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WEDNESDAY, 18 JULY 2018
Des Leadon and Mariann Klay | Racing Post
LEADON A TRUERENAISSANCE MAN
By Chris McGrath
How do you begin to describe the value of a man like Des
Leadon to the Thoroughbred industry? Well, since you can turn
to him in almost any other dilemma--whether you need
someone to address the more calamitous implications, for
breeding and racing, of Brexit; or to fly a priceless stallion across
the world; or, with his wife Mariann Klay, simply to prepare a
foal for sale--then we might as well borrow his help here, too.
Because the way he describes his working environment could
equally be applied to the range and diversity of his own
accomplishments.
"When I talk to people who are thinking about getting into our
wonderful industry, I liken it to that marvellous French culinary
creation: the gateau mille-feuille," he says. "Because there's a
thousand layers to it. And that creates an endless fascination."
Leadon wears his erudition lightly, the easiest and most
gregarious of companions round Swordlestown Little, just in the
lee of Punchestown racecourse, on a summer afternoon. They
say that if you want something done, you ask a busy person. In
the same way, it appears impossible to feel as though you are
intruding on the time of a man who puts it to such fertile use.
Mares and foals graze peacefully among cattle as the shadows
begin to lengthen across the paddocks.
"It means there is more even grazing of the sward," explains
Leadon. "The cattle fertilise it for you, and they also have a great
calming influence on the horses. We try to make our foals
civilised, used to being in and out, easily handled."
When they first came here, 20 years ago, there was no water
or electricity in the stableblock; no house; and nowhere to store
feed, bedding and equipment. These are now in "the Sinndar
barn," as Leadon calls it, auspiciously painted in the green and
red livery of the Aga Khan.
"Mariann and I met riding out for John Oxx," Leadon says.
"Unlike me, she was a very good amateur rider; she once beat
Johnny Reid in a photo. But I did ride out there for 26 years. And
I took a real shine to Sinndar (Ire) (Grand Lodge). I was standing
at the top of the gallops when [Johnny] Murtagh patted him
down the neck and said: 'He'll stay.' And I thought, that'll do me.
I had 40-1!"
Cont. p2
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Lilbourne Lad | Racing Post
IT’S A HUGE CHALLENGE TO THIS
ISLAND. THE UK REPRESENTS OUR
LAND BRIDGE TO EUROPE. THAT
LANDLINE HAS GOT TO REMAIN OPEN.Des Leadon on Brexit
Leadon A True Renaissance Man Cont. from p1
That is as close as Leadon ever expects to come to a Derby
winner. This is a boutique operation, the original 55 acres of
Swordlestown Stud's isolation annex since expanded to 90--but
still adhering to the old rule of
one mare and her followers per
10 acres.
"I had no real idea what stud
farming is," Leadon admits.
"Nowadays I liken it to
haemorrhage. There's two sorts
of haemorrhage: venous
haemorrhage, where it sort of
leaks out; and arterial
haemorrhage, where it spurts
out. Stud farming is like arterial
haemorrhage, with one big
difference: in arterial
haemorrhage, at least you've got
the blood before it's gone!"
That said, Swordlestown Little has been among Ireland's top
five vendors of foals in each of the last five years. Graduates
include Lilbourne Lad (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), now standing at
Rathbarry; Ajman King (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who completed
a four-timer in a valuable handicap at Epsom on Oaks day; and
Spring Loaded (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}), who confirmed himself a
sprinter of group calibre when winning under a big weight at
Ascot last Saturday.
"We set out, quite deliberately, to be niche producers of very
nice foals," Leadon says. "Mariann does a wonderful job
educating them, and they've
done us proud. When Lilbourne
Lad won the Railway S., we
danced down the stairs of the
grandstand. Like all those
moments in racing, nobody can
wipe the smile off your face for a
full week. But the little ones can
give enormous pleasure too."
One such is My Snowdrop (Ire),
a daughter of none other than
Lilbourne Lad, who recently won
at Listowel for Oxx and a
syndicate of friends. Her veteran dam, responsible for the farm's
first black-type winner in 2007, delivered this filly in the middle
of a snowstorm. Sold as a foal, My Snowdrop returned to the
ring as a yearling with a reputation as something of a lunatic.
"But when she heard Mariann's voice, she came over and put
her head in her arms," Leadon says. "After that, she wasn't going
anywhere but home. I must say she was extraordinarily difficult
to break, but her win at Listowel would have given us as much
pleasure as any of the big ones."
But Ajman King's success at Epsom also had an extra frisson,
sealing a very special visit to London for Leadon's father: for a
reunion of his old flying buddies.
