THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2024

THE KENTUCKY OAKSTOP 10 FOR APRIL 11

Tarifa winning the Fair Grounds Oaks | Hodges Photography

by Bill FinleyPrep season for the GI Kentucky Oaks is over and we have apretty good idea of who is going to be in the race and which
ones are the horses to beat. With three major preps--theGI Ashland S., the GII Santa Anita Oaks and the GIII Gazelle S.-all run over the weekend, there was plenty of movement in our
Top 10. But the very solid Tarifa (Bernardini) maintains the top
spot for Brad Cox.
Here=s a look at the latest installment of our Kentucky Oaks
Top Ten:1) TARIFA (f, Bernardini--Kite Beach, by Awesome Again)
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad Cox. Lifetime Record: 'TDN RisingStar', MGSW, 5-4-0-0, $518,925. Last start: WON Mar. 23
GII Fair Grounds Oaks. Kentucky Oaks Points: 150. Next Start:
GI Kentucky Oaks, CD, May 3.
Had someone done something spectacular in the GI Ashland S.
at Keeneland, >TDN Rising Star= Tarifa might have been knocked
down a peg. It didn=t happen that way. Tarifa=s stablemate,
Impel (Quality Road), who was getting all the hype prior to the
Ashland ran third, but does not have enough points to get into
the Oaks. There=s just no knocks on Tarifa, who is four-for-five
lifetime and is riding a three-race winning streak. She faced atough bunch in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks Presented by FasigTipton and prevailed.
Cont. p8

FINCHER BACK TO 'BREAD & BUTTER' AFTER
DUBAI, OAKLAWN ROAD BECKONS
by J.N. Campbell
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico -- Todd Fincher cuts an easy pathalong the apron through the Sunday crowd at Sunland Park,
giving nods and an occasional smile as he goes. It's closing day at
the track and a homebred owned by Kirk and Judy Robison fromhis shedrow just won the Island Fashion S.
Sporting his standard duds, including a ball cap, creased jeans
and shades, Fincher has his modular phone slung on his belt,
ready to be drawn from its holster.
ABusy,@ replies the New-Mexico based trainer when asked
about how it's all going. AIt's just been such a non-stop crazytime, but coming back to Sunland Park, this is my bread andbutter.@Cont. p3

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYSECRET A POTENTIAL STAR FOR CONRAN
Brian Sheerin speaks to breeze-up consignor Ryan Conran,
who is hoping Ecureuil Secret (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) can
be a flag-bearer for his burgeoning operation.

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

GII Fantasy S. winner Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) gallops at Churchill Downs on Tuesday
morning. The Kentucky Oaks Top 10 continues on page 8. | Horsephotos

BULLET BREEZES CONTINUE AT OBS, THURSDAY CANCELLED 5
Jessica Martini keeps pace with OBS's Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training as shefollows 18 juveniles who breezed :9 4/5 on Wednesday. Sales officials have confirmedthat Thursday's session has been cancelled with an extra day tacked on Sunday.

TREY GORDON NAMED PRESIDENT OF WEST POINT

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Trey Gordon has been named as the new President of West Point Thoroughbreds.

WEEKLY RULINGS FOR APRIL 3-9
A rundown of the latest weekly rulings.

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THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

Don't misinterpret Fincher's words because he wanted
Fincher, Cont. p1
Buscador to win the World Cup. He wants to win them all and
Fincher returned only a week ago from his second Middle East
badly. Feigningjunket which capped Senor
disappointment is his prosaic
Buscador's (Mineshaft)outlook shining through. You
successful two-race sojournhave to have this kind of
to that part of the world.
attitude, which hails from a
Unless you have resided
special place inside andunder an igneous rock, thencomes from a host of life
you know that Joey
experiences.
Peacock's 6-year-old
Like a character out of an
stalwart won the G1 Saudi
Ace Reid Cowpoke cartoon,
Cup and then finished third
the horseman has a thin buildin the G1 Dubai World Cup.
which is a reminder that he
AThe experience was greatused to ride for a living. The
and even though the result
mental toughness hein Dubai wasn't what wedeveloped in the saddle while
wanted, everyone was
breaking young horses and asincredibly welcoming,@ hea New Mexico jockey somesaid. AEven in a race as big
Todd
FincheronclosingdayatSunland
30 years ago has served him
as that one was, I don't get
courtesy of Coady Photography
well, especially in a businessdisappointed because atlike conditioning.
least 75 percent of the time you are going to lose in racing, so
AI'd win three races riding and think I was on top,@ he said.
getting down like I used to serves no purpose whatsoever.@Cont.

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While the Saudi Cup champ gets a break, his trainer will be
AAnd then that would dry up and I would get really, really
doing nothing of the sort. With Sunland complete, Fincher's
down on myself, so you can't do that. It's a humbling sport withstable shifts to SunRay Park up
so many factors out of yourin Farmington, New Mexico,control. You always have to
but he loaded up a trailer
be thankful for wins likebound for Hot Springs,
Buscador delivered and he isArkansas to start this week.
not done yet, we hope.@
AWe have a couple that I am
Fincher confirmed thattaking to Oaklawn and I will
Senor Buscador has arrived
be there all week,@ he said. AI
safely at Peacefield Farm in
don't like hauling them thisTemecula, California and will
far, but it is going to be goodbe given several weeks off
to run against competition likebefore a new training cycle
this.@
could start.
Fincher is entering Perfect
AJust like always, we are
Dude (Majesticperfection)-going to let him tell us,@ hewho shifted from Vann Belvoir
said. AI think the GII Pat
over to him in February--in
O'Brien S. could be possible,
Todd Fincher (left) with Only One America in the Island Fashion S.
Saturday's GIII Count Fleet S.
we'll see, and then longcourtesyofCoady
Photography
It's a race which will featureterm, the GI Breeders' Cup
Classic.@ Two years ago at Del Mar, Buscador finished third in the Skelly (Practical Joke), who is making his first U.S. start since thegelding ran second in the G3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in Saudi Arabia.
O'Brien to Laurel River (Into Mischief), who ran away with thisCont.
year's Dubai World Cup.

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Making the some 900-mile trip to Oaklawn for the GI Apple
Blossom S. is Flying Connection (Nyquist). Last year, the filly
won the Island Fashion S. and then netted the Sunland Park
Oaks, which earned her a spot in the starting gate for theOlivia Twist works with leading rider Cristian Torres in the irons
courtesy of Robert Yates

GI Kentucky Oaks. She ran a game sixth in defeat that Friday.
APerfect Dude is a fairly new acquisition, but I can tell he has a
ton of talent and he is really quick out of the gate,@ said Fincher.
AI think Flying Connection has developed a real tacticaladvantage and she has really come far since last year when she
just went straight to the front all the time.@
Flying Connection is co-owned by Brad King, Randy Andrews,
Chris Coleman, Jim Cone, Suzanne Kirby and Lee Lewis, which isthe same group who invested in another Fincher-trained runner,
Olivia Twist (Mshawish). Incidentally, King, Andrews, Cone andLewis are a part of MSW Candy Aisle (Gun Runner), who was
ninth in Oaklawn's GII Fantasy S. Mar. 30, and who Fincher will
possibly send to the Valley of the Vapors S. Apr. 20.
A half-sister to MGSW/MGISP Skippylongstocking(Exaggerator), Olivia Twist already made the trip to Hot Springs
to join Candy Aisle and put in a six-panel work over the
weekend. According to her trainer, the 4-year-old could beready for the April 27 running of the Dig A Diamond S., but for
now Fincher is taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes toher next start.

THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

AShe raced a ton starting as a 2-year-old,@ he said. AI reallythink she needed a good rest and got it during the second half oflast year. I really like the way she carries her weight and she's
developed over the winter, she has continued to be aggressivein the mornings, so we'll see if that continues to translate to theafternoons.@
Olivia Twist started eight times from when she broke hermaiden at Remington Park late in her juvenile year through lastsummer at Del Mar. The biggest puzzle for Fincher is to figureout what distance she wants.
AThat will come,@ he said.
In the interim, Todd Fincher has plenty more puzzles to solve
as Saudi Arabia and Dubai are now firmly in the rearview mirror.
The road to Oaklawn beckons, and that means it is an
opportunity to develop some more bread and butter.

BULLETS CONTINUE TO FLY AT OBSWEDNESDAY, BUT WEATHER KO=S
THURSDAY BREEZES by Jessica Martini
The :9 4/5 works continue to pile up during the fourth sessionof the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s
Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, with 18 juveniles hittingthat mark Wednesday, even as sales officials confirm Thursday=ssession has been canceled due to forecasted inclement weather
in Central Florida. After its unexpected dark day Thursday, theunder-tack show will continue Friday and will have an extra day
added Sunday.
One of the pack of furlong bullet workers Wednesday was ason of Into Mischief out of multiple Grade I winner
Separationofpowers (Candy Ride {Arg}). David Scanlon sent the
striking bay with the sparkling pedigree (hip 603) to work earlyin the session.
AWe thought he would breeze really well today,@ Scanlon said.
AHe prepped really good. He=s been a very honest horse at thefarm. He=s real forward training and he has a real spring in his
step. I always think :9 4/5s are blessings or gifts. I never go up
expecting a :9 4/5, but you like to see it happen.@
Separationofpowers won the 2017 GI Frizette S. and GI Test
S. for trainer Chad Brown and Klaravich Stables. Cont.

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Hip 603 | Judit Seipert

Her first foal, a filly by Curlin, sold for $650,000 at the 2022
Keeneland September sale. Scanlon purchased the Into Mischiefcolt, bred by Hunter Valley and Mountmellick Farm, for$350,000 at last summer=s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.
AFor us, he was a pretty penny in Saratoga,@ Scanlon said. AWealways thought he looked like a real 2-year-old type out there.
He=s a smooth, well-balanced horse with a really nice hip on
him.@
Timing had a lot to do with the colt=s price tag among all theglittering offerings at the boutique Saratoga sale, Scanlon said.
AI think at the time, he was a little immature,@ he explained. AI
had a feeling he was just falling through the cracks there a little
bit. Sometimes up there, we do that. We kind of have to look for
those bargains and cracks in the market a little bit. If they checkall of the boxes, we can=t really afford them. The horses a lot of
people bring up there are extremely mature, big physicalspecimens like [$2.3-million 2022 Saratoga topper and GI
Kentucky Derby contender] Sierra Leone.
AMy wife and I always say, >You=ve got to be there,=@ Scanlon
said. AWe will vet a bunch of these and they will blow right pastus--we aren=t even close, we are off by zeroes. But then that one
time you are there, you can get one like this. Luckily, we ended
up getting him and he=s just been a real standout from day one.@

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AUnfortunately, we were right behind the accident,@ Greg
Martin said. AWe were ready to work and we had to wait 45
minutes in the chute. Honestly, I hate to be so bold, but I
wouldn=t have been shocked if he had gone in :9 3/5. He
definitely has a nice video. He has a nice, big stride on him.@
The dark bay is out of graded winner Seasoned Warrior(Majestic Warrior), who is a daughter of Canadian champion
Saoirse (Cure the Blues). Martin purchased the colt for $37,000
at last year=s Fasig-Tipton July sale.
AHe looked like an absolutely gorgeous individual,@ Martin said.
AHe was well put together. Just the kind of body that I look for.
He stood out.@
While Daredevil=s American-bred runners included GI Kentucky
Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil and GI Preakness S.-winning
champion 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver, he was already plying
his trade in Turkey when those fillies were making headlines in
2020. With his hiatus from the American sales ring now over,buyers may need a reintroduction to the stallion.
AThat=s why, I think, we got him for that price,@ Martin said of
the colt=s yearling price tag. AI think if he was by a first-year or
sophomore stallion or somebody proven, we definitely wouldn=t
have gotten him for that price.@
Of the colt=s progression from last summer, Martin added,
AHe=s definitely gotten bigger. Once in a while, you are going to
get that horse who is push-button from day one. And he=s been
that. He has a really nice pedigree and he=s a looker. He=s a
gorgeous individual.@
A filly by Daredevil (hip 687) worked in :9 4/5 for Hal Hatch=s
Halcyon Hammock Farm. The bay is out of Starship Gussie (High
Cotton), a half-sister to the dam of Shedaresthedevil. Bred in
Florida by Mustang Farm, she RNA=d for $72,000 at last year=s
OBS October sale. Cont.

