ARROGATE >JUST GETTING BETTER=

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 

ARROGATE >JUST 

GETTING BETTER= 

>RISING STAR= HAS MOSELEY, WALSH ON 

THE BRINK OF FURTHER SUCCESS 

by Ben Massam 

Patricia Moseley has been around the game of Thoroughbred 

racing long enough to know that patience pays off. The former 

chairwoman of Suffolk Downs and widow of influential 

Massachusetts racing figure James B. Moseley has maintained a 

homebred racing operation for over 40 years and witnessed the 

ebb and flow of her stable=s bloodlines across numerous 

generations. But patience and hard work are often augmented 

by the rising tide of good fortune, and Moseley=s notable good 

luck came at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF)=s 

2012 fundraising gala in Saratoga Springs, where she placed a 

winning bid of $22,000 to acquire a stallion season to 

Ghostzapper. Cont. p4 

Arrogate | A. Coglianese 

By Christie DeBernardis 

Champion and ATDN Rising Star@ Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) 

breezed five furlongs in :59 flat (3/44) in company with Grade III 

winner Whiskey Ticket (Ghostzapper) at Santa Anita Tuesday 

morning (video). It was the Juddmonte colorbearer=s second 

work since his impressive romp in the $12-million GI Pegasus 

World Cup at Gulfstream Jan. 28. 

AHe went nice. He just cruised around there,@ Bob Baffert told 

the TDN Tuesday afternoon. AThey got him a little fast. He went 

in :59 and four. He broke off with horses in front and behind 

him. He also had company, so it kept him interested during the 

whole work, which is good. He was just galloping. He is just 

getting better. Every time I take him out there, I just see 

improvement on him. He=s going the right way, so that=s good.@ 

The Hall of Fame trainer has yet to pick a race for his stable 

star=s next start. 

AWe have a lot of options, but we probably won=t know until 

the beginning of next week maybe,@ Baffert remarked. AThe 

Juddmonte team has to discuss it. The Prince [Khalid bin 

Abdullah] has to decide between all the spots. Everything is 

under consideration. We don=t say no to anything. We have 

Dubai [for the G1 Dubai World Cup Mar. 25], we have the Big 

>Cap [the GI Santa Anita H. Mar. 11] here.@ Cont. p3 

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"TDN Rising Star" Unique Bella (Tapit) currently sits atop the GI Kentucky Oaks 

Future Wager Pool as the 8-5 morning-line favorite. | Zoe Metz 

LADY ELI GEARING UP 7 

Lady Eli (Divine Park), last seen finishing a close second in the 

GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Nov. 5, posted her first breeze 

of the season this past weekend, covering three furlongs in an easy 

:37.90 (2/4) over the Palm Meadows turf Feb. 18. She could return 

to action in either the GI Coolmore Jenny Wiley S. at Keeneland 

Apr. 15 or the GIII Beaugay S. at Belmont May 13. 

OP/ED: ENGLEHART SUSPENSION: ENOUGH ALREADY 8 

Bill Finley: Trainer Jeffrey Englehart, 26, smoked marijuana. 

In eight states that's legal. In New York State, where Englehart 

trains, the punishment for possessing 25 grams or less of marijuana 

is a $100 fine. The second offense is a $200 fine. Get the point? 

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ARROGATE >JUST GETTING BETTER= cont. 

Mastery | Benoit 

Baffert continued, AHe is ready for the Big >Cap today. He could 

run this week. He=s just ready and he always stays ready.@ 

Also on the worktab for the Baffert barn was fellow ATDN 

Rising Star@ and Grade I winner Mastery (Candy Ride {Arg}), 

who completed six furlongs in a bullet 1:12 Tuesday working in 

company with MGSP Cat Burglar (Unbridled=s Song) (1:12.60, 

5/10) (video). Undefeated in three lifetime starts, the Cheyenne 

Stables runner was last seen winning the GI Los Alamitos Cash 

Call Futurity Dec. 10. 

AI love this horse,@ Baffert commented. AHe went really well. 

He=s improving. He=s maturing. He=s doing it the right way. We 

are looking at 

the [Mar. 11 

GII] San 

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here if all 

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The 

conditioner 

also offered 

an update on 

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>RISING STAR= HAS MOSELEY, WALSH ON THE BRINK OF FURTHER 

SUCCESS cont. 

Moseley shrewdly observed that Ghostzapper would be a 

suitable match for her stakesplaced 

mare Archstone (Arch)- 

-who did her best work at 

distances 10 furlongs and 

longer over the turf--and sent 

the bay to visit the Hall of 

Famer and 2004 Horse of the 

Year in the spring of 2013. 

AWe got the [stallion] season 

at the Thoroughbred 

Retirement Foundation 

dinner,@ Moseley recalled. 

AAnd it was when Ghostzapper 

was just starting to warm up 

again, so [the price] was very 

reasonable at the time. He=s 

having an unbelievable year [in 

2017]. I saw he was doing well, 

and that=s why we bought it at 

the charity event. But then, he 

really warmed up, so this year would=ve been a product of 

everyone that bred that spring.@ 

The product of the Ghostzapper--Archstone mating is >TDN 

Rising Star= Proctor=s Ledge, who has notched two impressive 

victories over the Gulfstream Park 

turf course to begin the 2017 

season, adding to a recent run of 

success for her sire that has 

included current GI Kentucky 

Derby co-favorite McCraken, 

GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational 

runner-up Shaman Ghost and GII 

San Vicente S. hero Iliad. 

Although Proctor=s Ledge could 

do no better than an even seventh 

in her one-mile unveiling over a 

damp Churchill Downs turf course 

Nov. 26, the Brendan Walsh 

trainee returned to action with a 

49-1 upset score going nine 

furlongs on the Pegasus World 

Cup undercard Jan. 28 [video] and 

recently made it two in a row with 

a handy 3 1/4-length success over entry-level allowance foes 

Saturday [video]. Cont. p5 

Patricia Moseley (center) at Suffolk Downs 

Chip Bott/CB Photography


Proctor=s Ledge | Leslie Martin 

Moseley, who watched Saturday=s race on her i-Pad while 

visiting an ailing friend in nearby Fort Lauderdale, said the win 

made her particularly proud because of the fact that Proctor=s 

Ledge raced without Lasix. Guided along by Walsh=s steady 

training plan, the filly represents the payout for years of 

perseverance with her damside predecessors. 

AIt=s a culmination of many generations of a family we had, 

dating back to Drumtop (Round Table), who Bull Hancock 

actually got for us,@ Moseley reflected. AIt=s always exciting to 

see these families come through. Bull bought her, and we 

actually owned her with Alice Chandler and we went on and 

bred her...Drumtop has been very good to us.@ 

In addition to capturing multiple stakes races on the racetrack 

for the Moseleys in a career that spanned from 1968-1971, 

Drumtop went on to become a foundation mare for their 

breeding operation, producing stakes winner Topsider (Northern 

Dancer) and Aliata (Mr. Prospector)--herself the dam of the 

useful stallion Storm Boot (Storm Cat) and, of course, Archstone. 

Moseley said she is hopeful that Proctor=s Ledge may ultimately 

prove to be the most talented female runner to emerge from 

the bloodline. 

To understand the importance of the Moseleys to the history 

of racing in Massachusetts, one can simply browse through the 

stakes records of Suffolk Downs, finding events named in honor 

of Drumtop, Topsider, and James Moseley himself. But the 

current climate for racing in the Bay State is unfavorable, with 

legislative woes limiting Suffolk to just six days of live racing in 

2016. 

AI have a farm going in New York now because things got so 

discouraging in Massachusetts,@ Moseley said. AYou breed a lot 

of Mass-breds and suddenly, there=s no racing.@ 

Cont. p6

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While Moseley can point to plenty of favorable memories of 

Massachusetts racing in years past, she went back over 300 

years through the state=s history--to the Salem Witch Trials--to 

find inspiration for her Ghostzapper filly=s name. 

AI was fishing around for names, and more 

or less at the same time, I read this article in 

the paper about them christening Proctor=s 

Ledge, which was where they pushed the 

witches over,@ Moseley said. AWith 

Ghostzapper, that seemed appropriate. And 

for a while, I thought, >I don=t know,= but a 

horse makes a name, doesn=t it?@ 

As for Brendan Walsh, the 43-year-old 

Irish-born trainer has made a name for 

himself training the likes of multiple graded 

stakes-winning marathoners Cary Street 

(Smarty Jones) and Scuba (Tapit), as well as 

a number of talented female turf runners. 

Walsh said the success of Proctor=s Ledge is 

particularly special because of Moseley=s commitment to him 

from the outset of his career as a public trainer in 2012. 

AA good friend of mine introduced me to her when I first 

started,@ Walsh recollected. AMy very first winner, actually, was 

for her--a filly called Sandcastle (Mizzen Mast). She=s been a 

Brendan Walsh | Horsephotos 

great supporter of mine since I started. I=ve always had two or 

three or four horses for her, so I=m delighted that this is for her. 

