MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023

BREEDERS' CUP BERTHSNOT ALL ABOUT
SPEED NUMBERS

CODY'S WISH BACK TO WINNING FORM IN'WAYI' VOSBURGH
The legend of Cody's Wish (Curlin), dampened only briefly by a
10-length defeat in the two-turn GI Whitney S., is back at full
flame with a gutsy effort in the rescheduled 'Win and You're In'
GII Vosburgh S.
Rained off of Saturday's card at Belmont's Aqueduct Fall
meeting, the Vosburgh awarded a paid entry to the GI Qatar
Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint though winning trainer Bill Mott
indicated a title defense for his stable's star in the GI Big Ass
Fans Breeders's Cup Dirt mile was preferred.
Beaten just once in his last seven starts (the aforementioned
Whitney), Cody's Wish did little to deter the wagering public,
jumping last from the outside gate at 1-9. And though he trailed
the field off that trademark hesitant beginning, the son of Curlin
was quick to rejoin the group paced up front by 9-2 second
choice Accretive (Practical Joke).
Cont. p6

IN TDN EUROPE TODAY
More Than Looks | Sarah Andrew

The Week in Review, by T.D. Thornton
Going into Saturday's wiring of the GI Awesome Again S., Slow
Down Andy (Nyquist) hadn't won a dirt race in 1 1/2 years, andhe still has the same habit of swishing his tail in the stretch whenlifelong riding partner Mario Gutierrez implores him for run. But
this Reddam Racing homebred trained by Doug O'Neill had been
finishing respectably behind some A-list names in his company
lines, so bettors made him favored for the first time in 15
months, and at 2-1 odds Slow Down Andy rewarded that
confidence by doubling their money en route to his first Grade I
victory.
The 4-year-old led at every call (101 Beyer Speed Figure) in a
"Win and You're In" chance for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, andthis year that nine-furlong prep carries extra emphasis because
it was run over the same Santa Anita Park surface that will hostthe Breeders' Cup championships Nov. 3-4.
"He's becoming better with age. You can see it on his record.
His last few races he's just given us his all. Right now, he's fit,
he's ready to run in the Breeders' Cup," Gutierrez said.
Slow Down Andy's win also shifts the balance of power in theClassic division ever so slightly more toward the Left Coast.
Cont. p3

2023 ARC CLAIMED BY ACE IMPACT IN
DEVASTATING STYLE
Ace Impact (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}) won the G1 Qatar Prix del’Arc de Triomphe on a rich day of racing at ParisLongchamp.
Tom Frary has the report..

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Pictured above as a weanling, Midshipman (Unbridled's Song) is today’s featured Breeders’Cup 40 winner. See page 13. | Michael J. Marten/Stonerside

ZANDON GETS HIS DAY IN WOODWARD WIN

8

Jeff Drown's Zandon (Upstart) finally got his day to shine with acome-from-behind victory in the rescheduled GII Woodward S. at
Belmont's Aqueduct meet.

FASIG REGIONAL TOUR MAKES STOP IN MARYLAND

18

Fasig-Tipton shifts its focus this week to Maryland, where it willhold its two-day Midlantic Fall Yearlings sale in Timonium Monday
and Tuesday.

BAD HOOF LUCK CONTINUES FOR TEAM FORTE'TDN Rising Star' and MGISW Forte (Violence) is receiving treatment
for a quarter crack.

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Week in Review, cont. from p1
A pair of Grade I-winning sophomores, 'TDN Rising Star'
Arabian Knight (Uncle Mo) and Geaux Rocket Ride (Candy Ride{Arg}), the one-two finishers from the GI Pacific Classic (in which
Slow Down Andy ran third), already call Santa Anita home. Andeven though their campaigns this year were not based in
California, two other top Classic contenders--the GI Belmont S.
and GI Travers S. winner Arcangelo (Arrogate) and MGISWWhite Abarrio (Race Day)--have already shipped to Santa Anita
well in advance of other Eastern-based divisional rivals.
Winning a race over the track theoretically should have a little
more significance for Slow Down Andy. But the obvious question
moving forward for him (and other possible Breeders' Cup
starters who raced on the Sept. 30 Santa Anita card) is whether
or not the "wet-fast" main track from that afternoon will be auseful barometer in trying to prognosticate the championships.
Friday's opening day at Santa Anita produced fairly uniform
results on a dirt surface labeled "fast." Of four main-track races,
one was won in wire-to-wire fashion, one by a speed horse whopressed the pace, one by a stalker, and one by an off-pacecloser.
Rain prior to Saturday produced the wet-fast designation. Ineight main track races, four horses wired their fields and fourothers scored by forcing the issue close up to the frontrunners.
Stalkers and closers got completely shut out.

Arcangelo | Sarah Andrew

More ThanYImpressive
While a triple-digit Beyer performance in a stakes at this stageof the season usually invokes aspirations of running in the
Breeders' Cup, the connections of More Than Looks (More Than
Ready) indicated they'll likely stay on a late-season course thatbypasses Santa Anita and the championships, even after the
3-year-old son of More Than Ready uncorked a devastating latekick and a 101 Beyer when dismantling the field in Saturday's$200,000 Jefferson Cup at Churchill Downs.
Ridden by Cristian Torres and trained by Cherie DeVaux forowner Anthony Bartolo's Victory Racing Partners, More Than
Looks rated three wide at the back of the pack into theclubhouse turn and had one horse beaten turning for home as
the 1.63-1 favorite in the mile turfer over "firm" ground.
Tipping widest into the lane under a full head of steam out inthe seven path, More Than Looks inhaled his eight rivals while
responding to rousing between the quarter and sixteenth poles,
eventually drawing off by his lonesome late in the lane to scoreby 2 3/4 lengths
As Churchill announcer Travis Stone articulated withadmiration in his call, the colt "looked hopeless with threefurlongs to go" before out-torqueing the field in a visually
impressive effort.
Now 4-1-1 from seven starts, More Than looks won the GIII
Manila S. at Belmont Park on July 7 and ran third in the GII Hallof Fame S. at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 11.
"This was one of the first times he really put his head down
and ran through the wire," De Vaux said. "Sometimes he got alittle green and would hang a little bit once he got in front."
DeVaux said More Than Looks would likely be aimed at the GIII
Bryan Station S. at Keeneland Race Course Oct. 28 and could
then attempt the GI Hollywood Derby (GI) at Del Mar Dec. 2.

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Downs, beating a pair of next-out winners. He then finished
Week in Review, cont.
third behind three-time stakes winner No Nay Mets (Ire) (NoLanding Spot TBD
Nay Never) over the same course and distance in the $125,000
Numbers aren't everything when considering the Breeders'
Rosie's S. Sept. 9.
Cup, especially when it comes to"He went short the first two
younger horses.
times out and the first time he
A case in point is Air Recruit
really surprised us. We sat right(Air Force Blue), who won thebehind the speed [in the colt's$150,000 Laurel Futurity on
debut] and came flying andSaturday over 1 1/16 miles on a[were] able to win," Marquez"good" turf course at Laurel
said. "We put him back in thePark.
stake at Colonial and he ran a
His win only registered a 67 on
huge race [behind a] very nicethe Beyer scale. But thehorse. We knew that he wanted
2-year-old colt caught the eye
to go longer so we stretched him
by breaking well, conceding theout today and you guys saw what
lead, and rating midpack at the
he did."fence while covered up before
Added Delacour: "He always
tipping his big, white blaze out
showeda lot of speed. His firstto the three path and wearing
Air Recruit | Coadybreeze from the gate he went
down the frontrunners with alike 47 [seconds] in hand, so we knew we had something. I
determined effort.
didn't know about the distance, to be honest. That was kind of
Jockey Charlie Marquez rode for trainer Arnaudan experiment, but it was the right time to do it after two
Delacour and owner Mark Grier.
Air Recruit won his Aug. 5 debut over 5 1/2 furlongs at Colonial races." Cont.

Curlin - The Classic Sire

Congratulations to theconnections of Cody’s Wish:
Owner/Breeder: Godolphin
Hall of Fame Trainer: Bill Mott

www.hillndalefarms.com
LGB, LLC 2023 / Photo: Adam Coglianese

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Week in Review, cont.
The GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is a possible option, but it'sannually a race that gets oversubscribed.
"We'll look at our options," Delacour said. "Depending on how
he comes back, if we can get in the Breeders' Cup it could be an
option. He did it impressively enough that we could give him a
shot--if we get in."Maryland Dates Reduction?
Craig Fravel, the chief executive officer for 1/ST Racing, whichowns Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, told the Maryland
Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority on Friday that a
reduced racing schedule is one option that could be consideredas the circuit grapples with numerous near- and longer-term
issues related to viability and relevancy.
Frank Vespe of The Racing Biz broke the story, reporting thatwhen Authority member and Maryland Thoroughbred
Horsemen's Association (MTHA) general counsel Alan Foreman
asked 1/ST Racing executives to better define what the company
meant by an allusion to "realigning the racing calendar," Fravel
responded this way:"We've made a proposal [to the MTHA] about taking a break inthe calendar and shifting racing, the focus of racing, to Colonial
during the summer months because they're paying $600,000 or

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

$700,000 today in purse money."
Vespe reported that 1/ST Racing's analysis "envisions a much
shorter Maryland racing season," but that "fewer days of racing
would mean larger per-race purses," noting that Maryland
hosted 175 days of live racing in 2022 and has hosted as manyas 187 days in recent years.
"We think that 80 to 90 days can be a very viable racing
calendar," Fravel said. "Even with that, though, operationally
there needs to be some reconsideration of the distribution of[video lottery terminal] revenues. But we also think that thosedays can be run with purses in excess of $500,000, maybe even
$600,000 a day, which is highly competitive in the local, regional
marketplace."

Cody's Wish (Curlin) returns to winning ways in the GII Vosburgh S.
(click to watch)

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Vosburgh, cont. from p1

Cody's Wish | Sarah Andrew

Kept outside of runners, Cody's Wish powered his way fromlast to within a length of that leader in a tightly packed bunch up
the backstretch as the opening quarter went in a moderate:23.33. Irad Ortiz, Jr., aboard Accretive, gave a quick look over
his right shoulder into the turn as Junior Alvarado had yet tomove atop the favorite and the top two choices turned for home
together with little separating them. Great Navigator (Sea
Wizard) loomed along the inside and Accretive was gamebetween horses but Cody's Wish was all class, putting away thepair into the final sixteenth and securing the win under wraps.
AIt [gate issues] goes with him [Cody's Wish],@ acknowledged
Mott. AYou always wonder [with the slow start]. He was off slow,
but he was able to make it up. Ideally, there=s more pace andthey kind of come back to him, but everybody kept runningtoday. I think obviously a horse like him when they go 44[seconds] and change, he=s going to close better and finish
better if the others are coming back to him, but they kept
running.@
When asked about potential 2024 plans for their star, officials
at Godolphin noted his career may be coming to a close.
AWe=ll probably retire him,@ admitted Michael Banahan,
director for bloodstock for Godolphin. AWe got another year outof him which is great. The major goal was trying to win the Met
Mile, which we achieved. Everything else was just bonus to top
it off. In this situation, we=ll try to be a repeat winner of the
Breeders= Cup [Dirt] Mile. We=re hoping he can do that again,
he=s obviously one of the best horses in the country and we=dlike to maintain that position if we can.@MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

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Vosburgh, cont.

Cody's Wish | Sarah Andrew

Pedigree Notes:
Dance Card, purchased by Godolphin connections as a 2-yearold for $750,000, became a Grade I winner with her victory in
the GI Gazelle S. but has arguably had just as much success inher paddock career. Besides Cody's Wish, she's also produced
MGSW Endorsed (Medaglia d'Oro), SP Bocephus (Medaligad'Oro) and 2-year-old Hunt Ball (Into Mischief), who was secondin his Saratoga debut Aug. 19. Dance Card is represented by ayearling Street Sense filly and reported a Gun Runner filly thisSpring before being covered by Gun Runner for 2024.

Sunday, Belmont at Big AVOSBURGH S.-GII, $250,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-1, 3yo/up,
7f, 1:21.83, ft.
1--CODY'S WISH, 126, h, 5, by Curlin
1st Dam: Dance Card (GISW, $502,200), by Tapit
2nd Dam: Tempting Note, by Editor's Note
3rd Dam: Tempt, by Devil's Bag
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior Alvarado.
$137,500. Lifetime Record: 15-10-1-4, $2,586,030. *1/2 toEndorsed (Medaglia d'Oro), MGSW, $970,133. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Accretive, 120, g, 4, Practical Joke--Mallory Street, by Street
Sense. ($180,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.;
B-Falcon Wood Partners (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $50,000.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

SLOW DOWN
YOU MOVETOO FAST

Slow Down Andy wires the G1 Awesome Again on his way
to the Breeders’ Cup Classic. His sire Nyquist also has starsophomore filly Randomized. Only Curlin, Into Mischief andUncle Mo have more 2023 G1 winners. Just imagine!

DATA: 9-30

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Vosburgh, cont.
3--Great Navigator, 118, c, 3, Sea Wizard--All Even, by Stephen
Got Even. O/B-Holly Crest Farm (NJ); T-Eddie Owens, Jr.
$30,000.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

ZANDON FINALLY GETS HIS DAY TO SHINE IN
WOODWARD WIN

Margins: 1HF, 3 1/4, 2. Odds: 0.15, 4.50, 22.60.
Also Ran: Sheriff Bianco, High Oak, Cowan.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
sponsored by TVG.

CODY'S WISH
WIN AND YOU’RE IN ™
connection earnings include:$ Automatic berth into #BC23 Sprint$ Free pre-entry & entry fees
$ Travel awards for horses stabled outside ofCalifornia, $10,000 for North America and$40,000 for international runners+$10,000 nominator award to Godolphin
CLICK HERE for the full 2023
#WINANDYOUREIN rules and race schedule.

Zandon | Sarah Andrew

A groomsman no more. After three consecutive second-place
efforts from as many starts this season, Jeff Drown's Zandon(Upstart) finally got his place at the altar with a come-frombehind victory in the rescheduled GII Woodward S. at Belmont's
Aqueduct meet. Cont.

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MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

opening half went in :46.66. The field stayed together with only
Woodward, cont.
one trailing runner with four furlongs to run but Prat stayed
Not seen in the winner's enclosure since a victory in the GI
motionless until the quarter
Toyota Blue Grass S. on the 2022
pole when, still faced with a
Kentucky Derby trail, the 4-year-old
wall of horses in front of him,
continued to throw good
Zandon began to pick up the
performance after goodbridle. Angled outside of theperformance throughout the rest
frontrunners at the head ofof last year and into his season's
the lane, the favorite got
campaign. Just this year alone, he's
clear running room and madefinished behind the likes ofthe most of it, striking the
Sunday's GII Vosburgh S. winner
front at the sixteenth pole
Cody's Wish (Curlin), runaway GI
and opening up daylight on a
Whitney S. hero White Abarrio
pair of closing longshots to(Race Day) and MGSW Repo Rocks
win going away.
(Tapiture). Always just a step after
AHe=s been a horse that=ssome of the best of his generation,
been knocking on the door
Zandon seemed poised to deliverand he=s had a little bit of badwhen bet down to even money
The field breaks in the Woodward | Sarah Andrew
luck running into really, really
Sunday.
top horses in some of these races,@ said winning trainer Chad
Away in orderly fashion under jockey Flavien Prat, the Chad
Brown trainee was caught in a mid-pack scrum into the first turn Brown. AI felt a little bad for him because he=s run such fastand had to check back off of heels while in tight between horses. numbers in defeat that would have been good enough to win a
lot of these races any other year when you really look at it. He=s
Taken back to race a solo sixth, Zandon chased in pursuit ofalways run into really top class horses along the way.@ Cont.
pacesetter Pipeline (Speightstown) up the backstretch as theTDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 21 • THETDN.COM

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Woodward, cont.
ALike I=ve said before, one thing I=ll always point out is even in a
lot of runner-up finishes, look at the horses that were behindhim. I mean, he=s beat a pile of good horses in those valiant
runner-up races. This horse is a really consistent horse and has
been a pleasure to train.
AHe=ll probably have his last career start in the Breeders= Cup
Classic,@ Brown continued. AObviously, it=s going to be a much,
much tougher race than today, but at least we=re going in off ofa decisive victory and a horse that=s had a very consistent year.
That=s all you can ask for and anything can happen in a horse
race.@
Pedigree Notes:
A half-brother to Panama's champion 2-year-old colt Sol
Principe Gris (Summer Front), Zandon is otherwise the mostaccomplished runner to date out of a half-sister to
MGSW/MGISP Cairo Memories (Cairo Prince). This is also thefamily of MGSW Significant Form (Creative Cause) and
GSW/GISP Hello Liberty (Forest Camp). Memories Prevail saw
her 2-year-old, Remembering (American Freedom), check insecond last out in a maiden special weight at Churchill Downs
Sept. 14 while her Cairo Prince yearling brought a final bid of

Zandon | Sarah Andrew

300,000 at last month's Keeneland September Sale. Afterfoaling a Tapit filly this spring, she visited Constitution for 2024.
As previously announced, Zandon will retire to stud at
Spendthrift Farm at the end of this season.

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Saturday, Belmont at the Big AWOODWARD S.-GII, $400,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-1, 3yo/up,
1 1/8m, 1:48.48, ft.
1--ZANDON, 122, c, 4, by Upstart
1st Dam: Memories Prevail, by Creative Cause
2nd Dam: Incarnate Memories, by Indian Charlie
3rd Dam: Witness Post, by Gone West($170,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Jeff Drown; B-Brereton C. Jones(KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $220,000. Lifetime
Record: GISW, 13-3-6-3, $2,140,000. *1/2 to Sol Principe Gris
(Summer Front), Ch. 2-year-old Colt-Pan, MSW-Pan, $102,210.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

Caramel Swirl | Sarah Andrew

2--Film Star, 122, c, 4, Flatter--Rebelle, by Hard Spun.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($300,000 Ylg '20
KEESEP). O-Ronald P. Stewart; B-Indian Creek & Mill Pond
Bloodstock (KY); T-Linda Rice. $80,000.

3--Law Professor, 122, g, 5, Constitution--Haunted Heroine, by
Ghostzapper. O/B-Twin Creeks Farm (KY); T-Rob Atras.
$48,000.
Margins: 4 1/4, NK, 1. Odds: 1.00, 13.20, 17.10.
Also Ran: Charge It, O'Connor (Chi), Tyson, Costa Terra, Pipeline.
Scratched: Algiers (Ire), Un Ojo.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs.
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

CARAMEL SWIRL WINS >STICKY= RENDITIONOF GALLANT BLOOM VIA DOUBLE DQ
There was fast action and drama galore, and like all the bestthrillers, it ended with a plot twist. Caramel Swirl (Union Rags)
had been keeping good company in her last two starts, but by
the end of a wild running of the GII Gallant Bloom S., her losing
streak would be over via the double disqualification of Sterling
Silver (Cupid) and Headland (Paynter), both of whom would beplaced behind her.
Company doesn=t come tougher than two champions, and thatis exactly who Caramel Swirl had to contend with last out in the
GI Ballerina H.--won by MGISW Echo Zulu (Gun Runner), second

was MGISW Goodnight Olive (Ghostzapper), and losing third by
a nose to MGISW Matareya (Pioneerof the Nile)--and two backin the GII Bed O=Roses S., where she ran behind Goodnight Olive
as well as the gritty MGSW & MGISP Wicked Halo (Gun Runner).
In her customary spot at the very back of the field after the
jump, she settled into the trip from the rail and was called on by
Junior Alvarado for a rally passing the five-sixteenths marker.
Moved out for room in upper stretch as Headland was intent on
making the race from the rail, she was closing fast into the final
furlong but had all momentum stopped when Sterling Silver andHeadland closed her gap outside the sixteenth pole. Doing her
best to find her feet in the closing strides, she picked up theunofficial third place spot as Sterling Silver crossed the line firstwith Headland coming in behind her.
After a lengthy objection and stewards= inquiry involving theentire board, the winner and the runner-up were both
disqualified for interference in separate events. The official
order of finish was then Caramel Swirl, Sterling Silver, andHeadland.
AShe was there for me and she was fighting. I thought I had thehorse to hold my spot and protect myself right there. She ran
great," said Alvarado afterwards.
Of what happened during the running, he added: AI had ahorse outside of me coming from the seven path [Sterling Silver]and I didn=t mind because I knew they would try to squeeze mea little there. It=s a big race and you have to defend your race.
But they both [Sterling Silver and Headland] got right in front ofme.@ Cont.

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Gallant Bloom, cont.

Junior Alvarado and Michael Banahan | Sarah Andrew

AI clipped heels with the horse to the inside [Headland], thenwhen I got out of there, I was [shut off] by the horse outside ofme [Sterling Silver]. That takes it to a different level. Now, I=m in
a terrible spot where I almost went down. I=m just glad
everybody got back safe, and I think it was the right decision."
When asked about a potential start in the GI Breeders= Cup
Filly and Mare Sprint, Michael Banahan, director of bloodstock
for Godolphin, reported that while Caramel Swirl had run
against some of the expected competitors in the field before,
the plan was for Matareya to go to the race as well. "We=ll get[Caramel Swirl] back and see how she is and go from there. Twois better than one, so we=ll see what we can do."Pedigree Notes:
Out of a half-sister to MGISW Frosted (Tapit) and GSW
Indulgent (Bernardini), Caramel Swirl is another successful
homebred for the venerable Godolphin operation. Hailing froma female line filled with track and breeding successes such as
champion 2-year-old colt and MGISW Midshipman; GSW Elsa
(Animal Kingdom); MGISP Gouverneur Morris (Constitution);and a fleet of Group winners in Australia, the victress is the mostsuccessful runner for dam Caramel Snap. The mare has
produced a 2-year-old Decatur Street (Street Sense) and a
yearling full-brother to Caramel Swirl who had been exported toJapan last year. She went to Not This Time for 2024.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sunday, Belmont The Big AGALLANT BLOOM S.-GII, $250,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-1,
3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.18, ft.
1--CARAMEL SWIRL, 124, m, 5, by Union Rags
1st Dam: Caramel Snap, by Smart Strike2nd Dam: Fast Cookie, by Deputy Minister
3rd Dam: Fleet Lady, by Avenue of Flags
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior Alvarado.
$137,500. Lifetime Record: GISP, 16-6-4-3, $779,950.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Sterling Silver, 122, f, 4, Cupid--Sheet Humor, by Distorted
Humor. ($13,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL). O-Mark T. Anderson;
B-Mallory & Karen Mort (NY); T-Thomas Albertrani. $50,000.

3--Headland, 122, m, 7, Paynter--Miss Sheltowee, by Najran.
1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($17,000 Wlg '16 KEENOV; $25,000
Ylg '17 OBSWIN; $50,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR). O-Thomas andDaryn A. Brockley; B-Sheltowee Farm & WinStar Farm, LLC(KY); T-George Weaver. $30,000.