Daredevil on the Comeback
Daredevil=s first crop since being repatriated to the U.S. fromTurkey in 2021 are now 2-year-olds and the Lane=s End stallion
was represented by a pair of bullet workers Wednesday.
The Martin family=s Britton Peak consignment sent out a colt
by Daredevil (hip 594) to hit the bullet mark. The juvenile wasforced to wait out a lengthy delay in the under-tack show after ahorse bolted into the rail during its breeze and was attended toon the track.

Shedaresthedevil | Horsephotos

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Top Line Well Represented
Five of Wednesday=s18 bullet workers were from the Top Line
Sales consignment: hip 524, a filly by Into Mischief who is a fullsister to graded winner Maximus Mischief; hip 548, a colt byGormley; hip 577, a colt by Vekoma; hip 622, a colt by Not This
Time; and hip 638, a colt by Maclean=s Music.
Wavertree Stables had a pair of juveniles share Wednesday=s:9 4/5 co-fastest furlong time. Hip 567 is a filly from the firstcrop of Horse of the Year Authentic out of stakes winner Sandy=s
Surprise (Drosselmeyer), while hip 637 is a New York-breddaughter of Omaha Beach out of Sister Margaret (Pulpit).
For the second day in a row, Grassroots Training & Sales had apair of bullet workers: hip 599, a filly by Munnings; and hip 625,
a filly from the first crop of GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile winner
Spun to Run.
Also working in :9 4/5 Wednesday: hip 523, a filly by Not ThisTime consigned by Centofanti Thoroughbreds; hip 530, a filly by
Nyquist consigned by Niall Brennan Stables; hip 555, a filly by
Global Campaign consigned by Best a Luck Farm; hip 591, a colt
by Hard Spun consigned by Harris Training Center; hip 642, acolt by Street Sense consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo
Thoroughbreds; and hip 690, a filly by Not This Time consigned
by Grade One Investments.

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A filly from the first crop of graded winner Instagrand (hip 551)
turned in the fastest quarter-mile work of Wednesday=s session
when covering the distance in :20 3/5. Consigned by Hoppel LLC,
the bay is out of Runaway Renee (Munnings) and was purchased
for $70,000 at last year=s Fasig-Tipton October sale.
Conditions during the first four days of the seven-session
under-tack show have been ideal, according to Scanlon.
AI don=t remember in recent years when we=ve had such
absolutely perfect days,@ he said. AI can=t remember a year when
we had so many cool mornings combined with an east wind--ora tailwind--for so many days in a row. It=s been ideal conditions.
It=s made for perfect breeze days.@
The ideal conditions are expected to be interrupted by heavy
rain Thursday, prompting OBS officials to postpone the undertack show=s fifth session until Friday. Hips 691 through 863 arescheduled to work Friday, with hips 864-1035 on Saturday andhips 1036 through 1208 on Sunday. All sessions begin at 8 a.m.
The OBS Spring sale will be held Tuesday through Friday withbidding starting each day at 10:30 a.m.

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Tarifa (Cont. from p1)
She=s more steady than spectacular, but you know she will show
up on Oaks Day for trainer Brad Cox, who will be seeking histhird win in this race.
2) LESLIE'S ROSE (f, Into Mischief--Wildwood Rose {Ire}, by
Galileo {Ire}) O-Whisper Hill Farm; B-John D. Gunther &Eurowest Bloodstock Services (Ky); T-Todd Pletcher. Sales
history: $1,150,000 yrl '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 'TDN RisingStar', GISW, 4-3-0-1, $467,800. Last start: WON GI Ashland S.
Kentucky Oaks Points: 115. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3

The Ashland was easily the best Oaks prep run so far this year,
so you have to give a lot of credit to the winner, >TDN Rising
Star= Leslie=s Rose. She was bought by owner Mandy Pope at
Keeneland September for $1.15 million and got her career off toa fast start, with two straight wins, including a 9 1/4-length
romp in her debut. But she stubbed her toe when third at odds
of 3-10 in the GII Davona Dale S. on a day when she had no
excuses. The betting public all but gave up on her in the Ashland,sending her off at 9-1. It now looks like she may fulfill her
potential after all. Trainer Todd Pletcher has won the race fourtimes and will tie all-time leaders Woody Stephens and Wayne
Lukas with a win.
3) THORPEDO ANNA (f, Fast Anna--Sataves, by UncleMo) O-Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy B.
Hicks & Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks(Ky); T-Kenneth McPeek. Sales history: $40,000 yrl '22 FTKOCT.
Lifetime Record: 'TDN Rising Star', GSW, 4-3-1-0, $584,363. Last
Start: WON GII Fantasy S., Mar. 30. Kentucky Oaks Points: 105.
Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3.
Still another >TDN Rising Star,= she sold for just $40,000 at the2022 Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearling Sale. Trainer Kenny McPeek has aknack for finding good horses that didn=t cost a lot and this is the

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latest example. She won her first two races by a combined
margin of 17 1/2 lengths before finishing second in the GII
Golden Rod S. as an odds-on favorite. But she was back at her
best when scoring an easy four-length win in the GII Fantasy S.
The Fantasy will be her only prep for the Oaks, but there=s little
doubt that McPeek willl have her tight enough and ready for the
Kentucky Oaks.
4) JUST F Y I (f, Justify--Star Act, by Street Cry {Ire}) O/B-George
Krikorian (Ky); T-Bill Mott. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Filly, GISW,
4-3-1-0, $1,433,250. Last start: 2nd in GI Ashland S. Kentucky
Oaks Points: 90. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3.
All things considered, she didn=t run badly in the Ashland, even
if it was her first career defeat. Trainer Bill Mott had to playcatch-up after she missed a start in the GII Davona Dale S. with afever. That meant she had to run well in the Ashland to haveenough points to make the Oaks. She had a good trip underJunior Alvarado and looked to be within striking distance at the
top of the stretch, but couldn=t deliver the knockout punch.
Every reason to believe she will run better in the Oaks.
5) POWER SQUEEZE (f, Union Rags--Callmethesqueeze, by
Awesome Again) O-Lea Farms, LLC; B-Forging Oaks Farm, LLC(Ky); T-Jorge Delgado. Sales history: $50,000 yrl '22 KEESEP;$90,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GSW, 6-4-1-0,$337,450. Last start: WON GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, Mar. 30.
Kentucky Oaks Points: 120. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3.

She flew in under the radar when winning the GII Gulfstream
Park Oaks at odds of 11-1. It was her fourth straight win and her
third straight in stakes company for high-percentage trainer
Jorge Delgado. She originally sold for $50,000 at Keeneland
September and then for $90,000 at OBS June. Has seemed toget better as the distances have gotten longer and is 2-for-2
around two turns.

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You have to give trainer Val Brinkerhoff a lot of credit. He
could have stayed out West with this filly, but that would meanfacing off against the Baffert monsters in the GII Santa Anita
Oaks. So he shipped her across the country to run in the Gazelleat Aqueduct, where the competition would be lacking. In fact,
Where=s My Ring was a maiden in seven starts coming into therace, but still went off the 5-2 choice. The win was more than
good enough to get her into the Oaks, but the competition willmuch tougher than what she faced last Saturday at the Big A.

Where's My Ring | Sarah Andrew

6) WHERE=S MY RING (f, Twirling Candy--Mapit, by Tapit)
O-Michael McMillan; B-Don Alberto Corporation (Ky); T-Val
Brinkerhoff. Sales history: $100,000 yrl '22 KEESEP. Lifetime
Record: GSW, 8-1-3-1, $202,620. Last start: WON GIII Gazelle S.,
Apr. 6. Kentucky Oaks Points: 125. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks,
May 3.

7) WAYS AND MEANS (f, Practical Joke--Strong Incentive,
Warrior's Reward) O/B-Klaravich Stables (Ky); T-Chad Brown.
Lifetime Record: GISP, 'TDN Rising Star,' 3-1-2-0, $165,750. Last
start: 2nd Mar. 30 GII Gulfstream Park Oaks. Kentucky Oaks
Points: 50. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3.
Is currently 16th on the leader board when it comes to her
getting into the Oaks, so trainer Chad Brown is going to have tohope for some defections. But if she gets in, she can absolutely
win. After romping by 12 3/4 lengths in her debut, she wassecond in the GI Spinaway S., but came out of that race with achip in an ankle. That=s why she didn=t make her 3-year-old
debut until the Mar. 30 GII Gulfstream Park Oaks. She had atough trip that day, but managed to run second. Every reason tobelieve she will be better next time out, whether that=s in the
Oaks or not.

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8) OUR PRETTY WOMAN (f, Medaglia d'Oro--Dazzletown, by
Speightstown) O-Courtlandt Farms; B-Woods Edge Farm, LLC &Godolphin; T-Steve Asmussen. Sales History: $900,000 yrl '22
KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 3-2-1-0, $150,200. Last start: 2nd
Mar. 23 GII Fair Grounds Oaks. Kentucky Oaks Points: 50. Next
Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, CD, May 3.
She=s 17th on the points list, so is another one who is going toneed a break to make it into the Oaks starting gate. Trained by
Steve Asmussen, this $900,000 Keeneland yearling purchasewon her first two starts and then faced the acid test when
meeting Tarifa in the Fair Grounds Oaks. She ran a huge racethat day, finishing second, losing by just three-quarters of alength. She=s lightly raced and didn=t make her debut until
Jan. 18 of this year. So there=s plenty of room for improvement.
9) WEST OMAHA (f, West Coast--Birthday Bash, by Medaglia
d'Oro) O/B-Gary and Mary West (Ky); T-Brad Cox. Lifetime
Record: SW & MGSP, 6-2-3-1, $369,250. Last Start: 2nd
GII Fantasy S. Kentucky Oaks Points: 90. Next Start: GI Kentucky
Oaks, May 3.
After she won the Silverbulletday S. Presented by Fasig-Tipton,
she looked like she=d be a major player in this division for Brad
Cox. Instead, she ran third in the GIII Honeybee S. and second in
the Fantasy S. It looks like the rest of the division has caught up
and passed her. Will need to improve to contend in the Oaks.
10) LEMON MUFFIN (f, Collected--Pelt, by Canadian Frontier)
O-Aaron Sones & Julie Gilbert; B-Mr & Mrs Theodore Kuster &Collected Syndicate (Ky); T-D. W. Lukas. Sales history: $20,000
yrl '22 KEESEP; $140,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record:
GSW, 7-1-4-0, $324,000. Last Start: 7th GII Fantasy S. Kentucky
Oaks Points: 50. Next Start: GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3.
Sometimes the Wayne Lukas-trained horses run their bestwhen it is least expected. Lemon Muffin was terrible in the
Fantasy, losing by 10 3/4 lengths. She was a different horse inher prior start when winning the Honeybee by 3 1/2 lengths at
odds of 28-1. She was still a maiden at the time and had nevergone beyond seven furlongs. But instead of that race vaulting
her forward, it seemed to have caused her to take a step in thewrong direction. Will be a big longshot in the Oaks, but you cannever throw the cagey Lukas out.

THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

TREY GORDON NAMED WEST POINT
THOROUGHBREDS PRESIDENT

Trey Gordon

West Point Thoroughbreds has appointed Trey Gordon as its
new President, while Terry Finley continues as Chief Executive
Officer, the racing partnerships company said in a Wednesday
release.
In his new role, Gordon will work closely with Finley, who
remains fully involved in the company=s strategic direction andcommitment to operating North America=s largest public
racehorse syndicate.
ATrey has been a West Point Partner since 2021 and has anincredible passion for the game,@ said Finley. AOur company has
grown tremendously over the past several years and with over
130 horses in training and 650 Partners, we see bringing him on
board as a natural expansion of our executive team. He is
passionate about introducing new people to the sport andhelping us execute on the highest level of Partner service. To
know Trey is to like Trey, he=s personable, kind, and a great
ambassador for racing.@
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Texas Tech
University School of Law, Gordon practiced law for 33 years in
Fort Worth, Texas. Additionally, he has 17 years of experience asa certified mediator. He serves on the Board of Directors for theFort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
AI am honored to join the West Point Thoroughbreds team,@said Gordon. AI=ve had a wonderful experience as a Partner andthis opportunity presented itself organically, combining mypassion for racing and decades of experience working withpeople and organizations. Terry and I share the same values andI look forward to enhancing West Point=s reputation as a world
leader in racing partnerships.@

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THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

Resolved ADMC Violations

STEWARDS AND COMMISSIONS RULINGS
APR. 3-9
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings fromaround the country.
Among this week=s rulings, trainer Lorenzo Ruiz was issued acombined 7-year suspension and charged a total of $95,000 infines for three separate post-race positives for
Diisopropylamine, a banned substance under HISA.
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) classifies
Diisopropylamine as a vasodilator, which is a substance thatdilates the blood vessels to allow blood to flow more freely
through them. Diisopropylamine is also found in several
everyday items like tobacco and beauty products, and handsanitizer.
The three Ruiz-trained runners--Kant Beat the Rock, American
Cat and Facts Matter--ran at Los Alamitos last June and July.
American Cat and Facts Matter won their respective races, while
Kant Beat the Rock finished second.
For these three positives, Ruiz was suspended a combined six
years and charged a total of $90,000 in fines and arbitration
costs.
Ruiz was also issued an additional year suspension and $5,000
fine for breaching his provisional suspension by continuing towork as an outrider at Los Alamitos.
Trainer Bernard Dunham was also suspended for 30-days andfined $2,500 after his trainee, Shanghai Superfly, tested positive
for an alkalinizing agent (TCO2) when finishing fourth at Penn
National on Dec. 8.
High total carbon dioxide (TCO2) levels could be an indicationof bicarbonate loading--otherwise known as milkshaking--which
can neutralize the buildup of lactic acid in muscles, thereby
helping the horse=s performance.
NEW HISA/HIWU STEWARDS RULINGS
The following rulings were reported on HISA=s Arulings@ portal
and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit=s(HIWU) Apending@ and Aresolved@ cases portals.

Date: 04/05/2024
Licensee: Gustavo Rodriguez, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points.
Admission.
Explainer: For the presence of Glycopyrrolate--Controlled
Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Flint Ridge on
3/1/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presence ofControlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Resolution Date: 04/04/2024
Licensee: Lorenzo Ruiz, trainer
Penalty: Accumulated 7-year suspension, $95,000 fine
Explainer: For the presence of Diisopropylamine--a banned
substance--in samples taken from Kant Beat the Rock, American
Cat and Facts Matter who ran at Los Alamitos respectively on
7/4/23, 6/25/23 and 6/23/23. These were all possible violationsof Rule 3212--Presence of a Banned Substance and/or its
Metabolites or Markers. This was also a possible violation ofRule 3227--aggravating Circumstances (in connection with Rule
3212 ADRVs).
Resolution Date: 04/04/2024
Licensee: Mary Pattershall, trainer
Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results,
including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes,
trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (asapplicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points.
Admission.
Explainer: For the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)-Controlled Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from
Shanghai Mike on 2/28/24. This was a possible violation of Rule3312--Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its
Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Resolution Date: 04/03/2024
Licensee: Adan Farias, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Finaldecision by HIWU.
Explainer: For the presence of Dexamethasone--Controlled
Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Misty Rain on
2/25/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presence ofControlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
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Cont.
Resolution Date: 04/03/2024
Licensee: Michelle Nevin, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Finaldecision by HIWU.
Explainer: For the presence of Betamethasone--Controlled
Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Everlys Girl on
2/19/24. This was a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presence ofControlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Resolution Date: 04/03/2024
Licensee: Bernard Dunham, trainer
Penalty: 30-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person,
beginning on 4/4/24; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race
results, including forfeiture of all purses and othercompensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings andrepayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $2,500;
imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Final decision by internal
adjudication panel.
Explainer: For the potential breach of Rule 4221--Alkalinizationor use/administration of an Alkalinizing Agent (TCO2)--on
Shanghai Superfly, who finished fourth at Penn National on
12/8/2023. This was also a possible violation of Rule 3313--Useof a Controlled Method During the Race Period.
Pending ADMC Violations
Date: 03/05/2024
Licensee: Wendell Matt, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Vet=s list medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone--Controlled
Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Dixon Tuff on
3/5/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presence ofControlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 03/05/2024
Licensee: Wendell Matt, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Vet=s list medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone--Controlled
Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Fire When Readyon 3/5/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presence ofControlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 03/13/2024

THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

Licensee: John Cortez, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Vet=s list medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Acepromazine--Controlled
Medication (Class B)--in a sample taken from It=sanybodysgameon 03/13/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312--Presenceof Controlled Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarkers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 02/26/2024
Licensee: Candelario Villamar, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Capsaicin--Controlled Medication(Class B)--in a sample taken from Olivia=s Choice, who finishedthird at Turf Paradise on 02/26/24. This is a possible violation ofRule 3312--Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or
its Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 03/02/2024
Licensee: Bill McLean, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)-Controlled Medication (Class C)--in a sample taken from Street
Tiger, who finished fourth at Golden Gate on 3/2/24. This is apossible violation of Rule 3312--Presence of Controlled
Medication Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers(Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 03/14/2024
Licensee: Ruben Alvarado, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Pre-workout joint injection violation
Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314--Use or Attempted
Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled
Medication Method--on the horse, One Smokin Moon. This isalso a possible violation of Rule 4222--Intra-Articular Injections
Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.
Date: 03/08/2024
Licensee: Amador Sanchez, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Capsaicin--Controlled Medication(Class B)--in a sample taken from Grey Princess, who won at
Gulfstream Park on 03/08/24. This is a possible violation of Rule3312--Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its
Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets= List).

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Date: 01/28/2024
Licensee: Philip Schoenthal, trainer
Penalty: Provisionally suspended
Alleged Violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Methamphetamine--a banned
substance--in a sample taken from Prodigy Doll, who won at
Laurel Park on 1/28/24. This is a possible violation of Rule 3212-Presence of a Banned Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarker.
Date: 02/09/2024
Licensee: Philip Schoenthal, trainer
Penalty: Provisionally suspended
Alleged Violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Methamphetamine--a banned
substance--in a sample taken from Determined Driver, who won
at Laurel Park on 2/9/24. This is a possible violation of Rule3212--Presence of a Banned Substance and/or its Metabolites orMarker.
Date: 02/01/2024
Licensee: Andres Gonzalez, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Medication violation
Explainer: For the presence of Lidocaine--Controlled Medication(Class B)--in a sample taken from Let There Be Peace, who won
at Sunland Park on 02/01/24. This is a possible violation of Rule3312--Presence of Controlled Medication Substance and/or its
Metabolites or Markers (Post-Race/Vets= List).
Date: 03/21/2024
Licensee: Richard Mandella, trainer
Penalty: Pending
Alleged violation: Pre-workout joint injection violation
Explainer: A possible violation of Rule 3314--Use or Attempted
Use of a Controlled Medication Substance or a Controlled
Medication Method--on the horse, Ice Dancing. This is also a
possible violation of Rule 4222--Intra-Articular Injections Within
Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout.
Violations of Crop Rule
One important note: HISA=s whip use limit is restricted to six
strikes during a race.

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THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

Oaklawn Park
Joe Bealmear--violation date Apr. 4; $250 fine and one-day
suspension
Joe Bealmear--violation date Apr. 5; $250 fine and one-day
suspension
Martin Chuan--violation date Apr. 6; $250 fine and one-day
suspension
Tampa Bay
Pablo Morales--violation date Apr. 5; $250 fine and one-day
suspension
Carlos Rojas--violation date Apr. 5; $250 fine and one-day
suspension
OTHER KEY RULINGSThe TDN also publishes a roundup of key official rulings fromthe primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions ofCalifornia, New York, Florida and Kentucky.
Here=s a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicatesdifferent offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.
California
Track: Santa Anita
Date: 04/04/2024
Licensee: Neil Drysdale, trainer
Penalty: $2,500 fine
Violation: Program Training
Explainer: Pursuant to a Settlement Agreement and Mutual
Release with the California Horse Racing Board, Trainer Neil
Drysdale, who was named as trainer in the official program for>M Is For Magic (While still in the care of the previous trainer), in
the fifth race at Del Mar Race Track on 11/11/23, is fined$2,500.00 for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule
#1502 (Program Training Prohibited).
New York
Track: Aqueduct
Date: 04/04/2024
Licensee: Eric Cancel, jockey
Penalty: Three-day suspension
Violation: Careless riding
Explainer: Jockey Mr. Eric Cancel for having waived his right toan appeal is hereby suspended three NYRA racing days 4/14/24,
4/18/24, 4/192024 inclusive. This for careless riding during therunning of the 8th race at Aqueduct Racetrack on 3/14/24.

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

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

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

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

WT
117
118
122
123
118

Vazquez
Castellano
Asmussen
Lopez

118
120
120
117

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

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

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

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123
123

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

TRAINER
Owens
Asmussen
Haran
Asmussen
Fincher
HartmanAsmussen
Ortiz

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

WT
113
122
114
125
123
123
121
117

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

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

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

WT
118
118
118
118
120
118
118
118
118
118

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

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

WT
122
122
122
122
122
124
122
124

Smith
Leparoux
Saez
Rosario
Hernandez, Jr.

122
122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Laura McKinney, 2-Clarkland Farm, 3-Ryan D. Walsh, 4-Richard Perkins, 5-Lou Dunn Diekemper Trust, 6-WinStar Farm, LLC, 7-Blue Heaven
Farm, 8-Blackstone Farm, 9-Barak Farm & Sharon Dodgen, 10-Lofts Hall Stud & B. Sangster, 11-Kenneth D'Oyen, 12-Patrick Grogan, 13-SF BloodstockIN ORDER OF PURSE:
7th-Keeneland, $109,550, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000),
4-10, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44.01, sy, neck.
NATIVE LAND (c, 3, Mastery--Janis's Joy {SP, $128,989}, by
Broken Vow), a runaway maiden winner at third asking going

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
2nd-Keeneland, $64,254, Msw, 4-10, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :52.17, sy,
2 1/4 lengths.
RAISE THE BAR (c, 2, Maclean's Music--Paschali, by Bernardini)
ran to the money for trainer Wesley Ward as the even-money

Native Land | Coady
1 1/8 miles at Oaklawn Mar. 9, delivered in his second straight
here. The 5-2 chance saved ground heading into the first turnafter exiting from post one. He chased from third and awaited
racing room on the turn for home. He was tipped out widest of
all at the top of the short stretch and came splashing home toscore by a neck over Heartened (Street Boss). The winner's dam
is also represented by the 2-year-old colt McDude (McKinzie)
and a yearling colt by Tiz the Law. Sales history: $85,000 Wlg '21
KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $170,848. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Cheyenne Stable LLC; B-Frankfort Park Farm (KY); T-Riley
Mott.