It=s nice when somebody like that who has supported you since 

the start happens to come by a good one. She=s just a great lady- 

-loves the game, and loves horses. Nobody 

deserves it more than her.@ 

In recent years, Walsh and Moseley have 

also paired to campaign the multiple stakesplaced 

7-year-old mare Bitty Kitty (Kitten=s 

Joy), who Walsh said will be bred this spring. 

Sea Cloud (Mizzen Mast), a 4-year-old 

Moseley homebred, cleared her first-level 

allowance condition at Gulfstream Feb. 11, 

making the recent run of success for the 

owner and trainer all the more sweet. 

Walsh said he was thoroughly impressed, 

but not necessarily surprised, by either of 

Proctor=s Ledge=s victories. Although the filly 

was dismissed at astronomical odds for her 

maiden victory at Gulfstream, the Irish native noted that she 

was deceptively competitive in her debut at Churchill--an effort 

that set her up for marked improvement early in her sophomore 

season. 

Cont. p7


AShe ran really well,@ Walsh remarked. AI thought last week, 

just since the maiden, she had really come to hand. And a 

couple people said, >Oh, you=re running her back quickly,= but 

she was just doing so good that when the race came up, I 

thought we=d go ahead and run her. She came out of that first 

race so well. I thought she was sitting on a good run, but she 

impressed me.@ 

As Walsh=s stable continues to grow in his sixth year on his 

own, stakes-bound Proctor=s Ledge gives him a decidedly bright 

outlook for the future. 

AI think all her best days are in front of her, physically and 

mentally,@ Walsh added. AShe=s taking a huge leap forward every 

time she runs, so we=re very excited. I think there=s no limitation 

[in terms of distance]. I had a nice 3-year-old grass filly last year 

named Auntie Joy (Uncle Mo), and I think this filly=s as good as 

her, if not better. So we might take a similar route to what we 

did with her.@ 

LADY ELI AIMING FOR SPRING RETURN 

AWe gave her a nice break after the Breeders= Cup,@ owner Sol 

Kumin commented. AShe stayed with Chad [Brown] and has 

been at Palm Meadows for the winter. Chad is just starting to 

get her going with her first breeze last weekend. We are looking 

at a few races in April and May and we are extremely excited to 

get her back to the races and see what she can do this year.@ 

Lady Eli | Sherackatthetrack 

by Steve Sherack 

Lady Eli (Divine Park), last seen finishing a close second in the 

GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf Nov. 5, posted her first 

breeze of the season this past weekend, covering three furlongs 

in an easy :37.90 (2/4) over the Palm Meadows turf Feb. 18. 

Withdrawn from last year=s Keeneland November Sale after 

coming up just a nose short to Queen=s Trust (GB) (Dansili {GB}) 

on Breeders= Cup Saturday at Santa Anita, the three-time Grade 

I winner could begin her 5-year-old campaign for Sheep Pond 

Partners and trainer Chad Brown in either the GI Coolmore 

Jenny Wiley S. at Keeneland Apr. 15 or the GIII Beaugay S. at 

Belmont May 13. 

Pennsylvania Prioritizes Horse Racing Subsidies Over Needy 

Schools AErie School District officials say they need $30 million 

from the state to fund basic school programs and close a budget 

gap, or the city=s schools could face >devastating= cuts...Wolf=s 

budget also includes $250 million in subsidies for the state=s 

horse racing industry, and billions more in corporate welfare for 

private-sector businesses.@ Tyle Arnold, Pennsylvania Watchdog

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ENGLEHART MARIJUANA SUSPENSION: 

ENOUGH ALREADY by Bill Finley 

Trainer Jeffrey Englehart, 26, smoked marijuana. In eight 

states that=s legal. In New York State, where Englehart trains, 

the punishment for possessing 25 grams or less of marijuana is a 

$100 fine. The second offense is a $200 fine. Get the point? It=s 

2017 and smoking marijuana is no longer considered a big deal; 

it=s about as innocuous a crime as there is, right up there with 

having an overdue library book. 

Yet, the New York Gaming Commission apparently doesn=t see 

it that way. Englehart=s license was up for renewal and because 

he had failed a random drug test administered by the Gaming 

Commission, he was told that he could not apply for a renewal 

for one year. As a young trainer trying to build a stable and 

develop a reputation, for him, this is a major blow. 

This is not the first time the New York pot police have set 

down a trainer. Last year it was Brian Lynch, who also tested 

positive for marijuana and was handed an indefinite suspension, 

one that wound up lasting 23 days. How did Englehart get a year 

and Lynch got 23 days? For Englehart, this was a second offense. 

In 2013, Englehart was suspended for 15 days after refusing to 

submit to a random drug test while training at Finger Lakes. And 

Lynch, unlike Englehart, was not up for a license renewal at the 

time he tested positive, so the Gaming Board could not fall back 

on the tactic of failing to renew his license. Nonetheless, the 23 

days-vs-one-year discrepancy for virtually the same offense 

seems horribly unfair. 

That said, the New York Gaming Commission was within its 

rights to give Englehart a one-year vacation. Holding a racing 

license is a privilege and not a right. When you sign your 

application, you give the New York Commission, and any other 

commission, all sorts of powers. They are allowed to test you 

and they are allowed to penalize you or strip you of your license 

if you do something wrong, whether it is something as serious as 

robbing a bank or something as minor as smoking marijuana. 

Rules are rules. 

And common sense is common sense. 

Jockeys should absolutely be tested for drugs and alcohol 

because if they were ever to ride in an impaired condition they 

would be putting their safety and the safety of the other jockeys 

in the race in peril. Should one get caught attempting to ride 

under the influence of anything stronger than Mountain Dew set 

them down for a very long time. 

But trainers? There=s no reason to care that Jeffrey Englehart 

smoked marijuana, which he has admitted to. In our modern 

society, that=s about as serious an offense as taking 15 items into 

the A12 items and fewer@ express checkout lane at the Price 

Chopper. The only people who would have even the slightest 

reason to be upset about Englehart smoking pot would be his 

owners. If they felt it was affecting his job performance, then 

they can fire him. Englehart won 70 races from 325 starters in 

2016. Looks like he did just fine, reefer or no reefer. 

It=s time for the New York Gaming Commission to stop this 

nonsense. There are a lot of real problems in the sport that need 

to be dealt with and trainers doing recreational drugs on their 

own time is not one of them. Not one second or one dollar 

should ever again be spent on random drug tests for trainers, 

even if, as is the case with Englehart, there is a red flag in their 

past. They are not employees of the New York Gaming 

Commission, NYRA or Finger Lakes. They are employees of the 

owners who hire them and it should be up to them, and them 

only, to deal with any substance abuse issues their trainers may 

have. 

Ironically, the New York Gaming Commission is among the best 

racing commissions in the country. Unlike many, it is not run by 

political hacks, but people who genuinely seem to care about 

doing the right thing. They never look the other way when a 

trainer is caught using illegal performance-enhancing drugs on 

their horses and no commission in the state has done more to 

help with the problem of retired horses being sent off to 

slaughter after they are done racing. 

Someone needs to tell them they are shooting themselves in 

the foot with this insistence on drug testing trainers and are 

needlessly hurting their reputation. Jeffrey Englehart has not 

had any violations for drugging horses, and that=s all people care 

about, and all they should care about. People are tired of seeing 

horses undergo miraculous form reversals when claimed by 

some guy winning 34% of his starts. And people are tired of the 

cheats getting 30 or 60-day suspensions when they are caught 

using drugs on their horses. Juxtapose that with Englehart losing 

his license for a year because he was caught using marijuana 

and it makes the Gaming Board look like it doesn=t have its eye 

on the ball. 

Call a do-over. Let Englehart stew for 30 days, tell him to 

please lay off the reefer and or move his stable to the 

appropriately named Mile High Park in Arapahoe, Colorado, give 

him his license back and get back to the real job of busting the 

real bad guys, those who don=t drug themselves but their 

horses. 

