute Racing
7 Honor D Lady K
Honor CodeFinal Furlong Farm and Madaket Stables LLC
8 Bellamore K
Empire Maker
Kaleem Shah, Inc.
9 Shotgun Hottie
Gun Runner
Omar Aldabbagh and Jeff Ganje

JOCKEY
PomierMorse
Cox
BaffertFincher

WT
Manrrique
TorresPrat
Hernandez
Santana Jr.

117
118
122
123
118

Maker
Joseph, Jr.
Asmussen
DeVaux

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 HORSE
SIRE OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEY
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 St. Stable 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

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

123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

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 & CraigBrogden, 7-Klaravich Stables, 8-Sahara Group/Eurowest/Sunderland Hldgs, 9-La Manija, 10-Gregor Vischer
Saturday, Oaklawn #8, post time: 4:56 p.m. EDT
COUNT FLEET SPRINT H.-GIII, $500,000, 4yo/up, 6f
PP HORSE
SIRE OWNER
TRAINER
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

JOCKEY
Owens
Asmussen
Haran
Asmussen
Fincher
HartmanAsmussen
Ortiz

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

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
TRAINER
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 Ferraro and Stephen Ferraro
10 Lucky Jeremy K
Lookin At Lucky
Jeremy Ramsland

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

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

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 HORSE
SIRE OWNER
TRAINER
1 Play the Music K
Mo Town
Glassman Racing LLC
2 Bling K
American Pharoah
G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.
3 Jill Jitterbug
Cross Traffic
Shagbark Farm, LLC
4 Oeuvre
Shackleford
Richard Perkins
5 B G Warrior
Run Away and Hide
Keith Grass
6 Secret Money K
Good Samaritan
Fortune Farm, Robert Hahn and Matthew Hand
7 Port Townsend
Uncle Mo
Blue Heaven Farm
8 Roses for Debra K
Liam's Map
Cheyenne Stable LLC and O'Meara, John
9 Kissed by Fire
Friesan Fire
Commonwealth Tbreds, Exline-Border Racing,
Ocean Reef Racing and Aaron Kennedy
10 Breeze Easy (GB)
Bated Breath (GB)It's All About The Girls Stable LLC
11 Elm Drive
Mohaymen
Little Red Feather Racing
12 Love Reigns (Ire)U S Navy Flag
Stonestreet Stables LLC
13 High Class K
Into Mischief
Courtlandt Farms

JOCKEY
Casse
OliverWalsh
Block
AndradeWalsh
DeVauxClement
EurtonWT
Ortiz
Velazquez
MachadoLoveberry
Jimenez
Gaffalione
Hernandez, Jr.
Ortiz, Jr.
Smith

122
122
122
122
122
124
122
124
122

Catalano
D'Amato
Ward
Asmussen

Leparoux
Saez
Rosario
Hernandez, Jr.

122
122
122
122

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

Friday, Keeneland, post time: 4:12 p.m. EDTFANDUEL LIMESTONE S., $250,000, 3yo, f, 5 1/2fT
PP HORSE
SIRE
1
Nice as Pie
Tapiture
2
Midnight AngelWest Coast3
Pipsy (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)4
Zoe's Prime
Bolt d'Oro
5
Kodiac Wintergreen (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)6
Antique Silver
Twirling Candy
7
Greavette
Astern (Aus)8
Big Trouble
Kantharos
9
Foxxy Cleopatra
Munnings
10 Crimson Advocate
Nyquist11 Toupie
Uncle Mo
12 Amidst Waves
Midshipman
13
14

Xtreme DivaHot Beach

Coal Front
Omaha Beach

OWNER
Dede McGehee
Twin Oaks, LLC
Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC
Chris S. Aulds and Keith F. Johnston
Bregman Family Racing LLC
Three Diamonds Farm
Upland Flats Racing
Donamire Farm
Patricia's Hope LLC and Richard Ravin
Wathnan Racing
Wertheimer and Frere
Big Tufff Stables, Blackridge Stables, Black Type
Tbreds, R.A. Hill Stable, Swinkbank Stables
Xtreme Racing Stables, LLC
Boardshorts Stables, LLC

TRAINER
DannerTorresWaldenCamejoArnold
Maker
Begg
Foley
Rivelli
WeaverMotionWeaver

JOCKEYWT
Beschizza
120
Ayala
118
Prat
120
Ortiz
118
Saez
118
Rosario118
Machado120
Hernandez, Jr. 118
Loveberry
118
Velazquez
120
Ruiz
123
Ortiz, Jr.
120

Robertson
Lynch

Gaffalione
Ortiz

118
118

Breeders: 1-Dede McGehee, 2-Kim Nardelli, Rodney Nardelli & W.S.Farish, 3-Noel Finegan, 4-Jumping Jack Racing LLC, 5-Patrick Grogan, 6-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 7-Heart Hill Farms LLC, 8-Donamire Farm, 9-Nancy C. Shuford, 10-Whitehall Lane Farm, 11-Wertheimer et Frere, 12-Woods
Edge Farm, LLC & BallyfairBloodstock, 13-Scott Pierce, 14-Cobalt Investments, LLC

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
8th-Keeneland, $130,000, Alw, 4-11, (NW3$X), 4yo/up, 1 1/8m
(off turf), 1:50.67, sy, 9 1/4 lengths.
UNCLE JAKE (r, 4, Uncle Mo--Tasha's Miracle {MGSW & GISP,$398,452}, by Harlan's Holiday), initially in Bob Baffert's barn,switched early in his 3-year-old season to win first out for
Brittany Russell's outfit by nine lengths at Laurel Park in March.
Well-beaten in the GII Wood Memorial S., after three optional
claimer attempts--the last coming at Parx in mid-October--thedark bay shifted to trainer Carlo Vaccarezza, who he won twice
for to start this year's campaign. The first of those came in an
off-the-turf allowance at Fair Grounds Jan. 28 and then while
facing optional claimers at Turfway Mar. 7. As the 8-5 choice
here, the ridgling established his lead after the bell, continued tohold sway up the backstretch and into the far turn. The 4-yearold spurted away down the lane and won by 9 1/4 lengths over
El Kabong (Noble Mission {GB}). The winner's dam produced filly
Frosted Miracle (Frosted), who is now a 2-year-old, and she
visited Yaupon for this term. Sales History: $675,000 Ylg '21
KEESEP; $42,000 3yo '23 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-0,$208,457. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-JKX Racing and Vaccarezza Racing LLC; B-Budget Stable (KY);
T-Carlo Vaccarezza.