Not many of them left, now, but
then not many in his particular
line of work had even survived
the war. As a Lancaster pilot, he
had limited life expectancy; but
as a pathfinder into the bargain-
-marking and remarking the
target with flares--he was really
sticking his neck out. "People
have forgotten how many
Irishmen fought with the Allies,"
his son notes. "To preserve the
freedoms that we now all take
for granted."
Leadon Sr. was still performing
barrel rolls and loops three years ago, 70 years after
crash-landing at RAF Wyton with a bomb on board. After the
war he continued with a career in aviation, but it was his other
passion that filtered through to his son. For between leading
1,000-bomber raids Leadon Sr. would race by motorbike from
the Cambridgeshire airbases to ride out for Captain Cecil
Boyd-Rochfort in Newmarket.
He also trained a couple of point-to-pointers himself, alongside
the airstrip. "He almost got himself court-martialled once," his
son smiles. "Because the ground was getting firm, he had a fire
practice so that they sprayed
beside the runway."
For young Leadon, then, the
unsurprising choice was vet
school or flying school. His father
took him up for an hour in a
two-seater, showed him the
ropes, and then said: "Right,
we'll go home and you tell mum
your decision over lunch." When
Leadon came down in favour of
vet school, his father exclaimed:
"Good! Because when I handed
you the controls this morning, I formed the impression you had
the ability to kill us both."
As a student in Dublin, Leadon wrote to Twink Allen in
Newmarket and was invited for a six-month project exploring
prostaglandin as a means to control the breeding cycle of mares.
Cont. p3
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A foal sunbathes at Swordlestown Little | Racing Post
Leadon A True Renaissance Man Cont.
Needless to say, Leadon was also riding out--for John Winter,
who had a filly named Double Finesse (GB) in his yard at the
time. Later noted as dam of Mr Brooks (GB) (Blazing Saddles
{Aus}), she was owned by another legend among Newmarket
veterinarians, Peter Rossdale. And though Leadon did return to
Ireland once qualified, doing a stint in practice and a thesis back
at Trinity College on heritability of heart size, he returned for 3
1/2 years with Rossdale. "Peter was the oracle," Leadon says.
"And still is. He would challenge you, not teach you, and see
how you progressed."
In the case of Leadon, the progress would be giddy. A
Fellowship of the RCVS, for research into equine prematurity. In
1984, appointment to the inaugural team at the Irish Equine
Centre, as head of clinical pathology; he is still there today, as
consultant clinician. And, in the interim, an alphabet soup in the
service of profession and industry alike. A cursory ample:
veterinary advisor and now vice-chairman of the ITBA; president
of the British Equine Veterinary Association; and respectively
president and international director of the global and American
equivalents.
Difficult, then, to convey more than a fragment of his wisdom
on a panoply of vital challenges. Leadon was, for instance, a
natural choice as one of the envoys sent by the Irish industry to
Brussels this spring, in the hope of unravelling something of the
Brexit tangle.
"It's a huge challenge to this island," he stresses. "The UK
represents our land bridge to Europe, and more than 2,000
mares come here from continental Europe, using that bridge,
every year. That landline has got to remain open. Because the
knock-on effects would go far beyond the TPA [the tripartite
agreement].@ Cont. p4
Vice President, International OperationsGary King
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Regular ColumnistsAndrew Caulfield
John Berry
Kevin Blake
Tom Peacock
TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 18 JULY 2018
Spring Loaded | Racing Post
Leadon A True Renaissance Man Cont.
"We pulled some figures from the sales companies that
enabled us to show that Thoroughbred exports from the
European Union to third countries--the Middle East, North
America, the Far East, Australasia--totalled i1.3-billion over a
five-year period. That's a hell of a lot of money. And the
argument we expounded was that this industry is bigger than
the sum of its parts. Damage any one part of it, you damage the
whole lot."
Movement of breeding stock, post-Brexit, would lack the oiled
wheels available to racehorses through the "high health, high
performance" system for competition animals. This permits a
90-day sanitary bubble for horses whose point of departure is
certified as disease-free, provided they have no contact with
local horse populations.
"That won't work for
breeding," Leadon points out.
"There's no way you're going to
get a mare from France or
Germany to Ireland and back out
again in 90 days, it's just not
practical. But we do have a
saving grace: the code of
practice for dealing with
infectious diseases, which has
stood the test of time in the
breeding industry for 35 years.
Uniquely among pre-Brexit
agreements, it can remain in
place regardless of whether
there's a soft or a hard Brexit."
But such lifeboats seem to be
few and far between. Leadon
quotes a report anticipating a
10% hit on Ireland's GDP from a
"soft" Brexit; and a staggering 40%, from a "hard" one. That
could have a disastrous ripple effect on investment in
Thoroughbreds across Europe.