Margins: 1, 4, HF. Odds: 0.95, 6.30, 18.60.
Also Ran: Beguine, Undervalued Asset, Remain Anonymous.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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2008 JUVENILE WINNER MIDSHIPMAN
Midshipman (2006 chestnut horse, Unbridled's Song-Fleet Lady, by Avenue of Flags)
Lifetime record: Ch. 2yo colt, MGISW, 8-5-1-1, $1,584,600
Breeders' Cup connections: B-Stonerside Stable (KY); O-Darley
Stable; T-Bob Baffert; J-Garrett Gomez.
Current location: Darley America, Lexington, Ky.
AAfter Sheikh Mohammed purchased Stonerside Stable in2008, he graciously kept on the entire Stonerside staff,@ said
Vicky Van Camp, who was formerly the Research andInformation Director of Stonerside Stable and is now
Godolphin's U.S. Racing Research Coordinator. She was at
Stonerside when Midshipman was born and is now at Darley,
where Midshipman stands.
AMidshipman, the last Grade I winner for Stonerside, became
the first Grade I winner from the purchase for Sheikh
Mohammed with his Breeders= Cup Juvenile win just a month
later. I=m happy to say a great many of us are still with
Godolphin, 15 years on. And yes, I admit >Shippy= gets extra
apple slices from me every week, something Nyquist has long
been suspicious of as he peers at us from across the aisle ofthe stallion barn.@ --Jill Williams

To celebrate the 40th running of the Breeders= Cup, the TDN will share a photo and catch up with a past winner in each of the 40 days leading up
to the event. Today, we have 2008 Juvenile winner Midshipman. | Sarah Andrew

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MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

like he was out for a Sunday afternoon stroll--as the two edged
clear for a :23.71 first quarter. Moving easily with her ears
flicking back and forth as her
To see Adare Manor (Uncle
three rivals lined up behind herMo) gallop out after Santa
and left her completely alone
Anita's GII Zenyatta S. was to seeon the lead, Adare Manora filly who looked like she wasclicked off a half in :47.91 andpretty proud of herself. Indeed,
three-quarters in 1:11.96.
she should have been. The
Hernandez peered over his left
Zenyatta was Adare Manor's fifthshoulder leaving the turn andstraight win, as well as fourth
was so satisfied with his filly's
consecutive graded win, and she
position that he sat still as a
took this one in the most facilestone down the lane, thenmanner possible, eased up as she
eased up his mount at the wire.
cruised under the line a 5 1/4Last year's GII Santa Anita Oaks
length victress.
winner Desert Dawn (Cupid)
Clearly the class of the field as
followed her home, just as she
Adare Manor | Benoit
the 1-9 favorite, Adare Manor
did in the GI Clement L. Hirsch
ran like it. The Michael Lund
S. Aug. 5. Desert Dawn was 6 1/4 lengths in front of Micro
Petersen colorbearer broke from the rail, hustled to the front
Share, while Window Shopping (American Pharoah), the only 3under her own power, and was unbothered by early pressure
year-old in the field and winner of the GII Summertime Oaks infrom Micro Share (Upstart), last-out winner of Del Mar'sJune, was fourth.
Tranquility Lake S. Sept. 4. Jockey Juan Hernandez could not
AToday all the credit goes to my filly, to Bob [Baffert], and hishave looked more comfortable on board the eventual winner-team. They brought her ready,@ said Hernandez. Cont.

ADARE MANOR CRUISES TO FIFTH STRAIGHT
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Zenyatta, cont.
AShe broke a little slow the last couple of times, but today she
broke on her own, I didn=t even have to push her. She was justgalloping around on the lead and I didn=t do much today.@In addition to the aforementioned Clement Hirsch, Adare
Manor's streak also includes the GII Santa Margarita S. and the
GII Santa Maria S. She is five for six on the year, following up a2022 which included a victory in the GIII Las Virgenes S. andrunner-up finishes in both the GII Santa Anita Oaks and the GII
Black-Eyed Susan S.
Baffert enthused after the Zenyatta: AShe just keeps improving
and we wanted to see something like this to see if we weregoing to take a crack at the Breeders= Cup [Distaff]. So I think if
she comes out of it well, we will go for it.@MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

delivered a full-brother to Adare Manor Mar. 24. She was bredback to Tapit.

Sunday, Santa Anita ParkZENYATTA S.-GII, $196,000, Santa Anita, 10-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 1
1/16m, 1:43.70, gd.
1--ADARE MANOR, 126, f, 4, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Brooklynsway (GSW-USA, MSW &GSP-Can, $724,597), by Giant Gizmo
2nd Dam: Explosive Story, by Radio Star
3rd Dam: Maya's Note, by Editor's Note($180,000 Ylg '20 FTKFEB; $190,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKSEL;$375,000 2yo '21 OBSOPN). O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-Town& Country Horse Farms, LLC & Gary Broad (KY); T-Bob Baffert;
J-Juan J. Hernandez. $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW,
13-7-4-0, $981,600. Click for the free
Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Desert Dawn, 122, f, 4, Cupid--Ashley's Glory, by Honour andGlory. ($32,000 RNA Ylg '20 OBSOCT). O/B-H & E Ranch (AZ);
T-Philip D'Amato. $40,000.

Adare Manor | Benoit

Pedigree Notes:
Coolmore America's Uncle Mo, currently ranked a strong
second on the 2023 leading sires list, is the sire of Adare Manor
and another dozen black-type winners of this year bred in the
Northern Hemisphere, including recent GI Pacific Classic winnerArabian Knight. With his ninth crop of 2-year-olds now at the
track, Uncle Mo has 95 stakes winners, 48 of which are graded.
Adare Manor is the only one of Uncle Mo's stakes winners out ofa Giant Gizmo mare, but he does have three out of daughters ofGiant's Causeway, sire of Giant Gizmo. Giant Gizmo was lastreported to be standing in Panama. Adare Manor is the only
black-type winner out of one of his daughters.
Winner of the 2016 GIII Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare S. at
Keeneland, Brooklynsway has produced Adare Manor and an
unraced 2-year-old filly by Into Mischief. Her yearling, aGhostzapper filly already named Nosleeptilbrooklyn, was a$500,000 purchase by Boardshorts Stables on the first day ofBook 2 at the recent Keeneland September sale. The mare3--Micro Share, 122, f, 4, Upstart--Who'sbeeninmybed, by The
Daddy. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($10,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV;$125,000 Ylg '20 OBSOCT; $450,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR).
O-MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Brereton C. Jones(KY); T-Richard E. Mandella. $24,000.

Margins: 5 1/4, 6 1/4, 22 1/4. Odds: 0.10, 5.40, 6.70.
Also Ran: Window Shopping.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs.
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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Sunday, Santa Anita
JOHN HENRY TURF CHAMPIONSHIP S.-GII, $201,500, Santa
Anita, 10-1, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 1:58.94, fm.
1--BALLADEER, 122, c, 4, by Distorted Humor
1st Dam: Golden Ballad (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Golden Ballet, by Moscow Ballet
3rd Dam: Golden Jewel Box, by Slew o' Gold
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($355,000
Ylg '20 FTKSEL). O-Calvin Nguyen and Joey C. Tran; B-Bonne
Chance Farm LLC (KY); T-George Papaprodromou; J-Victor
Espinoza. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 18-4-2-2, $367,290.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Masteroffoxhounds, 122, h, 6, War Front--Outstanding (Ire),
by Galileo (Ire). O-Rockingham Ranch; B-Orpendale/
Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Philip D'Amato. $40,000.

3--Speaking Scout, 124, g, 4, Mr Speaker--Miss Scout, byPleasant Tap. ($10,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $3,000 Ylg '20
OBSOCT). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-M. Abe (KY);
T-H. Graham Motion. $24,000.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 6.50, 12.00, 7.40.
Also Ran: Planetario (Brz), Gold Phoenix (Ire), Yes This Time,
Offlee Naughty, Cash Equity (Fr).
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Balladeer outguns Masteroffoxhounds | Benoit

In his first time testing stakes waters, Balladeer proved equal
to the task and brought home the trophy for the GII John Henry
Turf Championship S. at Santa Anita Sunday. The black-type

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

novice was undaunted as he headed straight to the front, but helugged out dramatically and rankly when crossing the dirt while
headed to the main turf course. In spite of sacrificing several
lengths, he hustled up to lead the field through a :23.36 firstquarter and :47.41 half. There were a good four lengths of
daylight back to a confidently ridden Masteroffoxhounds, who
tracked and inched ever closer nearing the turn. When
Masteroffoxhounds pounced, Balladeer could not have been
more game, digging in with great tenacity to hold his position
and win by a half-length. The duo was one-two all the way
around as Speaking Scout closed for third.
Balladeer was coming off a career-best performance, getting a
95 Beyer Speed Figure in an optional allowance at Kentucky
Downs Sept. 9. He won that 1 5/16-mile race by 5 1/2 lengths.
The bay had tried the same distance at Kentucky Downs lastyear and finished fourth, making those the only two times he'dever stretched beyond a slew of mile efforts and nine-furlong
tries before Sunday's John Henry. Sunday's race also marked
Balladeer's third win of 2023, all as the pacesetting speed ineach one.
AHe ran huge at Kentucky Downs and he came out of the race
great,@ said winning trainer George Papaprodromou. AThis racecame up and there was nothing else until Del Mar, so we figured
just give him one more shot then give him a break after this, so
it worked out perfectly.
AAt the three-eighths I saw [Edwin] Maldonado [onMasteroffoxhounds] getting close, but I knew my horse and hehad another gear based on the distance of his last race. He wasfit enough to take them all the way.@
Pedigree Notes:
The inimitable Distorted Humor, pensioned at age 30 at
WinStar Farm, has sired 160 black-type winners bred in the
Northern Hemisphere to date. Balladeer is his 70th gradedwinner and one of his three black-type winners out of a Galileo(Ire) mare. The late Galileo is the sire of the dams of 305 stakes
winners. Both Distorted Humor and Galileo have their final
yearlings this year.
Balladeer was a $355,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling
purchase by Calvin Nguyen, who now races him with Joey C.
Tran. Golden Ballad (Ire) has a 2-year-old full-sister to the John
Henry winner named Only Emotions, as well as a 2023 colt by
Omaha Beach. She was bred back to Mendelssohn. While
Golden Ballad was unraced, her dam was MGISW Golden Ballet,
who also produced GI Breeders' Cup Classic and GI Belmont S.
winner Drosselmeyer, who, like Balladeer, is by Distorted
Humor. Another half to Balladeer's dam is SW & GISP Stage Luck
(Unbridled's Song), who sold to John Ferguson Bloodstock as a
Keeneland September yearling in 2005 for $1.6 million.

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Sunday, Santa Anita
TOKYO CITY CUP S.-GIII, $98,000, Santa Anita, 10-1, 3yo/up, 1
1/2m, 2:32.78, ft.
1--MISSED THE CUT, 124, c, 4, by Quality Road
1st Dam: Beauly (GB) (SW-USA, SP-Eng, $160,805),
by Sea The Stars (Ire)
2nd Dam: Pickle (GB), by Piccolo (GB)
3rd Dam: Crackle (GB), by Anshan (GB)
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($400,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV;
40,000gns 3yo '22 TATFEB). O-Bee Zee LLC, Lanes End Racing,
St. Elias Stables, LLC, Edward P. Babington, Edward J. Hudson,
Jr. and Lynne Hudson; B-Framont LTD (KY); T-John W. Sadler;
J-Umberto Rispoli. $60,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng,
11-5-1-0, $285,777.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Kiss Today Goodbye, 126, h, 6, Cairo Prince--Savvy Hester,by Heatseeker (Ire). ($150,000 Ylg '18 KEEJAN). O-Sondereker
Racing LLC; B-Debmar Stables (KY); T-J. Eric Kruljac. $20,000.
3--Azul Coast, 126, h, 6, Super Saver--Sky Treasure, by Sky
Mesa. ($150,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $320,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP).
O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-SF
Bloodstock LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $12,000.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

dwindling to four after a scratch just before loading--theopportunity to strut their stuff. Missed the Cut took advantage
of his tired foes to win this year's edition and collect his firststateside graded stakes win.
After running primarily in England under George Boughey,
where he won the Churchill S. at Lingfield last November, thebay colt's next start came when he ran fourth back in February
in the G3 Neom Turf Cup on the Saudi Derby undercard.
Transferred to trainer John Sadler in the late spring, the 4-yearold was second against allowance types June 11 at Santa Anita
before finishing seventh in the GII San Diego H. at Del Mar andthen just off the board Sept. 2 in the Del Mar H.
As the 3-5 choice here, Missed the Cut was content to allow
MGSP Azul Coast to show the way early. Despite a keen Kiss
Today Goodbye who launched his bid just before the far turn,the Sadler trainee clearly had more to give and tipping to thethree path just before the top of the lane, he made a sweeping
move and under a hand ride was gone.
AThis is his fourth start [stateside], so his whole story isn=t
written yet, but it was a good race for him today,@ said Sadler.
AHe might be a good horse for an international race, he=s alreadyrun in England and Saudi Arabia so who knows.@

Margins: 5HF, 4 1/4, 10 1/4. Odds: 0.60, 6.40, 2.50.
Also Ran: Order and Law. Scratched: Donner Lake.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Pedigree Notes:
Out of 10 crops of racing age, this was Quality Road's 77th
stake winner and 37th graded stakes winner worldwide. Missed
the Cut is his dam's first offspring, but she does have in Ireland
an unraced 2-year-old colt named South Pole (Ire) (No Nay
Never). She was bred back to that same sire, which yielded a
yearling filly and Feb. 22 she foaled a colt by Camelot (GB).

Missed the Cut | Benoit

Sunday, Woodbine Racetrack
BREEDERS' S., C$403,000, Woodbine, 10-1, (C), 3yo, 1 1/2mT,
2:27.56, fm.
1--TOUCH'N RIDE, 126, g, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg)
1st Dam: Niigon's Touch (SW, $204,615), by Niigon
2nd Dam: Laser Touch, by Touch Gold
3rd Dam: Laser Hawk, by Silver Hawk
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Chiefswood Stables Limited (ON);
T-Layne S. Giliforte; J-Kazushi Kimura. C$240,000. Lifetime
Record: 4-2-0-1, $238,513. *1/2 to Neepawa (Scat Daddy),
SW, $307,222.
2--Elysian Field, 123, f, 3, Hard Spun--Elysian, by Smart Strike.
($50,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $70,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). O-Team
Valor International and Gary Barber; B-Anderson Farms Ont.
Inc. (ON); T-Mark E. Casse. C$80,000.

With distance tests of 12 furlongs few and far between in
North America, the GIII Tokyo City Cup S. offered five entrants--

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3--Twowaycrossing, 126, g, 3, English Channel--Double Guns
Girl, by Langfuhr. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B/T-Roger L. Attfield(ON). C$40,000.

Margins: NO, 4, 3/4. Odds: 4.10, 3.55, 51.65.
Also Ran: Philip My Dear, Tito's Calling, Wickenheiser,
Kaukokaipuu, British Artillery, Tiburon, Sammy Stone, Simcoe,
Hemlo Gold, Paramount Prince, Midnight in Malibu. Scratched:
Enjoythesilent, Greystone, Legal Catch, Over and Ollie.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

AIt feels amazing,@ said Kimura, who notched his first win in theseries. AI=ve always tried to win the Triple Crown and I=ve finallymade it. Last week, I got on him in the morning and he was avery nice horse on the turf. I was quite comfortable staying
behind Paramount Prince, the King=s Plate winner [during therace].@
Added conditioner Layne Giliforte: AIt=s nerve-racking when
you watch a horse get herded out like that...I had a great feelinggoing into the race and for him to come through the way he did
and Kazushi to give him the ride that he did, it=s fantastic.@
With his victory here, Touch=n Ride continues something of afamilial tradition, joining elder half-brother Neepawa (Scat
Daddy) as a winner of the Breeders= S. He=s also a half-brother to
SP Niigon=s Spin (Hard Spun) as well as a 2023 half-sister by
American Triple Crown hero Justify. Niigon=s Touch went to
Twirling Candy for 2024.

FASIG REGIONAL TOUR MAKES STOP IN
MARYLAND

Touch=n Ride with happy connections heads into the winner=s enclosure after the final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown | Michael Burns

Lightly raced but full of heart, Touch=n Ride (Candy Ride {Arg})
would not let the filly go in the final yards and bravely got by
Elysian Fields (Hard Spun) to prevail by the slimmest of margins,determined by a photo.
Last seen finishing fifth in the Kings Plate S. won by familiar
face Paramount Prince (Society=s Chairman)--where the runnerup here again played bridesmaid--and gone since then, Touch=n
Ride was content to track from fifth in a packed field of 14 as the
speed went on its way. Cruising along in the second flight among
cover down the backstretch, Kazushi Kimura was forced to wait
for room behind a three-strong wall of leaders at the half-mile,
but found his seam entering the top of the stretch. Locking
horns with Elysian Fields as she bravely fought off his challenge,
and the pair drifting far into the course midway home, it took
the length of the stretch and a photo to separate them, but
succeed he did, beating her by a nose. Paramount Prince faded
to next to last while Prince of Wales S. runner-up Kaukokaipuu(Mr Speaker) finished seventh. A rider=s claim of foul from Sahin
Civac, aboard Elysian Fields, afterwards was disallowed by the
stewards.

Fresh off the heels of a solid yearling sale in California, andwith an upcoming stop in New York in a couple weeks, the teamat Fasig-Tipton shifts its focus this week to Maryland, where it
will hold its two-day Midlantic Fall Yearlings sale in Timonium
Monday and Tuesday.
Monday's session will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and features acatalogue of 124 head. The remainder of the 412-horse
catalogue will be offered on Tuesday beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Last year's catalogue was somewhat larger at 526, grossing$10,266,400 at an average of $26,597 (down 10.1% from$29,578 in 2021) and median of $15,000 (down 25% year-overyear from $20,000). The 2022 buyback rate was a relatively low
17% and in line with what it was 12 months earlier.
AEveryone has choices as to where they want to market theiryearlings, so that certainly plays into it,@ Fasig's Midlantic Sales
Director Paget Bennett said when asked about the smaller
catalogue. AWe do have a supplement of 20 horses. I think a lotof horses got sold as weanlings and a lot of the end users bought
weanlings to race.@
She continued, AA lot of the programs [are strong]--Virginia has
become really popular--and some people probably have someuncertainties with the market. If they know that the market isvery strong at the top, some might feel that they aren=t in that
top percentile, and they have the ability to take them to theraces, a lot of them are choosing to do that instead.@
The 2022 sale topper was a $320,000 Maryland-bred Uncle
Mo filly (hip 158) purchased by Legion Bloodstock, agent fromthe consignment of Scott Mallory, agent for Matt Dorman's
Determined Stud. The same buyers and sellers were also
responsible for one of the co-second-toppers at $200,000. Cont.

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Fasig-Tipton Midlantic, cont.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

that way. We also have horses who might work better for folks
who run in the different [nearby] areas, be it Pennsylvania, New
York; smaller outfits taking shots. Some of the horses might not
be in some peoples= minds as commercially appealing, but that=s
not to say those horses can=t run as well as a high-dollar one.
You just really never know what=s going to happen.@With past sale graduates like 2022 GI Spinaway S. winner and
GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Leave No Trace(Outwork), purchased the prior year for just $40,000, there
figure to be plenty of buyers from throughout the Midlantic
region and beyond taking their shots Monday and Tuesday.

BAD HOOF LUCK CONTINUES FOR TEAMFORTE; CLASSIC STILL IN PLAY
Fasig-Tipton Photo

Maryland and Pennsylvania-breds by popular Kentucky
stallions dominated the top of the market last year, and thisyear's catalogue features plenty of sire power as well, with the
likes of highly coveted established sires such as Good Magic,
Gun Runner, Munnings, Nyquist and Twirling Candy
represented; youngsters by each of the top seven 2023
freshman sires on offer; and yearlings from the first crops ofmany of the most popular first-season stallions, including one bythat group's decided standout, Authentic, available.
AWe have a lot of popular sires that people are looking for toeither take to the races or pinhook,@ Bennett said. AI think wehave the sires, and from what I=m hearing from a lot of people,
we have good physicals. Some people have said, >This is astronger consignment for me this year than it was last year,= andlast year they had a good, strong consignment. So, we=re
hopeful that buyers will perceive these offerings the same way
and, hopefully, come Monday and Tuesday, we=ll have somegood competition.@
Bennett also noted that there have been plenty of significant
updates to the catalogue.
The seemingly ever-present phenomenon of market
polarization will presumably remain relevant in Maryland, but
Bennett notes that one strength of the Midlantic market is its
diversity.
AI don=t think there=s going to be anything different this year
than from years past,@ she said. AWe=re just fortunate that ourmarketplace can feed to so many different racing jurisdictions
and avenues. We have lots of people who come to buy horses topinhook to the 2-year-old sales next year--a lot come to
Maryland to bring horses back to the May sale, which has beenvery popular and works well--and they=ve had a lot of successes'TDN Rising Star' and MGISW Forte (Violence), off since his
disappointing fourth-place finish in the GI Travers S. Aug. 26, isreceiving treatment for a quarter crack. His connections,
including trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole, still
believe there is time to prepare him for a start in the GI
Breeders= Cup Classic at Santa Anita Nov. 4.
Per the Daily Racing Form, farrier Ian McKinlay patched thequarter crack on Forte=s left front foot and the horse has been
training at Churchill Downs, where he galloped Sunday morning.
AJust trying to get everything right before we start breezing,@
Pletcher said Sunday. AI think we=re still in position to get a
couple of good breezes into him, but we got to get this in proper
shape before we start doing that.@
Forte was shipped from Pletcher's Saratoga barn to Churchill
to get evaluated and Aeverything checked out,@ Pletcher said.
In order to feel comfortable about running him in the
Breeders= Cup, Pletcher said he would like to get three breezes
into Forte before the race. That would likely mean getting him
back to the worktab by Oct. 14.
AWe need things to go smoothly from now on but I think westill have time to get there the right way,@ Pletcher said.

SATURDAY STAKES WINNERS ALL DOING
WELL; TRIO EYES BREEDERS' CUP
All four winners of Santa Anita=s stakes on Saturday--Slow
Down Andy (Nyquist), Dr. Schivel (Violence), Lane Way (Into
Mischief) and Hong Kong Harry (Ire) (Es Que Love {Ire})--wereresting and doing well Sunday morning. Three from that groupwill head to the Breeders= Cup at Santa Anita Nov. 3-4.
Slow Down Andy, front-running winner of the GII Awesome
Again, Aate up a full feed tub and is doing great this morning,@
said Leandro Mora, assistant for trainer Doug O=Neill. Cont.

FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC FALL YEARLING SALE • PINHOOKING TABLE

MONDAY • OCT 2, 2023

Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearlings
Monday, Oct. 2
Hip Sex Pedigree
5FPrice Prev Sale

Buyer/Agent

Current Consignor

Protonico-Aesculus$2,000KEENOV BRDG 2022

Mikelle Farm

Mikelle Farm

34 F

Central Banker-Beginner's Luck

$4,500KEEJAN ALL AGES 2023

Westbrook Stables

Dreamtime Stables

43 F

Rowayton-Bonnie K$24,000

FTI DEC MIX 22

Cary Frommer

Deb Ferguson

45 C

Vekoma-Bravely Andrightly$20,000

OBS WNT MIX 2023

Wolf Creek Farms

Straight Line Equine Sales

49 F

Yoshida (Jpn)-Bronte (GB)$9,500KEENOV BRDG 2022

Little Farm

Vinery Sales

53 F

Great Notion-Cap's Vow$6,000FTI DEC MIX 22

Brandon Mackey

Chanceland Farm

59 C

Gormley-Carmaletta$5,000FTK WNT MIX 2023

Alfred Rogers Smithwick

Bill Reightler

67 F

World of Trouble-Colour Party (Ire)$7,000KEENOV BRDG 2022

Spin to Win

Dreamcatcher

69 F

The Factor-Concord Eclipse$5,000FTI DEC MIX 22

See You in October

Gracie Bloodstock

73 F

Always Dreaming-Costa Del Sol$5,000FTK WNT MIX 2023

Alfred Rogers Smithwick

Bill Reightler

109 F

Mo Town-Erzulie Dantor$8,000FTK WNT MIX 2023

Alfred Rogers Smithwick

Bill Reightler

124 C

Gift Box-For All the Grands$20,000

FTI DEC MIX 22

Cary Frommer

Deb Ferguson

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Saturday winners, cont.
Second in last year=s GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland,
Slow Down Andy this year will target the $6-million Breeders=
Cup Classic at 1 1/4 miles.
Dr. Schivel scored by a head over Speed Boat Beach (Bayern)in the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship under Juan
Hernandez, earning a 103 Beyer.
AThis horse keeps coming back off extended vacations and isalways pretty much the same horse,@ Mark Glatt said. AThat=spretty hard to do. We=ll see if he has one more good one inhim.@
Dr. Schivel will now get a second crack in the Breeders= CupSprint. Two years ago at Del Mar in the Sprint, the now
5-year-old Violence colt endured a heart-breaking nose loss to
Aloha West.
AYou=re just hopeful for opportunities and the Breeders= Cup isa big one,@ Glatt said. AHe=ll be on his home track. There will beplenty of tough competition I=m sure, but we=ll give it our best
shot.@
Trained by Richard Mandella, Lane Way earned a 95 Beyer
Saturday and will be pointed to the GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint
Nov. 4. It will be contested at five furlongs, which Mandellaacknowledged is perhaps shorter than Lane Way=s ideal trip.
AThey=re not going to change it for me,@ he said.
Hong Kong Harry, a neck winner of the GII City of Hope Mile, is
not nominated to the Breeders= Cup and won=t be
supplemented, trainer Phil D=Amato said Sunday.
AThe owners would have to put up a couple hundred thousand
to run. We=re going to just wait for the (GII) Seabiscuit,@
D=Amato added.

OPEN LETTER TO THE
INDUSTRYCONGRESS WILL NOT REPEAL HISA
by Tom Rooney
Many of you may have seen that last week a bill was
introduced in Congress to repeal the Horseracing Integrity and
Safety Act, better known as HISA. I want to set the record
straight as to what this legislation does or doesn=t do, assure youthat the bill isn=t going anywhere in Congress, and stands nochance of becoming law.
First things first--it=s important to remember that any memberof Congress can introduce a bill. They write the language, file thebill, and voila it=s been introduced. Just in the 118th Congress,
which began in the beginning of 2023, more than 10,000 bills
have been introduced. Of those more than 10,000 bills, only 14

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

have become law. It=s important to have that perspective totruly understand why the likelihood of this bill ever becoming
law is next to nothing.
Now let=s get to this particular bill. Introduced by Congressman
Higgins from Louisiana, the Racehorse Health and Safety Act(RHSA) has just one cosponsor. In order for any bill to becomelaw, it needs a lot of support, support that comes in the form of
Acosponsors.@ HISA had more than 260 cosponsors and was
supported by both Republicans and Democrats. RHSA only has
one, and both are Republicans. In fact, the member of Congress
who has been working to garner support for this bill for months
has decided he can no longer support it. Without bipartisan
support and many cosponsors, bills don=t go anywhere in
Congress.
Now to the lack of merits of the legislation. The very same
people who spent years and millions of dollars fighting inCongress and in the courts against uniform safety standards anda unified regulator would now have us believe that they are
actually for uniform safety standards and a unified regulator.
The goal of RHSA is to repeal HISA, return the industry to thestate-by-state patchwork regulatory system, and then create a
unified regulator and unified safety standards. You read that
correctly--this bill suggests rolling back all the work HISA has
done, turn the industry back over to the states, and then create
its own regulatory body and rules. Instead of trying to work with
HISA, within the scope of the law, HISA=s detractors are simply
wasting everyone=s time.
Congressman Higgins and the detractors of HISA know that it
would take years to slog through the cumbersome process of
passing enabling legislation in nearly three dozen racing statesto establish RHSA. Repealing HISA to then enact RHSA with theconsent of 32 states would be similar to the time-consuming
process of amending the Constitution, which has only happened
27 times in more than 200 years. This bill is a laughable attempt
to turn back the clock on track safety and anti-doping rules-which is precisely why there is so little support in Washington
for the HISA repeal bill.
As I=ve said for months, these detractors need to put an end totheir arguments. It is crucial that the whole of the Thoroughbredindustry comes together for the betterment of our sport. In
these challenging times, we must rally around HISA to ensure
the highest standards of integrity and safety are upheld. The
Racehorse Health and Safety Act would set the industry backwhen we should be setting aside our differences and working
collaboratively towards a brighter, safer future for
Thoroughbred racing under the guidance of HISA which isalready the law of the land. Together, we can safeguard theintegrity and longevity of this beloved sport. Cont.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 21 OF 21 • THETDN.COM

Open letter to the industry, cont.
Tom Rooney is the President and CEO of the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association. He formerly served in the U.S.
House of Representatives for five terms, representing the stateof Florida.

GAFFALIONE, COX LOCK UP CHURCHILL FALL MEET
TITLES
Jockey Tyler Gaffalione and trainer Brad Cox entered the final
day of racing Sunday at Churchill Downs having already locked
up their respective titles for the 14-day September Meet.
Both successfully defended their titles from a year ago and set
new September Meet records for wins: Gaffalione with 25
victories through 13 days and Cox with 15.
Gaffalione more than doubled second-place Cristian Torres=s
12 wins prior to Sunday=s 10-race card. This will be Gaffalione=s
10th riding title at Churchill Downs since 2018 andfourth-straight September Meet title.

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Cox=s dominant meet led him to his seventh Churchill Downs
training title. He entered the final day of racing with a 15-6 win
lead over second-place Kenny McPeek.
Owners Rigney Racing and Gary and Mary West tied for theleading owner title with four wins apiece.

Wednesday, Belmont The Big A #5, post time: 3:10 p.m. EDTMISS GRILLO S.-GII, $200,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Appellate K
Constitution
Medallion Racing, Omar Aldabbagh, CMNWLTH,Mark Stanton, Lennie Rhoades and Barry Fowler
2 Hard to Justify K
Justify
Wise Racing LLC
3 Life's an Audible K
AudibleRepole Stable
4 Gold Lightning
Bolt d'Oro
Martin S. Schwartz
5 Dancing Spirit
Social Inclusion
Adam Rice
6 Camila T (Ire)No Nay Never
Victoria's Ranch and R.T Racing Stable
7 Memorialize K
Karakontie (Jpn)
Gainesway Stable
8 Gala Brand K
Violence
Arnmore Thoroughbreds, LLC andEven Keel Thoroughbreds LLC
9 Sierra Sky K
Uncle Mo
Tracy Farmer
10 Later DarlingMore Than ReadyJ and J Stables, It's All About The Girls Stable,
Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch
11 Whimsically
Uncle Mo
Haymarket Farm, David Ingordo, LBD Stable LLC,
Manganaro Bloodstock and Diamond T Racing
12 Steel Lute K
Midnight Lute
Flanagan Racing

TRAINER
Pletcher

JOCKEY
McCarthy

WT
118

Brown
Pletcher
Cox
Rice
Avila
MotionMott

Prat
Ortiz, Jr.
Rosario
Carmouche
OliveroFranco
Ortiz

120
120
120
120
120
120
122

Casse
Pletcher

Castellano
Davis

118
118

DeVauxAlvarado

118

Brown

Lezcano118

Breeders: 1-Speedway Stables, LLC, 2-Yeguada Centurion S.L., 3-Susan Moulton, 4-Cypress Creek Equine, LLC, 5-Glenn E. Brok, LLC, 6-Barronstown
Stud, 7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 8-Desmond Ryan & Martin Schwartz, 9-Mt Brilliant Farm & Ranch, LLC, 10-Cypress Creek Equine, LLC, 11-Audley
Farm Equine, LLC, 12-Columbiana Farm LLC
Wednesday, Belmont The Big A #7, post time: 4:14 p.m. EDTPILGRIM S.-GII, $200,000, 2yo, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Liam's Journey K
Liam's Map
Robyn Kaiser
Maker
2 Tropandhagen
Demarchelier (GB)Peter Kazamias
Synnefias
3 Agate Road K
Quality Road
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Pletcher
4 Tifareeh
Speightstown
Shadwell StableWalsh
5 B D Saints
LaobanCypress Creek Equine
Rice
6 Get Spooled
Hard Spun
Carem Stables
Mott
7 Triple Espresso K
Omaha Beach
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Pletcher
8 Fulmineo
Bolt d'Oro
Starlight Racing and Grier, Mark B.
Delacour
9 Spirit Prince K
Cairo Prince
Oakwood Stable, S. Krase, Donarra Thoroughbreds, Clement
Kenneth and Gail P. Beitz

JOCKEYFrancoConnerOrtiz, Jr.
CannonCarmouche
LezcanoOrtiz
Prat
RosarioBreeders: 1-Ann Marie Farm, 2-Hermitage Farm, 3-CHC, Inc., 4-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 5-Cypress Creek Equine LLC, 6-Waterville Lake Stable LLC,
7-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables, 8-Country Life Farm & Starr of Quality LLC, 9-Ben and Rebekah Henley & Jim Gray

WT
118
120
120
120
120
120
118
120
118

IN ORDER OF PURSE:ONTARIO DAMSEL S. PRESENTED BY KETEL ONE, C$125,750,
Woodbine, 10-1, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:42.96, ft.
1--FOREVER DIXIE, 118, f, 3, by Quality Road
1st Dam: Dixie Strike (GSW-Can, SW & GISP-USA,$1,155,250), by Dixie Union
2nd Dam: Noble Strike, by Smart Strike
3rd Dam: Green Noble, by Green Dancer
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-John C. Oxley (KY); T-Mark E. Casse;
J-Patrick Husbands. C$75,000. Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-1,$175,666.
2--Solo Album, 120, f, 3, Curlin--Summer Solo, by Arch.
($535,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners,
Gary Barber and Steven Rocco; B-Payson Stud Inc (KY); T-Mark
E. Casse. C$25,000.
3--Love to Shop, 120, f, 3, Violence--Tiffany Case, by Uncle Mo.
($200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable;
B-DJ Stable, LLC (KY); T-Kevin Attard. C$13,750.
Margins: 3 1/4, 3 1/4, HD. Odds: 2.20, 1.75, 2.20.
Also Ran: Sal's Blue Jacket, Witch Hazel.
Forever Dixie was second as a juvenile last fall at Woodbine in
the Glorious Song S. before running fourth in the GIII Grey S. in
Toronto. Heading to the bench, she returned for her 3-year-old
campaign and was in the money against optional claimers in all
three of her starts.

Forever Dixie | Michael Burns

A 2-1 shot here, the bay filly tucked in third along the rail,
patiently waited for an opening which came at the top of thelane, and with a solid turn of foot, put away the competition.
The winner's dam, who is a half-sister to Canadian champion 3year-old Inglorious (Hennessy), produced an unraced 2-year-old
filly named Dixie Mischief (Into Mischief), a yearling filly byClassic Empire and foaled a colt by Quality Road Mar. 31. She
visited Constitution for 2024. Click for the Equibase.com chartor VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
UNZIP ME S., $102,500, Santa Anita, 10-1, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT,
1:11.35, fm.
1--RUBY NELL, 120, f, 3, by Bolt d'Oro
1st Dam: Rich Love, by Not For Love
2nd Dam: Richetta, by Polish Numbers
3rd Dam: Riscay, by Rahy($80,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $85,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $1,200,000
2yo '22 FTFMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Spendthrift Farm
LLC; B-Solana Beach Sales (KY); T-Richard E. Mandella; J-Edwin
A. Maldonado. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-1, $198,520.

2--Fast and Shiny, 124, f, 3, Bernardini--Spotted Heart, by LionHearted. ($150,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Michael E. Pegram,Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-Douglas Scharbauer (KY);
T-Bob Baffert. $20,000.
3--Free and Humble, 120, f, 3, Free Drop Billy--Help theChildren, by Stormy Atlantic. ($72,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV;$95,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Richard C. Pell;
B-Nirvana Farm (KY); T-Peter Miller. $12,000.
Margins: 1, 3 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.60, 5.90, 9.90.
Also Ran: Make It Snow, Justique, Lunar Impact (GB), Wed (Fr),
Alternate Rock, Wide West (Ire), Havana Angel (Ire).
Ruby Nell collected her first stakes win after she broke hermaiden at fourth asking May 23 at Santa Anita, cleared theoptional claiming ranks July 22 at Del Mar, and then finishedfourth in the GI Del Mar Oaks Aug. 19.
As the 8-5 choice on the cutback here, Ruby Nell was hard
held to the extreme outside down the hill until she navigatedseemingly with ease the dirt crossover, and with a burst of late
speed she put away Fast and Shiny to secure the win.
"She's a good filly, it took us a couple of races to kind of findout what she wanted, but she really wanted grass and is pretty
good at it,@ said trainer Richard Mandella. AI thought she would
do better in the Oaks at Del Mar, but she needed a little moreseasoning."

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM"She was a little rank early and I think eventually she will learn.
Sometimes it takes a little while for them to understand mytraining."
The winner's dam produced an unraced 2-year-old filly named
Sexarito, a yearling filly by Good Magic who was purchased byChampion Equine for $225,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed
Sale, and foaled a colt by that same sire Feb. 1. She visited Curlinfor 2024. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.

Ruby Nell | Benoit

AVENTURA S., $90,000 ($25,000 added FTBOA), Gulfstream
Park, 10-1, 2yo, 1m, 1:37.57, gd.
1--Divieto, 120, c, 2, by Dialed In
1st Dam: Exaggerated (MSW, $206,037), by Blame
2nd Dam: Miz United States, by Valid Appeal
3rd Dam: Stolen Skates, by Overskate($65,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $100,000 Yrl '22 KEESEP). 1ST
BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Magic Stables LLC, Cairoli Racing Stable
and Midnight Racing LLC.; B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Antonio
Sano; J-Edgard Zayas; $38,610. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0,$64,501. *1/2 to Murky (Violence), SP, $160,135.

2--Secret Chat, 120, c, 2, Union Rags--La Vie Ross, by Medaglia
d'Oro. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Gelfenstein Farm (FL); T-Roderick
R. Rodriguez; $12,870.

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3--Self Sufficient, 120, c, 2, by Preservationist--Coogee Beach,by Union Rags. ($70,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $260,000 Yrl '22
KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Repole Stables; B-Brereton C.
Jones (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; $7,722.

Margins: HF, 2HF, 7HF. Odds: 2.30, 1.10, 2.90.
Also Ran: Brawn, Jive, Dontbesogrouchy.
After breaking his maiden at first asking in front-runningfashion at six furlongs, and then following it up with a poor fifthplace finish in the Proud Man S. as the heavy favorite sevenweeks ago, Divieto returned to his preferred spot on the front
end and appreciated the added distance to earn a first stakes
victory here by a half-length. Despite being bumped hard by hisrivals on each side at the break, Divieto was rushed up quickly toassume the early lead where he remained to control all the paceup the backstretch and through a quick half-mile in :45.82. He
maintained his early two-length advantage as he led the field
into the stretch and, under a vigorous ride, continued on to thewire, safely holding off the charging Secret Chat by a half-length
at odds of nearly 5-2.
Divieto is the fourth foal out of MSW Exaggeraged (Blame),
who also foaled SP Murky (Violence) and an unnamed yearling
filly by Summer Front. She was bred to Tiz the Law for 2024.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.
CHARLES TAYLOR DERBY, $75,000, Albuquerque, 9-30, 3yo, 1
1/16m, 1:43.78, ft.
1--FLYING CONNECTION, 118, f, 3, by Nyquist
1st Dam: Free Flying Soul (MSW & MGISP, $423,177),
by Quiet American
2nd Dam: Ruby Surprise, by Farma Way
3rd Dam: Santa Rosalia, by Bold Bidder($250,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Brad King, Jim Cone, Robert L.
Lewis, Suzanne Kirby and Randy Andrews; B-Liberty Road
Stables (KY); T-Todd W. Fincher; J-Felipe Valdez. $45,000.
Lifetime Record: GSP, 11-5-1-1, $382,700.

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2--Charlee Mae, 115, f, 3, Gormley--Corinthian Luck, by
Corinthian. ($10,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Cecil Peters; B-Farm III Enterprises (KY); T-Jose R. Gonzalez,
Jr. $15,000.
3--Bye Bye Ray, 118, g, 3, Ransom the Moon--Tango Juliet, by
Speightstown. ($1,500 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $55,000 Ylg '21
FTKOCT; $375,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-B4
Farms, LLC; B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Todd W. Fincher. $7,500.
Margins: 3HF, 5, 1HF. Odds: 0.10, 12.80, 6.00.
Also Ran: My Man Biggie, Special Moment, Let There Be Peace,
Julia's Warrior.
Flying Connection won the Sunland Park Oaks back in thespring, which earned her a spot in the starting gate for the GI
Kentucky Oaks. After running sixth in Louisville, she shipped to
Del Mar where she was a well-beaten seventh in her first starton the grass in the GII San Clemente S. before switching back to
the dirt where the she finished second in the GIII Torrey Pines S.
Returning to New Mexico as the heavy favorite here, the Todd
Fincher trainee settled into third as the backstretch arrived
behind pacesetter Charlee Mae. Taking aim at the leader aroundthe far turn, Flying Connection passed her at the eighth pole andproduced another stakes win. The winner's dam is responsible
for an unraced 2-year-old colt named Laugh for Sul (PracticalJoke), a yearling colt by McKinzie and she foaled a colt by
Constitution May 17. She was bred back to McKinzie for next
year. Click for the Equibase.com chart.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
3rd-Golden Gate Fields, $33,868, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm($50,000), 10-1, 3yo, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.12, ft, 1 3/4 lengths.
NO ICE NO GLASS (c, 3, Tapwrit--Rylee's Song, by Unbridled'sSong) broke his maiden in gate-to-wire fashion at third asking
off an eight-month layoff Sept. 2. Kept sprinting in this spot, the
3-1 second choice was away quickly again but had to contend
with stablemate Almost Snow (Frosted) who kept a head in front
through the opening fractions. In a duel with that rival into thestretch through a :44.45 opening half, No Ice No Glass was able
to brush off Almost Snow inside the final furlong and put
separation into the closing heavy favorite Ballyvaughan Gig (Gig
Harbor) to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Out of a half-sister to GISW
Capt. Candyman Can (Candy Ride {Arg}) and to the dam of Peru'schampion grass mare Ola Perfecta (Per) (Koko Mambo {Per}), No
Ice No Glass has a yearling Vekoma half-sister and a weanling

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

Game Winner half-sister. His dam was covered by Rock YourWorld for 2024. Sales History: $85,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime
Record: 4-2-0-1, $40,650. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Angela Adams, James Michael Connors and Rick Rasmussen;
B-Zell Family LTD. Partnership (KY); T-Tim McCanna.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

7th-Churchill Downs, $120,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, 1m, 1:35.99,
ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
STRONGHOLD (c, 2, Ghostzapper--Spectator {GSW & MGISP,$323,551}, by Jimmy Creed) debuted Aug. 27 at Ellis Park andwas begrudgingly turned away in the lane by the eventual
winner to finish a hard-fought second, over 10 lengths ahead of
the next closest horse. Crowned the 1-2 favorite here on theback of the field-best 82 Beyer among those with experience, he
was content to stalk between rivals early but changed his mind
heading into the turn, emerging as the leader over Resilience(Into Mischief) and debuting Track Phantom (Quality Road).
Challenged for the lead turning for home, he gamely put
distance on his shadows again and held sway by 1 1/2 lengths
over Resilience, who got the best of the firster late. Stronghold
holds the fort as his accomplished dam=s only offspring thus far.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $84,400. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Eric & Sharon Waller (KY); T-Philip D'Amato.

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winner is a half-brother to Speaking (Mr Speaker), MSW,
$399,840 and Stiffed (Stephen Got Even), MSW & MGSP,$256,559, the dam of GII Gulfstream Park Oaks heroine
Affirmative Lady (Arrogate). Sea Wizard's unraced dam gave him
a full-brother Feb. 1. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $77,500. Click for
the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Holly Crest Farm (NJ); T-Eddie Owens, Jr.

Catching Freedom | Coady Photography

4th-Churchill Downs, $120,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, 1m, 1:36.58,
ft, 3 3/4 lengths.
CATCHING FREEDOM (c, 2, Constitution--Catch My Drift {SW &GISP, $280,540}, by Pioneerof the Nile) was well-backed for thisone-turn mile debut as the even-money favorite here. Situatedmidfield, the hooded bay colt chased the pace set by Cash Only(Street Sense) up the backstretch, came under a ride by tippingto the outside around the far turn and showing steady progressat the eighth pole, Catching Freedom graduated by 3 3/4 lengths
over the leader. The winner is a half-brother to Strava (Into
Mischief), MSP, $346,130 and Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo), MGSP,$212,600. Catch My Drift also produced a yearling filly by
Improbable and May 13 she foaled a filly by Not This Time. Sales
History: $575,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad
H. Cox.

2nd-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.39,
ft, 4 3/4 lengths.
SEA STREAK (g, 2, Sea Wizard--High Noon Nellie, by Silver
Deputy) was second when he debuted Sept. 9 in the Smoke
Glacken S. at Monmouth Park. The 4-5 choice here chased thepace mid-pack in what was a strung out field up the backstretch.
Making steady progress around the far turn, the homebred
uncorked a strong rally as the pace began to fall apart and swept
down the lane to win by 4 3/4 lengths over Wadja (Laoban). The

Sea Streak | Sarah Andrew

9th-Belmont The Big A, $90,000, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 1m (offturf), 1:38.47, ft, 1/2 length.
VINO ROUGE (f, 2, Vino Rosso--Seeking the Blue, by Arch)
debuted just out of the money routing over the grass Aug. 13 at
Saratoga. A 5-2 shot here, the dark bay filly battled even-money
favorite Paradise Lane (Quality Road) for the lead up thebackstretch before backing off to run third. Hugging the rail, theAnthony Dutrow trainee made progress past the eighth pole anddrove home in time to win by a half a length over the latecharging Sensing Flatter (Flatter). The winner is a half-sister toJanis Joplin (California Chrome), MGSP, $121,152. Her dam is
responsible for a yearling filly by Mastery and a May 5 filly by
Ghostzapper and she visited Epicenter for 2024. Vino Rouge is
her first-crop sire's (by Curlin) 12th winner. Sales History:$180,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $55,800.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.
O-Harold Lerner LLC and Team D; B-Payson Stud, Inc (KY);
T-Anthony W. Dutrow.