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1 Always Dreaming (Bodemeister)* 50-1 

2 American Anthem (Bodemeister) 15-1 

3 Battalion Runner (Unbridled’s Song) 20-1 

4 Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile) 8-1 

5 El Areeb (Exchange Rate) 20-1 

6 Epicharis (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}) 30-1 

7 Gormley (Malibu Moon) 15-1 

8 Guest Suite (Quality Road) 50-1 

9 Gunnevera (Dialed In) 20-1 

10 Iliad (Ghostzapper)* 15-1 

11 Irish War Cry (Curlin) 12-1 

12 Local Hero (Hard Spun)* 50-1 

13 Malagacy (Shackleford) 30-1 

14 Mastery (Candy Ride {Arg}) 10-1 

15 McCraken (Ghostzapper) 8-1 

16 Mo Town (Uncle Mo) 15-1 

17 One Liner (Into Mischief)* 15-1 

18 Petrov (Flatter) 30-1 

19 Practical Joke (Into Mischief) 20-1 

20 Royal Mo (Uncle Mo)* 15-1 

21 State of Honor (To Honor and Serve) 50-1 

22 Tapwrit (Tapit)* 20-1 

23 Wild Shot (Trappe Shot) 50-1 

24 Mutuel Field-All Others 4-1 

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Friday, Feb. 24-Sunday, Feb. 26 

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1 Abel Tasman (Quality Road) 10-1 

2 Champagne Room (Broken Vow) 20-1 

3 Chanel’s Legacy (Dominus) 50-1 

4 Daddys Lil Darling (Scat Daddy) 50-1 

5 Delphinia (The Factor) 30-1 

6 Elate (Medaglia d’Oro) 30-1 

7 Farrell (Malibu Moon) 15-1 

8 Ghalia (Medaglia d’Oro) 30-1 

9 It Tiz Well (Arch) 12-1 

10 Jenda’s Agenda (Proud Citizen) 30-1 

11 Lockdown (First Defence) 30-1 

12 Miss Sky Warrior (First Samurai) 30-1 

13 Mopotism (Uncle Mo) 20-1 

14 My Sweet Stella (Eskendereya) 50-1 

15 Nonna Bella (Stay Thirsty) 50-1 

16 Noted and Quoted (The Factor) 50-1 

17 Pretty City Dancer (Tapit) 20-1 

18 Selcourt (Tiz Wonderful) 30-1 

19 Shane’s Girlfriend (Adios Charlie) 15-1 

20 Tapa Tapa Tapa (Tapit) 30-1 

21 Tequilita (Union Rags) 50-1 

22 Unique Bella (Tapit) 8-5 

23 Valadorna (Curlin) 12-1 

24 Mutuel Field (All Others) 8-1 

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1 Frankel (GB) 6 7 6 6 1 1 40 17 $181,609 $641,139 

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2 Power (GB) 4 5 2 3 -- 1 45 18 $178,103 $559,896 

(2009) by Oasis Dream (GB) FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire (i8,000) Peace Envoy (FR) 

3 Dialed In 3 3 1 1 -- -- 45 21 $839,600 $1,784,705 

(2008) by Mineshaft FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Darby Dan Farm KY ($15,000) Gunnevera 

4 Union Rags 3 5 3 4 2 2 63 21 $295,360 $1,733,847 

(2009) by Dixie Union FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY ($50,000) Dancing Rags 

5 The Factor 3 7 1 1 1 1 61 19 $259,580 $1,159,612 

(2008) by War Front FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY ($25,000) Noted and Quoted 

6 Mayson (GB) 3 7 -- 2 -- -- 50 21 $103,676 $585,909 

(2008) by Invincible Spirit (Ire) FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Cheveley Park Stud Eng (,6,000) Mazyoun (GB) 

7 Bodemeister 2 4 -- 2 -- 1 62 21 $201,905 $1,252,072 

(2009) by Empire Maker FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY ($25,000) Bode's Dream 

8 Gemologist 2 4 2 3 1 1 62 20 $285,000 $1,204,265 

(2009) by Tiznow FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY ($25,000) Yellow Agate 

9 Maclean's Music 2 8 -- 1 -- -- 44 24 $90,960 $1,125,438 

(2008) by Distorted Humor FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY ($8,500) Made Me Shiver 

10 Tapizar 2 3 -- 2 -- -- 62 17 $187,060 $1,062,537 

(2008) by Tapit FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY ($15,000) Tip Tap Tapizar 

11 Dominus 2 4 -- 1 -- 1 22 10 $234,394 $896,018 

(2008) by Smart Strike FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY ($7,500) Chanel's Legacy 

12 Sir Prancealot (Ire) 2 4 1 2 -- -- 79 37 $290,961 $888,921 

(2010) by Tamayuz (GB) FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Tally-Ho Stud Ire (i8,000) Stormy Clouds (IRE) 

13 Astrology 2 3 1 1 -- -- 48 16 $150,000 $762,074 

(2008) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Taylor Made Stallions KY ($6,500) Arella Rockstar 

14 Dragon Pulse (Ire) 2 5 1 3 -- -- 50 23 $69,712 $610,894 

(2009) by Kyllachy (GB) FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Irish National Stud Ire (i8,000) Legendary Lunch (IRE) 

15 Harbour Watch (Ire) 2 2 1 1 -- -- 78 21 $98,957 $588,089 

(2009) by Acclamation (GB) FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Tweenhills Farm & Stud Eng (,6,000) Tis Marvellous (GB) 

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Several months into a long, grey winter, it’s 

hard to imagine that somewhere, people 

are somewhere sitting on a warm beach. 

In this month’s TDN Weekend, you’ll be inspired 

to do just that. It’s February, and for 

those of who grew up in the Northeast (and 

grew tired of the cold-weather racing at 

Aqueduct, or Laurel) that means one thing: 

it’s time for a visit to Gulfstream. Whether 

you’re planning a trip for the big 3yo races, 

or the Gulfstream sale March 1, it’s time 

to read up on what to see and where to be 

seen in South Beach. Further south still, 

we’ll catch up with Teo Ah Khing, who is 

planning a racing paradise in St. Lucia. Graham 

Motion has also headed to Miami for 

winter racing, and he’ll have this month’s 

Last Word. Chris McGrath reminds us that 

winter in England doesn’t mean sunbathing: 

it means steeplechasing, and there’s 

no better place to do it than Cheltenham. 

And finally, before you get ready to breed 

your mare in Europe this year, take heed: 

there’s a revolution happening in France. 

Sue Finley, Co-Publisher

REGIONAL REPORT WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 22, 2017 

CAUSE OF DEATH ANNOUNCED FOR 

CHARISMATIC 

Charismatic at Old Friends| Laura Battles 

A necropsy has revealed that the 1999 Horse of the Year 

Charismatic (Summer Squall) died from a pelvic fracture, it was 

announced Tuesday. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. 

hero passed away suddenly at Old Friends Thoroughbred 

Retirement in Georgetown, KY., Sunday. "A necropsy performed 

at the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 

revealed that Charismatic suffered a severe catastrophic 

fracture of his pelvis that resulted in fatal bleeding,@ Bryan M. 

Waldridge, DVM, MS, and Rhodes P. Bell, DVM, MS, said in a 

statement. APelvic fractures will in some cases also lacerate the 

large arteries of the pelvis and cause severe internal bleeding. 

Fatal pelvic fractures are uncommon and usually unforeseeable. 

It is not possible to know exactly how the injury happened or 

any factors that may have led to its occurrence." 

TORNADOES WIPE OUT RETAMA TOTE 

BOARD, DAMAGE GRANDSTAND 

by T.D. Thornton 

One of at least four confirmed tornadoes that careened 

through the San Antonio, TX area late Sunday and early Monday 

caused significant damage at Retama Park. No injuries to people 

at the track were reported, and the Quarter Horses stabled on 

the grounds for training were unscathed. 

A series of morning-after photos posted online by radio station 

KTSA show Retama=s infield tote board almost entirely collapsed 

backwards, large sections of fencing torn down, and exterior 

siding from the main building sheared off. 

AInside, it looks like some of the ceiling tiles and insulation 

have literally been ripped off and thrown about,@ one track 

worker told KTSA. AThere=s a puddle of water on the inside of 

the concourse level of the grandstand [and] there are tree 

branches that have been snapped.@ 

The Texas track is not currently conducting live racing but has 

been open during the winter months for simulcasting. The 

Quarter Horse meet starts June 9. Thoroughbreds race from 

Sep. 1-Nov. 25. 

Retama is about 18 miles northeast of San Antonio, and that 

city was operating under a declared Astate of disaster@ Tuesday 

as crews worked to restore electricity and other services to the 

region. 

TDN could not get through to the full voicemail box of 

Retama=s general manager, Kevin Whalen. Several other 

employees confirmed via phone that damage did occur, but 

none would speak any further on the record. 

A Twitter posting from the track=s account read Aevery person 

and animal over here are OK! Thanks for the concern.@ 

According to Equibase, there were eight gate workouts posted 

for unraced Quarter Horses at Retama on Tuesday, signaling at 

least some semblance of a return to normalcy. -@thorntontd 

6th-GP, $46K, Msw, 4yo/up, 7f, 3:02 p.m. EDT 

The second most expensive juvenile by his sire to sell in 2015, 

$600,000 FTFMAR purchase MR LOUISE (Uncle Mo) makes his 

belated debut for Cloud Nine Lumoni and trainer Antonio Sano 

Wednesday. The dark bay is a half-brother to Irish G3 

Brownstone S. third Califante (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}). His dam is a 

half to GI Donn H. hero Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great), as 

well as GI Champagne S. scorer Daredevil (More Than Ready), 

while his third dam is GI Santa Maria H. winner Race the Wild 

Wind (Sunny=s Halo). The once-raced and newly gelded 

Providence Road (Bellamy Road) returns after an 11-month 

layoff, having run fifth in a Laurel affair in January of 2016. The 

Dianne D. Cotter homebred is a full-brother to GI Wood 

Memorial S. winner Toby=s Corner, and two additional SWs. 

Graham Motion trains. TJCIS PPs --Heather Anderson

TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 4 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 22, 2017 

Tuesday=s Results: 

7th-PRX, $53,450, Msw, 2-21, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:13.87, ft. 