Uncle Jake | Coady Photography

Ro Town | Coady

6th-Keeneland, $120,000, Alw, 4-11, (NW2$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1
1/16m (off turf), 1:46.13, sy, 2 lengths.
RO TOWN (f, 4, Mo Town--Runfor Ro {GSP-Can, SP-USA,$211,042}, by Afleet Alex) won her last three at Gulfstream
over both the Tapeta most recently on the grass Mar. 3. Rained
off the grass in this spot, the 5-2 shot went out for the early
lead, took heat from MTO entry Story Hour (Creative Cause) andshook that rival off around the turn and lasted down the lane
two lengths ahead of a closing Stir Crazy (Vancouver {Aus}). The
winner has a pair of full-sisters still to race with her dam dueback to Golden Pal for this year. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-0,$207,095. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Raroma Stable, LLC; B-Rajendra Maharajh (KY); T-Brian A.
Lynch.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
4th-Keeneland, $95,050, Msw, 4-11, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:16.65, sy,
9 lengths.
JEFFERSON STREET (c, 3, Street Sense--Apiary, by Bernardini)
proved the third time was the charm, breaking his maiden in his
Keeneland debut. Unveiled at Saratoga last summer, he finishedthird but notably 10 lengths behind the winner, next-out GI
Champagne S. runner-up General Partner (Speightstown). Cont.

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FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

1/4 lengths over Cuando (Not This Time). A half-sister to
Canadian champion 2-year-old filly Catch The Thrill (A.P. Indy),
the winner's dam is responsible for a 2-year-old colt by Frosted
and a yearling colt by Yaupon. She foaled a colt by Jack
Christopher Mar. 15. Sales History: $145,000 RNA Ylg '22
FTKOCT; $535,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0,$79,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Richard Schermerhorn, Jeffrey Drown and Michael J. Ryan;
B-Chippewa Bloodstock (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

Jefferson Street | CoadyOn the bench for the rest of the year, the homebred returned at
Gulfstream to again be third but showed an improved effort,
earning a 91 Beyer Speed Figure in defeat as the favorite behind
GISP Be You (Curlin). Trying his shortest distance and facing asloppy track for the first time against older horses, the 1-5 chalksat just off the speed of Rock N Roll Bolt (Bolt d'Oro) and easily
took command from that rival as the top pair swung off the turn.
Under a hand ride from Junior Alvarado, Jefferson Street cruisedhome in the mud to graduate by 9 lengths over 18-1 shot
Accident (Tale of Verve). A Godolphin homebred, Jefferson
Street is out of a half-sister to MGISW and sire Frosted (Tapit)
and a full-sister to GSW Indulgent. Another one of his dam's
half-sisters produced MGSW/GISP Caramel Swirl (Union Rags).
This is also the family of champion 2-year-old colt Midshipman(Unbridled's Song) and MGISP Solomini (Curlin). Apiary has a 2year-old Nyquist colt and a yearling Maclean's Music colt but
was not reported bred for this year. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-2,$81,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott.

1st-Aqueduct, $80,000, Msw, 4-11, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.27, ft, 9
1/4 lengths.
MALARCHUK (c, 3, Nyquist--Seize the Ring, by Tiznow) debuted
a well-beaten runner-up at the Belmont at the Big A meet in late
September and then missed by a neck in Ozone Park Dec. 8.
After four months off and with Lasix here, the bay was rewarded
as the 3-5 choice, and he showed that was not misplaced byspeeding to an early lead. Controlling the clock, the colt turned
up the heat around the far turn and rolled home a winner by 9

2nd-Keeneland, $79,675, Msw, 4-11, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :52.86, sy, 4
3/4 lengths.
PERFECT SHANCES (f, 2, Shancelot--American Baby, by Bayern)
became her freshman sire's first to get her picture taken. The
bay took most of the action at the windows as she went off as
the 1-2 favorite after drilling regularly at three furlongs over thecourse of March and into this month. As she battled sheets ofrain, the filly made the front and moved to the rail around thefar turn. The homebred straightened in control for the drive
down the lane and splashed home by 4 3/4 lengths over Citizen
Judy (American Freedom). The first winner sired by GSW/MGISP
Shancelot (by Shanghai Bobby), Perfect Shances is her unraced
dam's first and only registered foal. American Baby, who counts
as a full-sister SW Sweet Harmony, is out of GSP Sweet Marini(Marino Marini), herself a half-sister to SW Excessivespending(Shackleford). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $48,360. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Crawford Farms (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.

Perfect Shances | Coady Photography

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IN AUSTRALIA:
Just Berrilliant (Aus), g, 3, Justify--Berrimilla (Aus), by Fastnet
Rock (Aus). Pakenham, 4-11, Maiden, 1600mT, 1:40.26. B-D J
O'Brien (Qld). *A$48,000 Ylg '22 MMMAR.

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at
US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming
weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit,with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring.
Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at
Fukushima, Nakayama and Hanshin Racecourses. The colts'
Classics kick off Sunday at Nakayama in the G1 Satsuki Sho(Japanese 2000 Guineas), with champion Jantar Mantar (Jpn)(Palace Malice) squaring off against Sottsass's sales-topping fullbrother Shin Emperor (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) from the barn of Yoshito
Yahagi:

Stellar Agent (pic) is the dam of the debuting Xebec
Saturday at Hanshin | Sarah Andrew

Saturday, April 13, 2024
1st-FKS, -10,480,000 ($68k), Maiden, 3yo, 1150m
ECORO KAISER (c, 3, American Pharoah--High Heeled Girl, by
Malibu Moon), a $180,000 purchase at the 2022 Keeneland