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A half-sister to the dam of GSP Kaukokaipuu (Mr Speaker) andto SP Flight Deck (Lemon Drop Kid) and MSP Justleaveitalone(Creative Cause), Cry Freedom is the most recent to get her
picture taken for dam Oval Cut. That mare has also produced ayearling full-sister to the victress and a 2023 half-brother by
Omaha Beach. Sales history: $120,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP.
Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-0, $68,930. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry; B-Sean Robert Fitzhenry (ON);
T-Catherine Day Phillips.

Vino Rouge | Sarah Andrew

7th-Woodbine, C$83,480, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, 6fT, 1:09.56, fm, 3lengths.
BABBO (c, 2, Kantharos--Calling Rhy Rhy {MSW, $243,150}, byCity Zip), entered off a trio of starts on the all-weather track
including a pair of second-place efforts, stayed sprinting but
swapped to the grass for his fourth start. The 6-5 favorite
stayed close up to pacesetter Rock to Fame (Kantharos), foundroom between rivals to make a bid into the turn, and was able
to outrun his rivals to the line to graduate by three lengths. A
debuting Dresden Row (Lord Nelson) closed for second. Calling
Rhy Rhy, already responsible for Outlaw Kid (Violence), SW-Can,
SP-USA, $283,275, is a half-sister to GSW/MGISP Bickersons(Silver Deputy). She has not produced a foal since Babbo but
was bred to Omaha Beach for 2024. Sales History: $95,000 Ylg'22 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-0, $68,891. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Lucio Tucci; B-Robert G. Harvey (ON); T-Sid C. Attard.

2nd-Woodbine, C$82,980, Msw, 10-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT,
1:22.37, fm, 3 1/2 lengths.
CRY FREEDOM (f, 3, Munnings--Oval Cut, by El Prado {Ire}) was
twice runner-up over this turf course--in July on debut and lastout trying a longer trip at 1 1/16 miles--and broke through on
the return to seven panels with the addition of blinkers here.
Leaving the blocks as the 6-5 favorite, she raced out the back ineighth up the backstretch as the pace unfolded in front of her.
As far as four wide in the bend, she closed ranks passing thequarter pole and had swooped to the front by the final furlongs.
Kicking clear in the last sixteenth from the wire, she put 3 1/2
lengths on 10-1 shot Good News Money (Good Samaritan) to
graduate from the maiden ranks.

1st-Belmont The Big A, $75,000, (S), Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 6f (offturf), 1:11.74, gd, 3 1/4 lengths.
VALENTINE GIFT (f, 2, Bellamy Road--Birthday Gift, by Hat Trick{Jpn}) debuted at 9-1 here and the homebred was swift out of
the gate as she traded blows to the inside of favorite Dusk (Boltd'Oro) up the backstretch. The dark bay filly began to separate
herself past the eighth pole as she spurted away to graduate by
3 1/4 lengths over Handle On You (Solomini). The winner is her
dam's first produce but she does have a yearling half-brothernamed Stormy Birthday (Get Stormy). Birthday Gift foaled a colt,
Daisy Doo (Central Banker), Mar. 8 and was bred to Mind
Control for next year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $41,250. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuelTV.
O/B-Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (NY); T-Robert Ribaudo.

Valentine Gift | Sarah Andrew

3rd-Santa Anita, $62,500, Msw, 10-1, 3, 4,/5yo, 6fT, 1:08.16,
fm, head.
LIVING LIFE (r, 3, Flatter--Welcome Addition, by Theatrical{Ire}) was 34-1 on debut last month at course and near distance
before missing the break to finish a never-involved 11th.
Cont.

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Even longer odds here at an ice cold 87-1 in this second goaround, Living Life again left the blocks sluggishly and trailed inlast for most of the contest. Building up a head of steam as heswapped to the outside on the bend and seven deep coming
into the stretch, the longest shot on the board closed
relentlessly to nail the 2-1 favorite Bad Uncle Barry (GoodMagic) by a head in a photo finish. A half-sibling to SP Well
Blessed (Exchange Rate), Living Life has an unplaced 2-year-old
half-brother Cincinato (Hard Spun) in Mexico as well as ayearling Maximum Security half-sister. Dam Welcome Addition
visited Cairo Prince for 2024. Sales history: $85,000 Wlg '20
KEENOV; $145,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $110,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $37,100. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Albert and Kathleen Mattivi, LLC; B-Fiona Craig, Dermot
Cantillon & Sebastien Murat (KY); T-Ronald W. Ellis.

2nd-Santa Anita, $61,500, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17.70,
gd, nose.
ESPRIT ENCHANTE (f, 2, Tapit--Enchanted Ghost {MSW,$271,182}, by Ghostzapper) was unable to overcome a bumpy
start in her debut at Del Mar three weeks ago, but had better
luck this time, surviving a hard jolt from longshot Ur in Trouble(Maximus Mischief) directly to her outside at the break. Forced
to take back for the run up the backstretch, the bay established
her tracking position in fourth along the rail and a handful oflengths off of the early pace set by favored Elegant (Omaha
Beach). Esprit Enchante was guided outside a wall of horses
battling for the lead heading into the top of the lane as the fieldclosed ranks. Fanned out in the six path, the winner bumped
again with Ur In Trouble just before the eighth pole, regained
her footing before resuming her challenge to the early leaders
to her inside, and wore down both Ur in Trouble, who finishedsecond, and Where's My Ring (Twirling Candy) in the last jump

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to snatch the win. The stewards looked into both the incident
between the winner and the runner-up at the break and in deep
stretch but let the result stand. Esprit Enchante is the first foal
out of the stakes winner Enchanted Ghost (Ghostzapper), who
also foaled a yearling cold by Into Mischief, a full sister to thewinner this year and was bred back to Not This Time for a 2024
foal. Sales History: $150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '23
OBSMAR; $250,000 2yo '23 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$38,240. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Altamira Racing Stable, Halona PH, LLC and Nirvana Farm LLC;
B-Aaron & Marie Jones LLC (KY); T-Peter Miller.

7th-Laurel, $58,180, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, 1mT, 1:41.54, gd, neck.
DERBYNESS (g, 2, Hoppertunity--Up Hill Battle {MSP,$278,520}, by Street Magician) finished second in his first race
Sept. 8 at Delaware Park. Sent off at 7-2 here, the dark bay
settled in fifth on the outside into the first turn, began to move
up around the far turn and with a strong kick down the lane, thehomebred outlasted Primed to Go (More Than Ready) by a neck.
The winner is his dam's first offspring, but she has a yearlinghalf-brother by Irish War Cry and a half-sister by Golden Lad
who was foaled May 9. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $45,380. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuelTV.
O/B-Jagger Inc. & Super C Racing Inc. (MD); T-Jamie Ness.

1st-Laurel, $53,200, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:05.27, gd, 2
1/4 lengths.
ASK AMANDA (f, 2, Summer Front--Privy Council, byMajesticperfection) debuted after drawing in off the alsoeligible list. Cont.

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A 6-1 shot, the bay filly was shuffled back towards the rear of
the field, but rounding the far turn she began to unwind to theoutside and, past the eighth pole, she strode on confidently to
win by 2 1/4 lengths over fellow firster Radiant Queen (Gun
Runner). The winner's dam, who is a full-sister to GIII Buffalo
Trace Franklin County S. heroine Chanteline, is responsible for a
yearling colt by Complexity and foaled a colt May 26 by Beau
Liam. Sales History: $55,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $31,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-John Davison; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-H. Graham Motion.

6th-Laurel, $52,900, Msw, 10-1, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05.53, ft, 3 1/2
lengths.
MISS JUSTIFY (f, 2, Justify--Swiss Alps, by Majesticperfection)broke as the 15-1 third-longest shot on the board as Colts Neck
Stables=s Don=t Listen (Will Take Charge) took up the mantle as
2-1 favorite. Flashing some early speed between rivals, she was
rated back after the opening furlong to fourth as the betting
choice dueled with a challenger. Swinging to the grandstand side
and closing fast from the four path, Miss Justify took command asixteenth out and eagerly widened to a 3 1/2-length magin over
Don=t Listen. The victress is the second winner from as many tothe race for their young dam, who also has a 2023 filly by Liam=s
Map to her credit. Swiss Alps visited Epicenter for 2024. Sales
history: $215,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '23 EASMAY.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,200. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Twin Oaks Bloodstock, LLC; B-Killora Stud, LLC (KY); T-Susan S.
Cooney.

6th-Golden Gate Fields, $34,140, Msw, 9-30, 2yo, f, 1mT,
1:40.38, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
VALENCE (f, 2, Violence--Button Girl {SP, $147,350}, by Mizzen
Mast) was second sprinting on debut over the Tapeta Aug. 28
before being sent off as a 3-1 shot here. The bay filly settled into
fifth into the first turn as a longshot showed the way, made her
move to the outside around the far turn and with good energy,
Valence ran on nicely to win by 1 1/4 over R Sweet Candy(Danzing Candy). Out of an extended female family which
includes MGISW Dynaforce (Dynaformer), the winner's dam
produced a yearling filly by First Samurai and foaled a filly Apr. 3
by Raging Bull (Fr). She visited Creative Cause for 2024. Sales
History: $75,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0,$24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.

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O-A. Jason Hall Stables, Stephen R. Baker and Bill
Vanlandingham; B-Jason Hall, Stephen Baker, David Branch andBill Vanlandingham (KY); T-O. J. Jauregui.
6th-Remington, $34,000, Msw, 9-30, 2yo, f, 5fT, :57.81, fm, 2
3/4 lengths.
HAPPY WORLD (f, 2, World of Trouble--Happy Destiny, byCongrats) was overlooked at the windows as a 20-1 shot here.
The first-time starter hesitated at the break before making up
ground to run mid-pack before the far turn. The chestnut tippedto the outside at the top of the lane and, looking professional,
rolled to graduate by 2 3/4 lengths over Afraid Im Notcents(Goldencents). The winner's dam produced a yearling colt by
Breaking Lucky and foaled a colt Mar. 3 by Cutting Humor. She
was bred to Cinco Charlie for 2024. Happy World is her first-crop
sire's (by Kantharos) 11th winner. Sales History: $25,000 Ylg '22
KEEJAN; $60,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $5,000 2yo '23 EASMAY.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,247. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Rusty Roberts and Austin Gustafson; B-4M Ranch & Blue Star
Racing LLC (LA); T-Austin Gustafson.

7th-Remington, $34,000, Msw, 9-30, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.82, ft,
7 3/4 lengths.
TAPIT JENALLIE (f, 2, Tapit--Take Charge Tressa, by War Front)
debuted at odds of 3-1 here and after racing mid-pack up thebackstretch, the chestnut took over the lead just before the far
turn. With more left in the tank, the homebred ran up the score
to win by 7 3/4 lengths over Just a Sip (Vino Rosso). The winner
is a half-sister to Take Charge Briana (Curlin), SP, $150,150. Herdam, a full-sister to top-five first-crop sire Omaha Beach and ahalf-sister to champion 2-year-old filly Take Charge Brandi(Giant's Causeway), is responsible for a yearling filly byConstitution and foaled a filly May 4 by Connect. She visited Not
This Time for next year. Third dam MGISW Take Charge Lady
(Dehere) produced GI Florida Derby champ Take Charge Indy
(A.P. Indy), champion 3-year-old Will Take Charge (Unbridled'sSong), GI Beholder Mile heroine As Time Goes By (American
Pharoah) and the dam of GII Suburban S. winner Charge It(Tapit). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,094. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Willis Horton Racing LLC (KY); T-Eddie Milligan, Jr.
9th-Remington, $34,000, Msw, 9-30, 2yo, f, 5fT, :58.56, fm, 3/4
length.
ABIGAIL'S ROAD (f, 2, Mitole--Kentucky Road, by Midshipman)made her first start over the Remington turf Sept. 2 as a wellbeaten second. Cont.

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The 6-5 choice here dueled with a pair of competitors up thebackstretch, gained a slight advantage over Miss Escapade(Practical Joke) around the far turn, and kicked for home to win
by 3/4 length over the late running firster Hello Goodbye (Jimmy
Creed). The winner, her sire's (by Eskendereya) 13th overall, is
her dam's second to the races, but Kentucky Road also produced
a yearling colt by Outwork and foaled Mar. 27 a filly by Vekoma.
She was bred to Goldencents for 2024. Sales History: $8,000 Ylg'22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $26,945. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/T-Jayde J. Gelner; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY).

IN FRANCE:
Opera Singer, f, 2, Justify. See AGroup Results@.

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, OCTOBER 22023 Stud Fees Listed
Heart to Heart (English Channel), Crestwood Farm, $5,000
37 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Presque Isle Downs, 4:48 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Queen of Hearts,
10-1
Qurbaan (Speightstown), Indiana Stallion Station, $2,500
12 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
4-Golden Gate Fields, 6:10 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2f, Charlene's
Dream, 8-1$22,000 KEE JAN wnl; $35,000 KEE SEP yrl; $35,000 EAS MAY
2yo

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

Vino Rosso (Curlin), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
179 foals of racing age/11 winners/1 black-type winner
4-Golden Gate Fields, 6:10 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2f, Vinos Angel,
9-2$45,000 FTK JUL yrl

STAKES RESULTS:
GOVERNOR TERRY E. BRANSTAD S., (NB) $100,000, Prairie
Meadows, 9-30, (S), 4yo/up, c/g, 1 1/16m, 1:44.49, ft.
1--SIR WALLY WALLY, 122, g, 5, Revolutionary--Paws Up, byPosse. O-D and L Farms; B-Midnight Thoroughbreds, LLC (IA);
T-Kelli Martinez; J-Armando Martinez. $59,400. Lifetime
Record: SP, 22-7-4-3, $331,282.
2--Finish Up, 121, g, 4, Upstart--Golden Elite, by Elite Squadron.
($0 RNA Ylg '20 IOWOCT). O/B-Mamas Thoroughbreds, LLC(IA); T-Doug L. Anderson. $19,800.
3--Minecraft Maniac, 119, g, 8, Midshipman--Our Sweet Mary B,
by Officer. O-Linda Bush; B-Warren Bush (IA); T-Doug L.
Anderson. $9,900.
Margins: 2 3/4, 4, 1 1/4. Odds: 4.60, 1.90, 11.40.
IOWA BREEDERS' DERBY, $100,000, Prairie Meadows, 9-30, (S),3yo, c/g, 1 1/16m, 1:45.30, ft.
1--ROCKIN THE DAD BOD, 118, g, 3, by Dads Caps--Cagey Girl
(SW, $304,496), by Crowd Pleaser. 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Nick Metzen and Tamara Metzen; B-Nick Metzen (IA);T-Esteban Martinez; J-Alberto Pusac. $59,400. Lifetime Record:
13-3-1-5, $141,599.
2--Succession, 118, g, 3, Alternation--Korny Sue, by Gilded Time.
O-Gross Thoroughbreds LLC; B-William Hobbs (IA); T-Brandi Jo
Fett. $19,800.
3--Wildatlanticstorm, 118, c, 3, Stormy Atlantic--Imsortaspecial,
by Big Brown. O/B-James Lee Jorgensen (IA); T-H. Ray Ashford,
Jr. $9,900.
Margins: HD, NK, 2. Odds: 51.50, 12.40, 0.70.
DONNA REED S., (NB) $100,000, Prairie Meadows, 9-30, (S),4yo/up, f/m, 1m 70y, 1:42.10, ft.
1--MISS PEACH, 117, f, 4, Dominus--Carolina Peach, by Giant's
Causeway. ($27,000 Ylg '20 IOWOCT). O-Poindexter
Thoroughbreds LLC and Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-H. Allen
Poindexter (IA); T-Kelly R. Von Hemel; J-Glenn W. Corbett.
$59,100. Lifetime Record: 11-4-1-2, $227,097.

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2--Just Like Trista, 121, f, 4, Include--Lookin to Score, by Even
the Score. O-Linda Bush; B-Warren L. Bush (IA); T-Doug L.
Anderson. $19,700.
3--Interstella, 117, f, 4, Midshipman--Kristella, by Elusive
Quality. ($25,000 Ylg '20 IOWOCT). O-Brian Hall andPoindexter Thoroughbreds, LLC; B-H. Allen Poindexter (IA);T-Kevin Eikleberry. $9,850.

MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

4th-Belmont The Big A, $102,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500),
10-1, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:34.93, ft, 3/4 length.
SWIFTSURE (g, 5, Uncle Mo--Island Saint {GSP, $133,860}, by
Speightstown) Lifetime Record: 13-5-1-2, $251,375. O-Liberty
House Racing, Twenty-Two Stable, Club Sixty Five Racing, Take a
Shot Stables and East Coast Partners; B-Siena Farms LLC (KY);
T-Horacio De Paz. *$95,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP.

Margins: 2 3/4, 2 3/4, 1. Odds: 5.90, 1.50, 4.00.
BUDWEISER SPECIAL S., $70,000, Albuquerque, 10-1, 3yo/up,
7f, 1:21.57, ft.
1--MINE THAT STAR, 124, h, 6, Pioneerof the Nile--Mining My
Own, by Smart Strike. ($775,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $35,000 3yo'20 KEENOV). O-Judge Lanier Racing, LLC; B-Phil & Judy
Needham, Bena Halecky & WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Nancy
Summers; J-Luis A. Valenzuela. $40,600. Lifetime Record:
22-9-3-3, $476,598. *1/2 to Dullahan (Even the Score),
MGISW, $1,735,901; 1/2 to Mine That Bird (Birdstone), Ch.
2-year-old Colt-Can, GISW-USA, GSW-Can, $2,228,637.

2--Hooray Austin, 121, g, 7, Half Ours--Tensas Flatt, by Flatter.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Todd Alfortish; B-Lee Young Farm (LA);T-Sean Alfortish. $14,000.
3--Truth Seeker, 124, g, 7, Into Mischief--For Royalty, by Not For
Love. O-Carlos M. Reyes; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Rafael S.
Barraza. $7,000.

Swiftsure | Sarah Andrew

8th-Belmont The Big A, $80,000, (S), 10-1, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 7f,
1:24.12, ft, neck.
CALLALOO (c, 4, Trinniberg--Leaping Lady, by Mass Media)
Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-0, $149,350. O/B-GeeZee Stable LLC (NY);T-David G. Donk.

Margins: 3/4, NO, 3 3/4. Odds: 2.50, 13.00, 3.60.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
10th-Churchill Downs, $129,428, 10-1, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1
1/2mT, 2:33.96, fm, 2 1/4 lengths.
LOVED REIKO (f, 4, Tapit--Odeliz {Ire} {Hwt. Older Mare-Eng- at
9 1/2 - 11 f., Hwt. Older Mare-Ity- at 9 1/2 - 11 f., G1SW-Ity,
G1SW-Fr, GSW-Ger, GISP-Can, MGSP-Eng, MGSP-Ire,$641,680}, by Falco) Lifetime Record: 10-2-1-1, $134,909.
O-Estate of Michael Baum; B-Reiko Baum, Michael Baum & The
Tapit Syndicate (KY); T-George R. Arnold, II. *$200,000 Ylg '20
KEESEP.
6th-Churchill Downs, $128,215, 10-1, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 5
1/2fT, 1:05.14, fm, neck.
HIDEKI (f, 4, Run Away and Hide--I'am Toorific, by Teton
Forest) Lifetime Record: 16-3-8-1, $229,659. O-Shagbark Farm,
LLC; B/T-Ryan D. Walsh (KY).

10th-Belmont The Big A, $80,000, (S), 10-1, (NW1$X), 3yo/up,
f/m, 1m (off turf), 1:38.01, ft, 5 lengths.
SWEETEST PRINCESS (f, 3, Cairo Prince--Sweet Cause, byGiant's Causeway) Lifetime Record: SP, 13-2-2-4, $157,230.
O-Amsterdam Two Stables; B-Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D.
Fielding (NY); T-James W. Ferraro. *$60,000 Ylg '21 SARAUG.

9th-Laurel, $49,200, (C), 10-1, (NW1BX), 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT,
1:04.31, gd, nose.
JOHN HALL (g, 3, Violence--Who's in Town {SW, $211,022}, by
Speightstown) Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $77,400. O/B-Sycamore
Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC (MD); T-Brittany T. Russell.
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MONDAY • OCTOBER 2, 2023

Callaloo prevails in a wild dash to the finish in the eighth at theBelmont at the Big A meet | Sarah Andrew

Sweetest Princess graduates from first level allowance company at
the Belmont at the Big A meet | Sarah Andrew

14th-Prairie Meadows, $44,088, (S), 9-30, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:09.96, ft, head.
GOLD TAPPER (g, 3, Tapiture--Golden Elite, by Elite Squadron)
Lifetime Record: 8-2-3-1, $83,001. O-Brandi Jo Fett, Joseph Fettand Strum Michael; B-Mamas Thoroughbreds, LLC (IA); T-Brandi
Jo Fett. $13,000 Ylg '21 IOWOCT. *1/2 to Finish Up (Upstart), SP,$199,205.

8th-Charles Town, $27,400, 9-30, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 7f,
1:26.88, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
JUBA'S PARADE (f, 3, Juba--Mummers Parade, by Street Sense)
Lifetime Record: MSP, 11-4-2-1, $103,933. O-KP Racing Stables,
LLC; B-Taylor Mountain Farm (WV); T-Kristy Petty.

8th-Golden Gate Fields, $35,142, 9-30, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:37.28,
fm, 1 3/4 lengths.
SILENT POET (g, 8, Silent Name {Jpn}--Cara Bella, by
Ghostzapper) Lifetime Record: GISW, 35-12-7-4, $1,008,684.
O-Stronach Stables and Joel B. Hunsburger; B-Adena Springs(ON); T-John W. Sadler.
8th-Remington, $35,000, 9-30, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:38.37, ft,
8 1/4 lengths.
NEXT REVOLT (g, 6, Revolutionary--Tap for Gold, by PleasantTap) Lifetime Record: 33-6-5-6, $160,345. O/T-Robertino
Diodoro; B-Haymarket Farm LLC (KY). *$110,000 RNA Ylg '18
KEESEP; $130,000 2yo '19 OBSAPR. **1/2 to Spina (During), SP,$270,360, Sassy Sienna (Midshipman), GSW, $426,766 andNewton John (Stormin Fever), GSP, $122,191.
7th-Charles Town, $28,400, (S), 9-30, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6
1/2f, 1:21.36, ft, neck.
NO DENYING DENIS (f, 3, Denis of Cork--Won't Be Denied {SW,$167,810}, by Windsor Castle) Lifetime Record: 16-3-1-6,$88,416. O-Casey's Legacy LLC; B-Taylor Mountain Farm (WV);
T-Ronald G. Sigler.