+WE DEER YOU (g, 4, Hat Trick {Jpn}--Winning Doe, by Running 

Stag), sent off at 7-1 in this career bow, was taken up sharply at 

the start to avoid being pinched and trailed as Freemark (Smart 

Strike) raced on the engine through an opening quarter of 

:23.12. Unleashing a furious rally with a sweeping six deep 

move, the grey was within striking distance of the lead after a 

half in :47.33 and blew by all comers in midstretch to win geared 

down by seven lengths. Freemark was the distant runner-up. 

Out of a winning half-sister to champion grass horse and GI 

Breeders= Cup Mile winner Miesque=s Approval (Miesque=s Son); 

MGSW Revved Up (Sultry Song); MGSW & MGISP Za Approval 

(Ghostzapper); and GI United Nations S. hero World Approval 

(Northern Afleet), We Deer You is a half-brother to the unraced 

juvenile Souper Warrior (Majestic Warrior) and has a yearling 

full-brother. Winning Doe has a colt by To Honor and Serve this 

year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000. Click for the 

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 

O/B-Live Oak Plantation (FL); T-Michael J. Trombetta. 

Churchill Downs & Norton Cancer Institute Announce Partnership: 

Churchill Downs and Norton Cancer Institute have announced 

a new charitable partnership to raise funds to help provide care 

for women who lack access to necessary breast health 

screenings and services. 

To launch the campaign, Churchill Downs and Norton Cancer 

Institute opened the online nomination process to select 143 

breast and ovarian cancer survivors to parade on the historic 

race track prior to the 143rd running of the GI Longines 

Kentucky Oaks. To nominate and select survivors to champion 

breast and ovarian health in this year=s parade, visit 

www.kentuckyderby.com/survivors. Nominations are open until 

Mar. 17. 

The new local partnership and Survivors Parade are the 

centerpieces of the Oaks Day Pink Out celebration to raise funds 

and drive national breast and ovarian health awareness. Pink 

Out has raised more than $820,000 in the past eight years. 

As part of this year=s Pink Out, Churchill Downs will donate 

$50,000 toward the Breast Health Program at Norton Cancer 

Institute. 

AThe caregivers at Norton Cancer Institute are all about giving 

hope to people fighting cancer,@ said Lynnie Meyer, Ed.D, R.N., 

CFRE, Norton Healthcare senior vice president of women=s and 

children=s community partnerships, and chief development 

officer. AThe Kentucky Oaks Survivor=s Parade celebrates the 

hope that every cancer patient has--no matter their stage of 

treatment. We=re honored to be a part of this year=s event.@ 

Lauren DePaso, president of Churchill Downs Incorporated 

Foundation, added, AWe=re excited to partner with such an 

important local organization to help raise funds that will go 

directly back into our local community. These are critical health 

issues that have impacted many of us at Churchill Downs and 

our community and we are proud to support them on Oaks Day 

through our partnership with Norton Cancer Institute.@ 

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Reaches Agreement in 

Out-Of-Competition Sample Violation: 

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has reached an 

agreement with horse trainer and owner Otabek Umarov for a 

five-year suspension and $5,000 fine following his refusal to 

comply with equine drug testing regulations. 

On April 30, 2016, Umarov prevented Commission personnel 

from collecting an out-of-competition sample from his horse, 

Looks to Spare, at Churchill Downs. 

State regulations permit the Commission to request a blood or 

urine sample from any horse eligible to race in Kentucky to 

screen for banned blood-doping agents. Under the rule, Umarov 

was obligated to consent to the testing. 

Cont. p3


KHRC Reaches Agreement Cont. 

AI fully accept my responsibility as a trainer to comply with the 

rules and standards set forth by the Kentucky Horse Racing 

Commission,@ Umarov said. AI understand that I violated one of 

those rules by failing to completely cooperate with the 

Commission, and I accept the terms of my suspension.@ 

Under the terms of the ruling, Umarov will be prohibited from 

training or participating in horse racing in Kentucky for the 

duration of his suspension. He will be required to appear before 

the Commissions= License Review Committee if he chooses to 

apply for a license once the suspension is complete. 

AThe rules and regulations of the Commission are in place for 

the betterment of the equine industry and to protect the safety 

of the animals,@ said Kentucky Horse Racing Commissioner Marc 

Guilfoil. AIt is our job to uphold the high standards of our 

industry and initiate disciplinary action when those standards 

are violated.@ 


4th-HOU, $19,000, Msw, 2-21, 3yo, f, 5f (off turf), :58.28, gd. 

+TEXAS MUSIC (f, 3, Maclean=s Music--Mizoes Ready, by More 

Than Ready) took all the money at the windows as the 4-5 shot 

in this unveiling and zipped right to the front while pressed by 

Lady Social (Too Much Bling). After hitting a half-mile in :45.77, 

the sophomore quickened clear to win by 10 1/2 lengths geared 

down. Lady Social was four lengths in front of the remainder. 

Mizoes Ready, a half-sister to MSW & GSP Hungarian Boatbaby 

(Silver Ghost), produced a filly by Strong Mandate in 2016 and 

was bred back to Save Big Money. Sales history: $32,000 Ylg '15 

FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,280. Click for the 

Equibase.com chart. 

O/T-Mike R. Neatherlin; B-Bob Austin & John Witte (KY). 

Ohio HBPA Donates $50,000 to Support New Vocations= 

Aftercare Efforts: 

The Ohio Horsemen=s Benevolent and Protective Association 

(HBPA) has donated $50,000 to support the New Vocations 

Racehorse Adoption Program at their Ohio facility. In 2016, New 

Vocations took in over 450 retired racehorses, 66 of which came 

directly from an Ohio racetrack or farm. AIt is important to the 

Ohio HBPA that our retired Thoroughbreds be given a chance to 

thrive in a second career,@ said Dave Basler, Ohio HBPA 

Executive Director. AWe are proud to continue our partnership 

with New Vocations, an organization that began 25 years ago 

right here in Ohio to give our horses that chance." Anna Ford, 

New Vocation Program Director, added, AWe are extremely 

grateful to the Ohio HBPA for their generous donation and 

ongoing support of our aftercare efforts in the state. Their 

support over the last several years has allowed us to expand our 

rehabilitation program and ultimately help more horses. The 

funding is greatly needed and will help us continue to serve 

horses retiring from Ohio racetracks.@ 

INDUSTRY INFO 

ThoroStride F-T Florida Videos Up: 

Inspection videos for the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale, 

to be held at Gulfstream Park Mar. 1, are now up on 

ThoroStride.com. Consignors represented include William B. 

Harrigan (Miacomet Farm), RiceHorse Stables and Top Line 

Sales, and more are expected. Stallions represented include 

Candy Ride (Arg), City Zip, Curlin, Exchange Rate, Into Mischief, 

More Than Ready, Orb, Pioneerof the Nile, Scat Daddy, Union 

Rags, and others. To view, visit www.thorostride.com. 

Tickets on Sale for Equestricon Friday: 

Tickets for Equestricon=s first-ever international horse racing 

convention, fan festival and trade show will go on sale Friday, 

Feb. 24. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase 

exclusively on Equestricon.com. The program schedule for 

Equestricon 2017, which will be held at the Saratoga Springs City 

Center from Aug. 13-15, includes more than 45 panels, 

seminars, workshops and events. 

AWe feel like we=ve put together the most comprehensive 

program possible--and we=re still adding more to the schedule,@ 

Equestricon co-founder Justin Nicholson said. AThis will truly be 

an unprecedented opportunity for people to immerse 

themselves, regardless of their particular interest, in this 

amazing sport of ours.@ 

We Deer You (Hat Trick {Jpn}) romped by seven lengths 

in his career bow at Parx Tuesday.


BREEDERS’ EDITION 

IN FRANCE: 

Mutanaaseb, c, 3, Kitten=s Joy. See AFrance.@ 

IN PERU: 

La Blanquirroja, f, 3, Eskendereya--Great Morning (Ire), by 

Galileo (Ire). Monterrico, 2-19, Cond., 1400m, 1:27.77. 

B-Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) (KY). *$20,000 Ylg 

>15 KEESEP. VIDEO 

+Warrior Gal, f, 3, Majestic Warrior--Just Outta Here, by Rahy. 

Monterrico, 2-18, Cond., 1000m, :58.70. B-Teneri Farm Inc & 

Bernardo Alvarez Calderon (KY). VIDEO 

IN SOUTH KOREA: 

Today Winner, c, 3, High Cotton--It=s Sophie, by Montbrook. 

Seoul, 2-18, Hcp. ($52k), 1000m. B-Helen Y Painter (FL). 

*$34,000 Ylg >15 OBSAUG; $30,000 2yo >16 FTMMAY. 

Hippocrene, c, 3, Shackleford--Catnip (MSW, $123,224), by 

Flying Paster. Seoul, 2-19, Hcp. ($66k), 1900m. B-Fiona Craig & 

Dermot Cantillon (KY). *1/2 to Elaflaak (Gulch), SW-Eng; 

Indescribable (Pleasant Tap), MGSW, $476,159; and 

Micromanage (Medaglia d=Oro), GSW & GISP, $790,551. 