Raise the Bar | Coadyfavorite on debut over the sloppy going at Keeneland
Wednesday. The rail-drawn Douglas Scharbauer homebred washustled to the front beneath John Velazquez, kicked for home
under very confident handling and was never seriously asked forrun while crossing the wire 2 1/4 lengths clear of Tuxedo Park
(Complexity). Paschali, a daughter of MGISW Pure Clan (PurePrize), was bred to Shoplifted and Competitive Edge for 2024.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,551. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Douglas Scharbauer (TX); T-Wesley A. Ward.

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THURSDAY • APRIL 11, 2024

St Patrick's Day (Pioneerof the Nile), Journeyman Stud, $3,500
92 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner
7-Gulfstream, 4:20 p.m. EDT, Alw 5f, Galipan, 20-1

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, APRIL 11
2024 Stud Fees Listed

World of Trouble (Kantharos), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, $5,000
129 foals of racing age/25 winners/1 black-type winner
1-Aqueduct, 1:20 p.m. EDT, Msw 1m, Well Schooled, 6-1$55,000 OBS OCT yrl

Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $20,000
118 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Baytown Amy Rose,
6-1$92,000 KEE NOV wnl; $3,000 KEE SEP yrl
Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby), Buck Pond Farm
34 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Perfect Shances, 8-5
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, APRIL 11
2024 Stud Fees Listed

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-Keeneland, $116,000, 4-10, (NW2$X), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m (offturf), 1:44.14, sy, 5 1/2 lengths.
PIPELINE (h, 6, Speightstown--Vivo Per Lei {MGSP, $155,082},
by Empire Maker) Lifetime Record: GISP, 16-3-2-2, $414,673.
O-John D. Gunther & Eurowest Bloodstock Services; B-Eurowest
Bloodstock Services LTD. (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

Dreamliner (More Than Ready), CI-The Speedhorse Farm
9 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
7-Mahoning Valley, 3:43 p.m. EDT, Alw 6f, Living the Dream, 2-1
Dynamic Racer (Run Away and Hide), R.C. Cline Thoroughbred
Farm
17 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
6-Mahoning Valley, 3:14 p.m. EDT, Alw 1m, C V Dynamic, 2-1
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/33 winners/4 black-type winners
2-Keeneland, 1:32 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Cruz Chica, 30-1
Lost Treasure (Ire) (War Front), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa
19 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Charles Town, 8:53 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Defiant Giant, 15-1

6th-Keeneland, $110,000, 4-10, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 1m (off turf),
1:38.16, sy, 6 3/4 lengths.
MALIBU SPRINGS (g, 4, Quality Road--Marquee Miss {MSW &GSP, $373,516}, by Cowboy Cal) Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-1,$168,486. O-Marianne Stribling; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-J.
Kent Sweezey. *$85,000 3yo '23 KEEAPR.

10th-Parx Racing, $56,200, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 4-10,
3yo/up, f/m, 1m 70y, 1:46.07, ft, 3 3/4 lengths.
TURN ON THE CHARM (f, 4, Adios Charlie--Jim's Charm, byGone Astray) Lifetime Record: 19-5-2-4, $139,150. O-PCC
Stable; B-Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc (FL); T-Eli Betancourt.
9th-Parx Racing, $41,800, (S), 4-10, (NW1BX), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m
70y, 1:47.62, ft, 1 3/4 lengths.
MARY Q (f, 4, Social Inclusion--Musket Mary, by Musket Man)
Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-1, $143,390. O-Hardesty Stables;
B/T-Michael Moore (PA). *1/2 to Talented Man (Talent Search),
SW, $263,300.

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8th-Mahoning Valley, $33,700, (S), 4-10, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m,
6f, 1:13.87, my, 4 1/4 lengths.
HOT PRINCESS (f, 3, Bold Red--Done Goose, by Mongoose)
Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $50,748. O-Domingo Dionicio
Hernandez Recinos; B-Debra Schaber (OH); T-Jacinto Lopez.
7th-Mahoning Valley, $30,900, 4-10, (NW2X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m,
1:41.15, my, 6 1/4 lengths.
PLANET FROLIC (f, 4, Blame--Frolic to the Wire, by Roman
Ruler) Lifetime Record: 12-5-4-1, $86,564. O/B-StevenFriedfertig (KY); T-Anthony Farrior. *$85,000 RNA Ylg '21
KEESEP.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Blue Nomore, g, 3, Air Force Blue--Missap (MSW, $243,671), by
A. P. Warrior. Mahoning Valley, 4-10, (S), 1m, 1:42.27. Lifetime
Record: 6-1-1-2, $35,165. B-Beckett Racing Team (OH).
Spiritual Lady, f, 3, Nyquist--Spirit Lets Hearit, by Girolamo.
Keeneland, 4-10, (C), 6f, 1:12.68. Lifetime Record: 9-1-1-2,$69,109. B-Redmon Farm, LLC (KY). *$25,000 RNA Wlg '21
KEENOV; $60,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $75,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR.

Confirmed Star, f, 4, Uptowncharlybrown--Its My Town, by
Cowtown Cat. Parx Racing, 4-10, (S), 6f, 1:12.85. Lifetime
Record: 7-1-3-2, $79,246. B-Uptowncharlybrown Stud LLC(PA). *$32,000 2yo '22 EASMAY. **Full to Oxana, SW,$336,010.

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Adios Charlie, Turn On the Charm, f, 4, o/o Jim's Charm, byGone Astray. AOC, 4-10, Parx Racing
Air Force Blue, Blue Nomore, g, 3, o/o Missap, by A. P. Warrior.
MSW, 4-10, Mahoning Valley
Blame, Planet Frolic, f, 4, o/o Frolic to the Wire, by Roman Ruler.
ALW, 4-10, Mahoning Valley
Bold Red, Hot Princess, f, 3, o/o Done Goose, by Mongoose.
ALW, 4-10, Mahoning Valley
Maclean's Music, Raise the Bar, c, 2, o/o Paschali, by Bernardini.
MSW, 4-10, Keeneland
Mastery, Native Land, c, 3, o/o Janis's Joy, by Broken Vow. AOC,
4-10, Keeneland
Nyquist, Spiritual Lady, f, 3, o/o Spirit Lets Hearit, by Girolamo.
MCL, 4-10, Keeneland
Quality Road, Malibu Springs, g, 4, o/o Marquee Miss, by
Cowboy Cal. ALW, 4-10, KeenelandSocial Inclusion, Mary Q, f, 4, o/o Musket Mary, by Musket Man.
ALW, 4-10, Parx Racing
Speightstown, Pipeline, h, 6, o/o Vivo Per Lei, by Empire Maker.
ALW, 4-10, Keeneland
Uptowncharlybrown, Confirmed Star, f, 4, o/o Its My Town, by
Cowtown Cat. MSW, 4-10, Parx Racing

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>POTENTIALLY A GROUPHORSE= - CONRAN
FULL OF HOPE FORLEOPARDSTOWN WINNER

Ryan Conran (left): alongside Thomond O'Mara
Tattersalls Ireland

By Brian Sheerin
Everybody is searching for that flagbearer. Be it a jockey,
trainer or an owner, the hunt for a horse capable of taking in
big-race riches, that's the lure.
Breeze-up consignors are no different. Being associated withgood horses is what sustains a business and keeps buyers
coming back for more. Cont. p3>IN MY MIND SHE NEVER MADE AU$10
MILLION=: JONATHAN D'ARCY AND A
LIFETIME OF SALES
by Keely Mckitterick/TTR AusNZ
Following the sale of the AU$10 million Winx (Aus) filly and hisannouncement to step back from full-time duties at the end of
the year, Jonathan D'Arcy, Inglis=s general manager ofbloodstock operations, spoke with TTR AusNZ.
A few days after Jonathan D=Arcy, Inglis=s general manager ofbloodstock operations and auctioneer, made headlines forknocking down the Pierro (Aus) x Winx filly for a staggering
AU$10 million to Woppitt Bloodstock, he took the time to sit
down with The Thoroughbred Report for a Q&A session.
While there was news of D=Arcy's retirement, he was quick toclarify that he would only be stepping back from his full-time roleat Inglis. However, he plans to remain involved as part of thebloodstock inspection team and will continue his duties as an
auctioneer.
D=Arcy told TTR AusNZ, AI=m stepping back from a full-time
position, but I=ll certainly still be around. I will be playing a rolein inspecting yearlings with the team in August and September
and I=ll be in the auction box for as long as they [Inglis] want tokeep me.@ Cont. p11

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Ryan Conran Cont. from p1
That's what makes Sunday's Leopardstown maiden winner
Ecureuil Secret (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) such an importanthorse in the career of Ryan Conran.
Having put down two big stints working for prominent
breeze-up handlers Con Marnane and Thomond O'Mara, Conran
has been connected to many top-class horses, but Ecureuil
Secret is shaping up to be the first flag-bearer sold through his
own Lacka House Stables.
After failing to sell at the Arqana May Breeze-Up Sale last year,
the i22,000 yearling purchase was snapped up privately bytrainer Edward O'Grady on behalf of owner Aidan O'Ryan lastsummer. Afforded time to fill into his fine frame, Ecureuil Secret
made his debut in a one-mile maiden at Leopardstown on
Sunday, justifying strong support to score in the style of an
above-average colt.
Conran said, "I have only been consigning under Lacka House
Stables since 2020 and, while I have worked with a lot of goodhorses and sold some nice horses through Knockanglass Stables[Thomond O'Mara] and Eoin McDonagh's Shanaville Stables,
Ecureuil Secret is potentially the nicest I've sold under my own
banner."He added, "Edward had an order for a two-year-old and I think
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Breeze-Up Sale. He looked at a couple of Thomond's horses thatwere going to the July Sale in France and then, afterwards,
looked at my lad as well. He liked Ecureuil Secret and asked if I'dwork him in his yard that week.
"That all went well and we had a deal done a few days later.
Edward gave the horse the time that he needed and now he hasa very nice colt on his hands--he's potentially a Group horse."
Ecureuil Secret does not hold any fancy entries at this juncture
but that might change soon. Described as 'a very nice horse' by
O'Grady in his post-race interview, the Wootton Bassett colt isthe latest example that smart horses don't have to break theclock at the breeze-up sales.
Conran recalled, "He was not your typical breeze-up horse--hewas big and raw but he always had a big engine and showedplenty of pace. He was just on the weak side. With that being
considered, he couldn't have gone to a better trainer in Edward
O'Grady, as he gave him all of the time that he needed."
Ecureuil Secret might be the first horse that Conran is getting
deserved recognition for but this is far from his first rodeo. He
has been a key cog in the wheels of various big operations andhas enjoyed many fine touches before branching out on his own.
Explaining his background in the industry, Conran said,"Thomond is married to my aunt, Roisin O'Mara, and theytaught me how to ride. They have taught me so much." Cont. p4

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Ryan Conran Cont.
He added, "I rode a lot of good horses for Thomond, including
Malc (GB) (Calyx {GB}), who finished second in the Norfolk lastyear, and I still ride two lots for him every day.
"All told, I've been pinhooking and trading breeze-up horses
for seven or eight years now. Happy Together (Ire) (Dragon
Pulse {Ire}) is probably the best horse that I have been
associated with up until now. He has won over i3 million inprize-money in Hong Kong. I bought him for ,15,000 at the
Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale when it was held at
Newmarket during Covid in 2020. Thomond took half of thehorse with me and I actually consigned him at Doncaster but hedidn't breeze well and we withdrew him. I didn't do so wellselling him at Doncaster so Thomond had a go at consigning him
at Tattersalls Ireland!"Conran added, "He wasn't ideally-suited to breezing--not every
horse is--because he liked to pass horses and never really did it
on his own. I met Peter Nolan the night before Goresbridge and,thankfully, he listened to me and came down and looked at thehorse the following day. He didn't breeze brilliantly again but,Peter is such a brilliant horseman, he saw enough in the horseand bought him for ,24,000 on behalf of Noel Meade. He nailedit."
Nadowessi (Ire) (Sioux Nation), who finished second in a