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8th-Century Downs, C$23,030, 10-1, 3yo, 7f, 1:25.04, ft, 2 3/4
lengths.
FOUR O SIX CREED (g, 3, Jimmy Creed--She's All Ready {SW &GISP, $423,020}, by Girolamo) Lifetime Record: 11-3-6-1,$66,002. O-Wayne Bakke, Jill J. Lindell, and Nathan Hoines;
B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Karline Kingston. *$25,000 Ylg '21
KEESEP.
3rd-Century Downs, C$21,850, 10-1, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:24.37, ft, 3/4
length.
SKIP'S ROCK (f, 3, Central Banker--Lester, by Offlee Wild)
Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-1, $50,025. O-Kropp, Janet and Gary;
B-Boe and Janet Stone (AB); T-Craig Robert Smith. *C$5,000 Ylg'21 ALBMIX.
3rd-Mountaineer Casino & Resort, $20,140, 10-1, (NW3LX),
3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39.91, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
GIO MARIA (f, 4, Gio Ponti--Camaria, by Ghostzapper) Lifetime
Record: 10-3-0-2, $52,415. O-Tijuana Racing Stables; B-Adena
Springs (ON); T-Juan Pablo Silva. *$20,000 4yo '23 OBSWIN.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Ale's Gift, f, 2, Girvin--One More Minute, by Istan. Gulfstream,
10-1, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05.53. Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-2, $53,800.
B-Brereton C. Jones (FL). *$4,500 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $5,000 Ylg'22 CTBAJA; $10,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT.

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Dancing N Dixie, f, 2, Neolithic--Foolhearted Woman, by
Uncaptured. Gulfstream, 10-1, (S), 1m 70y (AWT), 1:42.06.
Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $36,000. B-Freddie Hyatt (FL).
*$35,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN.
Junior Hot Shot, c, 2, Souper Speedy--Executive Dreamer, byBold Executive. Woodbine, 10-1, (C), 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:15.81.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $29,114. B-B. Van Arem (ON).
*C$55,000 Ylg '22 CANSEP. **1ST-TIME STARTER. ***Won by
6 1/2 Lengths.
Red Moscato, g, 2, Three Hour Nap--Emma's Smiddy, by
Concord Point. Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing, 9-30,(S), 5 1/2f, 1:07.58. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $17,280.
B-Robert Gene Lunt (IL).
Code Name, g, 3, Noble Mission (GB)--Reunion, by
Speightstown. Laurel, 10-1, (C), 5 1/2fT, 1:05.03. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-0-1, $31,440. B-W. S. Farish (KY).
Best Performer, f, 3, Oscar Performance--Kinsley, by Pulpit.
Churchill Downs, 10-1, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.77. Lifetime Record:
10-1-1-2, $124,500. B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY). *$60,000 Ylg'21 KEESEP.

Bigofromfresno, g, 4, Vronsky--Always in Style (MSP, $153,252),
by Lucayan Prince. Santa Anita, 10-1, (S), 1mT, 1:34.34.
Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $39,232. B-Old English Rancho (CA).

Bellamy Road, Valentine Gift, f, 2, o/o Birthday Gift, by Hat Trick(Jpn). MSW, 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Bolt d'Oro, Ruby Nell, f, 3, o/o Rich Love, by Not For Love. Unzip
Me S., 10-1, Santa Anita
Cairo Prince, Sweetest Princess, f, 3, o/o Sweet Cause, by Giant's
Causeway. ALW, 10-1, Belmont The Big A

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Central Banker, Skip's Rock, f, 3, o/o Lester, by Offlee Wild.
ALW, 10-1, Century Downs
Constitution, Catching Freedom, c, 2, o/o Catch My Drift, by
Pioneerof the Nile. MSW, 10-1, Churchill Downs
Curlin, Cody's Wish, h, 5, o/o Dance Card, by Tapit. GII VosburghS., 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Dads Caps, Rockin the Dad Bod, g, 3, o/o Cagey Girl, by Crowd
Pleaser. Iowa Breeders' Derby, 9-30, Prairie Meadows
Denis of Cork, No Denying Denis, f, 3, o/o Won't Be Denied, byWindsor Castle. ALW, 9-30, Charles Town
Distorted Humor, Balladeer, c, 4, o/o Golden Ballad (Ire), by
Galileo (Ire). GII John Henry Turf Championship S., 10-1, Santa
Anita
Dominus, Miss Peach, f, 4, o/o Carolina Peach, by Giant's
Causeway. Donna Reed S., 9-30, Prairie Meadows
Flatter, Living Life, r, 3, o/o Welcome Addition, by Theatrical(Ire). MSW, 10-1, Santa Anita
Ghostzapper, Stronghold, c, 2, o/o Spectator, by Jimmy Creed.
MSW, 10-1, Churchill Downs
Girvin, Ale's Gift, f, 2, o/o One More Minute, by Istan. MSW,
10-1, Gulfstream
Hoppertunity, Derbyness, g, 2, o/o Up Hill Battle, by Street
Magician. MSW, 10-1, Laurel
Jimmy Creed, Four O Six Creed, g, 3, o/o She's All Ready, byGirolamo. ALW, 10-1, Century Downs
Juba, Juba's Parade, f, 3, o/o Mummers Parade, by Street Sense.
ALW, 9-30, Charles Town
Justify, Miss Justify, f, 2, o/o Swiss Alps, by Majesticperfection.
MSW, 10-1, Laurel
Kantharos, Babbo, c, 2, o/o Calling Rhy Rhy, by City Zip. MSW,
10-1, Woodbine
Mitole, Abigail's Road, f, 2, o/o Kentucky Road, by Midshipman.
MSW, 9-30, Remington
Munnings, Cry Freedom, f, 3, o/o Oval Cut, by El Prado (Ire).
MSW, 10-1, Woodbine
Neolithic, Dancing N Dixie, f, 2, o/o Foolhearted Woman, by
Uncaptured. MSW, 10-1, Gulfstream
Noble Mission (GB), Code Name, g, 3, o/o Reunion, by
Speightstown. MCL, 10-1, Laurel
Nyquist, Flying Connection, f, 3, o/o Free Flying Soul, by Quiet
American. Charles Taylor Derby, 9-30, AlbuquerqueOscar Performance, Best Performer, f, 3, o/o Kinsley, by Pulpit.
MSW, 10-1, Churchill Downs
Pioneerof the Nile, Mine That Star, h, 6, o/o Mining My Own, by
Smart Strike. Budweiser Special S., 10-1, AlbuquerqueQuality Road, Forever Dixie, f, 3, o/o Dixie Strike, by Dixie
Union. Ontario Damsel S. Presented by Ketel One, 10-1,
Woodbine

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Quality Road, Missed the Cut, c, 4, o/o Beauly (GB), by Sea The
Stars (Ire). GIII Tokyo City Cup S., 10-1, Santa Anita
Revolutionary, Next Revolt, g, 6, o/o Tap for Gold, by Pleasant
Tap. ALW, 9-30, Remington
Revolutionary, Sir Wally Wally, g, 5, o/o Paws Up, by Posse.
Governor Terry E. Branstad S., 9-30, Prairie Meadows
Run Away and Hide, Hideki, f, 4, o/o I'am Toorific, by Teton
Forest. ALW, 10-1, Churchill Downs
Sea Wizard, Sea Streak, g, 2, o/o High Noon Nellie, by Silver
Deputy. MSW, 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Silent Name (Jpn), Silent Poet, g, 8, o/o Cara Bella, by
Ghostzapper. ALW, 9-30, Golden Gate
Souper Speedy, Junior Hot Shot, c, 2, o/o Executive Dreamer, byBold Executive. MOC, 10-1, Woodbine
Summer Front, Ask Amanda, f, 2, o/o Privy Council, byMajesticperfection. MSW, 10-1, Laurel
Tapit, Esprit Enchante, f, 2, o/o Enchanted Ghost, by
Ghostzapper. MSW, 10-1, Santa Anita
Tapit, Loved Reiko, f, 4, o/o Odeliz (Ire), by Falco. ALW, 10-1,
Churchill Downs
Tapit, Tapit Jenallie, f, 2, o/o Take Charge Tressa, by War Front.
MSW, 9-30, Remington
Tapiture, Gold Tapper, g, 3, o/o Golden Elite, by Elite Squadron.
ALW, 9-30, Prairie Meadows
Tapwrit, No Ice No Glass, c, 3, o/o Rylee's Song, by Unbridled'sSong. AOC, 10-1, Golden Gate
Three Hour Nap, Red Moscato, g, 2, o/o Emma's Smiddy, by
Concord Point. MSW, 9-30, Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse
RacingTrinniberg, Callaloo, c, 4, o/o Leaping Lady, by Mass Media.
ALW, 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Uncle Mo, Adare Manor, f, 4, o/o Brooklynsway, by GiantGizmo. GII Zenyatta S., 10-1, Santa Anita
Uncle Mo, Swiftsure, g, 5, o/o Island Saint, by Speightstown.
AOC, 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Union Rags, Caramel Swirl, m, 5, o/o Caramel Snap, by Smart
Strike. GII Gallant Bloom S., 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Upstart, Zandon, c, 4, o/o Memories Prevail, by Creative Cause.
GII Woodward S., 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Vino Rosso, Vino Rouge, f, 2, o/o Seeking the Blue, by Arch.
MSW, 10-1, Belmont The Big A
Violence, John Hall, g, 3, o/o Who's in Town, by Speightstown.
ALW, 10-1, Laurel
Violence, Valence, f, 2, o/o Button Girl, by Mizzen Mast. MSW,
9-30, Golden Gate
Vronsky, Bigofromfresno, g, 4, o/o Always in Style, by Lucayan
Prince. MSW, 10-1, Santa Anita
World of Trouble, Happy World, f, 2, o/o Happy Destiny, byCongrats. MSW, 9-30, Remington

MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023

AC=EST ENORME@ B NO
STOPPING CRACKSMAN=SACE IMPACT IN THE ARC

END OF AN ERA AS NEWSELLS PARK STUDOFFERS SHASTYE'S LAST COLT
By Emma Berry"We're in the home straight," says Julian Dollar and, though
the long-term manager of Newsells Park Stud is all too awarethat the home straights that matter are those on racecourses
around the world, for his team it's all about getting the crop of2022 to the yearling sales in great shape. So, as the wagons rollto transport those youngsters from Royston to Newmarket, it's ahome straight of a kind, with the winning post this week beingthat famous ring at Tattersalls.
No matter the experience of the folk behind the yearlings for
sale, there is always a degree of trepidation in the build-up, andat Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale the stakes are perhaps
higher than anywhere else.
Cont. p19

IN TDN AMERICA TODAY
Ace Impact wins the Arc in the fourth fastest time ever at
ParisLongchamp | Scoop Dyga

by Tom Frary
Bringing the house down at ParisLongchamp in the panama
hat G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe on Sunday, Gousserie
Racing and Ecuries Serge Stempniak=s brilliant Ace Impact (Ire)(Cracksman {GB}--Absolutly Me {Fr}, by Anabaa Blue {GB})ripped up the rule book in scintillating style to become the firstcolt to win the revised 10 1/2-furlong G1 Prix du Jockey Club andthis prize in the same season.
AC=est enorme,@ uttered an emotional Jean-Claude Rouget
after watching his unbeaten star rattle home past most of his
rivals under a supremely confident Cristian Demuro in the homestraight and dominate the final furlong. At the line, there was 1
3/4 lengths between the 19-10 favourite and Westover (GB)(Frankel {GB}), who held on by a short head from Onesto (Ire)(Frankel {GB}) to make Cracksman=s sire the King of the Arc as hewas 12 months ago.
Here was a genuine throwback Arc winner, a proper one who
was also remarkably the first French-trained 3-year-old colt to
win since Rail Link (GB) in 2006. Cont. p3

CODY’S WISH BACK TO HIS BEST IN VOSBURGH SCORE
Godolphin’s Cody’s Wish (Curlin) gained a GI Breeders’ Cup
Sprint entry with his 1 1/2-length tally in the GII Vosburgh S.
during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on Sunday.

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Cristian Demuro enjoys a moment with Ace Impact after their emphatic victory in
the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. | Scoop Dyga

BLUE ROSE CEN FINDS HER FORM IN OPERA

7

Yeguada Centurion's Churchill {Ire}) filly returned to winningways with a neck victory in Sunday's G1 Prix de l'Opera and earned
a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
at Santa Anita in November.

BIG DAY FOR JUVENILES IN PARIS

10

Justify's Opera Singer was all business in taking her first Group 1
in the Prix Marcel Boussac at ParisLongchamp, while Blue Point (Ire)'s
Rosallion (Ire) was scintillating in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, bothearning automatic berths into the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in November.

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G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe Cont. from p1
The previous 15 years before that had witnessed the crack
colts Suave Dancer, Helissio (Fr), Peintre Celebre, Montjeu (Ire)and Dalakhani (Ire) completing the 12-furlong Jockey-Club-Arc
double and Ace Impact slots right into that company. His
Chantilly performance was sensational, running the final threefurlongs in an outstanding :34.01 and this was comparable,
flying home in :33.06.
AWe always say they are the best when they win, but I think
what sets him apart is his strong acceleration. It is something I
have never seen,@ his trainer said. AHe=s an extraordinary horse,a crack. He=s left us speechless. He had a very clean race and his
stride-devouring action did the rest. The big winner today is a
man that dares, Kamel Chehboub, who bought half of Ace
Impact even though he doesn=t have a Classic pedigree, as wellas Horizon Dore so he now has the two best 3-year-old colts inFrance! I don=t know if he will go straight to the stud or run next
year. It will be decided between the two owners and me, but I
don=t know yet.@
Masterfully prepared by Rouget, who avoided the temptation
to go the Almanzor route via the Irish Champion and who
instead fed the flame with more straightforward task-setting in

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the G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano, Ace Impact has endured asteep climb to the summit having only begun his career at
Cagnes-sur-Mer in January while these rivals were in steady
winter work.
His Arc tour de force was completed over 10 seconds fasterthan that of Alpinista (GB) 12 months ago, which truly
demonstrates the extremities of ground we are dealing withfrom 2022 to 2023. Cont. p4

Cristian Demuro celebrates aboard the undefeated Ace Impact
Scoop Dyga

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G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe Cont.
The only complaint can be that this renewal was missing
Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Equinox (Jpn)(Kitasan Black {Jpn}), who would have both relished the freak
conditions which led to the fastest Longchamp Arc time since
Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) in 2011 and fourth-fastest in
history behind her, Peintre Celebre and Bago (Fr) (Nashwan).
This was a no-drama, no-excuses renewal that was run at a fair
if not exacting pace, with the German colt Mr Hollywood (Ire)(Iquitos {Ger}) carving it out in front of the free-running Bay
Bridge (GB) (New Bay {GB}) before Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars{Ire}) emerged to keep the leader honest. Demuro was in nohurry, with last year=s G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Onesto
tracking his every move at the tail of the field with the Japanesemare Through Seven Seas (Jpn) (Dream Journey {Jpn}) also withthe anchor firmly down.
Straightening for home, the runners panned out perfectly
across the track so that there was ample room for all the maincontenders and Westover was the first to strike as he mastered
his King George conqueror at the 300-metre marker. For his
connections, any excitement was all too brief as the orange silks
emerged a few lanes out wide and within a few split seconds
this GI Breeders= Cup Turf qualifier was decided.
This represented a welcome return to form for TDN Rising Star
Onesto following his Irish Champion S. flop, shadowing Ace
Impact all the way to the line to record an identical closing
three-furlong time as the winner. The Fabrice Chappet-trained
4-year-old also closed out the Arc with the fastest final-furlong
split of all the runners, finishing with a rapid :10.99. ThroughSeven Seas and the G1 St Leger hero Continuous (Jpn) (Heart=s
Cry {Jpn}) closed together to the line, emerging from the packalmost in unison as a celebration of their Japanese heritage.
Cont. p5

Ace Impact with his connections | Scoop Dyga

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G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe Cont.
Ralph Beckett said of Westover, who was second-best yet
again as he had been in the Dubai Sheema Classic, Coronation
Cup and King George. AWhat a run, I=m delighted. At the top of
the straight I thought we were in business, but there was justone better. He=s gone and done it again, which is terrific foreveryone. I=m so proud of him. I always fancied the Breeders=
Cup Turf for him, because he=s a horse who enjoys his time
away, as we saw in Dubai. The Breeders= Cup Turf is shaping up
to be the best ever isn=t it? But that=s life and I think we willprobably go.@Fabrice Chappet=s Onesto is Breeders= Cup Turf-bound also. AI
did say that his last outing in the Irish Champion S. didn=t count,@
he said. AApart from that, Onesto has always run up to his best
without necessarily having a happy time of it on each occasion.
Today, he found himself a long way back but he had a good racein the slipstream of the winner. Unfortunately, older horses whocarry three kilos more than the three-year-olds don=t go as fast.
It would be logical to head to the Breeders= Cup.@
Tomohito Ozeki said of Through Seven Seas, AIt was a sprint in
the straight, but I am pleased at the way she finished. We don=t
know whether she will run again. It depends how she is because
the Arc is such a great challenge for a horse.@
Aidan O=Brien also suggested that the early pace was not in

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

Continuous=s favour. AWe=re very happy. We made the decision
to take our time and let him relax,@ he said. AThey sprinted thelast two furlongs, but he wasn=t finished and ran all the way tothe line. He looks like he wants a strongly run mile-and-a-half
so obviously we can look at Japan, Hong Kong, America andDubai. He=s a very legitimate horse and a ready-made 4-yearold. He loves travelling and the best is yet to come.@

Pedigree Notes
Born in Ireland but bred in France by Waltraut Spanner, Ace
Impact who hails from the first crop of Cracksman waspurchased for i75,000 at the Arqana Deauville August Sale
where he was consigned by Elise Drouet=s Domaine de l=Etang.
The dam Absolutly Me, who was twice listed-placed, has also
produced the useful Alessandro (Fr) (Australia {GB}) and Apollo
Flight (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) who also achieved placings atthat level.
The third dam Barakat (GB) (Bustino {GB}), a half-sister to thefour-times Group 1-winning Ibn Bey (GB) (Mill Reef) and the G1Yorkshire Oaks heroine Roseate Tern (GB) (Blakeney {GB}), wasresponsible for the stakes winner and GII Santa Barbara
runner-up Mabadi (Sahm) who in turn produced the dual listed
winner and dual group-placed Salai (Fr) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) to
her credit. Cont. p6

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G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe Cont.
This is also the family of the talented Red Camellia (GB) (Polar
Falcon) who was third in the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches
before producing the G1 Fillies= Mile heroine Red Bloom (GB)
(Selkirk). Absolutly Me=s unraced 2-year-old colt by Gleneagles(Ire) is named Arrow Eagle (Fr). He is in training with
Jean-Claude Rouget under the colours of Waltraut Spanner.
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DE L=ARC DE TRIOMPHE-G1, i5,000,000,
ParisLongchamp, 10-1, 3yo/up, c/f, 12fT, 2:25.50, g/s.
1--ACE IMPACT (IRE), 125, c, 3, by Cracksman (GB)
1st Dam: Absolutly Me (Fr) (SP-Fr & Ger),
by Anabaa Blue (GB)
2nd Dam: Tadawul, by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Barakat (GB), by Bustino (GB)(i75,000 Ylg >21 ARQAUG). O-Ecuries Serge Stempniak &Gousserie Racing; B-Mme Waltraut Spanner (IRE); T-JeanClaude Rouget; J-Cristian Demuro. i2,857,000. Lifetime
Record: 6-6-0-0, i3,996,100. *1/2 to Apollo Flight (Fr) (RockOf Gibraltar {Ire}), MSP-Fr, $139,492; and Alessandro (Fr)(Australia {GB}), SP-Fr, $111,837. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Westover (GB), 131, c, 4, Frankel (GB)--Mirabilis, by Lear Fan.
O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ralph Beckett.
i1,143,000.
3--Onesto (Ire), 131, c, 4, Frankel (GB)--Onshore (GB), by Sea
The Stars (Ire). TDN Rising Star. (185,000gns Ylg >20 TATOCT;$535,000 2yo >21 OBSAPR). O-Gerard Augustin-Normand,
Jean-Etienne Dubois, Ecurie Hunter Valley, Haras d=Etreham,
Ecurie Billon, Ecurie Elag, Fabrice Chappet & Hubert Guy;
B-Diamond Creek Farm (IRE); T-Fabrice Chappet. i571,500.
Margins: 1 3/4, SHD, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.90, 6.40, 55.00.
Also Ran: Through Seven Seas (Jpn), Continuous (Jpn), Bay
Bridge (GB), Sisfahan (Fr), Feed The Flame (GB), Hukum (Ire),
Simca Mille (Ire), Fantastic Moon (Ger), Place Du Carrousel (Ire),
Free Wind (Ire), Haya Zark (Fr), Mr Hollywood (Ire). Video,
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MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

BLUE ROSE CEN BACK IN FRONT IN THE
OPERA by Sean Cronin
Yeguada Centurion=s Blue Rose Cen (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}-Queen Blossom {Ire}, by Jeremy) had failed to fire in two starts
after notching a Classic double in the G1 Poule d=Essai desPouliches and G1 Prix de Diane, but was pitch-perfect in
Sunday=s G1 Prix de l=Opera Longines at ParisLongchamp tosecure for a fourth elite-level triumph in game fashion.
Last term=s G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine was supported
down to favouritism in the betting market and broke on the leadfrom the inside stall before accepting a tow in third in this AWin
and You=re In@ for the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf next
month. Slipping to fourth at halfway, the crowd=s 17-10 pickmade smooth progress out wide in the straight to regain control
entering the final furlong and ran on strongly under a late drive
to hold the rallying effort of Jackie Oh (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by aneck. Lumiere Rock (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), another who
raced to the fore, finished one length adrift in third.
AThis filly is incredible,@ beamed trainer Christopher Head.
AThe season has been long and difficult for her, but she has
always responded well. I am delighted to have the chance toBlue Rose Cen defeats Jackie Oh | Scoop Dyga

train her and this win really means something to me. She has
known combats like this and to see her shine again at this levelis incredible. Aurelien Lemaitre succeeded in moving her to theoutside because it can be a little treacherous on the rail. It was abeautiful ride and a beautiful race. We ran her in the [G1] Prix
Vermeille in order to see her ability at the [12-furlong] distance.
We now know what her limit is and we have her in a good
position for us to make a plan for next year.@ Cont. p8

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G1 Prix de l=Opera Longines Cont.
with the run of his filly and added, AShe ran well over a the 10He added, AHer last two outings did not worry me and we have furlong distance, which she appreciated, but she would haveseen her tested at Goodwood and over 2,400 metres. Her
perhaps preferred softer ground. She=s achieved Group 1 blackowner loves a challenge and we will discuss the next step, but
type and that is perfect.@she could be entered for the
Breeders= Cup.@
Pedigree Notes
Owner Leopoldo FernandezBlue Rose Cen is the lone
Pujals added, AFor me, this win isrepresentative of G3 Parkvery special and theExpress S. and fellow GIII Santa
understanding with Christopher
Barbara S. victrix Queen Blossom
Head is perfect. There is lots of(Ire) (Jeremy), herself the
discussion between us and weleading performer out of the G3
are perpetually dissatisfied. He
Silver Flash S. third Mark Of An
started as a trainer when I threw
Angel (Ire) (Mark Of Esteem
myself into it as a breeder and{Ire}). Mark Of An Angel is a
we have grown together.@
granddaughter of multiple South
Reflecting on the effort ofAfrican winner Grey Angel (GB)runner-up Jackie Oh, Aidan(Kenmare {Fr}), whose exploits
O=Brien said, AWe are very happy
include two Grade 3 victories
and the filly performed reallyand running second in the G1
The trophy presentation for the l=Opera | Scoop Dyga
well. She will be seen next at
Gosforth Park Fillies & Mares
Ascot over 12 furlongs [in the G1 British Champions Fillies &Challenge. The January-foaled bay hails from the family of GI
Mares].@
Arlington Washington Futurity hero Well Decorated (Raja Baba)
Lumiere Rock=s jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle was satisfied
and the prolific sire Distinctive (Never Bend). Cont. p9