"Remember it's international pedigrees that make the whole
thing work," Leadon says. "Look at countries where the breeding
industry has stagnated: the racing industry all but disappears.
Germany would be a sad case in point, Italy another. That is not
a route we want to go down, so we must preserve that land
bridge for the benefit of all."
There are, moreover, extremely serious issues regarding the
supply and efficacy of vaccines. "My personal nightmare is an
outbreak of nervous form herpes virus at a major sale," Leadon
confides. "It would kill the industry. Sales companies must face
that Domesday situation. Because this isn't some fantasy. We
saw that in France only last year [when Jean-Claude Rouget lost
two horses], and it's also occurred in a major horse show in
Ohio."
Another source of anxiety: the vaccine against Equine Viral
Arteritis dried up last winter, which apart from anything else
created major headaches over the shipping status of shuttle
stallions. That is a requirement Leadon understands perhaps
better than anyone on the planet, having first researched
equine aviation as long ago as the Seoul Olympics of 1988,
before being enlisted commercially to assist Thoroughbred
shipments for both breeding and competition. Asked to
establish his credentials as an expert witness, in a court case 20
years ago, he was appalled to calculate that he had already
spent two full years with horses at altitude.
"In times gone by, between 6 and 11% of horses [shipping
between continents] would have
some degree of respiratory
compromise," he recalls.
"Nowadays we can get that
down to about half of 1%. So it's
a real illustration of how
bringing science and research to
bear on clinical issues can yield
fruit for the industry."
The stakes can be daunting.
Three years ago Leadon was
accompanying $400-million
worth of stallions from Australia
to the U.S. when one contracted
colic. A divert, with all the
consequences in terms of
quarantine, would have cost
$750,000. Leadon's judgement,
offered to a global conference
call in the cockpit, was that he
could control the colic. Luckily, he was right.
The biggest single boon of veterinary science, during his
career, he reckons to be ultrasound. "It's transformed our ability
to diagnose and manage pregnancy and illnesses," he says. "But
from an industry perspective, the most important result has
been to allow us to reduce the number of times a stallion mates
with any given mare. It's not that long ago we were regarding 55
mares as a good book, and were cross-covering everything. The
stallion was doing as much work for a fraction of the number of
foals."
When it comes to genomics, however, Leadon is unabashed in
cautioning against too credulous a faith in the advance of
science.
Cont. p5
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IT’S A REAL ILLUSTRATION OF HOW
BRINGING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH TO
BEAR ON CLINICAL ISSUES CAN YIELD
FRUIT FOR THE INDUSTRY.Des Leadon
Leadon A True Renaissance Man Cont.
"When you're talking about genomics in cattle, sheep and pigs,
you're talking about millions of observations," he says. "With
Thoroughbreds, you're talking about thousands. So there's a
difference in scale. And there's a great difference between the
qualities required of a racehorse to win a very good race against
a continually shifting standard, than there is about producing
milk or back fat.@
"We did it here, out of interest. And one of our best mares
would have gone straight down the tubes, she was classified as
the slowest of the lot. She's actually the dam of sprinters. That's
just an anecdote. The real issue is that there's huge overlap. The
tool is appropriate for populations of animals; not for the
individual, because you don't know where you are in that
cross-thatch between the categories.@
"Of course, the defence is that it is only used in conjunction
with everything else. Unfortunately human nature hasn't
operated like that. We're not trying to take away anyone's living.
But we want people to go in with their eyes open."
To Leadon, the whole magic of bloodstock lies on the margin
between science and art. Yes, things are less haphazard than
they used to be. Being so deeply versed in the things we can do
to assist the process, however, ultimately persuades Leadon
that the sport will always be sustained by some unknowable
alchemy.
Hence five months of debate on the farm, every year, on the
right mating for each mare. "Sometimes we get it really right,
other times--like everybody else--we get it quite spectacularly
wrong," he says. "Same with mare selection. You buy the best
you can, but that isn't always the one with the flashiest
pedigree. I've always liked the Michael Caine principle: 'Not a lot
of people know that.' It's nice to know something not everyone
knows.@
"Our first really good mare was one I had ridden in races.
Another we took because we knew her half-sister and thought
she might be a black-type horse. We were wrong. But another
half-sister was! And the family has really blossomed, with Spring
Loaded in England, and Dinnozo (Ire), ironically by Lilbourne Lad,
who has won the guts of a million in Hong Kong.@
"But then there's Third Dimension (Fr) (Suave Dancer), the
dam of Ajman King [and seven other winners]. We saw this mare
walking past at Deauville, and she was just so beautifully
elegant. And she has paid us back over and over. So that's the
real joy of it: looking after these little family trees, and trying to
get them the best deal in life. It's immensely rewarding."