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

winners' race at Naas before being sold on to America, androck-solid sprint handicapper Secret Guest (GB) (Havana Grey{GB}), are other graduates.
Like so many of the young breeze-up handlers who are making
a proper go of it in their own right, Conran also speaks highly of
his time spent working for Marnane, and credits the Bansha
House operator for fast-tracking his progress within theindustry. Cont. p5

Ecureuil Secret (right): winning at Leopardstown | Racingfotos.com

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Ryan Conran Cont.
He said, "I spent three or four years working for Con Marnane
and had a great time working for him. I rode a lot of nice horses
for Con--Sands Of Mali (Fr), Prince Of Lir (Ire), Different League(Fr), Teppal (Fr)--and went out to France when Matthieu
Palussiere was looking after his string out there. When you thinkback now, so many of the staff that Con sent out to France are
running their own breeze-up consignment now, so that's hardly
a coincidence. You could call him the Jim Bolger of thebreeze-up game!
"Off the top of my head, you had Stephen Byrne[Knockgraffon], Justin Timmons [Dolmen], Eoin McDonagh[Shanaville], Colin Bargary [Drummona House] and Shane'Rancher' Ryan as well. Con had a brilliant method in place andwe all learned a lot there. It helped me realise what a goodhorse actually feels like and that helps when you are standing
outside your own consignment.
It seems as though Marnane is indebted to Conran just as
much as the latter is to the Bansha boss.
"He didn't just ride Different League every day," Marnane
recalls of Conran's input, "he practically trained that filly. Ryan isa special horse man and you'd be proud to see himself and thelads doing so well out on their own."
While becoming bigger and better is the name of the game,Conran explained how his rapid progress came as a surpriseeven to him at one stage last autumn. However, there is no suchthing as a problem in Conran's world, only solutions.
He said, "We've nine horses this year but at one point we werea little short of room! My partner Pamela and myself bought asmall place near Fethard in Tipperary a couple of years ago. We
don't have a gallop yet but we try to improve the place every
year. To that extent, we have been relying on the help of ourneighbour, Johnny Cummins, who lets us use his gallop."He continued, "The other little hurdle we had to jump recently
was a lack of stables! There were only eight stables when we
moved in and, as I said earlier, I buy a couple of horses every
year with Eoin McDonagh, but we were both full by the timeBook 3 came around. Anyway, Eoin fell in love with aStarspangledbanner (Aus) filly and we couldn't leave her behind.
We just couldn't help ourselves.
"When I got home, I said that I had no other option to convert
the garage into stables. I rang a couple of mates and we had it
up in no time. When I started off buying breezers, I did it with
Eoin and his aunt, Noleen O'Brien, and they have also been very
good to me and gave me a great start. Wherever you go in thisgame, there are so many people willing to give you a hand, andI'm forever grateful to so many people."

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

MEHMAS FILLY LEADS MAYFIELD TRIO AT
OSARUS BREEZE-UP SALE
A trio of juveniles from the Mayfield Stables= consignment
filled the top three positions during Wednesday=s Osarus
Breeze-Up Sale at La Teste Racecourse, with a filly by Mehmas(Ire) (lot 41), taking top honours at i80,000 from Mandore
International Agency.
The March foal is out of Heavenly Bliss (GB) (Intello {Ger}),herself a daughter of G3 Dahlia S. winner and triple Group 1
placegetter Heaven Sent (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), a full-sister to U.S.
turf star and dual Grade I winner Megahertz (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).
Mandore was also the name on the ticket for lot 2, a son ofProfitable (Ire), who made i47,000 after bringing i20,000
during the Tattersalls Ireland September Yealing Sale. His
granddam is Pomology (Arch), twice successful at group leveland second in the G1 Prix Vermeille. The colt=s New Approach(Ire) dam Teikei (Ire) is a half-sister to G3 Zetland S. hero
Goldspur (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).
The third juvenile from Mayfield Stables was a filly (lot 40) bylast year=s leading first-season sire Blue Point (Ire), who caught
the eye of Jean-Claude Rouget and Capucine BDT. Knocked
down for i35,000 as a private sale, the filly is from theextended family of Classic winner and sire Camelot (GB)(Montjeu {Ire}). She sold for i27,000 at the 2023 Goffs
February Sale. Cont. p6

Lot 41, the sale-topping Mehmas filly | Osarus

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Osarus Cont.
The fourth horse to make i30,000 or above was a filly by
Aclaim (Ire) from John Bourke=s Hyde Park Stud. The daughter of
Impressionable (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) was also a
Mandore International acquisition. Her second dam, theBertolini mare Appealing (Ire), was second in the GII Yellow
Ribbon H. and third in the GIII Oak Tree S.
Overall, 36 sold (59%) from 61 offered for a gross of
i579,000. The average of i16,919 was down 2% from 2023,
while the median decreased 13% to i13,000.

RECORD CLEARANCE, AS ULYSSES MARETOPS TATTERSALLS ONLINE

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

{Ire}).
Another two lots cleared 25,000gns--a yearling son of Admire
Moon (Jpn) (lot 58), also from Baroda Stud, caught the eye of R
T Goodes at 35,000gns. Rounding out the top four was Laafy(Noble Mission {GB}) (lot 17), who was consigned by Whitewall
Stables and brought 27,000gns from Brian Ellison.
Padraic Gahan of Baroda Stud, which was the leading vendor
at the sale with 13 yearlings sold of 13 offered, said, AWe arepleased with our consignment at the Tattersalls Online April
Sale. It is great that all 13 of our yearlings sold and we would liketo wish their purchasers luck with them be that for re-offering in
the Autumn, at the breeze-up sales or on the racecourse.
Particular thanks to the teams at Castlebridge, Castlehyde Studand Ecurie des Monceaux for their assistance in bringing theseto the market.@Of the 62 horses offered, 47 were marked as sold for a gross of
427,100gns. The median was 4,200gns and the average was
9,087gns.

TATTERSALLS TO SPONSOR 2024 POLISH ST
LEGERJulia Augusta topped the sale | Tattersalls Online

The winning mare Julia Augusta (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) (lot 15)
topped the Tattersalls Online April Sale when selling to Jimmy
Chua for 72,000gns on Wednesday during a sale noted for its
record clearance of 76%.
Offered by Roger Varian=s Carlburg Stables, the 5-year-old
mare has won twice--once each on turf and the all-weather--andwas fourth in the Listed Snowdrop Fillies= S. at Kempton last
Saturday. From the family of Poet=s Word (Ire) (Poet=s Voice{GB}), she is out of a half-sister to the dam of GIII Chicago S.
winner Abby Hatcher (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}).
A yearling filly by Mehmas (Ire) (lot 55) came in second on thebuyers= sheet when making 45,000gns on the bid of Kingthorn
Racing. A half-sister to the G2 Superlative S. and GIII Quick Call S.
third Neverland Rock (GB) (No Nay Never), the Baroda Studconsigned bay is a granddaughter of multiple group winner
Jessica=s Dream (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}), herself the dam of G1
Prix Jean Prat hero and Group 1 sire Havana Gold (Ire) (Teofilo

The 2024 edition of the Polish St Leger will be sponsored by
Tattersalls, the sales company announced on Wednesday.
Held at Warsaw=s S»uóewiec Racecourse, the 1 3/4-mile raceon Westminster Day, Aug. 31, joins other Classic sponsorships byTattersalls including the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, G1
Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and G2 Tattersalls Italian Oaks.
Multiple group winner Va Bank (Ire) (Archipenko), a i4,500
Tattersalls Ireland September yearling buy, won the Polish St
Leger. In addition, Tattersalls Ireland will sponsor the Nagroda
Dakota, a juvenile race over 6 1/2 furlongs, also held on
Westminster Day.
Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, AWe are delighted
to add the Polish St Leger to the Tattersalls portfolio of Classic
sponsorships in Europe. It is an exciting time for Polish racing,with the country staging their first ever internationallyrecognised listed race in October last year, and Tattersalls andTattersalls Ireland are thrilled to be involved with the 2024
Westminster Day at Tor S»uóewiec.@
Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, ATattersalls Ireland
are committed to supporting the markets that support us, and
our Polish client base has seen year on year growth over the last
few years, making this agreement beneficial to both parties. Thispartnership will extend our Flat racing sponsorship portfolio,
which is headlined by our i250,000 Super Auction Sales Stakesat the Irish Champions Festival.@Cont. p7

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Polish St Leger winner Va Bank winning in Germany | Racingfotos.com

Polish St Leger Cont.
Westminster Group President Marian Ziburske added,
AOpened in 1939, Tor S»uóewiec in Warsaw is one of the mostbeautiful and important racecourses in Eastern Europe, and it isfantastic to have Tattersalls join world-class companies such as
Dell, Land Rover and Panattoni in sponsoring on our charity
raceday. We are very proud to have such a respected partnerand look forward to the further development of Polish racing.@

NICK BANNISTER WILL BE NEXT RACINGWELFARE CHAIRMAN

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

Bannister, who first worked for three decades in financial
services, also manages the family-owned Coniston Hotel & Spa
and its associated estate in the Yorkshire Dales. He has served aschair of The Countryside Alliance Foundation for six years andspent over 10 years as the deputy governor of the Hunt Staff
Benefit Society.
At one point an amateur jump jockey, Bannister said, AI amvery much looking forward to immersing myself in this positionand helping Racing Welfare evolve, navigate the challenges
ahead and continue the excellent work they do for a cause so
close to my heart.@
Dawn Goodfellow, chief executive at Racing Welfare said,
ANick=s vast background of working in finance will undoubtedly
be hugely beneficial. Added to that is his experience of politicalmatters with the Countryside Alliance, which can hopefully
serve to further strengthen our relationships with key industry
stakeholders.@

GERALD LEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST AND
RACING TO SCHOOL RENEW PARTNERSHIP
Racing to School and the Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust haverenewed their partnership for an additional two years that willallow the latter to continue assisting young people in hard-toreach areas, the duo announced on Wednesday.
Already in its third year, the partnership has assisted over 600
young people from rural, inner city and deprived areas in 2023.
The aim is to expose more young people to free, interactive, andhealthy outdoor educational events for schools, staged at avariety of racing venues through the Racing to School
experience.
John Blake, chief executive of Racing to School, said,
ADeveloping this special partnership with the Gerald Leight
Charitable Trust has helped widen our scope to support new
beneficiaries, and the racing industry. We are already working
alongside other partners with similar objectives, which is very
exciting.@

OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

Nick Bannister | Racing Welfare

Nick Bannister will become the next chairman of Racing
Welfare on June 12, the organisation announced on Wednesday.
Currently chairman of Haydock Park Racecourse since 2020,
Bannister will succeed William Barlow, who will be completing
his five-year term.

HOW THEY FARED
13.15 Leopardstown, Mdn, i15,000, 3yo, f, 10fT
Rubies Are Red (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the daughter of Red Evie
(Ire) (Intikhab) and full-sister to Found (Ire), ran a respectable
race forcing it from the front only be overpowered by theimpressive winner.

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14.45 Leopardstown, Mdn, i15,000, 3yo, c/g, 8fT
Mundi (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the full-brother to Churchill (Ire) andClemmie (Ire), was withdrawn due to the deep ground.