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G1 Prix de l=Opera Longines Cont.
Queen Blossom has a weanling colt by Frankel (GB) to come.
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE L=OPERA LONGINES-G1, i500,000, ParisLongchamp,
10-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT, 2:03.71, g/s.
1--BLUE ROSE CEN (IRE), 123, f, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Queen Blossom (Ire) (GSW-Ire & US,$220,859), by Jeremy
2nd Dam: Mark Of An Angel (Ire), by Mark Of Esteem (Ire)
3rd Dam: Dream Time (GB), by Rainbow Quest
O/B-Yeguada Centurion SLU (IRE); T-Christopher Head;
J-Aurelien Lemaitre. i285,700. Lifetime Record: 12-8-1-0,

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i1,589,850. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-stylepedigree.
2--Jackie Oh (Ire), 123, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Jacqueline Quest (Ire),by Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE.
O-Triermore Stud, Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor; B-C O P Hanbury(IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien. i114,300.
3--Lumiere Rock (Ire), 123, f, 3, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)--Last Gold(Fr), by Gold Away (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (55,000gns
Ylg >21 TATOCT). O-Michael O=Flynn; B-The Last Partnership(IRE); T-Joseph O=Brien. i57,150.
Margins: NK, 1, HF. Odds: 1.70, 11.00, 8.30.
Also Ran: Al Husn (Ire), State Occasion (GB), Excellent Truth (Ire),
Jannah Rose (Ire), Darkaniya (Fr), Stay Alert (GB), Muskoka(Ger), Rogue Millennium (Ire). Scratched: Crown Princesse (Fr).
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the finish as Ryan Moore sent Ballydoyle=s TDN Rising Star
Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) for home.
Accelerating impressively as he had done at Ascot to swamp
ROSALLION BRILLIANT IN THE LAGARDERE
that rival inside the last half furlong, the generously-priced 6-1
by Tom Frary
shot had a length to spare at theBeautiful sunshine bathedline as the too-keen previouslyParisLongchamp on its biggest day
unbeaten TDN Rising Star andand Sunday=s G1 Qatar Prixeven-money favourite BeauvatierJean-Luc Lagardere proved a fitting(Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) wound up
opener to the action with Rosallion
1 1/2 lengths behind in third.
(Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}--Rosaline
AHe felt exceptional today,@ Levey{Ire}, by New Approach {Ire})
said of the live 2000 Guineas
dominating the closing stages ofcontender who was providing his
this up-to-scratch renewal. Brilliant
first-crop sire sensation with his
in Ascot=s Listed Pat Eddery S. infirst Group 1 winner and setting a
July but disappointing when third
new track record into the bargain.
in the G2 Champagne S. at
AAt Doncaster, when I asked him
Doncaster last month, Sheikh
he didn=t know what to do on that
Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum=s
soft ground and he=s still so
Rosallion | Scoop Dyga
homebred was truly on song here
babyish. He has a great mind
to provide Sean Levey with all the good vibrations in thisthough and he=ll keep learning. He had to overcome a lot today
qualifier for the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf.
from that draw and was a bit confused when I restrained him,
Anchored in rear early from his compromising wide draw, theespecially in the false straight. I was always going to win today.
Richard Hannon-trained relative of some of the owner-breeder=s
He had his ground and that=s how good he is.@ Cont. p11
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G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Cont. from p1
Rosallion, who had struck on debut over 6 1/2 furlongs at
Newbury just before Royal Ascot, had set almost the benchmark
in terms of British-trained juveniles in the Pat Eddery, where thelikes of Al Musmak (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Alyanaabi (Ire)(Too Darn Hot {GB}) and Dancing Gemini (Ire) (Camelot {GB})had trailed in his wake. Hannon had kept the faith after theChampagne and was relieved with this justification, completed
in course-record time ahead of the previous 1:18.40 set by thisrace=s winner Naaqoos (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) in 2008.
AIt was very sticky ground at Doncaster and he hated it, but I
was so disappointed--I couldn=t believe he got beat. We scoped
him afterwards and everything was fine and the only thing I canput it down to was the ground. Sean was as gutted as I was at
Doncaster--I don=t think he said a word to me after he got beatin the Champagne S. He couldn=t believe it either, that=s the sortof horse he is. Today was a recovery mission and you don=t
generally come to the Lagardere on a recovery mission, as it
takes an extremely good horse to win it but he showed todaythat he=s the horse we thought he was.@
AWe=ll look forward to the Guineas now for next year,@ Hannon
added. AI wouldn=t rule out the Breeders= Cup, but I=m very
happy to look forward to the Guineas. I haven=t had much luckat the Breeders= Cup, obviously it=s got to change at some stage
but I think it=s unlikely.@

Sean Levey, Rosallion, and Richard Hannon (far right) | Scoop Dyga

Aidan O=Brien said of Unquestionable and the pace-setting
Henry Adams (Ire) (No Nay Never), who finished fourth, AThetrip was okay and both will be fine at a mile. Ryan said
Unquestionable could be a horse for America, so we will look at
the Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf after seeing how they are.
Unquestionable is definitely a Guineas horse, we will see which
one next year.@ Cont. p12

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KING’S GAMBLE· 3rd Gimcrack Stakes Gr.2, York· Novice Stakes, Newmarket

CLASSICAL SONG

· Maiden Stakes, Sandown

OPERA MUNDI· Maiden Stakes, Deauville

ROSE BLOOM· €200,000 Arqana Series de Pouliches, Deauville· Prix de la Lorie, Chantilly

SPIRITUAL· Novice Stakes, Leicester by 2 lengths on debutKING’S GAMBLE
Gr.2 placed

ROSE BLOOM
Unbeaten

SHUWARI

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G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Cont.
Yann Barberot said of Beauvatier, who recorded the race=s
fastest individual split between the two and the one at :10.56
but who was too free throughout the early stages, AWe havebeen helped by the quick ground, but you need a colt with a lotof speed to win the Lagardere and he is not made for speed. In
future, he will run over 1600 metres or even 2000 metres. I amvery happy with him, he performed well. He found himself a bit
behind at the start of the race, because he was impeded by the
Andre Fabre-trained horse who pulled a lot.@

Pedigree Notes
Rosallion=s unraced dam Rosaline is one of the progeny of theowner-breeder=s sensational producer Reem Three (GB) (MarkOf Esteem {Ire}), whose seven black-type performers include
this year=s G1 Queen Anne S. hero Triple Time (Ire) (Frankel{GB}) and the G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Ajman Princess (Ire)(Teofilo {Ire}). Rosaline is a full-sister to the G2 Prix Daniel
Wildenstein victor Ostilio (GB), while other Reem Three notables
are the G3 Bengough S. winner Cape Byron (GB) by Blue Point=ssire Shamardal and this year=s Listed Heron S. winner Captain
Winters (GB) whose sire Lope De Vega is also by Shamardal. The
third dam is Jumaireyah (GB) (Fairy King), herself responsible for
the G2 Celebration Mile and G3 Sovereign S. winner and GI
Arlington Million runner-up Afsare (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Next up
from Rosaline is a yearling colt by Make Believe (GB).

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDERE (GRAND CRITERIUM)-G1,
i400,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-1, 2yo, c/f, 7fT, 1:18.23 (NTR),
g/s.
1--ROSALLION (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Blue Point (Ire)
1st Dam: Rosaline (Ire), by New Approach (Ire)
2nd Dam: Reem Three (GB), by Mark Of Esteem (Ire)
3rd Dam: Jumaireyah (GB), by Fairy King
1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed
Obaid Al Maktoum (IRE); T-Richard Hannon; J-Sean Levey.
i228,560. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Eng, 4-3-0-1,
i281,758. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Unquestionable (Fr), 126, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)-Strawberry Lace (GB), by Sea The Stars (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1
BLACK TYPE. TDN Rising Star. (i340,000 Ylg >22 ARAUG). O-Al
Shaqab Racing, Coolmore & Westerberg; B-Mme Camille Vitse,
Mme Axelle Vitse, Mme Valentine Vitse & Guillaume Vitse(FR); T-Aidan O=Brien. i91,440.

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3--Beauvatier (Fr), 126, c, 2, Lope De Vega (Ire)--Enchanting
Skies (Ire), by Sea The Stars (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE.
TDN Rising Star. (i160,000 Ylg >22 ARQAUG). O-Philippe
Allaire & Haras d=Etreham; B-Ecurie des Monceaux, Qatar
Bloodstock Ltd & Mme Barbara M Keller (FR); T-Yann Barberot.
i45,720.
Margins: 1, 1HF, 1. Odds: 6.10, 7.10, 1.00.
Also Ran: Henry Adams (Ire), Zabiari (GB), Native American (Ire),
Jayarebe (Fr), Ballymount Boy (Ire), Evade (Fr), West Man (Ger).
Scratched: Johannes Brahms (GB). Video, sponsored by FanDuel
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ground to win the Flame of Tara, run under the banner
Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF S., by 6 1/2 lengths.
There was no hiding place here, with the winner closing out
OPERA SINGER DOMINATES THE MARCEL
with a final three furlongs in :32.92 and a penultimate split of
BOUSSAC by Tom Frary:10.59 which was faster than Rosallion=s equivalent in the
Impressive in the G3 Flame of Tara S. at The Curragh in August, preceding race.
Opera Singer (Justify--Liscanna {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) took it toARyan said she was very straightforward,@ O=Brien added ofanother level on Sunday as she outclassed her contemporaries
Justify=s first European Group 1 winner. AI thought she was veryin ParisLongchamp=s G1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac, a GI
strong all the way to the line and it was an impressive
Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies
performance. She=s by Justify
Turf qualifying race.
and they get better with age.
Stoked up from the break by
As she steps up in trip she=s
Ryan Moore to enjoy a narrow
something to look forward tolead from Darnation (Ire) (Toonext year.
Darn Hot {GB}), the half-sister
AShe=s obviously a filly thatto War Front=s top-level
would have no problem
winners Hit It A Bomb andstarting off at a mile in a
Brave Anna had that rival inClassic and you would imagine
trouble inside the straight and
she would have no problem
lengthened away to score bygoing up to a mile and afive lengths from Rose Bloom
quarter and a mile and a half.
(Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), with
Ryan was raving about her
3/4 of a length back to thethere coming in--he said I look
TDN Rising Star Les Pavots
forward to this day next year!@(Ire) (No Nay Never) in third.
Nicolas Clement said of Rose
AShe=s a big filly, genuine andBloom,
AShe had a very good
Opera Singer | Scoop Dyga
strong and long-striding withrace behind the winner andloads of class,@ Aidan O=Brien said of the 17-10 favourite. AShedespite running a bit freely, ran on really well at the finish. She
got a brilliant ride. She has the option of going to the Breeders=
was beaten by a good filly and we=re the first home of theCup, but we=ll talk to Ryan and speak with the lads.@
French finishers, so we are hopeful of having a good filly on ourIntroduced in the seven-furlong Curragh maiden won byhands for next season. I don=t think she=ll run again this year.@stablemate Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in June, Opera Singer
Francis-Henri Graffard said of Les Pavots, AWe=re delighted
was up to this trip to open her account at Leopardstown in July
with her performance. She=s a very professional filly, but the
before dropping down again to be a head second to A Lilac Rolla
winner seemed unbeatable and so we=re pleased with our third(Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) in The Curragh=s Irish EBF Fillies Juvenile
place. We=re going to talk to her owners, but it=s possible that
Race in mid-August. It was two weeks later back in Kildare that
she=ll run in the Breeders= Cup. That=s always been on thethe flashy bay really came alive, galloping her rivals into theowner=s mind. She acts well on a sound surface.@ Cont. p14

Group One Winners are bred in

KENTUCKY
Kentucky-bred OPERA SINGER made short work ofher rivals with a sparkling victory in Sunday’s
Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) at Longchamp in France
on Arc de Triomphe day, earning a berth in the$1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).

OPERA SINGER

Owners: Tabor, Smith, Magnier, and Westerberg
Breeder: Mrs. Evie Stockwell
Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
Congratulations to the Stockwell Family on earning a$7,500 KBIF Award for winning a Group 1 race in France.

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O-China Horse Club International; B-John O=Connor (IRE);
T-Nicolas Clement. i91,440.
3--Les Pavots (Ire), 123, f, 2, No Nay Never--Sparrow (Ire), by
Oasis Dream (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. TDN Rising Star.
O-Craig Bernick & Haras d=Etreham; B-Coolmore Stud (IRE);
T-Francis-Henri Graffard. i45,720.
Margins: 5, 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 1.70, 9.00, 5.00.
Also Ran: Ribaltagaia, Darnation (Ire), Extraordinaire (Fr),Voodoo Magic (Fr), Julica (Fr), Freville (Fr), Zandy (Ire). Video,
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OPERA SINGER

Opera Singer was bred by the late Evie Stockwell | Racingfotos.com

Pedigree Notes
Opera Singer is the 11th foal out of the G3 Ballyogan S. winner
Liscanna (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), whose aforementioned Brave
Anna captured the G1 Cheveley Park S. and Hit It A Bomb the GI
Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf. The second dam is the dual listed
winner and G2 Rockfel S. runner-up Lahinch (Ire) (Danehill
Dancer {Ire}), whose four black-type performers include the G3
Kilternan S. winner The Bogberry (Hawk Wing) and the G1 Oaks
runner-up Ennistymon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Another of her Galileo
progeny was the G2 Kilboy Estate S. second Lahinch Classics (Ire)
who is in turn the dam of the GI Summer S. runner-up GraftonStreet also by Brave Anna and Hit It A Bomb=s sire War Front.
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC - CRITERIUM DES POULICHESG1, i400,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-1, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:36.40, g/s.
1--OPERA SINGER, 123, f, 2, by Justify
1st Dam: Liscanna (Ire) (GSW-Ire, $118,164),by Sadler=s Wells
2nd Dam: Lahinch (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
3rd Dam: Dublah, by Private Account
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier &Westerberg; B-Mrs E Stockwell (KY); T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Ryan
Moore. i228,560. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 5-3-1-0,
i282,750. *1/2 to Hit It A Bomb (War Front), GISW-US, SW &MGSP-Ire, $626,476; Brave Anna (War Front), G1SW-Eng,$213,423; Border Town (War Front), GSP-US, $273,148; andThreeandfourpence (War Front), SP-Ire, $275,643. Click forthe free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Rose Bloom (Ire), 123, f, 2, Lope De Vega (Ire)--Xaarienne(GB), by Xaar (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE;
1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (i320,000 Ylg >22 ARQAUG).

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A FOURTH GROUP 1 FOR HIGHFIELDPRINCESS IN THE ABBAYE by Tom Frary
There were some who were preparing to write off John
Fairley=s mare of steel Highfield Princess (Fr) (Night Of Thunder{Ire}--Pure Illusion {Ire}, by Danehill) following her
uncharacteristically disappointing effort in the G1 Flying Five at
The Curragh last month, but the 6-year-old answered the
doubters by simply placing another of the world=s big sprints
onto her impressive resume as she conquered Sunday=s G1 Prixde l=Abbaye de Longchamp Longines.
While she may not quite be the same supercharged dragster
who went through an unprecedented treble at this level in thespace of just over a month last summer, the Queen of England=s
North proved here that when ability drops courage can still
elevate.
Working hard from some way out having been cast an
unfavourable wide draw, the 2-1 favourite gave her all for Jason
Hart to eventually claw back her three-years-younger frontrunning compatriot Perdika (GB) (Unfortunately {Ire}) inside thelast 50 metres and forge a length victory in this AWin and You=re
In@ race for the GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint. Ballydoyle=s revived
G2 Futurity S.-winning TDN Rising Star Aesop=s Fables (Ire) (NoNay Never) managed to force his way into the frame, a shorthead back as the habitual blanket finish occurred again in
behind. Cont. p15

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G1 Prix de l=Abbaye Cont.
AShe won that through pure guts,@ Hart said of John Quinn=s
long-overdue first winner at this prestigious meeting. AShe wasflat out the whole way--the ground is a bit quick, but she has theheart of lion. It was only in the last 50 yards when the leader
tied up that I knew we were going to win. I knew she was backto herself when I worked her a week ago and credit toconnections for keeping her in training, as she=s got anotherGroup 1. What a mare, she=s so tough.@
Although Highfield Princess had done nothing wrong in her
Group 1s so far this term, with perhaps valid excuses for her
Flying Five no-show last time, it was only in Goodwood=s G2 King
George S. that she had really shone and that aura of invincibility
she had taken into the Breeders= Cup in November was gone by
the time she lined up for this. For Quinn, the result was apersonal triumph after some near-misses on this fixture inprevious years.
AWe have had plenty of horses run really well at this wonderful
meeting--in the Abbaye, El Astronaute was third, Liberty Beach
was beaten two heads and Safe Voyage was beaten two heads
in the Foret,@ he said. AIt is one of the greatest meetings in theworld and I hoped I would one day train a winner here and it iswonderful.@

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AShe tries hard and you could say from where she was drawn
she was inconvenienced,@ he added. AShe toughed it into therace and toughed it out of the race, because two furlongs out
she was flat out so fair dues to her. It was a very brave decision
to keep her in training, considering she had won three Group 1s
in Europe and was probably one of the best fillies around. I=m sopleased they have been totally vindicated. She=s shown she=s as
good as any sprinting mare in the world.@
Quinn is looking for a second try at the GI Breeders= Cup Turf
Sprint following her fourth placing at Keeneland last year. AWhy
not? I will need to speak to my owner, but I would be strongly
suggesting it,@ he said. AWe needed to see how today went andtoday went very well. I wouldn=t rule out the Breeders= Cup or
the big sprint at Hong Kong in December. It=s John and his
family=s decision whether she=ll race on next year, but as long as
she=s okay she could go to Santa Anita or Sha Tin.@
Sally Nicholls, owner-breeder of Perdika, was understandably
delighted with the game performance of the rapid runner-up.
AHer performance took my breath away. She ran so well,@ she
said. AHer future certainly lies at stud in 2024. A Group 1 placingchanges everything regarding her broodmare profile. She loves
France and so do we. Now we=re going to crack open our piggy
bank and send her to a good stallion.@ Cont. p16

Highfield Princess winning her fourth Group 1 | Scoop Dyga

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 16 OF 27 • THETDN.COM

G1 Prix de l=Abbaye Cont.
Aidan O=Brien was looking ahead with Aesop=s Fables, who had
spent so long in the wilderness but is back where he was lastsummer. AHe ran really well against horses who had alreadyproved themselves at this level,@ he said. AHe=s blossoming as asprinter right now. I haven=t yet decided where we will be goingwith him next. One thing=s for sure, though and that=s that we=ll
be seeing a lot more of him over five furlongs in the future.@

Pedigree Notes
Highfield Princess, who was bred in the Calvados region at theHaras du Camp Benard run by Fabienne Simoes De Almeida andher mother Martine Van De Kerchove, was led out unsold atonly 29,000gns when offered at the 2018 Tattersalls December
Yearling Sale. Fairley had paid just 18,000gns for the dam Pure
Illusion from the Godolphin draft two years earlier at the
Tattersalls December Mares Sale and in the meantime, her son
Cardsharp (GB) (Lonhro {Aus}) had captured the G2 July S. andhad placed in the G1 Middle Park S., G2 Gimcrack S., G2
Richmond S. and G2 Norfolk S.

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Greenwood Cup scorer Cary Street (Smarty Jones).

