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4 NEwS IN BRIEF ADVERTISING alice@anzbloodstocknews.com news in brief friday 5 april 2013 ANZ Continued from page 3 BeholdeR leadIng ChanCe In SanTa anITa oakS Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Gr 1, 1 1/16m) winner Beholder (Henny Hughes) heads a field of six in Saturday’s $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (Gr 1, 1 1/16m). Beholder is looking to add her third Grade One to her record after scoring an impressive last start victory in the Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) on 2 March. Henny Hughes (Hennessy) shuttles to Rangeview Stud in WA where he stood for a fee of $8,800 in 2012. Click here to view the field. pRIx djeBel To STyle vendome Style Vendome (3 c Anabaa - Place Vendome by Dr Fong) made it three stakes wins in a row when taking out the Prix Djebel (Gr 3, 1400m) at Maisons-Laffitte on Thursday. He defeated the Wertheimer’s home bred Snowday (Falco) by two and a half lengths and is now a likely contender for the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) (Gr 1, 1600m). Later on the card the talented filly What A Name (3 f Mr Greeley - Bonnie Byerly by Dayjur) scored a narrow victory in the Prix Imprudence (Gr 3, 1400m) over Holy Dazzle (Sunday Break). RoSe In Foal To ChoICe The Group One winner Alpine Rose (Linamix) has been confirmed in foal to Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) who has shuttled to the Northern hemisphere for the first time this season. Alpine Rose’s colt by Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) topped last year’s Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale when selling for €1.2million ($1.475million) to Mandore International on behalf of Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. 11 FoR muhTaThIR Grace Lady (4f Muhtathir - Parcelle De Sou by Ajdayt) was the half length winner of the Prix Jacques Laffitte (Listed, 1800m) at Maisons-Laffitte, beating Tagar Bere (High Yield), with the favourite Mainsail (Oasis Dream) third also on yesterday’s card. Grace Lady was the 11th stakes winner for Haras du Mezeray’s Muhtathir (Elmaamul). www.anzbloodstocknews.com EDITORIAL editor@anzbloodstocknews.com
5 RACING NEwS racing news Cassidy Hoping Demi Can Bounce Back The Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) (registered as Storm Queen Stakes), the first of five consecutive Group One races on Saturday’s Rosehill card, sees a quality field of 15 fillies going to post. Early betting markets are dominated by the Group One winners in the field - Norzita (Thorn Park), Dear Demi (Dehere) and Habibi (Ekraar). The Clarry Conners-trained Dear Demi (Dehere) was disappointing on her last start in the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m), finishing 11th to Appearance (Commands), who will take on More Joyous (More Than Ready) in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, 1500m) tomorrow on the same card. Dear Demi will again been ridden by Jim Cassidy, who believes the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) winner can bounce back from her last start and return to the form that saw her win the Surround Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Warwick Farm on 9 March. “On face value she was a bit disappointing last start,” Cassidy said. “But she got back and out of her comfort zone and it was hard for horses to make up ground.” Her Coolmore Classic run was only the second time in her 18-start career that she had finished further back than fourth, the other being the Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) as a juvenile, when she finished seventh. Dear Demi, who was second in the Schweppervescence (Gr 3, 1400m) (registed as T L Baillieu Handicap) at this meeting last year, will be back against her own age group tomorrow, having taken on the older mares on her last start and Cassidy firmly believes she will return to her best form. “I do, back to three-year-old fillies grade and up to the 2000m,” he said. “She pulled up really well, nothing was amiss with her apart from the fact she just got out of her comfort zone.” Dear Demi, whose 18 starts to date have yielded five victories and seven placings. She is the current equal favourite for the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick on 20 April and a win tomorrow would almost certainly elevate her to outright pick. Her major rival in the Vinery include the Bart Cummingstrained Norzita (Thorn Park), who finished on strongly for a close third in the Coolmore Classic but will need to pass her first test beyond 1600m. Norzita, who won last year’s Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick, is the current $2.80 favourite with the TAB, ahead of Dear Demi at $4.60 and Habibi (Ekraar), at $5 who was a laststart winner of the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m). That trio are the clear top picks with the recent Alexandra Stakes (Listed, 1600m) winner You’re So Good (Savabeel) next best at $13. RELATED LINkS Vinery Stud Stakes Field ADVERTISING alice@anzbloodstocknews.com friday 5 april 2013 ANZ EDITORIAL editor@anzbloodstocknews.com
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