Wednesday=s Results:
2nd-Kempton, ,7,000, Nov, 4-10, 3yo/up, 8f (AWT), 1:40.15,
st/sl.
JAYYASH (FR) (c, 3, Siyouni {Fr}--Power Of The Moon {Ire}{MSP-Fr}, by Acclamation {GB}), who posted a runner-up finish
going seven furlongs at Southwell last month, was steadiedbehind the leaders in fifth after the initial exchanges of this third
start. Powering forward once into the home straight, the 8-11
favourite seized control approaching the final furlong and was
pushed out to assert by a length from Goodwood Odyssey (GB)(Ulysses {Ire}). AI got him into a nice position after two furlongs,
he got relaxed and was able to finish off his race nicely,@ said
rider Kieran O=Neill. AHe feels like a nice horse, he showed a turnof foot and could be anything going forward.@ Jayyash is the fifthof six foals and fourth scorer from as many runners out of themultiple stakes-placed Power Of The Moon (Ire) (Acclamation{GB}), herself a half-sister to G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte
and G3 Prix Eclipse victrix Zinziberine (Zieten). The April-foaled
bay is a full-brother to G2 German 1000 Guineas heroine Txope(Fr) and half to an unnamed 2-year-old filly by Hello Youmzain(Fr). Sales history: i170,000 RNA Ylg '22 ARAUG; i420,000 2yo'23 ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $8,490.
O-Wathnan Racing; B-SAS Haras Voltaire (FR); T-John & Thady
Gosden.
1st-Kempton, ,6,800, Nov, 4-10, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), 1:02.23,
st/sl.
KODIBEAT (GB) (f, 2, Kodiac {GB}--Corazon Canarias {Fr}{SP-Fr}, by Caradak {Ire}) broke swiftly and raced in a prominent
second from the outset of this debut. Looming large off thehome turn, the well-backed 2-1 pick was shaken up to poach adecisive edge approaching the furlong pole and ran on wellunder urging to hold the late thrust of Spirited Dancer (GB)
(Dandy Man {Ire}) by a neck in a blanket finish. AI thought she=dcome on for the run as we haven=t really wound her up because
we haven=t been on the grass this year,@ explained trainer OliverCole. AI don=t think she=ll ever be a big filly, but she=s bred to bevery quick and it=s nice to see her win. I=m very pleased as that=s
our first 2-year-old runner and first 2-year-old winner [of theyear]. We run a couple of nice ones at Newmarket next week, so
it should be interesting to see what happens.@ Kodibeat is thelatest of five registered foals, all winners, produced by Listed

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Criterium du Bequet third Corazon Canarias (Fr) (Caradak {Ire}).
The May-foaled bay=s dam is kin to a quartet of black-type
performers headed by stakes-winning dual Spanish champion
and her dual Group 1-placed full-brother Noozhoh Canarias(Spa). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,655.
O-Bronte Collection 1; B-Branton Court Stud LLP (GB); T-Paul &Oliver Cole.
2nd-Wolverhampton, ,6,300, Mdn, 4-10, 2yo, 5f 21y (AWT),
1:02.03, st.
ENCHANTING EMPRESS (GB) (f, 2, Sergei Prokofiev--Yolo Star{Ire} {SP-Eng}, by Society Rock {Ire}), sent off at 11-2, chased
the frantic early pace and was hard at work before the home
turn. Staying on strongly, the newcomer overhauled Kaadi (Ire)(Soldier=s Call {GB}) with 100 yards remaining en route to a 3/4of-a-length success. In doing so, she was becoming the third
winner for her first-season sire. The dam, who was third in the
Listed Lansdown S., hails from the family of the G1 Phoenix S.winning sire Pips Pride (GB). Her yearling colt is by Lope Y
Fernandez (Ire). Sales history: 62,000gns Ylg >23 TATSOM.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,313.
O-AMO Racing Limited & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Llety Farms &Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Dominic ffrench Davis.

Sergei Prokofiev | Whitsbury Manor Stud

CONDITIONS RESULTS:
3rd-Wolverhampton, ,14,200, 4-10, 3-5yo, f/m, 6f 21y (AWT),
1:14.28, st.
NO HALF MEASURES (GB) (f, 3, Cable Bay {Ire}--Fascinator {GB},by Helmet {Aus}) Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $21,170. O-Mr R P
Gallagher; B-Bumble Bloodstock & Mrs S Nicholls (GB); T-Richard
Hughes. *,34,000 Ylg >22 GOFFUK.

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Machete Beach (GB), g, 3, Territories (Ire)--Serenada (Fr), by
Anabaa. Lingfield, 4-10, 10f (AWT), 2:07.95. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $7,188. B-D J & Mrs Deer (GB). *28,000gns RNA Ylg>22 TATOCT.

Wednesday=s Results:
IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF HERITAGE S.-Listed, i40,000,
Leopardstown, 4-10, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1:53.95, hy.
1--GOLDANA (IRE), 128, m, 5, Galileo Gold (GB)--Humble And
Proud (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). (,40,000 Ylg >20 GOFOR;
i120,000 3yo >22 ARQDEC). O-Sights On Gold Partnership;
B-Patrick Grogan (IRE); T-Joseph O=Brien; J-Dylan Browne
McMonagle. i24,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire & SW-Ger,
16-5-2-4, $116,637. *1/2 to Glorious Empire (Ire) (Holy Roman
Emperor {Ire}), GISW-US, $977,227; and Love Reigns (Ire) (U S
Navy Flag), MSW-US, $242,965.
2--Power Under Me (Ire), 138, g, 6, Mehmas (Ire)--Oonagh (Ire),by Arakan. (i28,000 Wlg >18 GOFNOV). O-Vincent Gaul; B-Ms
Barbel Reiss (IRE); T-Ger Lyons. i8,000.
3--Lord Massusus (Ire), 138, g, 4, Markaz (Ire)--Wajaha (Ire), by
Haafhd (GB). O-John N Bourke; B-Longrove Stud (IRE);
T-Joseph Murphy. i4,000.
Margins: HF, HF, 2. Odds: 0.44, 5.50, 5.50.
Also Ran: Cristal Clere (Ire), Big Gossey (Ire), Zenga (GB).
Scratched: Self Belief (Ire).
2023=s G3 Gladness S. victrix Goldana opened this campaign
with a third in the Curragh=s Mar. 18 G3 Park Express S. last timeand justified odds-on favouritism with a game half-length tally
here. Moving into third after racing fourth through the initialstages, she launched her challenge in early straight and kept on
resolutely inside the final quarter-mile to register a third blacktype success.
AShe really deserved it as she had been running well withpenalties through the end of last season and also on her first run
this year,@ said Joseph O=Brien. AI=m delighted to get her head infront and she=s beaten two very good geldings. She=ll probably
step back into Group company now and she=s particularly
effective on soft ground. Wherever she goes she=ll be kept oneasier ground. She=s a Group 3 and Listed winner and it would
be great if we could get her into Group 2s. There is a nice one on
Guineas weekend [G2 Ridgewood Pearl S.], but obviously we=ll
be guided by conditions.@
Goldana is the fifth of eight foals and one of six scorers from as
many runners out of a half-sister to the dual Group 2-placed

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Listed Newmarket S. winner Delsarte (Theatrical {Ire}), G3
Jockey Club Cup third Veenwouden (GB) (Desert Prince {Ire})
and Listed Premio Paolo Mezzanotte third Regina Mundi (Ire)(Montjeu {Ire}). The February-foaled chestnut is a half to GI
Sword Dancer S. hero Glorious Empire (Ire) (Holy Roman
Emperor {Ire}) and the dual stakes scorer Love Reigns (Ire) (U S
Navy Flag).

Goldana | Racingfotos.com

1st-Leopardstown, i15,000, Mdn, 4-10, 3yo, 10fT, 2:27.10, hy.
GALILEO DAME (IRE) (f, 3, Galileo Gold {GB}--Two For Tea {Ire},by Mount Nelson {GB}), runner-up over an extended mile at
Gowran Park on debut in October, raced just behind the earlypace. Staying on powerfully in the final two furlongs, the 13-8
second favourite had an impressive 3 1/2-length margin to spareover Ballydoyle=s blueblood Rubies Are Red (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at
the line. Trainer Joseph O=Brien said, AShe had a good run in soft
ground last year and we thought that 10 furlongs would suit her
well. I was very pleased and looking at that you=d have to say
she=s a smart filly. I suppose the obvious thing now is to go into
an Oaks trial of some sort. She=s owned by a great group of lads,
the Annus Mirabilis Syndicate, Sean O=Driscoll and Brian
McKieran. It=s exciting for them to have a real smart filly.@ The
dam, whose 2-year-old filly by Inns Of Court (Ire) is catalogued innext month=s Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze Up, is a
half-sister to the G2 Champions Juvenile S.-placed Alder (Ire)(Australia {GB}) and the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas
Trial-placed Radiantly (GB) (Aussie Rules). A granddaughter ofthe high-class Shiva (Jpn) (Hector Protector), she also has ayearling filly by Cotai Glory (GB). Sales history: i125,000 2yo >23
TATGOR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $14,787.
O-Annus Mirabilis Syndicate/Sean O=Driscoll/Middle Cow
Unlimited; B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE); T-Joseph O=Brien.

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2nd-Leopardstown, i15,000, Mdn, 4-10, 3yo, 10fT, 2:25.61, hy.
THE EQUATOR (IRE) (c, 3, Galileo {Ire}--Quiet Reflection {GB}{MG1SW-Eng, GSW-Fr, GSW-Ire, $926,853}, by Showcasing{GB}), fourth on his sole start in a mile maiden here in July,
raced prominently out wide throughout the early stages.
Finishing with a flourish in the deep ground to take control
approaching the furlong pole, the 7-2 shot drew away to beatstablemate Ortelius (Justify) by 3 1/4 lengths. AThe Equator had
a lovely run last year and he=s a lovely big, honest horse,@ Aidan
O=Brien said. AHe handles an ease in the ground, but will
obviously handle ground which is much better as well and hestays well. Wayne [Lordan] was very happy with him and said hewent to the line very strong, he did that last year as a
two-year-old as well. Definitely going up to a mile and a quarter
suited him and going further will probably suit him even better.
He could go for a trial at Lingfield or somewhere like that. He=ll
probably love going a mile and a half and I=d say next time that=swhat we will do.@ Of the 5-6 favourite Ortelius, he added, ARyan
said he was a little bit slow away and he was just in the pocket
behind the lads. He said he might have preferred to be in therace and going earlier. He said obviously he was struggling in the
ground and will be much better on better ground. Next timeyou=ll see a different horse, I=d imagine, but it was still a lovely
run and he was very happy with him.@ The winner=s dam Quiet
Reflection was a top-class sprinter, winning the G1
Commonwealth Cup and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup and five otherblack-type races. Bought for 2.1million gns at the 2017 Tatts
December Mares Sale, her first foal was Galileo=s useful andwell-regarded Bluegrass (Ire) who was third in the G2 Dante S.
Her 2-year-old is a filly by Frankel (GB), while she also has ayearling colt by that sire. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $10,503.
O-Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier;
B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien.

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S. winner Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}) and the GIII Canadian
Derby scorer Explode (Trappe Shot). From the same excellent
family of Shiva (Jpn) (Hector Protector) as the card=s opening
maiden winner Galileo Dame (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), her 2year-old colt Emit (Ire) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) while she also
has a yearling colt by Sea The Stars (Ire). Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $9,986.
O/B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (GB); T-Jessica Harrington.

Wednesday=s Results:
2nd-Deauville, i28,000, Cond, 4-10, 3yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:28.56, hy.
AGAT (IRE) (c, 3, Wootton Bassett {GB}--Ayelet {GB}, by Hat
Trick {Jpn}), who backed up a Dec. 15 debut fifth at this venue
with a breakthrough score back here in January, settled off thepace in sixth through halfway. Coaxed forward with 500 metres
remaining, the 31-10 chalk appeared held by Grand Scoop (GB)(No Nay Never) entering the final furlong and ran on relentlessly
under continued urging to deny that rival by a neck in the dying
strides. Agat, kin to the 2-year-old colt Kingofthehighseas (Fr)(Sottsass (Fr), is one of two scorers produced by an unraced
daughter of the dual stakes-winning G3 Prix de Lieurey third
Dream Clover (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). His second dam is a halfsister to elite-level winners Call The Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}),With You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}).
Dream Clover is also a full-sister to the stakes-winning dam oflast year=s G1 Prix de la Foret heroine Kelina (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).
Sales history: i190,000 Wlg >21 ARQDEC. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, i28,250. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Langlais Bloodstock, Euro Limousin & SCEAde Marancourt (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.