**$95,000 RNA Wlg >14 KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP; 

$50,000 2yo >16 FTFMAR. 

All That Speed, c, 3, Tale of Ekati--Frost Report, by Corporate 

Report. Seoul, 2-19, Hcp. ($52k), 1300m. B-Marty Johnson & 

Jude Ritchie (KY). *$22,000 Ylg >15 FTKJUL; $30,000 2yo >16 

OBSAPR. 

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 

6th-PRX, $56,876, (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 2-21, 4yo/up, 

f/m, 6f, 1:12.84, ft. 

KALABAKA (f, 4, Trappe Shot--Athena Ballerina, by Lion Heart) 

Lifetime Record: SP, 14-4-8-1, $256,700. O-Mamatas Racing 

Stable LLC; B-Nick & Theresa Mamatas (KY); T-Richard A. 

Violette, Jr. 

8th-PRX, $52,500, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 2-21, 4yo/up, 6f, 

1:11.62, ft. 

BUST ANOTHER (g, 4, Bustin Stones--I Drink Alone, by Intidab) 

Lifetime Record: SW, 16-6-3-2, $309,898. O-Bing Cherry Racing 

& Scott Zimmerman; B-Casey Newick LLC (NY); T-Michael V. 

Pino. *$48,000 Wlg '13 OBSOCT; $80,000 Ylg '14 SARAUG. **1/2 

to May Shares (Stonesider), SW, $121,000; and a full to Bustin It, 

SW, $177,707. 

Baccari Bloodstock Sales Graduate 

8th-HOU, $20,000, 2-21, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m (off 

turf), 1:47.05, ft. 

INDYPENDENT DEPUTY (f, 4, Any Given Saturday--Northern 

Deputy, by Deputy Commander) Lifetime Record: 13-5-0-2, 

$97,218. O/B-H. V. Farms, Ltd. (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. 

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: 

Seeking Albert, c, 3, Einstein (Brz)--Purple Trillium, by Seeking 

the Gold. HOU, 2-21, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:47.71. B-Adena 

Springs (ON). *$30,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $4,500 2yo '16 

OBSOPN. 

EQB yearling auction purchase • www.EQB.com 

Pundy, g, 3, Langfuhr--Sky of Diamonds, by Banker's Gold. SA, 

2-20, (C), 6f, 1:10.15. B-Bruce Chandler (KY). 

Rollin Warrior, g, 3, Warrior=s Reward--My Chuly, by Thunder 

Gulch. MVR, 2-21, (S), 6f, 1:15.82. B-Sherri Williams (OH). 

*$12,000 Ylg '15 FTKOCT; $15,000 2yo '16 EASMAY. 

Second-crop starters to watch: Wednesday, February 22 

Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ 

BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) 

OVERDRIVEN (Tale of the Cat), Ocala Stud Farm, $3K, 114/16/0 

8-GP, Msw 6f, +R Next Roll, 5-2 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Mo Town (Uncle Mo) 

was tabbed as a 

“TDN Rising Star” 

Visit the TDN Rising Stars section

WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY, 2017 

A RACING CLUB 

WITH A DIFFERENCE 

Club members with their Dawn Approach filly | INS photo 

by Daith Harvey 

The year 1945 is synonymous with the end of the second 

World War, but a rather more peaceful event also took place 

the same year when the Irish National Stud was officially 

formed. The farm had been taken over by a newly formed Irish 

Government in 1943 from the family of Colonel William Hall 

Walker, who had been breeding horses on the land adjacent to 

Kildare town with great success--Minoru's win in the 1909 

Epsom Derby being a case in point. Given its deep-seated roots 

within Irish history it is rewarding to see the Irish National Stud, 

some 70 years later, thriving as a leading commercial breeding 

farm that also houses a world-class stallion, hosts thousands of 

international tourists each year while simultaneously providing 

an invaluable education to many young people hoping to carve 

out a career in the international racing and bloodstock 

industries. 

One would think that the above activities would be more than 

enough to keep the Irish National Stud team busy but outgoing 

CEO John Osborne has fostered a 'think-outside-the-box' ethic 

among the staff and this is evident in the launch of the INS 

Breeding and Racing Club. It is run by Ciaran de Barra and it is 

now entering its third year in existence. What sets it apart from 

other racing syndicates is the fact that members are involved 

with a horse from the time it is born, which gives stake-holders 

an opportunity to be part of any potential success, be it in the 

sales ring or the racecourse. Cont. p2 

BIG NAMES LINE UP FOR BLUE DIAMOND 

A full field of 16 juvenile colts and fillies, plus one emergency, 

was drawn Tuesday for the G1 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond S. 

(1200m) Saturday afternoon at Caulfield in Melbourne. 

Some of the world=s most prominent ownership interests will 

be represented in the A$1.5-million test, including James Harron 

and partners= Pariah (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), who earned 

>TDN Rising Star= status with a debut success in the G3 

Canonbury S. in Sydney Jan. 28 before being overturned by 

Property (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) in the colts= and geldings= section 

of the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) Feb. 11. The team=s 

dark green colours and gold epaulettes were, of course, carried 

to victory by fellow >TDN Rising Star= Capitalist (Aus) (Written 

Tycoon {Aus}) in the 2016 G1 Golden Slipper S. Pariah is 

currently a $26 chance for the Rosehill feature with 

sportsbet.com.au. She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}) 

remains at the top of the market at $3. Cont. p8 

IN TDN AMERICA TODAY 

ARROGATE ‘JUST GETTING BETTER’ 

Champion Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song) breezed five furlongs 

Tuesday morning, with a decision on a next start due in the 

coming week. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America.

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INS Racing Club cont. 

For an investment of i2,000, members not only have two 

horses to run for the club, they also have an interest in two foals 

which are bred at the stud each year and sold on their behalf at 

the Goffs November Foal Sale. De Barra explains how the 

members got off to a flyer in year one. 

"Our first year in 2015 we had the second-top lot on day one 

of the foal sales at Goffs when our Worthadd colt made 

i38,000. In 2016 we didn't hit the same heights but still got a 

solid return when our two Dragon Pulse foals made i25,000." 

Last year was a memorable one for the club on the track, as 

they enjoyed their first winner when the Willie McCreerytrained 

Invincible Lia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) won a maiden 

at Clonmel in May at just her third attempt. 

"Willie McCreery did a fantastic job in producing her early in 

the season with a great prep run when placed fourth behind 

subsequent [G1] Irish Oaks winner Seventh Heaven, and then 

she won her maiden in Clonmel in great style, which had all the 

members in great spirits and dreaming of our next run which 

subsequently came at the Curragh on Irish 1000 Guineas day," 

explains de Barra. 

"A runner on a Classic day was fantastic and Invincible Lia was 

great because she consolidated the members' faith in the new 

concept of the club." 

The 2017 breeding season got off to an early start for the club 

with the first of two foals expected born recently. The filly by 

Dragon Pulse (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) is out of Weekend Getaway 

(Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who is a full-sister to the Andrew 

Balding-trained stakes winner Absolutely So (Ire). A date at Goffs 

will also beckon for this filly towards the end of the year. 

With Invincible Lia retired from racing, the club's fortunes on 

the racetrack this year lie with an unraced 3-year-old with Willie 

McCreery and an excitingly bred 2-year-old with Michael 

O'Callaghan, as De Barra outlines. 

He said, "We have a Showcasing (GB) filly with Willie 

McCreery; she has grown into a really strong 3-year-old and we 

will be hoping to get going early with her this season. She is 

from the family of Group 1 winner Prohibit so we hope she will 

have inherited some of his speed. We also have a very exciting 

Dawn Approach (Ire) half-sister to Red Cadeaux (GB) with 

Michael O'Callaghan. She was pre-trained by John Shearman 

and she has taken everything in her stride. She has a great 

attitude and obviously with her strong pedigree we hope she 

has the talent to go with it." 

Michael O'Callaghan is looking forward to the prospect of 

training a winner for the club and likes what he has seen so far 

of his charge. 

"She's a nice, well-bred filly and I'm glad to have her. She 

arrived in good shape and while she may not be a real early type 

I'm pleased with what she has shown so far. We have 

introduced her to the Old Vic gallop and she is taking to training 

well," he commented. 

O'Callaghan, himself an award-winning graduate of the Irish 

National Stud Breeding Course continued, "The club itself is a 

great initiative. The Irish National Stud has provided them with 

nice stock and there's every chance a few of the members will 

catch the racing bug and perhaps take ownership to a further 

stage. From that point of view I think it's a great idea." 

The Dawn Approach filly was purchased by the Irish National 

Stud as a yearling and has been leased to the club for two years. 

A similar arrangement applies to the broodmares as de Barra 

explains. 