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comprehensive website and eNewspaper, will debut on Aug. 15,
2018. TDN AusNZ is co-founded and owned by Gary King, the
Vice President of International Operations of TDN, and Vicky
Leonard, formerly the Marketing and Projects Manager at
Arrowfield Stud.
It will operate in partnership with the world-renowned
Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN) brand, but will be its own
distinct entity and ownership structure. The company will be
based in Sydney, Australia.
"I'm delighted to be launching TDNAusNZ with Vicky Leonard,@
said King. AI have always wanted to develop a product for the
Australasian marketplace, and that time has arrived. Vicky's
reputation within the industry for creativity and forward
thinking needs no introduction.@
"The TDN has an excellent reputation as a customer-focused
brand delivering quality bloodstock editorial. I am excited to
continue that mission with TDNAusNZ," said Leonard. "We will
launch with an interactive digital platform, designed for our
increasingly mobile lives and to provide innovative opportunities
for advertisers." Cont. p6
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TDN AusNZ co-founder and owner Gary King
TDN AusNZ co-founder and owner Vicky Leonard
FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
TDN Australia-New Zealand to Launch on Aug. 15 Cont.
King will continue in his current role with TDN as
Vice-President of International Operations, but will also be a
managing owner of TDNAusNZ. AWe plan on bringing many of
the same qualities that has made TDN so successful, but we
have some exciting new additions tailored for an
Australian/New Zealand audience."
Just as the TDN before it, and the popular TDN European
edition which King oversees, TDNAusNZ will be aimed at the
busy industry professional with the goal of delivering the
information he or she needs in a comprehensive yet digestible
offering.
AIt's difficult to allocate time each day to filter through various
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up with the most essential industry news, stallion trends and
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TDNAusNZ will investigate, interpret and deliver the most
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The paper will be delivered in a mobile-optimised format that
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the TDNAusNZ platform will develop additional interactive and
helpful tools, guided by feedback from readers and advertisers.
Kelsey Riley, TDN International Editor, will be a frequent
contributor to TDNAusNZ. TDNAusNZ has hired Paul Vettise and
Brendan O'Brien as associate editors. The publication will also
use a global team of freelance journalists.
AI=m very excited to be apart of TDNAusNZ,@ said Riley. AI have
made frequent trips to Australia the past five years to cover
sales for the TDN, and have long felt that there was room in this
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018:
UNITED KINGDOM
Bungle Inthejungle (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Rathasker
Stud
95 foals of racing age/14 winners/1 black-type winner
17:50-WOLVERHAMPTON, 7.25f, JUNGLE JUICE (IRE)
16,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2016; i32,000 Goffs
Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2017
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Alhebayeb is looking for winner number three at Fairyhouse on
Wednesday. | Racing Post
First-Season Sires With Runners Cont.
Dunaden (Fr) (Nicobar {GB}), Overbury Stud
60 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
17:50-WOLVERHAMPTON, 7.25f, MIGHTY MIDJET (GB)
Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), National Stud
85 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners
17:50-WOLVERHAMPTON, 7.25f, GREGORIAN GIRL (GB)
9,524gns Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Sept. Yearling Sale 2017
Heeraat (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Mickley Stud
72 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
14:40-LINGFIELD PARK, 6f, STAR AT MIDNIGHT (GB)
Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Banstead Manor Stud
116 foals of racing age/4 winners/1 black-type winner
18:10-YARMOUTH, 7f, MOTALAQQY (IRE)
150,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale 2017 - Book 2
Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Haras de Bouquetot
119 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners
18:10-YARMOUTH, 7f, ASTRONAUT (GB)
,55,000 RNA Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 2017
War Command (War Front), Coolmore Stud
112 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners
14:40-LINGFIELD PARK, 6f, ISAAN QUEEN (IRE)
i42,000 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearlings 2017
14:10-LINGFIELD PARK, 6f, SEDUCTIVE (IRE)
IRELAND
Alhebayeb (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Tara Stud
128 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
3-FAIRYHOUSE, 6f, LORD RAPSCALLION (IRE)
i10,500 Goffs February Mixed Sale 2017; 35,000gns Tattersalls
October Yearling Sale 2017 - Book 3
Burwaaz (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Longford House Stud
14 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
3-FAIRYHOUSE, 6f, MID WINSTER (GB)
Charm Spirit (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Haras de Bonneval
105 foals of racing age/9 winners/0 black-type winners
3-FAIRYHOUSE, 6f, FULMINATE (GB)
Slade Power (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}), Kildangan Stud
99 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners
3-FAIRYHOUSE, 6f, TENAX (IRE)
i43,000 Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2017
Tuesday=s Results:
1st-Beverley, ,6,400, Cond, 7-17, 2yo, 5fT, 1:03.76, g/f.