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

September Sale, was hammered down to Emmanuel de Seroux's
Narvick International for $300,000 after breezing an eighth of amile in :10 flat ahead of last year's OBS April Sale. The colt'sdam, a $75,000 acquisition by Stonehaven Steadings at
Keeneland November in 2016, is a daughter of two-time stakes
winner and multiple Grade I-placed High Heeled Hope (SaltLake), also the dam of Grade III winner Lady T N T (Justin Phillip).
The mare's current 2-year-old, a filly by Nyquist, made $750,000
at this year's OBS March sale after hammering for $250,000 at
KEESEP last fall. B-Stonehaven Steadings (KY)
2nd-NKY, -10,480,000 ($68k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
TOKUSHI GENERAL (JPN) (c, 3, Omaha Beach--Lucky Number,by Smart Strike), knocked down for $110,000 with this colt inutero at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, is out of an
unraced half-sister to GISW Got Lucky (A.P. Indy), the dam of SW& GSP Slip Mahoney (Arrogate) and GSP Overtook (Curlin). The
Grade III-winning third dam, a full-sister to champion Rhythm,
produced MGSW/GISP Daydreaming (A.P. Indy), GISW Girolamo(A.P. Indy), MGSW/GISP Acclerator (A.P. Indy) and the dam of
GI Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (Maria's Mon) and GSWs
Cyrus Alexander (Medaglia d'Oro) and Brethren (Distorted
Humor). B-Yuki Dendo
3rd-HSN, -10,480,000 ($68k), Maiden, 3yo, 2000m
XEBEC (JPN) (c, 3, Gun Runner--Stellar Agent, by More Than
Ready) is the first foal from his dam, a longshot third in the
GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf in 2018 and sold carrying
this colt for $400,000 at KEENOV in 2020. A daughter of the
stakes-placed Lawn Party (Medaglia d'Oro), Stellar Agent is a
half-sister to SW Anaconda (Pioneerof the Nile) and the deeper
female family includes champions Flanders (Seeking the Gold)and her daughter Surfside (Seattle Slew). Ryusei Sakai rides for
Yahagi. B-Mishima Bokujo

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, APRIL 122024 Stud Fees Listed
Complexity (Maclean's Music), Airdrie Stud, $12,500
121 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Gulfstream, 1:42 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Mensa, 6-1$135,000 OBS OCT yrl

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SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, APRIL 122024 Stud Fees Listed
Audible (Into Mischief), WinStar Farm, $15,000
261 foals of racing age/37 winners/3 black-type winners
5-Keeneland, 3:08 p.m. EDT, Alw 1 1/16mT, Modern Sound,20-1 $220,000 KEE SEP yrl; $140,000 E '24 PED LOT
Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky), Blue Star Racing
55 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
4-Evangeline Downs, 7:51 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Allonanita'sluck,
12-1 $1,000 LTB SYM yrl

FRIDAY • APRIL 12, 2024

Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud, $17,500
237 foals of racing age/37 winners/3 black-type winners
5-Keeneland, 3:08 p.m. EDT, Alw 1 1/16mT, Kalispera (Ire), 7-2
World of Trouble (Kantharos), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, $5,000
129 foals of racing age/25 winners/1 black-type winner
4-Evangeline Downs, 7:51 p.m. EDT, Msw 5f, Gus's Dream
World, 9-2 $35,000 OBS OCT yrl

Coal Front (Stay Thirsty), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000
80 foals of racing age/14 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Keeneland, 4:12 p.m. EDT, $250K FanDuel Limestone S., 5
1/2fT, Xtreme Diva, 10-1 $35,000 MNS AUG yrl
Demarchelier (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Claiborne Farm, $7,500
99 foals of racing age/22 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Keeneland, 3:08 p.m. EDT, Alw 1 1/16mT, Royal Wintour, 2-1$20,000 KEE SEP yrl; $95,000 OBS OPN 2yo
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/33 winners/4 black-type winners
2-Gulfstream, 1:42 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Delightful Flame, 8-5
Great Success (Verrazano)
5 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
6-Gulfstream, 3:46 p.m. EDT, Alw 5f, Little Minsky, 20-1
$3,000 OBS OPN 2yo
Mitole (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
294 foals of racing age/51 winners/3 black-type winners
9-Oaklawn, 5:58 p.m. EDT, Aoc 6f, Freeburn, 3-1
2-Gulfstream, 1:42 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Rose Rita, 7-2
Omaha Beach (War Front), Spendthrift Farm, $40,000
291 foals of racing age/35 winners/4 black-type winners
8-Tampa Bay Downs, 4:07 pm, Msw 6f, Dunkin' Run, 6-1$37,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $70,000 OBS
APR 2yo7-Keeneland, 4:12 p.m. EDT, $250K FanDuel Limestone S., 5
1/2fT, Hot Beach, 12-1
$160,000 KEE NOV wnl; $400,000 FTS AUG yrl
6-Keeneland, 3:40 p.m. EDT, Msw 6 1/2f, Kehoe Beach, 9-2$180,000 KEE NOV wnl; $450,000 KEE SEP yrl
6-Keeneland, 3:40 p.m. EDT, Msw 6 1/2f, On Command, 4-1$70,000 KEE NOV wnl; $130,000 KEE SEP yrl

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
7th-Gulfstream, $48,000, (S), 4-11, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 5f (AWT),:56.53, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
JET WINGS (g, 5, Noble Bird--Rare Elegance, by Forestry)
Lifetime Record: 16-4-2-2, $116,955. O-Ashley Maragh;
B-Marion G. Montanari (FL); T-Aubrey A. Maragh. *$9,000 Ylg'20 OBSWIN; $30,000 Ylg '20 FTKOCT. **1/2 to Lucky Peridot(Itsmyluckyday), SP, $357,788.
8th-Mahoning Valley, $35,100, (S), 4-11, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m,
6f, 1:14.02, my, 3/4 length.
SEEYOUINMOTOWN (f, 4, Tapiture--Seeyouinthetown, by
Speightstown) Lifetime Record: 20-3-4-7, $106,741. O-Charlie J.
Williams LLC; B-Paul W. Schaffer, William D. Pickerrell & Pick
View LLC (OH); T-Penny Rone.

Perfect Shances (by Shancelot) delivers
her sire's first victory at Keeneland(click to watch)for 3yos and upward that raced between 1st January 2024 to 7th April 2024

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HORSE					Laurel River (USA)			
Rebel’s Romance (IRE)		
National Treasure (USA)
Senor Buscador (USA)		
Facteur Cheval (IRE)		
Fierceness (USA)			
Private Eye (AUS)			
Romantic Warrior (IRE)
Shahryar (JPN)			
Ushba Tesoro (JPN)		