4th-Leopardstown, i15,000, Mdn, 4-10, 3yo, 8fT, 1:55.10, hy.
NORWALK HAVOC (GB) (g, 3, Showcasing {GB}--Light of Joy{SP-Eng}, by Kitten=s Joy), not sighted since finishing last of six ina six-furlong Curragh maiden last May, was in front initiallybefore accepting a lead from Gallantly (GB) (Frankel {GB}).
Taking control back from that rival with 1 1/2 furlongs
remaining, the 10-1 shot asserted to score by 2 3/4 lengths.
Trainer Jessie Harrington commented, AHe didn=t behave very
well at the Curragh last year and when he came back, he got
castrated which seems to have done the job. We always thought
he had ability but he wasn=t giving it to us and it was great to get
his head in front. Shane said he actually couldn't go any quicker
than he was going and he then quickened up well in the straight
and went through the ground very easily.@ The winner is the first
foal out of the listed-placed dam, a half to the GIII Sam F. Davis
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2nd-La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, i23,000, Cond, 4-10, 2yo, 5fT,
0:59.91, vs.
MISS BEETHOVEN (FR) (f, 2, Van Beethoven--Hathfa {Fr}, by
Dark Angel {Ire}), sent off at 28-1, missed the kick andlanguished in rear early. Picking up on the outer at halfway, thenewcomer wore down Vif De Boistron (Fr) (Al Wukair {Ire}) with150 metres remaining en route to a 2 1/2-length success toprovide his first-season sire with a second winner. The dam, who
also has the unraced 3-year-old filly Hatfaville (Fr) (Al Wukair{Ire}), is a granddaughter of the graded-stakes-placed Ghurra(War Chant) who produced Invincible Spirit=s G1 Prix Morny and
G1 Middle Park S.-winning sire Shalaa (Ire). Lifetime Record: 1-10-0, i11,500. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Asier Sanchez Iceta; B-Mme S Peron & SARL Winning
Bloodstock Agency (FR); T-Miguel Alonso Roldan.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
4th--La Teste-Bassin Arcachon, i22,000, 4-10, 3yo, 9fT,
1:59.76, vs.
SAFWAN (GB) (c, 3, Wootton Bassett {GB}--Al Mayhola {Fr}, by
Sea The Stars {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, i32,750. O/B-Al
Shaqab Racing (GB); T-Edouard Monfort.

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into how your career in the breeding and racing industry
began?
D=Arcy: Certainly, I am going back a long time, probably before
you were born, but I grew up in Brisbane and I was always
interested in the thoroughbred industry.
During my school holidays, I=d go and work on a stud farm or
I=d go down to Eagle Farm Racecourse and help out a couple oftrainers down there.
My mum was a tipster on the radio and had a column in thepaper tipping horses, so there was always an interest there andafter finishing school I worked for a couple of properties andthen to the Agricultural College in Victoria, and as part of thatcourse I ended up doing some experience with Inglis in 1986.
After that work experience I was fortunate enough that Johnand Reg Inglis offered me a position in the pedigree team. At
that stage we wrote pedigrees, they weren=t generated bycomputers, so we wrote all of them.
At that stage I certainly wasn=t thinking I was going to become
an auctioneer. I just enjoyed being around the horses and loved
the pedigree side of the business. I was learning a lot, as you do
working for a company like Inglis.

1st-Deauville, i19,000, Cond, 4-10, 4yo/up, 12 1/2f (AWT),
2:40.03, st.
PALAIMON (FR) (h, 7, Soldier Hollow {GB}--Leukothea {GB}, by
Sixties Icon {GB}) Lifetime Record: 15-5-0-1, i53,360. O-Erich
Schwaiger; B-Concept Real AG (FR); T-Markus Munch.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Tazara (Ire), f, 3, Blue Point (Ire)--L= Explora, by War Front.
Deauville, 4-10, 6fT, 1:13.55. B-Hamwood Stud (IRE).
*i27,000 Wlg >21 GOFNOV; 90,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT.
Calypso King (GB), g, 3, Calyx (GB)--Cheriearch (SW-Fr), by Arch.
Deauville, 4-10, 6fT, 1:13.12. B-Oceanic Bloodstock SARL, OTIManagement Pty Ltd & Mme Ariane Gravereaux (GB).
*i170,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT. **1/2 to Welwal (GB) (Shalaa{Ire}), GSW-Fr & MGSP-Aus, $283,803; Epistrophy (Fr) (Charm
Spirit {Ire}), GSP-Fr; and Chic Cherie (Fr) (Muhaarar {GB}),
SP-Ger.

Jonathan D'Arcy Q&A Cont. from p1
Keely: Jonathan, could you provide readers with some insightJonathan D=Arcy | Inglis

A couple of years later Reg Inglis asked me and Vin Cox if we=dlike to have a go at auctioning. We both took up the offer, I kept
going with it and Vin decided he=d go down more of a sales pathwhere he became a successful bloodstock agent before
embarking on his very successful management career.
I stayed with auctioneering because I enjoyed it so much. I=ve
been lucky enough to see the world as a company
representative and it=s been a very enjoyable career to this date.
Cont. p12

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Chris Waller with Winx and her filly by Pierro | Chris Waller Racing

Jonathan D'Arcy Cont.
Keely: How do you ready yourself for an auction? Do you planout your approach in advance, or do you prefer to improvise
and go with the flow?
D=Arcy: Every auction is different, and obviously a sale like theInglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale there=s a lot more work that
goes into having a think about how you can promote thesehorses you=re selling. Most auctions we take 90 seconds to 2 1/2
minutes to sell a horse.
So, there=s not an awful lot you can say, you just make sure
you=re up to date with the pedigree and what the stallion=slatest racetrack results are. We get all the information on the
successful nicks and crosses, but all the buying bench is so wellversed in all this information.
They don=t really want to hear a lot about pedigrees--it=s all in
the catalogue and so they really want an efficient auctioneering
service that can get the horses bought and sold in a good time.
I think we=re actually selling a bit faster these days just to getthrough the large number of lots that we=ve got on our sellingdays.
But overall, I don=t think we want to bore people with extra
statistics or pedigree information. You just got to be up to datewith anything that might help or make a difference when the
final bids are called for.
Keely: Throughout your extensive and successful career, whohave been some of your influences and sources of inspiration?
D=Arcy: I=ve been fortunate to be around a lot of successful
people in this industry. Early days, I was learning from theauctioneers that were present at the company. So, that was Reg
Inglis, John Inglis and Jamie Inglis.

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

Down the track we took over Dalgety Bloodstock in Victoria,
and that meant that we had the services of Peter Heageny.
Peter was certainly someone who I learned a lot of
auctioneering skills from. We also worked with Simon Vivian.
I spent a lot of time listening to other auctioneers and I was
lucky enough to follow Damien Cooley, who=s a very successful
real estate auctioneer. I followed him around for several months
just learning how he sold houses. I was lucky enough to do a realestate auction for his company.
An inspiration has been Neville Begg. I am very fortunate tohave developed a strong friendship with Neville. Obviously, he=s
been a successful trainer in Australia for many years. When hewent to Hong Kong, I was lucky to stay with Neville and his wife
on several occasions. Neville remained a very close friend andsomeone I learned a lot about horses from.
I=ve spent time with many successful bloodstock agents like
Kieran Moore and John Foote. There=s too many to name. You
learn from everyone you=re around, and it=s an industry that you
keep learning. You=re still learning to this very day and that=swhat makes it interesting. It=s an industry where a lot of people
get involved and a lot of people do share their knowledge withyou.
I think that=s great for young people coming up through thebusiness that you can learn from all these different people that
we=ve got within the industry.
Keely: What is your favourite aspect of your role?
D=Arcy: At Inglis, we have a great bloodstock team. We=ve got
about 10 people in the bloodstock team, so we talk to eachother a lot. We have meetings almost weekly where we talkabout some of the things we need to do, whether it=s for adigital sale or whether it=s recruiting buyers to certain sales.
Sometimes it=s about what we need to do to attract yearlings or
attract mares for the Chairman=s Sale.
So, there=s always something different happening throughout
the year. The most enjoyable part to me is the auctioneering. I
love it because I think we can make a difference to the returns
for our clients, and I love the theatre of it. I love the fact every
sale is different.
When you=re calling bids at a million dollars and seeing theemotion on both purchasers' and vendors' faces, that's a great
kick. It=s great to play a very small part in a successful sale.
Because the breeders have spent up to 18 months, two years,
breeding the mare to get the foal and then foal to a Inglis
Australian Easter Yearling Sale or a Inglis HTBA Sale or Classic or
Premier--to get the result for them that they dream of that=svery important for not only myself but all the people in thecompany. Cont. p13

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Jonathan D'Arcy Cont.
Keely: Apart from the Winx filly, could you share some of yourother career highlights?

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

beagle puppy racing straight towards me! It was quite a hilarious
moment.
I=m sure there would be a lot of other funny moments aroundthe sales. You get people who are surprised at what their horses
are making, absolutely gobsmacked and wonderful things likethat. We sold a colt for a vendor from New Zealand one day,
who thought the horse was going to make AU$400,000AU$500,000 and they ended up making well over that mark,selling for AU$1.5 million.
So, that was a bit of fun. You share a lot of jokes andcamaraderie with the clients. Many of the people who attend
the sales have been attending them for a very long time, you
can always have a laugh with them about certain things that
happen in the sale ring.

D=Arcy: I was lucky enough to sell a mare called Samantha Miss(Aus). She was put through as a racing and breeding prospect as
a 4-year-old mare. She=d won the VRC Oaks and was probably
one of the highest profile race mares to be sold that year.
Samantha Miss sold for AU$3.85 million - that was a great thrill.
I was also fortunate enough to sell Makybe Diva (GB)=s Galileo(Ire) colt at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when it washeld at Newmarket many years ago.
Once again, that was not dissimilar to what we saw play out
this week, there was a lot of mainstream media attention there.
Makybe Diva having won the Melbourne Cup on three occasions
and a Cox Plate. There was a lot of international interest, theKeely: What positive changes or innovations have you
colt made AU$1.7 million.
observed in the industry, and are there any aspects you'd likeThat was exciting but some of
to see improved or altered?
the biggest thrills you get are
selling horses for AU$100,000
D=Arcy: I suppose thewhen the client thought it wasinnovations are the way
worth AU$40,000 or selling acomputers are used these days.
horse for AU$80,000 when they
The statistics are up to date andthought they were struggling to
you can get the ratings that are
get AU$20,000.
put out after every meeting. I
That gives you as much thrill as
think that=s certainly a tool thatselling the high-priced horses.
many people use now when
Sometimes a result like that
they=re buying horses or if
keeps that breeder in the game.
they=re trading horses to Hong
It means they can breed theKong, those ratings aremare again the following year.
something that have become
So, I think it=s very important,very
Danehill | Arrowfield
and it=s not a clichJ but every
Prior to the introduction ofhorse we offer is important. We would like to think that we=re
computers - analytics, statistics, ratings was very much agiving every horse the same opportunity to maximise its salepersonal opinion but now it=s solid data behind why horses are
price through our auctioneering team.
bought and sold. One of the biggest changes with the selling ofbloodstock/livestock has been the introduction of digital sales.
Keely: Could you share some of your funniest or most
We=ve been lucky at Inglis to play a role in that. We=re turning
cherished memories from your career?
over AU$90 to AU$95 million a year in digital sales. But that=smade it a very liquid market so you don=t have to wait three or
D=Arcy: I can remember when I was a bit younger and I wasfour months to sell a horse or even prior to this it wasn=t really
actually taking bids in the Newmarket ring, which many people
possible to sell a five or 10 per cent share in a horse.
will remember had quite a lot of residential housing around it
Now you=ve got a sale every two weeks. So, it=s almost like theand a school and hospital across the road.
stock market, like a trading floor of a stock market and I think
I can=t recall if it was a Inglis Classic Sale or an Easter Sale butthat has changed the way people look at trading bloodstock.
my wife and I lived across the road and we had a young beagle
We have horses that one year they=re sold as a yearling for
puppy called Jackson. Anyway, I had my back to the auctioneer
AU$400,000 and they have a couple of starts and the syndicate
and was looking at the clients under the tree taking bids andmight decide that they=re not exactly going to make a stallion, so
there was a commotion and I turned around and here was thisthey=re traded for say AU$200,000. Cont. p14