PRINCESS POWER (IRE) (f, 2, Slade Power {Ire}--Flurry of Hands
{Ire}, by Acclamation {GB}) went postward as a 20-1 outsider
after posting three off-the-board efforts including at Ripon last
time June 20. Tracking the leaders in fourth until nudged along
to close at halfway, the bay came under sterner urging inside
the final quarter mile and was driven out to prevail by 1 1/2
lengths from Diamonique (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), becoming the
fifth winner for her freshman sire (by Dutch Art {GB}). Half to a
yearling filly by Mukhadram (GB), she is also the first scorer
produced by a winning half-sister to G3 Prix Vanteaux victress
and G1 Prix Saint-Alary runner-up Epic Love (Ire) (Dansili {GB}),
herself out of a stakes-placed daughter of GI Beverly Hills H.
heroine Alcando (Ire) (Alzao). Sales history: ,19,000 RNA 2yo >18
GOFBRE. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $5,480. Video, sponsored by
Fasig-Tipton.
O-A Killoran; B-Roundhill Stud (IRE); T-Nigel Tinkler.
1st-Chelmsford City, ,6,400, Mdn, 7-17, 3yo/up, 13f 66y (AWT),
2:48.70, st.
SACRED PATH (GB) (f, 3, Galileo {Ire}--All=s Forgotten, by
Darshaan {GB}), second when odds-on for a Haydock novice
contest over an extended 11 furlongs June 8, raced close to the
leader throughout the early stages. Sent to the front well before
halfway, the 2-9 favourite had total control from there and
outclassed her rivals as the betting suggested when scoring by
11 lengths. The dam, who was purchased at the 2007 Tattersalls
December Mares Sale by Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock for
140,000gns, made an instant impact courtesy of Gan Amhras
(Ire), a son of Galileo who was third in the G1 2000 Guineas. Her
other trio of black-type winners by that sire are Shantaram (GB),
who was successful in the G3 Bahrain Trophy, Forever Now (GB),
who captured the Listed March S. and was also placed in the
Bahrain Trophy and G3 Sagaro S., and To Eternity (GB) who took
the Listed Chalice S. and was third in the G3 Princess Royal S.
Cont. p8
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Iridessa | Racing Post
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American races, race results and earnings was obtained from
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and utilized here with their permission.
1st-Chelmsford City Cont.
A half to the SW and MGSP Parole Board (Dynaformer), she
also has yearling and foal fillies by Gleneagles (Ire) and Golden
Horn (GB) respectively. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $11,412.
Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Lady Bamford (GB); T-John Gosden.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
4th-Thirsk, ,7,000, 7-17, 3yo/up, 5fT, 1:00.26, gd.
SHARP STYLE (FR) (g, 3, Style Vendome {Fr}--Sloane de
Borepair {Fr}, by Sevres Rose {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$10,948. O-Champion Bloodstock Ltd; B-S.C.E.A. Des Prairies &
S.N.C. Ecurie De Castillon (FR); T-Mohamed Moubarak.
*i24,000 Ylg >16 AROYRG; ,50,000 2yo >17 TATABR.
3rd-Chelmsford City, ,6,400, 7-17, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 1:11.71, st.
QUIET ENDEAVOUR (IRE) (c, 2, Society Rock {Ire}--My Eurydice
{GB}, by Exceed and Excel {Aus}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0,
$11,648. O-Ontoawinner & Partners; B-Colm McEvoy (IRE);
T-Archie Watson. *i37,000 Ylg >17 TIRSEP.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Done Deal (Ire), g, 3, Azamour (Ire)--Dundel=s Spirit (Ire), by
Invincible Spirit (Ire). *1ST-TIME STARTER. Chelmsford City,
7-17, 8f (AWT), 1:38.74. B-Con Harrington (IRE). *52,000gns
Ylg >16 TAOCT.
Perisher (GB), g, 3, Pivotal (GB)--Winter Snow (Ire), by Raven=s
Pass. Thirsk, 7-17, 7f 218yT, 1:40.07. B-Godolphin (GB).
Acclafrith (Ire), c, 3, Planteur (Ire)--Mary Frith (GB), by
Acclamation (GB). Wolverhampton, 7-16, 9f 104y (AWT),
2:01.15. B-Mubarak Al Naemi (IRE).