Laurel River ©Racingfotos.com

TRAINED IN

UAE
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USA
USA
FR
USA
AUS
HK
JPN
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5th-Evangeline Downs, $35,000, (S), (C)/Opt. Clm ($50,000),
4-10, 3yo, 5 1/2f, 1:05.61, gd, 2 lengths.
OTRA COSA (g, 3, Always Dreaming--Jemima's Pearl {MGSP,$156,773}, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-0,$59,040. O-Israel Flores Horses LLC; B-Clear Creek Stud LLC &Coulee Croche Thoroughbred LLC (LA); T-Andrea Ancil Ali.
*$45,000 Ylg '22 LTBSYM; $50,000 2yo '23 TTAAPR.
6th-Mahoning Valley, $33,700, (S), 4-11, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m,
1:42.78, my, 6 lengths.
C V DYNAMIC (g, 3, Dynamic Racer--Victory Pool {SW & GSP,
$335,950}, by Victory Gallop) Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-1, $62,196.
O/B-Campos Family Ventures LLC (OH); T-Ramon Salcedo. *1/2
to Amatteroftime (Eskendereya), MSW, $561,928.
7th-Mahoning Valley, $33,700, (S), 4-11, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:13.48, my, neck.
MAY MAYHEM (g, 3, Mobil--Mendassity, by Touch Gold)
Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-1, $55,585. O-Italian Stallions;
B-Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm (OH); T-Jeffrey A. Radosevich.
*$15,000 Ylg '22 OTBOMX.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Missneversatisfied, m, 5, Bind--Guculka Ksenya, by Lion Heart.
Evangeline Downs, 4-10, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:06.43. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $20,400. B-Brett Brinkman (LA). *Full to La Mistake,
SW, $186,220; 1/2 to Awesome Jill (Pioneerof the Nile), SP,$162,652. **1ST-TIME STARTER.

Always Dreaming, Otra Cosa, g, 3, o/o Jemima's Pearl, by
Distorted Humor. AOC, 4-10, Evangeline
Bind, Missneversatisfied, m, 5, o/o Guculka Ksenya, by LionHeart. MSW, 4-10, Evangeline
Dynamic Racer, C V Dynamic, g, 3, o/o Victory Pool, by Victory
Gallop. ALW, 4-11, Mahoning Valley
Mo Town, Ro Town, f, 4, o/o Runfor Ro, by Afleet Alex. ALW,
4-11, Keeneland
Mobil, May Mayhem, g, 3, o/o Mendassity, by Touch Gold. ALW,
4-11, Mahoning Valley

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Noble Bird, Jet Wings, g, 5, o/o Rare Elegance, by Forestry. ALW,
4-11, Gulfstream
Nyquist, Malarchuk, c, 3, o/o Seize the Ring, by Tiznow. MSW,
4-11, Aqueduct
Shancelot, Perfect Shances, f, 2, o/o American Baby, by Bayern.
MSW, 4-11, Keeneland
Street Sense, Jefferson Street, c, 3, o/o Apiary, by Bernardini.
MSW, 4-11, Keeneland
Tapiture, Seeyouinmotown, f, 4, o/o Seeyouinthetown, by
Speightstown. ALW, 4-11, Mahoning Valley
Uncle Mo, Uncle Jake, r, 4, o/o Tasha's Miracle, by Harlan's
Holiday. ALW, 4-11, Keeneland

FRIDAY, 12 APRIL 2024

SPOTLIGHT ON VICTORIAHEAD AS TRAININGDYNASTY EXTENDS

Victoria Head is now in her third season of training | Scoop Dyga

By Emma BerryWe have heard much about Christopher Head as he has
stamped his name firmly in the book of young trainers to follow,
and it will undoubtedly be wise also to pay attention to his
sister, Victoria Head, who trains in her own right in Chantilly.
It is exactly two years since the 28-year-old sent out her firstrunner for Jean-Louis Bouchard, and her stable has now grownfrom five horses in her debut season to 25. She is currently
operating at a strike-rate of 25 per cent, with six winners on theboard already this year and some potentially smart prospects on
her hands. Notably, they include several for American
owner-breeder George Strawbridge, who was a longstanding
patron of the trainer's father, Freddy Head.
"My father retired last year and I was really lucky because
George Strawbridge decided to put some horses with me," Headsays.
"Last year was my first year with two-year-olds and I knew I
had some good horses who would be better at three. I am nottraining for many years but I know they have quality."
One who should be in action this week with an eye on future
Classics is Hit It (Fr), an Almanzor (Fr) half-sister to Dice Roll (Fr)(Showcasing {GB}), who was third in the Poule d'Essai desPoulains in 2018 for Fabrice Chappet. Cont. p3

GROUP 1-WINNING JOCKEY KOTA FUJIOKA
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES FROM RACE FALL
Japanese jockey Kota Fujioka has died from injuries sustainedin an Apr. 6 race fall, the Japanese Racing Association (JRA)announced on Thursday.
The 35-year-old Group 1-winning rider was dislodged from his
horse during the seventh race at Hanshin and sustained headand chest injuries. He never regained consciousness his brotherrevealed on Wednesday to NetKeiba.
Born in Shiga prefecture in 1988, Fujioka was the son of JRA
trainer Kenichi Fujioka and the younger brother of JRA jockey
Yusuke Fujioka. His riding career started auspiciously, as he won
on debut aboard a horse his father trained--Yamanin Prologue(Jpn) (French Deputy)--on Mar. 3, 2007.
Currently, Fujioka is credited with 28 JRA winners in 2024 andis 10th in the Japanese jockey rankings. During his 17-year
career, the rider is credited with 803 winners, per the JRA.
Cont. p11