"The broodmares are owned by the stud, but the foals are in 

partnership with the club. For example, with currently 33 

members, that equates to 33% of each foal owned by the club 

and 67% by INS and each member gets 1% of the sale proceeds 

of each foal." Cont. p3 

The picturesque Irish National Stud | irishnationalstud.ie


The club is limited to 50 members which obviously leaves a 

number of subscriptions to be filled for 2017. Members come 

from all walks of life, from both Ireland and overseas. 

De Barra adds, "With 33 members currently we have room for 

more. It's a diverse group, from all walks of life is right and from 

all corners of the country, with a few based overseas. We have a 

very committed Glaswegian lady called Gillian, who flies over to 

most of our visits and days out. We also have a member from 

Virginia, USA, and in France. Many are new to racehorse 

ownership--though some have been in syndicates in the past-- 

but the all-in-one cost is very attractive to people with no 

hidden surprises and the chance for some returns, as well as a 

lot of fun." 

In order to promote further social interaction among members 

De Barra organises frequent stable visits for the club and not 

just to the trainers on their roster. Members recently visted 

Willie Mullins' yard to cast their eyes over some of jump racing's 

household names, including the star mare Annie Power (Ire) 

(Shirocco {Ire}), winner of last year's G1 Champion Hurdle at 

Cheltenham. The club also has plans to visit York later in the 

year for the G1 Juddmonte International day in August. 

"The one thing that strikes me is that they are all eager to 

learn a bit more about how it all works," says de Barra. "We 

have a really good bunch of members and we all enjoy each 

other's company which really helps with the fun of the days 

out." 

De Barra is a graduate of the 2013 Irish National Stud Breeding 

Course, following up with the O'Reilly Business Internship with 

the stud immediately after the course, and he has remained 

with the farm thus far. As well as being the point of contact for 

members of the club, he is also on foaling duty at the stud so he 

was in a position to inform members of their latest arrival in real 

time. 

"As I'm on foaling at the moment the members got a 

WhatsApp message last Sunday morning with a photo of their 

new pride and joy when their Dragon Pulse filly was just a 

couple of hours old,@ he explained. 

In a recent 'Challenges & Solutions' piece with TDN, bloodstock 

agent James Delahooke noted that the racing industry would 

benefit long term from would-be fans being exposed to events 

behind the scenes, including the birth of a foal. Delahooke said 

in his answers to the TDN's questions, "I would explain that this 

damp, fragile, wobbly newborn animal will, in less than two 

years, be weighing 800lbs and galloping at 45mph. If they are 

not fascinated by this stage I will not bother with them 

anymore." 

The INS Breeding and Racing Club has certainly embraced this 

concept and offers fans a highly cost-effective way to enjoy and 

participate in this great sport. 

DOHERTY TAKES TOP GODOLPHIN AWARD 

Terry Doherty, Manager of Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber's 

Watership Down Stud, has been named employee of the year at 

the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards in London. 

Having been at the helm of the Berkshire operation since its 

formation in 1992, Doherty has helped to develop a first-class 

broodmare band and has overseen every foaling at the stud, 

whose successful graduates include treble Group 1 winner Dar 

Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel (Ire}) and her half-brother Rewilding (GB) 

(Tiger Hill {Ire}), who claimed two victories at the highest level. 

Terry Doherty | Dan Abraham photo 

Commenting on Doherty's achievement, the Chairman of the 

Judging Panel Brough Scott said, "The finalists were of a quite 

exceptional standard and it was really inspiring for the judges to 

hear their stories. However, in the end, Terry emerged as a clear 

and very fine winner and I am sure he will be a great 

ambassador for the sport." 

Doherty had earlier in the evening won the Stud Staff Award 

category and was presented with a cheque for ,40,000, half of 

which will be shared among his colleagues at Watership Down 

Stud. 

A total of ,120,000 in prize-money was presented across six 

categories during the ceremony at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower 

Hotel in Knightsbridge. 

Joining Doherty on the stage as one of the winners on the 

night was Colin Nutter, who has been Head Lad at Sir Mark 

Prescott's Heath House stable for 45 years, and won the 

Dedication to Racing Award. Cont. p4

WEEKLY SALES TICKER 

by Bill Oppenheim 

“The first round of 2017 mixed sales in North America and Europe is now complete. There was one very positive metric, which is the 

percentage of withdrawals dropped by over 5%, resulting in 18% more horses being sold than last year and nearly a 4% increase in 

the percentage sold from those catalogued (which was up 11%, nearly 500 horses, from 2016). However, the overall gross dropped 

by about $3-million, to $57.2-million, and the average dropped by 20%, to $18,225. The Winter Mixed Sales constitute only about 

5% of the overall NA/EU annual auction marketplace, but the trends can be significant. The 2-year-old sales come next, beginning 

with Fasig-Tipton’s flagship Gulfstream Park sale March 1.” 

ARQANA FEBRUARY MIXED SALE 

YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 

2017 307 263 201 14.3% 76.4% 65.5% €2,075,900 €10,328 

2016 335 293 237 12.5% 80.9% 70.7% €1,691,400 €7,137 

2015 395 346 257 12.4% 74.3% 65.1% €1,998,400 €7,776 

2014 312 276 240 11.5% 87.0% 76.9% €2,431,000 €10,129 

2013 309 261 187 15.5% 71.6% 60.5% €1,487,000 €7,952 

2012 314 261 204 16.9% 78.2% 65.0% €1,627,500 €7,978 

TOTAL US AND EUROPEAN 1ST HALF MIXED SALES AS OF FEB 20, 2017 

YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 

2017 4,918 4,203 3,139 14.5% 74.7% 63.8% $ 57,206,878 $ 18,225 

2016 4,432 3,549 2,664 19.9% 75.1% 60.1% $ 60,315,888 $ 22,641 

2015 4,293 3,490 2,735 18.7% 78.4% 63.7% $ 65,008,015 $ 23,769 

2014 4,377 3,547 2,788 19.0% 78.6% 63.7% $ 75,130,883 $ 26,948 

2013 4,110 3,325 2,464 19.1% 74.1% 60.0% $ 71,778,159 $ 29,131 

2012 3,828 3,121 2,330 18.5% 74.7% 60.9% $ 55,823,537 $ 23,959 

Data compiled by Brianne Stanley


Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards cont. 

The David Nicholson Newcomer Award went to Elisha 

Whittington, who works for trainer Tom Dascombe, while Paul 

Henderson's employee Jamie Bunsell won the Rider/Groom 

Award, and the Leadership Award was presented to Rory 

O'Dowd, who is assistant trainer to Brian Meehan at Manton. 

The Rory Macdonald Community Award went the way of Racing 

Welfare's Sarah Monkman. The winners in each of these 

categories received ,5,000, with the same amount awarded to 

fellow employees at their respective workplaces. 

Despite temporarily losing his star chaser, Tizzard still has a 

strong hand for the Gold Cup with his Welsh National and 

Hennessy Gold Cup winner Native River (Ire) (Indian River {Fr}) 

taking over as favourite, with his stablemate Cue Card (GB) 

(King's Theatre {Ire}) now second in the betting. 

Other star names on the absentee list for this year's 

Cheltenham Festival are the last two winners of the Cheltenham 

Gold Cup, Don Cossack (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}), who was retired 

last month after also suffering a tendon injury, and Coneygree 

(GB) (Karinga Bay {GB}), while the two most recent Champion 

Hurdle winners, Annie Power (Ire) (Shirocco {Ger}) and 

Faugheen (Ire) (Germany), are also out injured. 

THISTLECRACK OUT OF GOLD CUP 

The Cheltenham Festival, which starts its four-day run on Mar. 

14, has already lost a number of high-profile runners through 

injury and it was dealt a further blow on Tuesday when 

Thistlecrack (GB) (Kayf Tara {GB}) was ruled out of the 

remainder of the National Hunt season with a tendon tear. 

The 9-year-old had been red-hot favourite for the Timico 

Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 17 but will now be sidelined 

while he recovers from his injury. 

Thistlecrack will miss the rest of the NH season | Racing Post 

His trainer Colin Tizzard confirmed, "Thistlecrack is out for the 

season, unfortunately. He had a bit of heat in his leg last night 

and was a bit sore. We had the leg scanned this morning and he 

has a slight tear on his tendon." 

Thistlecrack's string of nine consecutive victories, including last 

year's G1 Ryanair World Hurdle at the Festival, came to a 

dramatic end recently when he was beaten a head in the 

G2 Cotswold Chase by Many Clouds (Ire) (Cloudings {Ire}), who 

subsequently collapsed and died from a pulmonary 

haemorrhage minutes after passing the post. 

SIX-MONTH BAN FOR HAVLIN 

Jockey Robert Havlin has been banned from racing for six 

months by France Galop after testing positive for a prohibited 

substance, according to Racing Post. 

The Scottish-born jockey, who is attached to John Gosden's 

powerful Newmarket stable, was tested in Paris on Oct. 30, the 

day he rode Cunco (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) to finish seventh in the 

G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. The Gosden-trained colt was also 

ridden by Havlin when he became Frankel's first winner at 

Newbury on May 13. 