TATIRE ASCOT JULY SALE POSTS STRONG
CLEARANCE The one-day Tattersalls Ireland Ascot July Sale was conducted
on Tuesday, with a strong clearance rate of 88% for 119 lots
sold. The gross was £501,700, with an average of £4,216 and a
median of £2,200.
Topping proceedings was Tralong Bay (Ire) (Showcasing {GB})
(lot 68) from the consignment of Baroda & Colbinstown Stud.
The unraced daughter of Group 3-placed Alexander Youth (Ire)
(Exceed And Excel {Aus}) brought £37,000 from Howson &
Houldsworth Bloodstock.
AWe were very pleased with today=s clearance rate of 88%,
which saw a wide buyer base active from start to finish,@ said
Tattersalls Ireland Director of Horses in Training Sales Richard
Pugh. AFlat and National Hunt trainers along with overseas and
domestic purchasers all contributed to one of the highest
clearance rates ever recorded at Ascot in recent times.@
Tuesday=s Results:
1st-Killarney, i20,000, Cond, 7-17, 2yo, 8f 25yT, 1:45.47, gd.
IRIDESSA (IRE) (f, 2, Ruler of the World {Ire}--Senta=s Dream
{GB}, by Danehill), sent off at 20-1, broke well and travelled
comfortably in fifth early before moving up to Ballydoyle=s well-
regarded Cardini (Magician {Ire}) in early straight. Seamie
Heffernan=s body language told the story there and he only
needed to shake the rains for the homebred to brush aside that
4-5 market-leader a furlong out and surge to a four-length
success. AJoseph gave me the impression that he liked her and
I=d be inclined to agree with him,@ the jockey said. AAidan=s is a
lovely horse, but he=s still immature and she=s real nice.@
Iridessa, who becomes the second winner for her G1 Epsom
Derby-winning first-season sire and first in Britain and Ireland, is
a granddaughter of Starine (Fr) (Mendocino), who captured the
GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf, GI Matriarch S. and GII Diana
H. The dam also has a yearling colt by Australia (GB). Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,429. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Mrs A. M. O=Brien; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph
O=Brien.
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Irish Report Cont.
3rd-Killarney, i17,500, Cond, 7-17, 3yo/up, 8f 25yT, 1:44.63,
gd.
RIONACH (GB) (f, 3, Sea the Stars {Ire}--Forest Crown {GB}
{MSP-Eng}, by Royal Applause {GB}), who had opened her
account at Tipperary 12 days previously, broke well and relaxed
back in fifth three deep. Given her cue entering the straight, the
3-1 shot collared frontrunner Aussie Valentine (Ire) (Aussie
Rules) before powering clear to win by 4 1/2 lengths. AShe was
probably a bit raw last year, but she=s found her groove now and
is a lovely filly we=ve liked since the day we got her,@ trainer
Michael O=Callaghan said. AShe has strengthened this spring and
done nothing but improve. Nice ground is the key to her and
although she=s not over-big, she has scope. The hood helps her
relax, as she can be enthusiastic. [Jockey] Colin [Keane] says he
feels she=s improved since last time and feels like a stakes filly
now. There is a listed at Galway [the Aug. 2 Corrib S.] and if they
have nice ground there she could go--we=ll probably go hunting
for a bit of black-type now.@ The useful dam, whose unraced 2-
year-old colt Forest of Dean (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) was bought by
Godolphin for 450,000gns at Tattersalls October, also has a
yearling filly by Siyouni (Fr) and a filly foal also by Iffraaj. She is
one of five black-type performers out of Wiener Wald
(Woodman), with the best being the G1 Racing Post Trophy hero
and GI Pacific Classic runner-up Crowded House (GB) (Rainbow
Quest). This prestigious family of Storm Cat also features the
top-level scorers Ticker Tape (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}), Brando
(GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Reckless Abandon (GB) (Exchange Rate).
Sales history: 125,000gns Ylg >16 TAOCT; i140,000 2yo >17
GOFHIT. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-0, $28,398. Video, sponsored by
Fasig-Tipton.
O-Robert J W Moran; B-Car Colston Hall Stud (GB); T-Michael
O=Callaghan.
2nd-Killarney, i14,500, Mdn, 7-17, 3yo/up, 8f 25yT, 1:44.19,
gd.
DREAM ASCOT (GB) (f, 3, Oasis Dream {GB}--World Class {GB},
by Galileo {Ire}), sent off at 6-1, missed the kick and raced in last
throughout the opening stages. Delivered wide in the straight,
the bay got to Tremendous Leap (GB) (Shamardal) 100 yards out
and stayed on to secure a half-length success. The unraced dam
is a half-sister to the G1 Epsom Derby-winning sire Motivator
(GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), the G2 Hardwicke S. scorer Macarthur (GB)
(Montjeu {Ire}) and two other black-type performers. Her 2-
year-old filly by Kingman (GB) is named Cocobonds (GB). Sales
history: 100,000gns Ylg >16 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
$10,459. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-P J Magnier; B-Deerfield Farm (GB); T-Fozzy Stack.