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half-sister to Group winners Dominant (Ire) and Es Que Love
Victoria Head Cont. from p1(Ire). And he is not the only smartly-bred galloper in the stable.
The filly was bought by Strawbridge at the Arqana August Sale
Ante Alios (Ger) (Guiliani {Ger}), a half-brother to the Melbourne
for i110,000 from breeder Maurice Lagasse of Gestut Zur
Cup winner Almandin (Ger), became her first winner for the
Kuste. Hit It has won twice so far for Head, at Saint-Cloud, andpowerful German operation
heads to Longchamp next
Gestut Schlenderhan whenThursday for the Prix du Louvre.
striking at Chantilly in March. He"Hit It is a good filly for sure
too is entered this Sunday for
and I am delighted to have thisthe Listed Prix Jacques Laffitte.
filly for the Strawbridges. She"Gestut Schlenderhan has
ran well in Saint-Cloud and she
supported French racing forseems to like the heavy ground.
many years and I am really lucky
AIt's not easy when you start
to have this horse - I think he'sout but they have trusted mevery nice," says Head.
from the beginning," says theShe is also keen, like many
trainer.
young trainers, to encourage"I have five three-year-olds forsyndicate ownership, which isthem and I hope that there is a
gradually on the rise in France
colt who is really nice who hasn't
but still not as widely popular as
raced yet. His name is Inwi andin Britain or Ireland.
he's a horse I am really looking
Ante Alios, centre, trained by Head for Gestut Schlenderhan"We are trying to bring young
forward to."Scoop Dyga
people into ownership andInwi (GB) is indeed beautifully
France is working hard to build the syndicate idea," Head notes.
bred. A son of Dubawi (Ire), he is out of the G2 Prix du Conseil
Cont. p4
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Victoria Head Cont.
morning and worked for Coolmore at the stud in the afternoon. I
She adds, AThere are certainly more syndicates now than
loved this experience and I loved Ireland. I learned a lot there
before, and I am lucky to have Ecurie Vivaldi in my stable, andand afterwards I went to Australia, which was totally different,
also I have a new syndicate called High Heels, which is only forthough I also liked that experience.
girls.""When I came back to France I
Like many of the members ofworked for Andre Fabre for aher esteemed dynasty, which
year. That experience made me
stretches back many generations
grow up a lot. I learned maybe
in Chantilly but has its roots inthe most from him because I
England, Victoria Head
was a bit older by then, but I
communicates fluently inalso learned a lot from theEnglish. This was no doubt aided
people I worked with there. He
by some international travels
has a really good staff."
before she began her training
Though she maybe did notcareer. She will have gleaned
initially have the blessing of her
much from her time spent
own father to train, Head's
working for Aidan O'Brien inparents are now owners in her
Ireland, Gai Waterhouse instable, with five horses on theAustralia and, finally, "thebooks, including last month's
genius" Andre Fabre back in her
Saint-Cloud winner La Mandala
Victoria Head with George Strawbridge=s Hit It | Scoop Dyga
home town.
(Fr) (City Light {Fr}) and Suchet
She says, "I like to see many different things so I tried to travel(Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), who won in February at Chantilly. Botha lot. I went to Aidan O'Brien and it was the most amazing
are homebreds who carry a variation of the famous red Haras
experience. I did a bit of everything there - I rode out in the
du Quesnay colours. Cont. p5

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Victoria Head Cont.
"My father didn't want me to train," she says. "I'm his
daughter and he knows it's a tough life and he said he would
prefer me to do something else, but I was sure I wanted to do
this so he's happy now. My mother has always supported me."As the latest member of a celebrated family which has enjoyedmuch success on the French turf and beyond, Head admits that
she has plenty to live up to but is also fully appreciative of thebenefit of her surname.
"I try to do my work every day and don't think too much about
that," she says. "I do feel the pressure of the family name, but at
the same time it is easier for me to have that name; it has
definitely made things easier for me. But for all trainers, youhave pressure anyway, especially when you are building yourbusiness."
Head trains from a separate yard to her brother but in part ofthe stable previously used by their father.
She adds, "Christopher has had great success and I am happy
for him. Now I am trying to play my part."

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INTELLO=S KERTEZ BEST OF ALL IN PANAMERICAN
In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes ofEuropean-based sires in North America. This week=s column ishighlighted by the victory of Kertez in the Pan American S. in
Florida.

Pan American Win For Kertez
Michael Dubb, Morris Bailey and West Point Thoroughbreds=
Kertez (GB) (Intello {Ger}) put it all together for a victory in the
GII Pan American S. at Gulfstream Park at the end of March(video). The Christophe Clement trainee was bred by
Wertheimer et Frere. Cont. p6

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Kertez | Coglianese Photography

Making Waves Cont.
Trained earlier in his career by Andre Fabre in France, he made19 starts over four seasons in the storied light blue and white,
winning five contests while placing in seven stakes. Nicolas
Clement and EDC Agency snapped up the then-5-year-old for
i150,000 out of the Arqana Arc Sale last September before hejoined Clement=s barn. A half-brother to GII City Of Hope Mile S.
third Twist (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), Kertez is out of Distortion (GB)(Distorted Humor). Her latest are a fillies by Nathaniel (Ire)-named Contorsion--and War Front born in 2022 and 2023,
respectively. His dam is a half-sister to G1 French 2000 Guineas
winner and sire Falco (Pivotal {GB}).
Haras de Beaumont=s Intello is responsible for six winners fromnine runners (66%) in America. His two stakes winners in that
locale are anchored by GI United Nations S. hero Adhamo (Ire).

Nadette Prevails In Wilshire
Outstrip (GB)=s Nadette (Fr) gained her first victory since May
of 2022 in the GIII Wilshire S. for Team Valor International and
Neil Drysdale last week (video).
A product of the Herve Dardenne breeding programme, thei50,000 Arqana October yearling sold for just i17,000 during
the Arqana Summer Mixed June Sale as a juvenile to Zied
Romdhane. After running second in July of her 2-year-old season
at Deauville for trainer Romain Le Dren Doleuze and Marco
Saviozzi, Team Valor joined the ownership and she would go on
to win the Listed Prix Finlande in eight more French starts. Once
she transferred to America, she raced solely for Team Valor, andwas a $340,000 buy-back out of the Keeneland November Salein 2023.
Far and away the best runner for her winning dam Ciboulette(Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), Nadette counts three-time Classic winnerand quintuple Group 1 winner User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor{GB}) as her fourth dam. Cont. p7

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and multiple top-level winner State Of Rest (Ire), who is standing
his second season at Rathbarry Stud for i20,000.

Fandom Makes Winning Return
Stonestreet Stables, LLC=s Fandom (GB) (Showcasing {GB})made a winning return in the Listed Palisades S. at Keenelandthis past weekend, his first start since running unplaced in Royal
Ascot=s G2 Coventry S. last June (video).
Bred by Chasemore Farm, the Wesley Ward-trained bay wasplucked from the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 by
Ben McElroy on behalf of Barbara Banke=s Stonestreet for
170,000gns in the autumn of 2022. Brogan (GB) (Pivotal {GB}),the dam of the Palisades hero, is a half-sister to G1 Cheveley
Park S. heroine Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}). Since foaling
Fandom, she has delivered a juvenile filly by Masar (Ire) and a
yearling filly by Zoustar.
Whitsbury Manor stallion Showcasing has sired 13 winners(54%) and five stakes winners (21%) from just 24 American
runners. Besides Fandom, his other U.S. stakes winners include
Grade II winners Prize Exhibit (GB), Projected (GB), andBodhicitta (GB).
Laulne | Benoit Photo

Making Waves Cont.
Nadette is one of two Grade III winners for Outstrip in theStates, joining Outburst (GB). Three other runners havecompeted in that jurisdiction, and his overall record stands atfive runners and four winners (80%) there.