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
PRIX DE L=ABBAYE DE LONGCHAMP LONGINES-G1, i350,000,
ParisLongchamp, 10-1, 2yo/up, 5fT, :55.07, g/s.
1--HIGHFIELD PRINCESS (FR), 133, m, 6, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Pure Illusion (Ire), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Saintly Speech, by Southern Halo
3rd Dam: Eloquent Minister, by Deputy Minister(29,000gns RNA Ylg >18 TATDEY). O/B-Trainers HouseEnterprises Ltd (FR); T-John Quinn; J-Jason Hart. i199,990.
Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng & Ire, 38-14-8-6, i2,090,889.
*1/2 to Cardsharp (GB) (Lonhro {Aus}), GSW & G1SP-Eng,$355,619. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Perdika (GB), 133, f, 3, Unfortunately (Ire)--Golden Dirham(GB), by Kheleyf. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs Sally
Nicholls; B-Bumble Bloodstock & Mrs Sally Nicholls (GB);T-George Boughey. i80,010.
3--Aesop=s Fables (Ire), 137, c, 3, No Nay Never--How=s She
Cuttin= (Ire), by Shinko Forest (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE.
TDN Rising Star. O-M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier &Westerberg; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien.
i40,005.
Margins: 1, SHD, NO. Odds: 2.10, 32.00, 43.00.
Also Ran: Get Ahead (GB), Rogue Lightning (Ire), Makarova (GB),White Lavender (Ire), Kerdos (Ire), Batwan (Fr), Ponntos (Ire),
Moss Tucker (Ire), Bouttemont (Ire), Equality (GB), Dramatised(Ire), Tudo Bem (Fr), Equilateral (GB), Art Power (Ire),
Asymmetric (Ire). Scratched: Coeur De Pierre (Fr). Video,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

HIGHFIELD PRINCESS (FR)
Owner John Fairley (cream coat) and his family welcome Highfield
Princess back to the winner=s enclosure | Scoop Dyga

Pure Illusion is a daughter of the G3 Princess Margaret S.
winner Saintly Speech (Southern Halo), who is also the second
dam of the G3 Park Express S. and G3 C. L. Weld Park S. winnerChrysanthemum (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) who in turnproduced the G3 Sandown Classic Trial scorer Cunco (Ire)(Frankel {GB}) and his G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades
Stud Fillies S.-winning full-sister Maxux (Ire). The family also
includes the G3 Prix du Calvados winner Woodland Melody(Woodman), whose listed-winning daughter Shady Reflection(Sultry Song) produced the GII Las Vegas Marathon S. and GIII

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retained faith.
ALast time she came here she didn=t run well and we didn=t
really have an explanation, but the soft ground was obviously
A successful ParisLongchamp au revoir for Frankie was denied
not in her favour,@ he said. AShe didn=t have a very good draw inin Sunday=s G1 Qatar Prix de la
the Moulin and we were going
Foret, with his beloved Kinross
to wait with her, but she just(GB) (Kingman {GB}) losing out
didn=t run her race and thatby half a length to theallowed her to come here today
Wertheimers= fellow TDN Rising
fresh. We had been invited toStar Kelina (Ire) (Frankel {GB}-go to Keeneland for the Queen
Incahoots {GB}, by Oasis Dream
Elizabeth II and accepted, but{GB}) who put the cherry on thethen we made the decision to
cake for her sire who bothcome here so we are pleased
directly and indirectly
we made the right choice.@
dominated the Arc.
Racing manager Pierre-Yves
Unplaced twice since beating
Bureau stated that the GI
the G1 Prix du Moulin heroine
Breeders= Cup Mile is on the
Sauterne (Fr) (Kingman {GB})minds of her owner-breeders.
decisively in the G2 Prix deAShe could tackle that and she
Sandringham at Chantilly in
could stay in training next year
Kelina (left) bests Kinross | Scoop Dyga
June, the 28-1 shot was always
if Carlos thinks she is in thetravelling strongly for Maxime Guyon under cover in touch withright condition.@the pace.
Despite the interference to Kinross, his trainer Ralph Beckett
Going better than Kinross once the cut-away was reached in
was refusing to accept that it had cost him the race. AWe were
the straight, the Carlos Laffon-Parias-trained homebred drifted
second best on the day and that=s it. We weren=t good enough,@across that 3-5 favourite=s path 100 metres from the post which
he said.
was to prompt an inquiry and some anxious moments for
Middleham Park Racing=s Tom Palin was delighted with theconnections. Momentarily
effort of Shouldvebeenaring
checked, Frankie had conjured
and said, AHe=s a wonderfula strong rally from last year=s
horse who always gives his best
winner to narrow the winningand yet again ran very well.
margin but the stewards
He=s really a 1200-metres horseultimately ruled that Kelina wasand he got jostled at the startvalue for the win and allowed
before getting back on an evenher to keep it. The G1 Haydock
keel. This may be the last time
Sprint Cup runner-up
that he encounters good
Shouldvebeenaring (GB)ground this year, but the(Havana Grey {GB}) was 1 1/4
Breeders= Cup is also alengths away in third.
possibility. Several stud farms
Kelina, who had approachedhave tabled offers to stand him
this card=s G1 Prix Marcel
as a stallion.@
Boussac in 2022 unbeaten andstarted as the 21-10 favourite
Besides winning the Foret, Maxime Guyon was placed in four more
Pedigree Notes
only to finish last, had looked toraces, including a third in the Arc with Onesto (Ire), also by Frankel
Kelina=s listed-winning dam
have put that behind her when
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responsible for the Listed Prix Petite Etoile runner-up Ansilia
des Pouliches and when dominant in the Sandringham. Beating(Ire) (Dansili {GB}), cost the operation 420,000gns at the 2015
only one home in Deauville=s G1 Prix Rothschild and in the G1
Tatts December Sale.
Prix du Moulin here last month, she was one that it seemed safeCont. p18
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G1 Prix de la Foret Cont.
A full-sister to the dual listed-winning and G3 Prix de Lieureyplaced Dream Clover (GB), her G3 Prix de Flore-winning dam In
Clover (GB) (Inchinor {GB}) produced two Group 1 winners at
this meeting in Frankel=s Prix du Cadran hero Call The Wind (GB)and Prix de l=Opera scorer We Are (Ire).
In Clover also threw another high-class Dansili in With You(GB), heroine of the G1 Prix Rothschild, and is also the second
dam of last year=s G1 Prix Saint-Alary third Queen Trezy (Fr)(Almanzor {Fr}) and the third dam of the recent G2 Prix deMalleret-placed Yorokobi (Fr) (Camelot {GB}). She hails from thefamily of the G1 Prix Jean Romanet heroine Aristia (Ire)(Starspangledbanner {Aus}) and the G1 Hong Kong Vase winner
Dominant (Ire) (Cacique {Ire}). Incahoots also has the winner=s
once-raced 2-year-old stablemate and half-brother Kahoot (GB)(Lope De Vega {Ire}), a yearling full-brother to Kelina named
Kindleo (GB) and a colt foal by the same sire again named
Epicurien (GB).
Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France
QATAR PRIX DE LA FORET-G1, i350,000, ParisLongchamp,
10-1, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:17.17, g/s.
1--KELINA (IRE), 127, f, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Incahoots (GB) (SW-Fr), by Oasis Dream (GB)
2nd Dam: In Clover (GB), by Inchinor (GB)
3rd Dam: Bellarida (Fr), by Bellypha (Ire)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. TDN Rising Star. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere(IRE); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; J-Maxime Guyon. *1/2 to Ansilia(Ire) (Dansili {GB}), SP-Fr. i199,990. Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-0,
i342,995. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Kinross (GB), 128, g, 6, Kingman (GB)--Ceilidh House (GB), by
Selkirk. TDN Rising Star. O-Marc Chan; B-Lawn Stud (GB);
T-Ralph Beckett. i80,010.
3--Shouldvebeenaring (GB), 126, c, 3, Havana Grey (GB)--Lady
Estella (Ire), by Equiano (Fr). (,40,000 Ylg >21 GOFFUK).
O-Middleham Park Racing XVIII; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB);
T-Richard Hannon. i40,005.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 27.80, 0.60, 35.00.
Also Ran: Pogo (Ire), King Gold (Fr), Exxtra (Fr), Happy Romance(Ire), Sauterne (Fr), National Service (Fr), Breizh Sky (Fr),Topgear (Fr), Fang (Fr), Cachet (Ire), Dabawa (Fr). Video,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

Roman Gal {Ire}, by Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), successful inthree out of four juvenile starts, has plied his trade across four
European countries this season--registering Group 3 scores at
Krefeld, Bro Park and Deauville--and continued his sophomore
spree with another of that ilk in Sunday=s G3 103rd Grosser Preisder Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf.
Last month=s G2 Oettingen-Rennen runner-up was positioned
two lengths behind the pacesetting Parol (Ger) (Pastorius {Ger})
for most of this 8 1/2-furlong test. Bustled along to close thatgap soon after turning for home, the 6-5 favourite quickened
smartly to join that rival approaching the furlong pole and was
ridden out in the latter stages to assert superiority by 3/4-of-alength. Last year=s winner Aemilianus (Ger) (Holy Roman
Emperor {Ire}) made late inroads on the front two and finished
one length adrift in third.
Winning rider Luke Morris, who was basking in G1 Prix de l=Arcde Triomphe glory at this time last year, reflected, AMy plan was
to follow Parol, who I know has done very well at Dusseldorf,
and I knew he could keep going at a good pace, so we had theperfect trip throughout. My fellow is a very tough horse and he=s
had a fantastic year.@
Looking ahead, the rider added, AThere=s a Group 2 and aGroup 3 in Italy, so he could go there. I think he has now run outof options in Germany [this season], but I=m sure he=ll be backnext year.@

Pedigree Notes
Brave Emperor, one of his second-crop sire=s eight patternrace winners, is the first of two reported foals out of a half-sister
to MG1SP Listed Buckhounds S. victor Salouen (Ire) (Canford
Cliffs {Ire}) and Listed Prix Dahlia third Madernia (Ire) (Duke Of
Marmalade {Ire}). The April-foaled bay=s stakes-winning third
dam Asterita (GB) (Rainbow Quest), who ran second in the G3 St
Simon S., produced stakes-winning GII American Derby second
Californian (GB) (Zafonic). Cont. p19

SIOUX NATION=S BRAVE EMPERORPREVAILS IN DUSSELDORF FEATURE
by Sean Cronin
Archie Watson trainee Brave Emperor (Ire) (Sioux Nation--

Sioux Nation | Coolmore

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G3 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Cont.
She is a half-sister to G2 Premio Guido Berardelli S. victor
Special Nash (Ire) (Nashwan) and to the dam of five stakes
winners headed by G1 Lockinge S. hero Keltos (Fr) (Kendor {Fr})and G2 Prix Jean de Chaudenay-winning G1 Grand Prix de SaintCloud third Loxias (Fr) (Saumarez {GB}). Brave Emperor is a halfbrother to the once-raced 2-year-old filly Puella Law (Ire) (InnsOf Court {Ire}).
Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany
103RD GROSSER PREIS DER LANDESHAUPTSTADTDUSSELDORF-G3, i55,000, Dusseldorf, 10-1, 3yo/up, 8 1/2fT,
1:41.68, g/s.
1--BRAVE EMPEROR (IRE), 126, g, 3, by Sioux Nation
1st Dam: Roman Gal (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)
2nd Dam: Gali Gal (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd Dam: Asterita (GB), by Rainbow Quest(i19,000 Ylg >21 GOFFUK). O-Middleham Park Racing LX;
B-Caroline Hanly & Sean Ronan (IRE); T-Archie Watson; J-Luke
Morris. i32,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr & GSP-Swe,
14-8-3-1, i251,641. Click for the free Equineline.com
catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Parol (Ger), 127, g, 6, Pastorius (Ger)--Palucca (Ger), by Big
Shuffle. (i64,000 RNA Ylg >18 BBAGO). O/B-Dirk von Mitzlaff(GER); T-Bohumil Nedorostek. i12,000.
3--Aemilianus (Ger), 127, g, 4, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--Assisi(Ger), by Galileo (Ire). O/B-Gestut Schlenderhan (IRE);
T-Markus Klug. i6,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.20, 12.40, 7.30.
Also Ran: Best Lightning (Fr), Arnis Master (Ger), See Hector(Ger), Dapango (Ger).
Tattersalls October Preview Cont. from p1
For the last five years straight, and for a number of othereditions of the sale before that, Newsells Park Stud has been theleading vendor at Book 1, with that success maintained
throughout the sale of the stud in 2021 to Graham Smith-Bernalby the Jacobs family. This year's draft of 31 looks as strong as
ever.
A chapter will be closed on Tuesday on an extraordinary run atTattersalls for the great mare Shastye (Ire) (Danehill), the dam ofGroup 1 winners Japan (Ire) and Mogul (Ire), Group 2 winner
Secret Gesture (Ire) and Group 3 winner Sir Isaac Newton (Ire),
all of whom are by Galileo (Ire). Shastye died last year after at
the age of 21 foaling a colt by Dubawi (Ire), who sells as lot 96. A
May foal, he will have plenty of hopes resting on his bay
shoulders considering not just the racecourse performances ofhis half-siblings but also their sale-ring records: eight ofMONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

Shastye's offspring have previously sold at Tattersalls for acollective 14,430,000gns.
"I don't think we'll ever find another one like her," says Dollarof Shastye. "Obviously that was quite emotional for all of us lastyear when she produced the Dubawi colt. It was just great to seethem both out in the nursery paddock on that first day, and theylooked so happy. And then suddenly we got a call that all was
not well. She was haemorrhaging and we lost her, and it was areally sad day.
He adds, "But she left us with a lovely Dubawi colt, and he wasalways the apple of Graham's eye. He actually did somehand-feeding, giving him a bottle for a few sessions. So hequickly made a bond with the colt and I never thought actually
he could bear to part with him, but sensibly, he's a businessman,
and we are taking him to the sales."Newsells Park's flagship stallion Nathaniel (Ire) is represented
by three yearlings in Book 1, with the colt in the Newsells draft
being a brother to the 2022 Derby winner Desert Crown (GB),bred by Gary Robinson, and consigned as lot 316 on Wednesday.
"We've got a couple of very nice fillies by Nathaniel in Book 2that could arguably be in Book 1," Dollar says. "But this colt is avery good-looking horse, very good mover. I like him a lot andhe's been entrusted to us through Gary Robinson's Strawberry
Fields Stud, who asked us if we'd take him on in January. So
we've had him with us for a while, and he's a nice person, andnice to do anything with. Hopefully he'll be well received."
Earlier on Wednesday, the stud will offer a Kingman (GB)half-brother to another of its resident stallions, Without Parole(GB), on behalf of breeders John and Tanya Gunther. Without
Parole himself has his first yearlings for sale this year, including
three in Book 1, while Newsells Park will offer two by him inBook 2, both of whom are half-brothers to stakes winners.
Cont. p20

Shashtye=s last offspring, a colt by Dubawi sells on Tuesday
Tattersalls

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Julian Dollar | Tattersalls

Tattersalls October Preview Cont.
"The Without Parole foals were very well received and wehope the yearlings will be as well. Those that we've got havereally developed well from foals to yearlings. They're very much
like their dad, which is good. They've got great minds andthey're really easy to work with and very trainable," he says.
"Sadly, it was a tough year for us last year, because not only
did we lose Shastye, but we also lost [Without Parole's dam]Without You Babe. So both Shastye's and Without You Babe's
foals were brought up by foster mares and I don't know if it's a
result of that, but they've both got the most incredible
temperaments."
Despite Andreas Jacobs of Gestut Fahrhof no longer being
directly involved with Newsells Park Stud, he still has an
association in that he is selling two smart yearlings in the farm's
draft in Book 1.
"The vast majority of the yearlings are born and bred here,"
Dollar says. "We always have a couple of guests, if you like. It'snice to keep a strong relationship with Andreas Jacobs, and he's
entrusted us with two yearlings this year, a colt by Wootton
Bassett [lot 179], who's very classy, and a very well-bred
Mehmas filly [lot 520] whose two half-siblings, the only twoother foals that the mare has had, are stakes winner. She's hit
the board in spectacular style twice."
He continues, "We've also always had a link with Al Shahania,
and they've selling a cracking Siyouni colt out of Vorda [lot 178].
He's everything you'd want a Siyouni to look like, for me. And
then there's Sea The Moon colt out of Teppal [lot 147] is what
who is a big, strong, scopey horse with a lot of class.
"But otherwise, pretty much everything else is bred on thefarm. And we have that confidence that we know the mares. We
know their other progeny. We know these progeny from day
one. And when people ask us about them, we can tell them with

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

confidence what they're like. It helps."
On that theme, Dollar admits that, although almost the entire
Newsells Park yearling crop is at the sales over the next few
weeks, there is the potential for the operation to race more
homebreds in future.
He says, "We always had to make a profit if we possibly could,
and look after our bottom line. And we still do have to do that,of course we do. Graham expects us to do that as much as we
possibly can but I think there is more scope for Newsells to race
fillies especially. We're prepared to put confidence behind themand race them. I'm not saying what we've done in the past has
been wrong, because we've been lucky enough to buy some
nice mares, Shastye among them, Yummy Mummy and others.
But there is a big advantage in understanding families, andputting those horses into training with the right trainers.
Obviously, operations like Juddmonte are brilliant. Having thosefamilies going back generations, understanding those families,
putting them with trainers who also trained that family for
generations, has a big advantage. And I'd like to see us
developing a few more of our families. I know Graham verymuch feels that way."
Despite admitting to being a "pessimist at heart", Dollar has
drawn some encouragement from results from the first half ofthe European yearling sales.
"Arqana read like a very strong sale," he says. "Donny was
okay, Baden-Baden was okay. We sold a couple of horses inSomerville, which I'd never done before, but the traffic throughSomerville was extraordinary. Over the years, we've always seenthat the prices at the top remain strong, and we've always feltthat if we want to play in this business, commercially, we've got
to be playing at the top level because that's where the bigmoney is." Cont. p21“But this is the most amazing business,
isn't it?...A year ago we'd just lost Her
Majesty the Queen, and I always feltthat our business was almost held
together by a 90-odd-year-old lady. But
you turn it around, nine months later,
and the King and Queen are at Royal
Ascot and they have a winner, andthere's huge warmth for them both.”--Julian Dollar

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Tattersalls October Preview Cont.
He continues, "But this is the most amazing business, isn't it?
You sort of scratch your head and think, well, how is thishappening? A year ago we'd just lost Her Majesty the Queen,
and I always felt that our business was almost held together by a
90-odd-year-old lady. But you turn it around, nine months later,
and the King and Queen are at Royal Ascot and they have awinner, and there's huge warmth for them both, and then theyturned up at Doncaster for the St Leger, and had a live
contender who ran a great race, and they seemed to be reallyenjoying it. And suddenly you think, well, we're still goingstrong, and everybody still loves and appreciates racing in thiscountry.
"We still have the best racing, and we still seem to breedingsome extraordinary good horses. So long may it continue. And
while it does, I think we're going to be the focus of buyers fromall over the globe. I'd love us not to be such an export market. In
the long run, I don't think that's good. But it is where we are at
the moment, and I'd rather have that than nobody be interested
in buying our stock.
"But as long as we've got top-class stallions, and as long as
we've got fellow breeders of the quality of Juddmonte, Cheveley
Park, et cetera, we're in pretty good shape."

ROGER CHARLTON TO RELINQUISH JOINT
LICENCE, HAND FULL CONTROL TO SON
HARRY AT THE END OF THE SEASON
Trainer Roger Charlton, who currently holds a joint licencewith his son Harry, will give full control of the licence to his son,Charlton announced on Sunday. Harry was added to the elderCharlton=s licence last year.
Roger Charlton will continue working at Beckhampton, but not
in a formal training role. Charlton was previously Jeremy Tree=s
assistant beginning in 1978. He began training in his own namein 1990, the same year he saddled Quest For Fame (GB) andSanglamore to win the G1 Epsom Derby and G1 French Derby,
respectively. Other top runners that bloomed under Charlton=scare include Tamarisk (Ire), Group 1-winning sprinterAvonbridge (GB), Thistle Bird (GB), Al Kazeem (GB), Decorated
Knight (GB) and Quest For More (Ire) among many others.
He told Racing TV=s Luck On Sunday, AWe had a joint-licenceand I discussed with Harry whether that was the right approach

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

and we thought it was, you have a sort of seamless transition
and the owners get to know him better. I think it=s right now, as
he=s extremely experienced, very able and bright person, I think
it=s right for him to hold the licence.
AI think it=s right for Beckhampton=s image to have a slightly
younger image going forward, so we thought at the end of thisseason it [coming off the licence] was a sensible thing to do. It
was just a case of when it was going to be announced and I havemanaged to ring all the owners already.
AI=m not going anywhere. I=ve been there 45 years really doing
the same thing I=ve been training for 33 years and I=m notsuddenly not going to get up in the morning. I like doing it. I likehorses and I love going round evening stables every day and I
love going out on the downs and mowing the grass on the
tractor and doing everything to keep Beckhampton going.@

Roger Charlton | Alayna Cullen Birkett

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Monday, Oct. 2, 2023:
UNITED KINGDOM
Advertise (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Manton Park Stud
103 foals of racing age
19:00-NEWCASTLE, 6f, Socialise (Ire),48,000 Goffs UK Premier & Silver Yearlings 2022
15:10-HAMILTON PARK, 5f, Star Mind (GB)i32,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale 2022

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Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Coolmore Stud
103 foals of racing age
14:32-BATH, 8f, Hot Fuss (Ire)i52,000 Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2022; 120,000gns
Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up & HIT Sale 2023
Inns of Court (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Tally-Ho Stud
168 foals of racing age
18:30-NEWCASTLE, 8f, Consoling (Ire)18,000gns Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale 2022

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

City Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Haras d'Etreham
90 foals of racing age
3-MAR.BORELY, 1700m, Queen Lizzie (Fr)i14,000 Arqana Deauville September Yearling Sale 2022
Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud
150 foals of racing age
3-MAR.BORELY, 1700m, Dalkava (Fr)i30,000 RNA Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2021 English Version; i33,000 Arqana Deauville September YearlingSale 2022

Invincible Army (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Yeomanstown Stud
95 foals of racing age
19:00-NEWCASTLE, 6f, Mister Gan (GB)36,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2021; ,32,000 Goffs
UK Premier & Silver Yearlings 2022; ,60,000 Goffs UK 2yo
Breeze Up Sale 2023
Land Force (Ire) (No Nay Never), Highclere Stud117 foals of racing age
19:00-NEWCASTLE, 6f, Good Morning Alex (GB)2,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2021; i15,000 Goffs
Autumn Yearling Sale 2022
16:02-BATH, 5.75f, Whoop Whoop (GB)
16,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2021; 50,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) 2022
19:00-NEWCASTLE, 6f, Yiengaa (GB)28,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2022
Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), Dalham Hall Stud
104 foals of racing age
14:32-BATH, 8f, Flowering (Ire)
19:00-NEWCASTLE, 6f, Parson's Meadow (GB)32,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2022;
45,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale 2023
18:30-NEWCASTLE, 8f, Placeholder (Ire)15,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2022
FRANCE
Robin of Navan (Fr) (American Post {GB}), Haras de la
Barbottiere
24 foals of racing age
1-PORNICHET, 1700m, Blue Chanel (Fr)Tornibush (Ire) (Dream Ahead), Haras de Hoguenet
19 foals of racing age
1-PORNICHET, 1700m, Principito (Fr)i5,500 Osarus September Yearling Sale 2022

Robin of Navan has a runner at Pornichet Monday
Emma Berry

Sunday=s Results:
2nd-Epsom, ,20,000, Cond, 10-1, 2yo, 8f 113yT, 1:44.68,
gd.
GOLDEN WEST (GB) (c, 2, Masar {Ire}--Gwendolyn {Ger}, by
Invincible Spirit {Ire}), an Aug. 15 debut winner tackling one
mile at Newcastle last time, shadowed the leader in a close-up
second for most of this four-runner Derby AWild Card@conditions test. Shaken up to seize a narrow lead passing thequarter-mile pole, the 3-1 chance refused to yield thereafter
and was driven out to assert by two lengths from Victorious
Street (Street Sense). Golden West, full to a weanling colt, is thethird of four live foals and one of two scorers produced by adual-winning half-sister to G3 Anglesey S. third Giuliana (Ger)(Muhaarar {GB}) and Listed Premio Carlo Chiesa third Geraldine(Ger) (Royal Applause {GB}). Cont. p23

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Masar | Darley

2nd-Epsom Cont.
His dual stakes-winning second dam Golden Whip (Ger)(Seattle Dancer) is the leading performer out of dual stakeswinning G3 Premio Dormello runner-up Genevra (Ire) (Danehill),
herself a full-sister to the dam of G3 Hawke=s Bay Guineas victor
Stardane (NZ) (Soviet Star) from the immediate family of leadingsire Ballad Rock (Ire) (Bold Lad {Ire}). Sales history: 35,000gns
Wlg >21 TADEWE; 90,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, $17,097.
O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Crimbourne
Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-Karl Burke.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Strong Impact (Ire), f, 3, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)--Cascella (Ire), by
Iffraaj (GB). Epsom, 10-1, 10f 17yT, 2:14.31. Lifetime Record:
5-1-3-0, $30,066. B-Phillistown House (IRE). *i88,000 Wlg >20
GOFNOV; 115,000gns Ylg >21 TATOCT.