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Jonathan D'Arcy Cont.
D'Arcy Cont.: That horse might win a couple of races for thatowner and then maybe nine months later they=re traded again
for AU$90,000 because they need to continue their racing in aneasier jurisdiction.
Some of these horses have been traded three, four, five times
in their lives and at each time it=s important for the owners to beable to conduct that trading. I think the fact we=ve developed a
trading platform that assists everyone.
The second part, I think the industry is now much more
focused on welfare and the importance of displaying to theworld that we care about these horses, not only during theirracing careers but their post racing careers.
While there=s still more that can be done and needs to bedone, I think everyone is now thinking in the right direction.
There isn=t just financial support but also having a think about
how we look after these horses once they are retired. So, I feelthat was something that was very much required and it=s been arocky road to get to that point.

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there was competition, I would have loved to have had a few
other people to jump in. However, I know people were trying tohave a bid at AU$3 million, AU$4 million and AU$5 million.
People have spoken to me afterwards saying we tried to get in
but it was just too fast.
I was just delighted to be able to play a very, very small role inwhat was a great story. The marketing team here and the way
buyers were recruited did a massive job.
I think the whole story captured the imagination of theAustralian public and the thoroughbred industry around theworld - that was great.
As an auctioneer we sell a lot of horses every year but it=s beenvery enjoyable being part of this sale and it=s very fresh in mymind. It=s an easy one to remember because there=s just been somuch written about it and a lot of video content.
It was just a thrill to be involved and I=m pleased that it playedout well for everyone. Fingers crossed the filly can go on andcontinue the legacy that Winx has laid down.

Keely: Is there a particular stallion that holds a special place inyour heart over the years?
D=Arcy: I was fortunate enough to be around when Danehill was
really in full stride. I can remember looking at his fist crop andthey sold okay but when they started racing it was quickly
understood that he was a breed shaper stallion. Danehill was
getting colts and fillies, his sons were going off to stud and weresuccessful - the likes of Danzero (Aus), Flying Spur (Aus),
Redoute=s Choice (Aus), Fastnet Rock (Aus).
The fact that we were able to sell Danehills for something like12 years, the incredible popularity of the stallion and the successthey had. Many of them were sold through our Easter YearlingSale, it was just a great time to be involved.
I remember Danehills regularly making a million dollars, twomillion and he never had any sex bias. It=s a rare thing to see in astallion - the term is a breed shaper and I=ve only seen a coupleof breed shaper stallions in my lifetime. Danehill was probably
the greatest one and to have the opportunity to his progeny foran extended period of time was certainly a great highlight ofmine.
Keely: Do you consider the sale of the Pierro x Winx filly to be
the pinnacle of your career?
D=Arcy: I suppose a lot of people will because it got all the
publicity, and it was certainly probably the most highly
anticipated moment of my career.
I just hoped everything would play out well. I was pleased that

Winx=s Pierro filly in the ring | Inglis

Keely: Has the reality of selling a yearling filly for AU$10
million fully set in for you?
D=Arcy: I practised selling her for about a month before the sale,
not every day, but if I was driving for half-n-hour or every coupleof days and in my mind she never made AU$10 million. Whenpractising I=d be taking bids of AU$200,000 or AU$250,000 but
to be taking bids of a million and a million and a half, that wasn=t
something I considered was ever a possibility of occurring.
I don't think any auctioneer in the world would have imagined
they=d be calling bids of that magnitude in such quick succession
as how it played out. Personally, I really didn=t think she would
be making that sort of money. When you think about it thehighest-priced yearling ever sold was a colt at US$13 million andit was a long, long time ago. Cont. p15

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Jonathan D'Arcy Cont.
D'Arcy Cont.: The Australian record for a filly was AU$2.6
million, and I thought she=d be making somewhere around AU$5
million because of the interest. At AU$10 million, it is still sinking
in for a lot of us. Just a magic moment to be involved in and ahorse=s worth is determined by what two people are willing topay.
Debbie Kepitis had a part ownership of the filly, but she had to
pay an awful lot of money to buy out her partners. It was aunique opportunity to buy the daughter of arguably the greatest
racehorse we=ve ever seen in this country.
Keely: What would you name the Pierro x Winx filly?
D=Arcy: I quite like a name called An A Nod. Three words, a wink
and a nod. Sort of something like that. There=s an old saying, a
nod and a wink. So, that=s why I think An A Nod. But I=m suresmarter people than I will come up with a very suitable name forher.

ELEVEN FOREIGNERS TO CHALLENGE HOMETEAM ON FWD CHAMPIONS DAY by Alan Carasso

Dubai Honour is set for a third trip to Hong Kong | HKJC photo

A record 11 overseas-based gallopers, including Group 1
winners Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride of Dubai {Aus}) from GreatBritain and Japan's Mad Cool (Jpn) (Dark Angel {Ire}), are amongthe 35 total horses invited to participate in the trio of races
which comprise FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on
Apr. 28.
Trained by William Haggas, the globetrotting Dubai Honour
pays a third visit to Hong Kong and will look to improve on his
performance from 12 months ago, where he was a low-odds
third behind the re-opposing, three-peat seeking Romantic

THURSDAY • 11 APRIL 2024

Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) and Prognosis (Jpn) (DeepImpact {Jpn}) in the richest of the afternoon's events, the HK$28
million (,2.84 million/i3.29 million) G1 FWD QE II Cup. Also
among the invitees is recent BMW Hong Kong Derby winner
Massive Sovereign (Ire) (No Nay Never).
Whereas Dubai Honour was set for a strenuous two-race
Australian Group 1 prep last term, he enters this year's contest amuch fresher horse, having won Kempton's Listed Magnolia S.
by a smooth three-length margin Apr. 1. Dubai Honour was alsoa respectable fourth in the 2022 G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup
over the QE II Cup course and distance.
The G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize lost some of its lustre when theworld's top-rated sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse{Aus}) was ruled out via injury, and it will be left to last-out
G1 Al Quoz Sprint victor California Spangle (Ire)(Starspangledbanner {Aus}) to fly the Bauhinia flag. Victor theWinner (Aus) (Toronado {Ire}) is also set to make an
appearance, having set the pace before finishing a brave third to
Mad Cool in the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Mar. 23.
Trainer George Boughey is set to be represented by his firstHong Kong runner in the 4-year-old filly Believing (Ire) (Mehmas{Ire}), a dual listed winner in England and victorious in the
G3 Prix Texanita at Chantilly in 2023.
Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) will try to win the
G1 FWD Champions Mile for a record fourth time in what could
be his final career appearance. The 8-year-old, a three-timeHorse of the Year, will have the services of Vincent Ho as theylook for an 11th Group 1 success together. Hong Kong Derby
runner-up Galaxy Patch (Aus) (Wandjina {Aus}) drops back to
the 1600 metres in a race that has also attracted All-Star Milewinner Obamburumai (Jpn) (Discreet Cat), beaten under threelengths in last weekend's G1 Doncaster Mile H. at Randwick, andMiddle Park Racing LX's Brave Emperor (Ire) (Sioux Nation), a
stakes winner in no fewer than five different jurisdictions fortrainer Archie Watson, including the Listed Irish ThoroughbredMarketing Cup in Qatar Feb. 17.
AFWD Champions Day is one of the most prestigious meetings
on the international racing stage and we are delighted to havesuch a strong group of world-class horses heading to Sha Tin forour spring flagship meeting,@ said Andrew Harding, executive
director, racing, for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. AWith eightvisitors from Japan and three from Great Britain, the might ofHong Kong=s team will be tested in all three feature races.@

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REBEL'S ROMANCE TO TAKE HIS SHOWBACK ON THE ROAD

Rebel's Romance | Horsephotos

Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won
the Listed HH The Amir Trophy in Qatar before causing a mild
surprise over a star-studded field in the G1 Longines Dubai
Sheema Classic Mar. 30, is scheduled to travel overseas yet
again for his next start.
AHe shipped back to Newmarket a couple of days ago, shipped
well, and I think we'll stick with plan A and probably head to
Hong Kong for the [May 26 G1 Standard Chartered] Champions
and Chater there,@ trainer Charlie Appleby told Equidia's
Katherine Ford Callier at Deauville Apr. 9.
Having won a pair of Group 1s in Germany and the GI Longines
Breeders' Cup Turf in 2022, the homebred endured a string of
bad luck when winless last season--including a spill in a race atSaratoga--but hinted at a return to his better form when taking
out the Listed Wild Flower S. over the Kempton all-weather in
December. The 6-year-old made the majority of the running in
the Amir Trophy to win by a convincing three lengths and sat
just off a moderate tempo in the Sheema Classic, pouncing late
to best Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) by two lengths.
AIt's a program we put in place before the Sheema Classic,@Appleby said of the trip to Hong Kong. AWe know he enjoys his
traveling, as long as he's traveling in and out within a certain
period, but importantly, he likes that style of track and that styleof racing. So that's our plan to go to the Champions and Chater.@Rebel's Romance is likely to come up against Russian Emperor(Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who has capped off each of his last two
seasons in Hong Kong with victories in the Champions andChater Cup, as well as the dual group-winning Straight Arron(Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), a meritorious sixth in the Mar. 30 G1
Dubai Turf over an insufficient 1800 metres.

Wednesday=s Result:TOKYO SPRINT-Listed (Jpn-G3), -51,0900,000, Oi, 4-10, 4yo/up,
1200m, 1:12.30, hy.
1--JUSTIN (JPN), 126, h, 8, by Orfevre (Jpn)
1st Dam: Synesthesia, by Gone West
2nd Dam: Honest Cause, by Giant's Causeway
3rd Dam: Quite Honestly, by Believe It
O-Yoshio Oda; B-Reiji Amaba (Jpn); T-Hidemitsu Sakai; J-Keita
Nishi; -30,000,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Jpn, 38-10-3-3,-286,588,000.
2--Kurojishi Joe (Jpn), 123, h, 5, Furioso (Jpn)--Silence Love(Jpn), by Special Week (Jpn). O-Takao Kawauchi; B-Masuo
Farm (Jpn); -10,500,000.
3--T M Tokkyu (Jpn), 123, h, 6, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)--Agnes
Natural (Jpn), by Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn). O-Masatsugu
Takezono; B-Kosho Farm (Jpn); -6,000,000.
Margins: 2, 2, 1 1/4. Odds: 13.40, 4.40, 1.70.
Also Ran: Helios (Jpn), Rgyal Dar (Jpn), Maru Mori Special (Jpn),
Boiler House (Jpn), Arms Reign (Jpn), Gishigishi (Jpn), Praelude(Jpn), Apollo Bibi (Jpn), Melt (Jpn), Snark da Vinci (Jpn),
Kyudokun. Click for the NAR chart and video.

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