Laulne Gains Her Wings
Laulne (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), a winner of the G3 Prix
Six Perfections in France, earned her first American stakes
rosette with a tally in the Listed Angels Flight S. at Santa Anita
for trainer Phil D=Amato on Sunday (video). Racing for theownership group of Madaket Stables, LLC, Panic Stable, LLC,
Gerald Augustin-Normand, Robert LaPenta, and William Strauss,the bay filly was bred by Franklin Finance S. A.
Originally owned by Augustin-Normand and trained by Yann
Barberot, she brought i750,000 out of the Arqana Arc Sale in
2023 after placing in two other French group races. Her dam,the Montjeu (Ire) mare Lady Francesca (GB), placed twice inEuropean stakes and has also thrown Australian listed winner
Bartholomeu Dias (GB) to the cover of Mount Nelson (GB). DualGroup 3 winner Purr Along (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}) is Lady
Francesca=s half-sister.
Coolmore=s Starspangledbanner now has seven stakes winners(30%) from 23 runners in the U.S., as well as 13 winners (56%).
His best from that bunch are Grade I winners Rhea Moon (Ire)

By Royal DecreeApple Tree Stud=s Royal Charter (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}),making her U.S. debut, won at Santa Anita for trainer Leonard
Powell (video). A product of Biddestone Stud, the 85,000gns
Tattersalls December yearling was a i240,000 Arqana May
Breeze-Up juvenile and won twice from five European starts forApple Tree and trainer William Haggas before being relocated.
Since foaling Royal Charter, Queen=s Charter (GB) (Oasis
Dream {GB}) has 2-year-old Al Hussar (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}),a 30,000gns Tattersalls Somerville yearling pick up by Grant
Tuer, and a yearling full-brother to that colt to come. Cont. p8

Fandom | Mary Ellet/Coady Photography

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Making Waves Cont.
Second dam Queen=s Best (King=s Best) also produced GI
Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Queen=s Trust (GB)(Dansili {GB}), while Royal Charter=s third dam was G3 Nell Gwyn
S. and multiple Group 1-placed Cloud Castle (GB) (In The Wings{GB}).
Now a resident of South Africa, Expert Eye has had seven U.S.
runners with four of them visiting the winner=s circle (57%).
Three of them have earned black type, among them Isabel
Alexandra (Ire).

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Marengo {Ire}), Sorrento Sky has a yearling half-sister by Elzaam(Aus). He ran second in a pair of Dundalk maidens for Matt
Dwyer and trainer Gavin Cromwell in November and Decemberof last year, before being purchased by these connections. G2
Temple S. winner and stallion Pearl Secret (GB) (Compton Place{GB}) is under the third dam. Cont. p8
Prince Of Lir has a 75% winners-to-runners ratio in the U.S., asthree of his four starters have won. GII Franklin-Simpson S. hero
The Lir Jet (Ire) is the best of them so far.

Repeat Winners
Gustav Klimt Filly Wins In California
Red Baron=s Barn and Rancho Temescal=s The Wild Grazer (Ire)(Gustav Klimt {Ire}) graduated at Santa Anita in late March(video). She started twice in Ireland for trainer Andrew Slattery
and breeder Patrick McGree without a win before changing
hands.
Placed in both the Lady of Shamrock S. and the GIII Senorita S.
at Santa Anita, the 4-year-old now has three wins from ninestarts. Her dam, Texas Katie (GB) (Clodovil {Ire}) who is a halfsister to multiple group winner Plainchant (Ire) (Gregorian {Ire}),has a yearling filly by Coulsty (Ire).
The Wild Grazer is the lone American runner to date for Haras
d=Annebault=s Gustav Klimt.

Grade I winner McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who races for
Klaravich Stables, Inc., added the GIII Orchid S. to her resume
earlier this spring (video). The Chad Brown charge has now won
four stakes, including the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational S.
Phil D=Amato trainee King Of Gosford (GB) (Zoustar {Aus})
became his sire=s 53rd stakes winner--first in North America-with a victory in the John Shear S. at Santa Anita earlier thismonth for the Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Saul Gevertz,
Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff (video). He previously
featured in the Mar. 22 edition of this column.

HE CAN=T DANCE BRINGS 300K AT GOFFSAINTREE SALE

The Wild Grazer | Benoit Photo

Prince Of Lir=s Sky Graduates At Santa Anita
Sorrento Sky (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) won at third asking in his
U.S. unveiling at Santa Anita for conditioner Phil D=Amato thismonth (video). Racing in the colours of the Benowitz Family
Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing Stables, Saul Gevertz, Marc
Lantzman and Michael Nentwig, the dark bay was bred byColleen Dwyer.
The first foal for the unraced Briarfield Lady (Ire) (Battle Of

The seventh edition of the Goffs Aintree Sale was topped by
Monksgrange debut point-to-point winner He Can=t Dance (Ire)(Jukebox Jury {Ire}) (lot 17) who caught the eye of Gordon Elliott
for ,300,000 on Thursday.
Consigned by Rob James Racing, the striking grey counts Fairy
Tale (Fr) (Spanish Moon) as his dam, herself a half-sister to three
black-type winners over jumps including the eight-time Grade 1
winner Master Minded (Fr) (Nikos {GB}).
JP McGrath Bloodstock signed for lot 23, Holloway Queen(Ire), also by Jukebox Jury (Ire). The ,180,000 4-year-old filly
was part of the Ballyboy Stables draft. Second in her first start, apoint-to-point at Mongsgrange, she is a relative of G2 Kelso
Novices= Hurdle winner Bywell Beau (Ire) (Lord Americo {Ire}).
Jonathan Fogarty Racing=s first-out winner Flamingo Grove(Ire) (Blue Bresil {Fr}) (lot 5) was knocked down for ,150,000 to
Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and Jonjo O=Neill. She is a half-sisterto the stakes-placed Pistol Whipped (Ire) (Beneficial {GB}).
Cont. p9

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He Can=t Dance was Thursday=s topper | Sarah Farnsworth