Sunday=s Results:
COOLMORE SIOUX NATION CONCORDE S.-Listed, i42,500,
Tipperary, 10-1, 3yo/up, 7f 100yT, 1:46.03, hy.
1--SNAPRAETEREA (IRE), 133, g, 5, Buratino (Ire)--Snap Alam(Ire), by Alamshar (Ire). (i15,000 RNA Ylg >19 GOFSPT). O/B-J
P Farrell (IRE); T-Joseph O=Brien; J-Declan McDonogh.
i25,500. Lifetime Record: MGSP-Ire, 25-5-3-2, $188,583. *1/2
to Snapraeceps (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}), MGSP-Ire.
2--Bells On Her Toes (Ire), 130, f, 4, Belardo (Ire)--Thanks (Ire),
by Kheleyf. (i15,000 Wlg >19 GOFNOV). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O/B-Mrs Eithne Thompson (IRE); T-Andrew Slattery. i8,500.
3--Statement (Ire), 130, m, 5, Lawman (Fr)--Fact Or Folklore

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(Ire), by Lope De Vega (Ire). (i100,000 Ylg >19 GOFOR;
300,000gns 3yo >21 TATMA; 600,000gns 4yo >22 TATMA).
O-Triumvirate Partnership; B-Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Joseph
O=Brien. i4,250.
Margins: 3/4, NK, 2 3/4. Odds: 4.50, 18.00, 11.00.
Also Ran: Insinuendo (Ire), Keep In Touch (Ire), Maud Gonne
Spirit (Ire), Cosmic Vega (Ire), Yermanthere (Ire), Clounmacon(Ire), Dunum (Ire). Scratched: Miramis (Ire).
Snapraetera, winless in nine attempts since annexing 2021=s
Listed Platinum S., lined up for this 18th black-type outing
coming back off a second in last week=s Listed Navigation S. at
Cork and pounced late to claim a third stakes triumph here.
Shuffled back through the field after an alert exit from theoutside stall, the 9-2 chance was sent wide to the stands= siderail off the home turn and kept on relentlessly under sternurging inside the final quarter mile to deny the duelling Bells On
Her Toes and Statement in the shadow of the post.
AI was following Dunum, but he wasn=t bringing me into therace and I had to go around him four out as the race was getting
away on me a bit,@ explained rider Declan McDonogh. AI had toget going a bit earlier than I wanted, but he has dug deep andhandles extreme conditions well. He was a bit slow in the gatesa couple of times and it was hindering his chances, so today weput a rug on him and blindfolded him and that made him jump
properly. To bounce him out five days after Cork was a big ask,
but he was well up for it.@Snapraeterea, the leading performer for his sire, is one of two
black-type performers out of Snap Alam (Ire) (Alamshar {Ire}),the other being G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S.
and G3 Muster Oaks runner-up Snapraeceps (Ire) (Canford Cliffs{Ire}).
Cont. p24

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Listed Concorde S. Cont.
Descendants of the May-foaled bay=s third dam Kashna(Blushing Groom {Fr}) include Listed Scurry S. victor Atalis Bay(GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}). Kashna is kin to Listed Diamond S. victrix
Karaferya (Green Dancer) and Kalamba (Green Dancer), thelatter being the dam of three stakes winners headed by G1
Breeders= Cup Turf and G1 Champion S. hero Kalanisi (Ire)(Doyoun {Ire}) and G2 Scottish Derby victor and G1 St James=s
Palace S. runner-up Kalaman (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}).
1st-Tipperary, i15,000, Mdn, 10-1, 2yo, 9fT, 2:09.69, hy.
ZAPHOD (IRE) (g, 2, Zarak {Fr}--Pocket Of Stars {Ire}, by Sea The
Stars {Ire}), was slowly away from the outside stall to race at the
tail of the field and started to pick off rivals once past halfway.
Turning for home in third, the 15-2 chance quickened to the fore
approaching the final furlong and lengthened clear in the closing
stages to easily defeat Rapid Mission (GB) (Frankel {GB}) by four
lengths. AWe don=t ever really rev ours up first time and you
could see that,@ explained trainer John O=Donoghue. AHe missed
the kick and took a bit of time to get into his stride, but once he
did he raced lovely. We knew he would handle the [heavy]ground. The last half a dozen pieces of work he=s done havebeen on grass and when I saw the rain we knew he=d handle it.
We were second in this race last year, so we knew the type ofrace it was going to be and how we=d have to ride it.
Herbertstown Stud were kind enough to send him to me a longtime ago, early in the season, so we=ll speak to them first before
putting any plans forward.@ Zaphod is the third of four foals andsecond scorer from as many runners out of a half-sister to G1
Poule d=Essai des Poulains hero Silver Frost (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}),G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly and G3 Prix d=Hedouville victor
Spiritjim (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}) and the dual Group 3-placed In My
Pocket (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The February-foaled chestnut is kin
to a yearling colt by Make Believe (GB). Sales history: i56,000
Wlg >21 GOFNO1; 70,000gns RNA Ylg >22 TATOCT. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,522.
O-Dr Marcella Burns; B-Sunderland Holding Inc (IRE); T-John
O=Donoghue.

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

Sunday=s Results:
1st-Dusseldorf, i10,000, Mdn, 10-1, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:39.89, g/s.
LINZONA (GER) (f, 2, Best Solution {Ire}--Litaara {Ger}{GSP-Ger}, by Wiener Walzer {Ger}) bounded forward to race
third along the fence after a sluggish getaway in this unveiling.
Taking a firm hold through halfway, the 6-4 second choice wasshaken up to go second approaching the quarter-mile pole andkept on strongly under whipless coaxing inside the final furlong
to deny 6-5 market rival Desiree (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) bya half-length in the dying strides, becoming the fifth winner forher freshman sire (by Kodiac {GB}). Linzona is the second foal
and winner out of G2 Diana-Trial third Litaara (Ger) (Wiener
Walzer {Ger}), whose first was G3 Preis der Winterkonigon
victrix Lizaid (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}). Litaara, a daughter of dual stakes
scorer Linton Bay (Ger) (Funambule), is a half-sister to MGSW
sire Liang Kay (Ger) (Dai Jin {GB}) and stakes-winning G3 Kolner
Herbst-Stuten-Meile third Laeya Star (Ger) (Royal Dragon),herself the dam of G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen third Laeyos(Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). The April-foaled homebred bay=s
dam is also kin to the dam of G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks)
heroine Lacazar (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) and G3 Herzog vonRatibor-Rennen runner-up Liberry Gold (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}).
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i6,000.
O/B-Gestut Haus Zoppenbroich (GER); T-Peter Schiergen.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Seronera (Ger), f, 3, Adlerflug (Ger)--Saldentigerin (Ger) (GSW &MG1SP-Ger, GSP-Ity, $294,863), by Tiger Hill (Ire). Dusseldorf,
10-1, 11fT, 2:23,50. B-Gestut Bona (GER). *1/2 to Salomina(Ger) (Lomitas {GB}), G1SW-Ger, $332,689; Salut (Ger)(Lomitas {GB}), SW-Ger, GSP-Ity & MSP-Fr, $171,151; andSkyful Sea (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), GSP-Ger.
Donna Helma (GB), f, 3, Helmet (Aus)--Dynastie (Ger), bySinndar (Ire). Dusseldorf, 10-1, 8 1/2fT, 1:45.47. B-Volker
Kaufling (GB). *i18,000 RNA Ylg >21 BBAGO.

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Dschingis Suive (Fr), f, 2, Dschingis Secret (Ger)--Seance (Ger),by Manduro (Ger). Strasbourg, 10-1, 10fT, 2:14.99. B-Avatara
SA (FR).
Adele (Fr), f, 3, Almanzor (Fr)--Akela (Fr) (SP-Fr), by Authorized(Ire). Strasbourg, 10-1, 10 1/2fT, 2:16.34. B-Gestut Hachtsee(FR).

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Sunday=s Results:
FIRST STAKES WINNER FOR SIRE
PREMIO VITTORIO RIVA-Listed, i42,900, Milan, 10-1, 2yo, c/g,
1500mT, 1:31.40.
1--MELFI (IRE), 55, c, 2, by Kessaar (Ire)
1st Dam: Miss Purity Pinker (Ire), by One Cool Cat
2nd Dam: Consultant Stylist (Ire), by Desert Style (Ire)
3rd Dam: Grannys Reluctance (Ire), by Anita=s Prince (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (i33,000 Ylg >22 TAISEP). O-Chelsea
SRLS. B-Tally-Ho Stud (Ire). T-Endo Botti. J-Dario Di Tocco.
i16,575. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, i33,695. *1st SW for hissire (by Kodiac {GB}).
2--Maturlo (Ire), 56.5, c, 2, Starspangledbanner (Aus)--Purlain(GB), by Camelot (GB). O-H. Aladjian & R. Galizzi. B-Societa
Semplice Agricola di Pine (Ire). T-Antonio Marcialis. i7,293.
3--Master (GB), 55, c, 2, Territories (Ire)--Mia Kyllachy (GB), by
Kyllachy (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Scuderia Blueberry SRL(GB). T-Stefano Botti. i3,978.
Margins: 2 1/4, 5HF, 2HF. Odds: 1.78, 5.69, 4.04.
Also Ran: Cheeky Blimey (Ire), Kadegliano (Ire), Real Back (Ire),
Orso (Fr).
The narrow 8-5 pick, who had broken his maiden at second
asking in Rome earlier in the year and added a Rome conditions
race in September, earned his first stakes victory in the Listed
Vittorio Riva at Milan. He is the first stakes winner for his sire,
Kessaar, a son of Kodiac (GB).
Melfi stalked the leaders from several paths off of the fence
and soon vied for the lead on the turn. Holding a clear cut
advantage in upper straight, he soon skipped clear, although
Maturlo made a race of it with a rallying effort. The winner=stime was exactly a second faster than subsequent Listed
Coolmore heroine=s Mysterious Shadow (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns{Ire})=s two races later.
PREMIO COOLMORE-Listed, i42,900, Milan, 10-1, 2yo, f,
1500mT, 1:32.40.
1--MYSTERIOUS SHADOW (IRE), 55, f, 2, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire)
1st Dam: Eclairante (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire)
2nd Dam: Revealing (GB), by Halling
3rd Dam: Rive, by Riverman
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (17,500gns Ylg >22 TATOCT; 50,000gns
2yo >23 TATGBU). O-Scuderia Santese SRL. B-Charel Bloodstock(Ire). T-Endo Botti. J-Dario Di Tocco. i16,575. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, i22,575. *1/2 to Estrosa (Ire) (Sioux Nation), SW &MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

GSP-Ity.
2--Atmosfera (Ity), 55, f, 2, Arcano (Ire)--Universal Secret (Ity),by Sakhee=s Secret (GB). O-White Star. B-Dioscuri di Alduino &Giuseppe Botti (Ity). T-Sebastiano Guerrieri. i7,293.
3--Rebel Music (Ire), 55, f, 2, Ribchester (Ire)--Unconditionally(Ire), by Lawman (Fr). (i6,000 Wlg >21 GOFNOV). O-Scuderia
Sagam SRLS. B-A Botti SRL Societa= Di Allenamento Di Alduino
Botti (Ire). T-Stefano Botti. i3,978.
Margins: 1 3/4, HF, M. Odds: 0.73, 12.53, 3.17.
Also Ran: The Last Rebel (Ire), Preziosissima (Ire), Beauty Of
Tuscany (Ire), Confort Zone (Ity).
Mysterious Shadow became her sire=s third stakes winner inthe Listed Premio Coolmore at Milan on Sunday. Two races
prior, jockey Dario Di Tocco had triumphed aboard Melfi (Ire)(Kessaar {Ire}) in the Listed Premio Vittorio Riva, and with
Mysterious Shadow=s victory, it capped a four-win day for Di
Tocco.
Jumping well from the bell, the 8-11 favourite sat at the rearof the field, gradually making up ground on the turn. The baybulled her way up in between rivals a quarter mile from home towin easily geared down.
The winner, who was a debut winner locally in September, is a
half-sister to the stakes-winning Estrosa who placed second in
the G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas), as well as ayearling colt by Footstepsinthesand (GB) who made i50,000
when sold to Razza Latina out of the Goffs Orby Book 2 Sale
earlier this week, and a weanling colt by Earthlight (Ire). VIDEO.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Messika (GB), f, 2, Land Force (Ire)--Zeehan (GB), by Aussie
Rules. Rome, 10-1, Deb., 1600mT, 1:42.60. O-Scuderia Semeso
di Sebastiano Guerrieri. B-Mondial ESM, Ltd. (GB).
T-Sebastiano Guerrieri. *14th winner for her first-season sire(by No Nay Never). **,10,000 Ylg >22 GOFAUG. *1ST-TIME
STARTER.

Sunday's Results:
WIELKA WARSZAWSKA-Listed, ZL478,250 (,89,481/
i103,254/$109,184), Sluzewiec, 10-1, 3yo/up, 2600mT, 2:42.1,
gd.
1--LE DESTRIER (IRE), 132, c, 4, Le Havre (Ire)--Quanzhou (Fr)(SW-Fr), by Dubawi (Ire). 1ST STAKES WIN. (i40,000 Ylg '20
ARQSEP). O-Pegza Horse Racing; B-Haras de la Perelle;
T-Marlena Stanislawska; J-Szczepan Mazur; ZL272,000.
Lifetime Record: 10-5-0-1. *1/2 to Hooking (GB) (Lope de Vega
{Ire}), MSW & GSP-Fr, $277,604.

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MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

2--Jolly Jumper (Ire), c, 4, Free Eagle (Ire)--Laura's Oasis (GB), by
Oasis Dream (GB). (,3,500 Ylg '20 GOFOCT). O-Camerun;
B-M Enright; T-J Kozlowski; J-B Kalysbek Uulu;
ZL110,000.
3--Westminster Moon (Ire), 123, c, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)--My
Daydream (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). (45,000gns Wlg '20
TATDEF; ,15,000 Ylg '21 TATSEP). O-Westminster Race Horses;
B-Kenilworth House Stud; T-M Janikowski; J-S Abaev;
ZL55,000.
Margins: 3, 3HF, HF. VIDEO (SC 6)

Mama Cocha | JRASODASHI SIS SPECTACULAR IN SPRINTERS
by Alan Carasso
From an aesthetic perspective, the only similarity between
Sodashi (Jpn), the world's most recognizable and talented whitegalloper, and her year-younger full-sister Mama Cocha (Jpn)(Kurofune) is the latter's broad blaze, but they now havesomething else in common, namely Group 1 winner, after Mama
Cocha dove across the line to narrowly best Mad Cool (Ire) (Dark
Angel {Ire}) in Sunday's Sprinters S. at Nakayama Racecourse.
Favoured Namura Clair (Jpn) (Mikki Isle {Jpn}) was a further
length back in third.
AThis filly is a completely different type of horse comparing to
her famous sister, but she has good potential in her own right tobecome a good sprinter,@ said winning jockey Yuga Kawada.
AWhile still winless in grade-level race coming into this, I felt she
had a good chance.@
The third betting choice at just under 4-1, Mama Cocha
bounced away beautifully from gate six and raced fairly handy as
the fleet-footed American-bred Jasper Krone (Frosted)--who
defeated Mama Cocha in the Aug. 20 G3 Kitakyushu Kinen-showed the way early from T M Spada (Jpn) (Red Spada {Jpn}).
Mad Cool was also forwardly placed, with Namura Clair off his
flank and Mama Cocha in the three-wide line as they
approached the turn. Kawada allowed his mount to roll up threewide leaving the 600-metre peg and was more or less on eventerms at the top of the straight, but despite having gone theopening half-mile in :44.5, Jasper Krone was still battling hard at
the fence. Mama Cocha finally got the better of that tussle, but
Mad Cool emerged from between rivals and looked to perhaps
nose in front in the dying strides, but was on the losing end of atight photo. It was the second straight win in the race for trainer
Yasutoshi Ikee, who saddled Gendarme (Kitten's Joy) to an upset
victory 12 months ago.

Whereas Sodashi was an instant hit, securing championshiphonours in her first two seasons at the races, Mama Cocha had
been slower to come around. Group 3-placed at age two, thefilly strung together three wins in the lower grades late last year,
but was found out in a pair of group efforts over the 1600
metres. She recorded her first black-type success in a 1400metre contest at Kyoto in May and ran on well to just missbehind all-the-way winner Jasper Krone last time out.
Kawada feels there is better still to come.
AShe still has a lot of room for improvement and there weremoments where I had to be careful in keeping her in goodrhythm while she was forced out slightly by pressure from thehorses in the inside between the last two corners,@ the leading
rider commented. AShe did respond well though whenchallenged at the straight and I am glad that she was able tosustain her bid to the wire to claim the win.@

Pedigree Notes
Mama Cocha is the 20th winner at group level for the French
Deputy stallion Kurofune, who also counts 2008 Sprintersheroine Sleepless Night (Jpn) among his now seven elite-level
scorers. The late King Kamehameha (Jpn) has now accounted for
30 individual group winners as a broodmare, including 10
G1SWs, among them Dubai World Cup hero and GI Breeders'
Cup Classic-bound Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}).
Though she never earned black-type, Mama Cocha's dam
Buchiko had a cult following of her own, based mostly on her
physical appearance, but she was something other than an
abject failure at the races, with four wins and three minor
placings from 16 starts. Buchiko's half-sister Yukichan (Jpn)(Kurofune) was a three-time listed winner on the dirt, while her
half-sister Marshmallow (Jpn) (Kurofune) produced dual Group 3
winner Hayayakko (King Kamehameha {Jpn}). Cont. p27

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G1 Sprinters S. Cont.
Shirayukihime is also the third dam of Meikei Yell (Jpn) (Mikki
Isle {Jpn}), fifth in Sunday's race.
Buchiko is the dam of the white 2-year-old colt Kalpa (Jpn)(Maurice {Jpn}), third on Hakodate debut July 9, a yearling dark
bay colt by the same sire and foaled a white Maurice filly Feb. 9.

Sunday, Nakayama, JapanSPRINTERS S.-G1, -328,860,000, Nakayama, 10-1, 3yo/up,
1200mT, 1:08, gd/fm.
1--MAMA COCHA (JPN), 123, f, 4, by Kurofune
1st Dam: Buchiko (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn)
2nd Dam: Shirayukihime (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
3rd Dam: Wave Wind, by Topsider
1ST GROUP WIN. 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Kaneko Makoto
Holdings Co Ltd; B-Kaneko Makoto Holdings Inc; T-Yasutoshi
Ikee; J-Yuga Kawada; -173,402,000. Lifetime Record: 13-6-2-2,-284,449,000. *Full to Sodashi (Jpn), Ch. 2yo & 3yo Filly,
MG1SW-Jpn, $5,346,186. Click for the free Equineline.com
catalog-style pedigree.
2--Mad Cool (Ire), 128, c, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)--Mad About You(Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK-TYPE.
(i225,000 Wlg '19 GOFNOV). O-Sunday Racing; B-Moyglare
Stud Farm Ltd; -68,972,000.
3--Namura Clair (Jpn), 123, f, 4, Mikki Isle (Jpn)--Sun Queen, by
Storm Cat. O/B-Mutsuhiro Namura; -43,486,000.
Margins: NO, 1, 1. Odds : 3.90, 13.00, 1.90.
Also Ran: Jasper Krone, Meikei Yell (Jpn), Win Marvel (Jpn),
Aguri (Jpn), Pixie Knight (Jpn), Naran Huleg (Jpn), Kimiwa Queen(Jpn), A Shin Spotter (Jpn), Dolce More (Jpn), All at Once (Jpn),
T M Spada (Jpn), Jubilee Head (Jpn), Mozu Meimei (Jpn). Clickfor the JRA chart and VIDEO.
Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
NATIONAL DAY CUP H.-G3, HK$4,200,000, Sha Tin, 10-1,
3yo/up, 1000mT, :55:91, gd.
1--STOLTZ (AUS), 124, g, 6, by More Than Ready
1st Dam: Decelerator (GSW-US, $366,904), by Dehere
2nd Dam: Paris Rose, by Acclerator
3rd Dam: Fabulous Notion, by Somethingfabulous
1ST STAKES WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. (A$200,000 Ylg '19
MMGCYS). O-Josiah Ma Pok Man; B-Kia Ora Stud Pty Ltd(NSW); T-Francis Lui; J-Zac Purton; HK$2,352,000. Lifetime
Record: 23-9-5-1, HK$11,349,880. *1/2 to Nafaayes (Aus)(Exceed and Excel {Aus}), MGSW & MG1SP-SAf. **222nd SW(104th GSW) for sire. Click for the free Equineline.com
catalog-style pedigree.

MONDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2023

2--Adios (Aus), 117, g, 5, Snitzel (Aus)--Later Gator (NZ), byMore Than Ready. O-Yip Wai Kwan; B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty
Ltd (NSW); T-Frankie Lor; J-Alexis Badel; HK$882,000.
3--Kurpany (Fr), 119, g, 6, Mayson (GB)--One River (Fr), by
Stormy River (Fr). (i25,000 Ylg '18 ARQOCT). O-Brian Leung
Hung Tak & Sophie Leung Lau Yau Fun; B-Erwan Robin & SCEADe Karanna; T-Caspar Fownes; J-Vincent Ho; HK$483,000.
Margins: NK, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 9-10, 41-10, 85-10.
Also Ran: Whizz Kid (Aus), Sight Success (Aus), We Are Hero
(Aus), Rewarding Together (Aus). Click for the HKJC.com chart,
PPs and sectional timing. VIDEO.

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Stoltz=s rider, Zac Purton, trails Hugh Bowman by one win in the Hong
Kong jockeys= championship | HKJCGROUP ENTRIES
Tuesday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 15:45
WETTSTAR.DE 33RD PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN EINHEIT-G3, €55,000, 3yo/up, 10fT
SC
PP
HORSE
SIRE
TRAINER
1
4
Aguirre (Ger)
Camelot (GB)Klug
2
3
Atoso (Ger)Guiliani (Ire)S Schutz
32Duke Of Lips (Ire)
Ruler Of The World (Ire)Fabianova
4
12
Lord Charming (Ger)Charm Spirit (Ire)
Schiergen
59Mansour (Ger)Tai Chi (Ger)
Vovcenko611
Mythico (Fr)
Adlerflug (Ger)
Carvalho
7
10
Petit Marin (Ger)
Flamingo Fantasy (Ger)
Weiss
8
13
Quebueno (Ire)
Adlerflug (Ger)
Wohler9
7
Mowe (Ger)
Soldier Hollow (GB)Dzubasz
10
8
Nastaria (GB)Outstrip (GB)Schleusner-Fruhriep
115
Peace Of Rose (Ger)
Soldier Hollow (GB)Dzubasz
121
Lips Freedom (Ger)Free Eagle (Ire)
Suborics
136
Lady Ewelina (GB)Mukhadram (GB)
Wohler*All posts displayed in local time.

JOCKEY
StarkeEngelsKoplikPiechulek
Vogt
Delozier
Madamet
Bojko
Hammer-Hansen
M Lopez
Sabatbekov
Seidl
Murzabayev

WT
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
127
127
127
126
122

Tuesday, Bordeaux-Le Bouscat, France, post time: 14:07
GRAND CRITERIUM DE BORDEAUX - PRIX DU HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB-Listed, €60,000, 2yo, 8fT
SC
PP
HORSE
SIRE
TRAINERJOCKEY
1
1
Elbaz (Fr)Siyouni (Fr)RougetDemuro22Marselan (Fr)Earnshaw
S Brogi
Forest3
5
Itsy Bitsy Ire)
Belardo Ire)
Sogorb
Crastus4
6
Beatrix Kiddo (Fr)Dabirsim (Fr)Guillemin
Gavilan
5
4
Sans Voix (GB)
Saxon Warrior (Jpn)
MonfortGuyon
6
3
Fathom (Ire)
Almanzor (Fr)Donworth
Eyquem*All posts listed in local time.

WT
126
126
122
122
122
122