A statement released by France Galop read, "The stewards of 

France Galop have been advised by the Medical Commission 

that jockey Robert 

Havlin's biological 

sample carried out on 

Saint-Cloud racecourse 

on Oct. 30, 2016, 

revealed the presence of 

two prohibited 

substances classified as 

narcotics, including 

morphine, and three 

Robert Havlin | Racing Post 

prohibited substances 

classified as psychotropic by article 143 of the Code des Courses 

au Galop." 

Havlin, whose big-race wins include partnering Shalaa (Ire) 

(Invincible Spirit {Ire}) to his first black-type win in the G2 

Arqana July S., has instructed French solicitor Florence 

Gaudilliere to act on his behalf and she has confirmed that the 

jockey will appeal the ban. 

If the ban is upheld in France, Havlin would also be precluded 

from riding in other racing jurisdictions under an International 

Federation of Horseracing Authorities agreement.


TOORMORE REMOVED FROM DARLEY ROSTER 

Toormore (Ire) (Arakan), the champion 2-year-old colt of 2013 

and six-time group winner, will not be standing for Darley this 

season following insufficient demand for his services. The 

6-year-old was retired from racing at the end of last year to take 

up duties at Dalham Hall Stud as part of the Darley Club. 

"We haven't had enough mares booked to Toormore to justify 

standing him so we 

have informed 

breeders that we 

have taken him off 

the roster," 

confirmed Darley's 

Director of Stallions 

Sam Bullard. 

Trained by Richard 

Hannon, initially for 

the Middleham Park 

Toormore | Racing Post photo 

Racing syndicate, 

Toormore was unbeaten in his three starts as a juvenile, 

culminating in his victory in the G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien 

National S. at the Curragh. Returning at three to win the G3 

Craven S., Toormore was later sold privately to Godolphin, for 

whom he won the G2 Qatar Lennox S., G2 International Topkapi 

Trophy in Turkey and last year's G2 bet365 Mile. 

Bred by Jimmy Murphy of Redpender Stud under the banner 

of BEC Bloodstock, Toormore is a son of Danetime Out (Ire) 

(Danetime {Ire}) and is a half-brother to the dual Group 2 winner 

Estidhkaar (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who was also retired to stud 

for the 2017 season and stands in Ireland at Tara Stud. 

ASCOT BREEZE-UP CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE 

The catalogue for the first European breeze-up sale of 2017 

has been released by Tattersalls Ireland, which stages the 

auction at Ascot on Apr. 5. 

No fewer than 14 of the 99 2-year-olds catalogued are by 

Kodiac (Ire), while his fellow popular Irish-based stallion Dandy 

Man (Ire) has four lots catalogued and Dark Angel (Ire) has one. 

There are plenty of first-season sires represented, including 

Epaulette (Aus), Havana Gold (GB), Lethal Force (Ire), Planteur 

(Ire), Red Jazz (Ire), Society Rock (Ire), Swiss Spirit (GB), Style 

Vendome (Fr) and 

Worthadd (Ire). 

With just one 

2-year-old to be 

sold from a very 

small number of 

live foals is Reckless 

Abandon (GB) 

(Exchange Rate), 

who was himself a 

top-class, unbeaten Ascot breeze-up graduate The Wow Signal 

juvenile whose stud 

Racing Post photo 

career was cut 

short by fertility problems. 

The most notable graduate of the newest addition to the 

breeze-up calendar is The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner 

{Aus}), who was bought for ,50,000 in 2014 and went on to win 

the G2 Coventry S. and G1 Darley Prix Morny before retiring to 

Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy. The top price at last year's 

sale was ,180,000 for Church Farm Stables' daughter of Exceed 

And Excel, subsequently named Slumming Angel (Ire). 

The horses will breeze on the turf at Ascot racecourse at 12 

noon on Tuesday, Apr. 4 with the sale taking place the following 

day, also at noon. The catalogue is now available online and 

printed copies will be distributed from Feb. 24. 

With an impressive 95 correct answers from 100 questions, the Mark 

O'Hanlon Memorial Quiz was awarded to Bobby O'Ryan's team. The 

event took place at the Lord Bagenal Hotel, Carlow on Monday night 

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: 

Native Prospect (GB), c, 3, Bated Breath (GB)--Jakarta Jade (Ire) 

(SP-Ire), by Royal Abjar. SOU, 2-21, 8f (AWT), 1:41.11. 

B-Overbury Stallions Ltd & Dukes Stud (GB). *20,000gns RNA 

Wlg >14 TATFOA; 27,000gns Ylg >15 TAOCT.



2nd-BDX, i16,000, Mdn, 2-21, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.31, sf. 

ARAAJA (IRE) (f, 3, Iffraaj {GB}--Roshanak {Ire}, by Spinning 

World), last seen finishing runner-up over 10 furlongs at 

Toulouse in November, was in fourth initially before being 

shuffled back to mid-division. Delivered wide in the straight, the 

5-2 shot overwhelmed Miss Julia Star (Fr) (Never on Sunday 

{Jpn}) at the furlong pole and stayed on to score by 1 1/2 

lengths. The winner is a half-sister to Tom Melbourne (Ire) 

(Dylan Thomas {Ire})SW & MGSP-Aus, $281,579. Her dam is a 

half-sister to the G1 Melbourne Cup and G1 Australian Cupwinning 

champion Fiorente (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) descended 

from the formidable racemare and broodmare Hellenic (Ire) 

(Darshaan {GB}) who passed down the talent that saw her 

capture the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G2 Ribblesdale S. to the 

brilliant four-times group one-winning champion Islington (Ire) 

(Sadler=s Wells) and the high-class fellow top-level scorers Greek 

Dance (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) and Mountain High (Ire) (Danehill), 

among others. Roshanak has a 2-year-old colt by Raven=s Pass. 

Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, i12,800. Video, sponsored by 

Fasig-Tipton. 

O-OTI Management Pty Ltd; B-Rathregan Stud (IRE); T-Antoine 

de Watrigant. 

3rd-LYS, i16,000, Mdn, 2-21, 3yo, c/g, 9f (AWT), 1:51.12, st. 

MUTANAASEB (c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Queen=s Causeway, by Giant=s 

Causeway), fourth last time over 7 1/2 furlongs at 

Cagnes-sur-Mer Jan. 20, started at 3-1 and had his mind made 

up from the outset when sent to the lead. Turning back Mozo 

Guapo (Ire) (Roderic O=Connor {Ire}) in the straight, the 

100,000gns TATOCT yearling had two lengths to spare at the 

line. The dam, who has already produced the group-winning 

Peruvian runner Kraslava (Lawyer Ron), has a 2-year-old fullsister 

to the winner named Just a Kitten, a yearling colt by Real 

Solution and was bred back to Kitten=s Joy for 2017. She is a half 

to the GIII Fair Grounds H.-winning sire Diamond Tycoon and the 

listed-winning and group-placed Cassique Lady (Ire) (Langfuhr). 

This is also the family of the significant domestic sire Kendargent 

(Fr) and G1 Prix du Jockey Club-winning sire Polytain (Fr). 

Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, i12,800. Video, sponsored by 

Fasig-Tipton. 

O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Kenneth L Ramsey 

& Sarah K Ramsey (FL); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. 

5th-LYS, i16,000, Mdn, 2-21, 3yo, f, 9f (AWT), 1:53.20, st. 

NIEDZIELA (IRE) (f, 3, Henrythenavigator--Kartica {GB} {GSP-Fr, 

$132,100}, by Rainbow Quest), runner-up over this course and 

distance on her sole start in November, was restrained early to 

race towards the rear of the tightly-packed group. Swooping 

wide in the straight, the 19-10 second favourite swamped 

Cazalys (Fr) (Deportivo {GB}) passing the furlong marker and 

asserted to score by 2 1/2 lengths. Kartica, who was third in the 

G3 Prix Fille de l=Air, was off to a flyer with her first foal as 

Qemah (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), G1SW-Eng & Fr, G1SP-Ire, 

$715,730, hit the heights by annexing last year=s G1 Coronation 

S. and G1 Prix Rothschild. Out of the English highweight Cayman 

Sunset (Ire) (Night Shift) who was also third in the GII Canadian 

H., she has a 2-year-old colt by Lawman (Fr) named Almuhalhil 

(GB) and a yearling colt by Charm Spirit (Ire) to follow. Sales 

history: i80,000 RNA Ylg >15 ARQAUG. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, 

i11,200. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 

O-Ecurie Saint Martin, SAS I.E.I. & Ecurie Haras du Cadran; B- 

Ecurie Haras du Cadran, SCEA Bissons & SAS I.E.I. (Ire); T-C & Y 

Lerner. 

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: 

Fox Tin (Fr), g, 3, Tin Horse (Ire)--Fox Force Five (Ire), by Araafa 

(Ire). BDX, 2-21, 8fT, 1:42.11. B-Haras de Grandcamp EARL, 

Mme S Dupray & C Thomas (FR). *i67,000 Ylg >15 ARQOCT. 