Goffs Aintree Sale Cont.
Of the 28 catalogued, 26 were offered and 23 (88%) marked assold for a gross of ,2,075,000. The average was ,90,218 and the
median reached ,75,000.
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent, AIt is always a highlight
to be here at Aintree and it=s been a pleasure to watch this sale
become a part of the iconic Randox Grand National Festival
since its launch in 2016. Today=s sale had plenty of highlights,
including a top price of ,300,000, but the results also reflect adifficult few weeks for us and our vendors.
AThe inclement weather has meant a large number ofpoint-to-point meetings have been postponed or cancelled so it
has been very difficult to compile a catalogue to meet the highexpectations for which this sale has become renowned. Thatbeing said, we exist to provide a stage from which vendors cansell their stock and we are grateful to everyone who havesupported the sale this year. The Aintree Sale has a wonderfulrecord of producing high-class racehorses, as evidenced by thefive Grade 1 winners coming from the first five-sales, and we areconfident that more will emerge from this year=s offering.
AAs ever, we would also like to extend our gratitude to the
Aintree executive for their help and enthusiasm towards thisfantastic event and we look forward to our return at next year=s
Grand National Festival.@

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clocked up a total of 73 career winners, notable winning the2023 Connacht Oaks aboard Starry Heavens (Ire)(Mastercraftsman {Ire}) for Jessica Harrington.
"I'm delighted to announce my partnership with Leopardstown
Racecourse," said Rutledge. "I'm incredibly grateful for thisamazing sponsorship opportunity and I can't wait to represent
their brand on and off the track.
"Their support means a lot to me as it was at Leopardstown
itself where I had my first experience of race riding and fell inlove with all that the sport has to offer. I'm really looking
forward to kicking off this season with Leopardstown's support
behind me. I hope we can thrive together and inspire the next
generation to pursue their passions fearlessly."
CEO of Leopardstown, Tim Husbands, added, "We are thrilled
to be supporting Siobhan through the 2024 season and following
her progress all the way. Siobhan is one of our top female
jockeys and nurturing and supporting that talent is something
extremely important to Leopardstown.
"Fostering the visibility of Women in Sport, as well as theaccessibility of careers within the industry, is something we takepride in. We look forward to being a part of Siobhan's journey
through the summer."

Siobhan Rutledge | Leopardstown Racecourse

LEOPARDSTOWN RACECOURSE ANNOUNCESIOBHAN RUTLEDGE PARTNERSHIP
Meath jockey Siobhan Rutledge will be sponsored by
Leopardstown Racecourse for the 2024 Flat season.
Rutledge began her racing career in 2018 having graduatedfrom the RACE Racing Academy. Riding predominantly for
Stamullen-based trainer John McConnell, Rutledge has since

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FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Friday, Apr. 12, 2024:
IRELAND
Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud
66 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-DUNDALK, 5f, Besiege (Ire)i8,500 Goffs November Foal Sale 2022; ,21,000 Goffs UK
Premier Yearling Sale 2023
Legends of War (Scat Daddy), March Hare Stud
14 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-DUNDALK, 5f, Legendsoftheland (Ire)
Sands of Mali (Fr) (Panis), Ballyhane Stud
98 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-DUNDALK, 5f, Bamako (Ire)16,000gns RNA Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2022; i30,000
Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling 2023
Sergei Prokofiev (Scat Daddy), Whitsbury Manor Stud
121 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
1-DUNDALK, 5f, Captain Gallagher (GB),11,000 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 2023

Sands Of Mali has a runner at Dundalk | Emma Berry

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OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

SON OF HERMOSA DEBUTS AT DUNDALK
18.45 Dundalk, i13,000, Mdn, 3yo, 8f (AWT)IGOR STRAVINSKY (IRE) (No Nay Never) is the pick of Ryan
Moore of two intriguing Ballydoyle newcomers and is the day=smost exciting prospect as the first foal out of the G1 1000
Guineas and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Hermosa (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}). Bidding to emulate the debut win of her relative
Wingspan (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) on Sunday, the February-foaled
bay is joined by stablemate Mundi (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the fullbrother to another dual Guineas winner in Churchill (Ire) and to
the G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Clemmie (Ire) who waswithdrawn from Leopardstown on Wednesday due to thetesting ground.

Thursday=s Results:
2nd-Southwell, ,6,300, Nov, 4-11, 2yo, 4f 214y (AWT), :59.97,
st.
WINCHURCH (IRE) (c, 2, Churchill {Ire}--Aleneva {Ire}, by Kodiac{GB}) was keen and green and forfeited ground to all three rivals
after the initial strides of this first go. Coming under pressure
passing halfway, the 6-4 favourite made relentless headway into
second approaching the final furlong and was driven out late toprevail by a length from Sonic Si (GB) (Advertise {Ire}). The
February-foaled bay, kin to a yearling colt by Magna Grecia (Ire),is the first of two foals produced by a winning daughter of Peace
Palace (GB) (Archipenko), herself a granddaughter of G1 Prix del=Arc de Triomphe-winning French champion Detroit (Fr)(Riverman). Peace Palace is a half-sister to dual Group 3-winning
GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf third Osaila (Ire) (Danehill
Dancer {Ire}), G3 Dance Design S. victrix Obama Rule (Ire)(Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and G3 Kembla Grange Classic victrix
Dawn Wall (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). Sales history: 10,000gns
RNA Wlg >22 TADEWE; ,20,000 RNA Ylg >23 GOFFUK. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,266.
O-SBK Racing & B & J Parr Racing Ltd; B-Craig & Laura
Buckingham (IRE); T-Michael Appleby.

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5th-Chelmsford City, ,8,000, Mdn, 4-11, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f (AWT),
1:25.95, st.
AQUACELL (IRE) (f, 3, Churchill {Ire}--Aquamarine {Jpn}{GSW-Fr, GSP-Ity, $124,020}, by Deep Impact {Jpn}), a 14-1
shot, missed the kick but soon recovered to track the earlyleaders. Switched around the front pair to challenge
approaching the furlong pole, the newcomer had their measure
100 yards later and readily asserted to score by 1 1/4 lengths
from So Logical (GB) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}). The G3 Prix
Allez France-winning dam has already produced the Listed
Grand Prix de Fontainebleau winner All Rumours (Fr)(Shamardal), who was also placed in the Allez France herself and
the G3 Prix Fille de l=Air and G3 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon, as
well as the listed-placed Ultramarine (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). A halfsister to the G1 Prix de Diane third Burgarita (GB) (Sea The Stars{Ire}) from the excellent family of Arcangues et al, she also has
Churchill=s 2-year-old filly Love Tempo (Ire) and a yearling filly by
Wootton Bassett (GB). Sales history: i100,000 RNA Wlg >21
GOFNO1; i300,000 Ylg >22 ARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$5,250.
O-China Horse Club International Limited; B-Mr Andriy
Milovonov & V Tymoshenko (IRE); T-Jane Chapple-Hyam.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Miss Anya (Ire), f, 3, Kodi Bear (Ire)--Hymn Of Love (Ire) (SW &GSP-Ire, SP-US, $150,538), by Barathea (Ire). Chelmsford City,
4-11, 5f (AWT), 1:00.89. Lifetime Record: 10-1-4-0, $16,916.
B-M Fahy (IRE). *,30,000 Ylg >22 GOFFUK; ,28,000 2yo >23
GOUKB.