NEW PHASE OF GALWAY RENOVATION
PLAN UNVEILED The Galway Racecourse Committee is looking for tenders for a
design team to tackle the next phase of the €12-million Galway
Racecouse redevelopment, the course announced on Tuesday.
The latest €6-million redevelopment, the Wilson Lynch Building,
is completed and will be unveiled at the 2018 Summer Festival
on Monday, July 30. Part of the upcoming €12-million
renovation will include a completely revamped and modernised
parade ring, as well as a pre-parade ring, directly adjacent to the
main parade ring. New hospitality venues positioned to the
north and south of the parade ring are planned and the first
floor of the existing Millennium Grandstand will be refurbished,
as well. Finally, a new racecourse administrative building will be
built, while the existing building turned into welfare facilities for
both male and female jockeys and enhanced hospitality facilities
for winning connections.
AWe are delighted to be in a position to progress the next
phase of development at Galway Racecourse as we are always
striving to improve the facilities on course and to enhance the
experience for both the customer and the participants which is
paramount to maintaining Galway=s position as one of the
highlights of the summer racing calendar,@ said Peter Allen,
Chairman of the Galway Race Committee. AEach year, the
Summer Festival puts Galway on the front pages and provides
an extraordinary i54-million boost to the local economy.@
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Hermiona (far right) came calling late to don cap and gown at first asking at Vichy on Tuesday. | Scoop Dyga
Tuesday=s Results:
PRIX HUBERT BAGUENAULT DE PUCHESSE-Listed, i52,000,
Vichy, 7-17, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:28.30, hy.
1--NAGANO GOLD (GB), 126, c, 4, Sixties Icon (GB)--Never
Enough (Ger), by Monsun (Ger).
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (3,500gns Wlg >14 TATFOA). O-Syndikat
V3J; B-J Knight & Eric J Cantillon (GB); T-Vaclav Luka; J-Theo
Bachelot; i26,000. Lifetime Record: 12-5-3-1, i64,338. *1/2
to Jamr (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), GSW-UAE, $310,237.
2--Master=s Spirit (Ire), 126, h, 7, Mastercraftsman (Ire)--
Lavayssiere (Fr), by Sicyos. (i120,000 RNA Ylg >12 ARAUG).
O-Haras de la Gousserie. i10,400.
3--Octoking (Fr), 126, h, 6, Kingsalsa--Marie Octobre (Fr), by
Daylami (Ire). O-Serge Francois. i7,800.
Margins: 4HF, 2, 3/4. Odds: 4.80, 3.40, 11.00.
Also Ran: San Salvador (Ger), Tilly=s Chilli (Ire), Rashkani (Fr),
Caravagio (Fr), Magnun Bareliere (Fr). Scratced: Spotify (Fr).
Nagano Gold, who annexed three events in the Czech
Republic, opened his French chapter with a win at Deauville in
November and returned this term to run fourth at Lyon-Parilly
Apr. 13 and third in the May 24 Listed Prix Bedel there once
more last time. Detached in rear until gaining touch with the
field at halfway, he made picked off rivals going well in the
straight and surged clear once quickening to the fore
approaching the eighth pole to claim a career high by daylight.
Nagano Gold, kin to the 3-year-old filly Bellmaid (GB) (Champs
Elysees {GB}), is the second stakes out of Never Enough (Ger)
(Monsun {Ger}) and follows G3 Abu Dhabi Championship victor
Jamr (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}). Never Enough is an unraced half to a
trio of black-type performers which includes stakes-winning G3
Premio Sergio Cumani runner-up Night Sun (Ger) (Big Shuffle)
and Listed Ittlingen-Pokal winner Nevermore (Ger) (Sternkonig
{Ire}). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by
Fasig-Tipton.
4th-Vichy, i18,000, Mdn, 7-17, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:31.21, hy.
HERMIONA (f, 2, Kitten=s Joy--Darajah, by Hard Spun) broke
well from an outer gate and was steadied in fourth following
extended opening exchanges.
Cont. p11
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OBSERVATIONSon the European racing scene
JAPANESE GROUP 1 RACES B 2018
Date Race Track
Sept. 30 Sprinters= S. Nakayama
Oct. 14 Shuka Sho Kyoto
Oct. 21 Kikuka Sho (St Leger) Kyoto
Oct. 28 Tenno Sho (Autumn) Tokyo
Nov. 11 Queen Elizabeth II Cup Kyoto
Nov. 18 Mile Championship S. Kyoto
4th-Vichy Cont.