OBSERVATIONS 

on the European racing scene 

6.15 Kempton, Mdn, ,4,500, 3-4yo, 11f (AWT) 

HERE AND NOW (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is a son of the 2008 

G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Look Here (GB) (Hernando {Fr}) who 

debuts for that luminary=s owner-breeder Julian 

Richmond-Watson and trainer Ralph Beckett. Understandably a 

Derby entry, he encounters another regally-bred newcomer in 

Sun Or Shade (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a John Gosden-trained halfbrother 

to the 2011 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf winner 

Wrote (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) who races for Mt. Brilliant 

Farm, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor. 

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I AM INVINCIBLE ON TOP AS PERTH SALE CLOSES 

A son of I Am Invincible (Aus) led allcomers during the second 

and final session of the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale when 

bought by Gary Moore for A$265,000. 

Despite some notable highlights, the sale's figures took a bit of 

a hit, with exactly the same number of horses (254) sold as at 

last year's sale for a reduced aggregate of A$9,359,000. A 

reduction in the clearance rate from 80% to 75% played its part 

in the average and median also dropping, the former to 

A$36,846 and the median to $26,000. However, last year's top 

price of A$300,000 was bettered on Monday when a colt by Not 

A Single Doubt (Aus) brought the hammer down at A$325,000. 

Assessing the results, Magic Millions Managing Director Vin 

Cox said, "We can't get away from the statistics--it has been a 

tougher sale than it was last year. Having said that, there's been 

a number of positives and exciting things coming out of this 

sale." 

The Sydney-based Moore, brother of fellow trainer John 

Moore, will be responsible for the conditioning of the day's top 

horse, lot 351. The colt, who was consigned by Dawson Stud, is 

the first foal of the multiple juvenile winner Miss Solis (Aus) 

(Oratorio {Ire}), whose five victories include two at Listed level. 

"He's from a great mare and by one of our better stallions in 

Australia," said the trainer. "For me he was the pick of the sale. I 

think he will go early (as a 2-year-old). When you have brother 

John spending $560,000 on a filly by I Am Invincible, I think this 

horse is a very good buy. I really wanted a 2-year-old. We're so 

keen on getting a top-class juvenile. This could be the bloke to 

do it for me." 

Gingerbread Man (Aus), who is currently leading the 

first-season sires' table in Australia, was responsible for the 

day's second-best price (lot 252), with A$170,000 being paid by 

Aqua Trained Thoroughbreds and Andrew Noblet Racing for 

Korilya Stud's half-brother to dual Group 3 winner Silent 

Sedition (Aus) (War Chant). The colt's dam Fiorentina (Aus) 

(Dubai Destination) is in turn a half-sister to G1 Dubai World Cup 

winner Monterosso (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Gingerbread Man, a son 

of Shamardal, stands at Yarradale Stud and has had two winners 

from four runners to date. 

Trevor Andrews, who ended the sale as leading buyer with 

seven yearlings purchased for A$541,000, signed for a first-crop 

son of Zoustar (Aus) (lot 190) at A$155,000. Another first foal, 

the chestnut colt is out of four-time winner Cajun Waltz (Aus) 

(Hennessy Waltz {Aus}). 

Session-topping lot 351 | Magic Millions photo 

He added. "Getting $325,000 yesterday for the Not a Single 

Doubt colt and $265,000 today for the I Am Invincible colt to 

Gary Moore, there were some great scenes after the purchase 

of that horse, that was great fun. There were vendors who had 

very good sales. I just had one tell me he's never had a better 

sale in 40 years. What is happening here is I think we are lacking 

a domestic stallion--hopefully one of these new boys coming 

through like Gingerbread Man and Frost Giant can kick and we 

can get another in as well and that will lift the profile of the 

state." 

MAGIC MILLIONS PERTH YEARLING SALE 

CUMULATIVE 2017 2016 

$ Catalogued 368 349 

$ No. Offered 338 317 

$ No. Sold 254 254 

$ RNAs 84 63 

$ % RNAs 24.9% 17% 

$ High Price A$325,000 A$300,000 

$ Gross A$9,359,000 A$10,429,000 

$ Average (% change) A$36,846 (-10.3%) A$41,059 

$ Median (% change) A$26,000 (-13.3%) A$30,000


SESSION TOPPERS 

MAGIC MILLIONS PERTH YEARLING SALE 

DAY 2 TOP LOTS 

Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (A$) 

351 colt I Am Invincible (Aus) Miss Solis (Aus) 265,000 

B-G R Daws (WA) 

Consigned by Dawson Stud, agent 

Purchased by Gary Moore Racing 

252 colt Gingerbread Man (Aus) Fiorentina (Aus) 170,000 

B-Ms E E Giles (WA) 

Consigned by Korilya Stud 

Purchased by Aqua Trained Thoroughbreds P/L, Andrew Noblet Racing 

190 colt Zoustar (Aus) Cajun Waltz (Aus) 155,000 

B-Dr C P & Mrs A Gales (WA) 

Consigned by Gervase Park Stud 

Purchased by Trevor Andrews 

256 filly Choisir (Aus) For Your Eyes Only (Aus) 150,000 

B-A Olive (WA) 

Consigned by Gold Front Thoroughbreds 

Purchased by Aquis Farm/Blue Sky Bloodstock (FBAA)/Portelli Racing 

Blue Diamond S. Draw cont. from p1 

Saturday, Caulfield, Australia, post time: 4:10 p.m. 

LADBROKES BLUE DIAMOND S.-G1, A$1,500,000 (£924,306/ 

i1,092,423/US$1,151,980), 2yo, 1200mT 

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 

1 Azazel (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) McEvoy McEvoy 125 

2 Cao Cao (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Zahra Price 125 

3 Property (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Moreira Smerdon 125 

4 Jukebox (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Nolen Maher 125 

5 Roomooz (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Dunn McEvoy 120 

6 Taking Aim (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Newitt Snowdens 125 

7e Sheer Madness (Aus) Moshe (Aus) Baster Salanitri 125 

8 Tulip (Aus) Pierro (Aus) Oliver Hys/Dbnrg 120 

9 Blondie (Aus) Reward for Effort (Aus) No Rider McCarthy 120 

10 Wait For No One (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Bayliss Hys/Dbnrg 125 

11 Pariah (Aus) Redoute’s Chce (Aus) Shinn Snowdens 125 

12 Formality (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Moore Hys/Dbnrg 120 

13 Catchy (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Williams Hys/Dbnrg 120 

14 Aspect (Aus) Pluck Currie McEvoy 125 

15 Muraahib (Aus) Reset (Aus) Arnold Hys/Dbnrg 125 

16 Will’s Bid (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Lane Hys/Dbnrg 125 

17 Spoils (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Melham McDonald 120 

Coolmore Stud and its partners will start a pair of fillies in the 

Blue Diamond, including their impressive >TDN Rising Star= Tulip 

(Aus) (Pierro {Aus}), whose sire won the Slipper en route to the 

Triple Crown back in 2012. 

The NZ$400,000 NZB Premier sales grad could not have been 

more impressive in graduating at first asking at Moonee Valley 

Dec. 31 and resumed with a hard-trying second in the G3 Blue 

Diamond Preview Jan. 28. Tulip, one of a half-dozen starters for 

David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, will be ridden for the 

first time by Damien Oliver, as Craig Williams has opted for 

Catchy (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who ran her record to two 

from two with a narrow success in the G2 Blue Diamond Prelude 

(1100m) Feb. 11. 

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:15 p.m. 

UAE OAKS SPONSORED BY AL NABOODAH--ASHOK LEYLAND-G3, 

$250,000, NH/SH3yo, f, 1900m 

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 

1 Rajar (GB) Archipenko Mullen Fahey 

2 Complimenti K Congrats Dobbs Watson 

3 Magical Forest (Ire) Casamento (Ire) O’Dnghe Botti 

4 Don’t Lie Kitten K Kitten’s Joy Crowley bin Harmash 

5 Nashimiah (KSA) Alnajim Althakeb (KSA) Barzalona Bachalard 

6 Calare (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 

7 Nomorerichblondes Hard Spun Fresu bin Harmash 

8 Melesina (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Murphy Fahey 

9 Midnight Chica K Midnight Lute Hayes D Slvrtnam 

All carry 126 pounds. 

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:50 p.m. 

NAD AL SHEBA TROPHY SPONSORED BY AL NABOODAH GROUP-G3, 

$200,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, 2810mT 

PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 

1 Basateen (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) O’Neill Watson 

2 Red Galileo (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) De Vries bin Suroor 

3 Zamaam (GB) Muhtathir (GB) Crowley Charpy 

4 Vazirabad (Fr) Manduro (Ger) Soumillon de Ryr-Dpre 

5 Sheihkzayedroad (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Mullen Simcock 

6 Beautiful Romance (GB) New Approach (Ire) Murphy bin Suroor 

7 Carbon Dating (Ire) The Carbon Unit O’Shea Seemar 

8 Los Barbados (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O’Dnghe Nass 

9 Rio Tigre (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Barzalona bin Ghdyr 

All carry 126 pounds, bar Beautiful Romance, 121. 

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