CONDITIONS RESULTS:
5th-Argentan, i14,000, Cond, 4-11, 4yo/up, 12 1/2fT, 2:49.30,
sf.
SUMMIT (FR) (m, 5, Almanzor {Fr}--Tocopilla {Fr} {SW &GSP-Fr}, by Medaaly {GB}) Lifetime Record: 20-2-1-0, i24,420.
O-Kevin Parkinson; B-Haras d=Etreham (FR); T-Marie Solignac.
*i32,000 Ylg >20 ARQOCT. **1/2 to Duke Derby (Ire) (Duke Of
Marmalade {Ire}), MSW-Swe & SP-Nor, $400,059; and Takhir(Ire) (Lando {Ger}), GSP-Ger.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Que Bella (Fr), f, 3, Kendargent (Fr)--Quamoclit (GB), by Sea The
Stars (Ire). Argentan, 4-11, 12 1/2fT, 2:50.70. B-Haras de laPerelle (FR). *i55,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT. **1/2 to Qitura (Fr)
(Muhtathir {GB}), SP-Fr; and Quisisana (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}),SP-Fr.

FRIDAY • 12 APRIL 2024

IN AUSTRALIA:New Sovereign (Ire), g, 4, Sea The Moon (Ger)--Clowning, by
Distorted Humor. Pakenham, 4-11, Maiden, 1400mT, 1:26.76.
B-Burns Farm Stud. *1ST-TIME STARTER. **38,000gns Ylg '21
TATOCT; i170,000 2yo '22 ARQMAY.

Kota Fujioka Cont. from p1
Fujioka secured the biggest victory of his career aboard Namur(Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) in the G1 Mile Championship last year.
Originally, Ryan Moore was set to ride, but Fujioka proved anable deputy when the Englishman=s participation was curtailed
due to injury.

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FRIDAY • 12 APRIL 2024

MEASURES INTRODUCED TO REDUCE COSTOF OWNERSHIP IN HONG KONG
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) plans to invest HK$140
million in an attempt to significantly lower the cost of ownershipin the jurisdiction, the organisation announced on Thursday.
In 2024/25, the basic monthly livery fee for horses in training
will be cut by 22%, from HK$38,200 (around i4,544) toHK$30,000 (i3,568), which translates to an annualised
reduction of HK$98,400 (i11,704) per horse. In addition, during
the first four months after the arrival of a new horse import, thebasic monthly livery fee will be further reduced by HK$5,000 to
HK$25,000 (i2,974).
A new initiative will also be introduced to provide additional
financial support to owners to export their horses after theirretirement from racing in Hong Kong. From next season, owners
will receive a payment of HK$50,000 (i5,947) towards the costof exporting their horse from Hong Kong, in addition to theexisting travel subsidy of up to HK$100,000 (i11,894).
Andrew Harding, executive director of racing at the HKJC, said,"The investment that owners make in buying high-quality horses
is the bedrock of the Club's world-class racing. We recognisethat at the moment owners face the twin pressures of strong
competition in sourcing the best available horses to race in Hong
Kong and the impact of the currently challenging global
economic conditions.
"In these circumstances we have developed a package ofmeasures designed to significantly reduce the costs that owners
pay to keep their horses in training, as well as the cost that isincurred when they retire a horse.
"These measures complement the action taken by the Club
over the past decade to invest in prize money to reward owners'
investment. Over the past decade, prize-money has been
increased nearly 100% with prize-money and incentives
schemes totalling an estimated HK$1.73 billion on offer for the2023/24 racing season."

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GROUP ENTRIES
Sunday, Nakayama, Japan, post time: 3.40 p.m.
SATSUKI SHO (JAPANESE 2000 GUINEAS)-G1, ¥380,000,000, 3yo, 2000mT
PP
HORSE
SIRE
1
Sunrise Zipangu (Jpn)
Kizuna (Jpn)
2
Meisho Tabaru (Jpn)
Gold Ship (Jpn)3
Ecoro Walz (Jpn)Black Tide (Jpn)
4
Sirius Colt (Jpn)
Makfi (GB)5Mr G T (Jpn)
Duramente (Jpn)6
Allegro Brillante (Jpn)
Deep Brillante (Jpn)
7
Lucullan Feast (Jpn)
Isla Bonita (Jpn)8
Jantar Mantar (Jpn)
Palace Malice
9
Urban Chic (Jpn)
Suave Richard (Jpn)10Regaleira (Jpn)
Suave Richard (Jpn)11
Ho O Purosangue (Jpn)
Kizuna (Jpn)12
Cosmo Kuranda (Jpn)
Al Ain (Jpn)
13
Justin Milano (Jpn)
Kizuna (Jpn)
14
Shin Emperor (Fr)Siyouni (Fr)15
Sunrise Earth (Jpn)
Rey De Oro (Jpn)
16
Danon Decile (Jpn)
Epiphaneia (Jpn)
17
Byzantine Dream (Jpn)
Epiphaneia (Jpn)
18
Water Licht (Jpn)
Drefong

JOCKEY
Sugawara
Hamanaka
Take
Miura
Fujioka
K. Yokoyama
Matsuyama
KawadaT. Yokoyama
Kitamura
HishidaMoreiraTosaki
Sakai
DemuroYokoyama
Murzabayev
MiyukiTRAINER
Otonashi
Ishibashi
MakiuraMunakata
YahagiUeharaShikatoTakanoTakei
KimuraYahagi
Kato
Tomomichi
YahagiIshizaka
YasudaSakaguchi
MawachiBreeders: 1-Oiwake Farm, 2-Mishima Bokujo, 3-Shimokobe Farm, 4-Chiyoda Farm Shizunai, 5-Northern Farm, 6-Northern Racing, 7-Shadai Farm, 8Shadai Farm, 9-Shunsuke Yoshida, 10-Northern Farm, 11-Northern Farm, 12-Big Red Farm, 13-Northern Racing, 14-Ecurie des Monceaux, 15-Northern
Farm, 16-Shadai Farm, 17-Northern Racing, 18-Masato Yamaoka.
*All post times are local time.

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