Looming large passing the two pole, the 77-1 longshot was
shaken up soon after and ran on well under continued rousting
to outpoint Saga Daydream (Fr) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) by a
neck. Kin to a yearling colt by Kitten=s Joy and a colt foal by
Creative Cause, she is the first scorer out of an unraced half-
sister to Listed Prix Policeman winner and GII Bernard Baruch H.
runner-up Paris Vegas (Maria=s Mon), themselves produced by a
half-sister to a quintet of stakes performers headed by GI
Haskell Invitational runner-up and sire Dr. Caton (Seattle Slew)
and Listed Rosemary H. second Confidante (Dayjur). The latter
produced G1 Prix de Diane heroine Confidential Lady (GB)
(Singspiel {Ire}) and is from a family featuring dual US Horse of
the Year and Triple Crown-winning sire Affirmed (Exclusive
Native). Sales history: i80,000 Ylg >17 ARAUG. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, i9,000. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
1ST-TIME STARTER. O-DS Pegas; B-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey
(KY); T-Dalibor Torok.
2nd-Vichy, i18,000, Mdn, 7-17, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:31.41,
hy.
PAPPALINO (FR) (c, 2, Makfi {GB}--Bartira {GB}, by Cape Cross
{Ire}), a June 23 debut second at Marseille-Pont de-Vivaux last
time, broke well and raced on the front end from the outset of
this return. Shaken up at the two pole, the 23-5 third choice
kept on strongly under continued urging inside the final quarter
mile to comfortably best Vysotsky (Fr) (Bated Breath {GB}) by 2
1/2 lengths. Half-brother to a yearling colt by Wootton Bassett
(GB), he is the first foal and scorer produced by a winning half-
sister to GSW German highweight Brisanto (GB) (Dansili {GB}).
His G2 German 1000 Guineas-winning second dam Briseida (GB)
(Pivotal {GB}) is kin to three black-type performers headed by
MGSW sire Titus Livius (Fr) (Machiavellian). Sales history:
i18,000 Ylg >17 AROCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, i12,200.
Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Gerald Laroche & Jean-Louis Quiniou; B-Stud RDI (FR);
T-Jerome Reynier.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
6th-Vichy, i22,000, Cond, 7-17, 3yo, 12fT, 2:39.91,
hy.
MONDURA (FR) (f, 3, Manduro {Ger}--Morning Glory {Ger}, by
Pentire {GB}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, i20,500. O-Mme
Georges Sandor; B-Georges Sandor (FR); T-Frederic Rossi.
6.10 Yarmouth, Cond, ,7,400, 2yo, 7f 3yT
PREJUDICE (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is one bred to need time and
distance, but has obviously shown trainer Luca Cumani enough
to warrant this early a debut. St Albans Bloodstock=s full-brother
to Postponed (Ire), who won the G1 King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth S. for this stable, and a half to his current MGSW
barnmate God Given (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), meets five rivals
including Shadwell=s fellow newcomer Motalaqqy (Ire)
(Kingman {GB}), a 150,000gns TATOCT Roger Varian-trained son
of the G3 Prix de Cabourg winner and G1 Prix Morny third
Pontenuovo (Fr) (Green Tune).
Tuesday=s Result:
MERCURY CUP-Listed, -34,500,000, Morioka, 7-16, 3yo/up,
2000m, 2:03.50, gd.
1--MITSUBA (JPN), 121, h, 6, Kane Hekili (Jpn)--Saint Christmas
(Jpn), by Commander in Chief (GB). O-Kyoei Inc.; B-Tabata
Farm; T-Tadashi Kayo; J-Kohei Matsuyama; -23,000,000.
Lifetime Record: GSP-Jpn, 38-10-6-5.
2--Yoshio (Jpn), 119, h, 5, Johannesburg--Floral Home (Jpn), by
Came Home. O-Yoshio Nakayama; B-Japan Racing Association;
-5,290,000.
3--Phoenix Mark (Jpn), 119, c, 4, Sinister Minister--Eternal
Romance (Jpn), by Symboli Kris S. O-Junichi Ito; B-Tatsuya
Farm; -2,990,000.
Margins: 1, 4, 2HF. Odds: 1.20, 7.70, 1.20.
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GROUP ENTRIES
Wednesday, Vichy, France, post time: 9.10 p.m.
GRAND PRIX DE VICHY-G3, €80,000, 3yo/up, 10fT
SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 5 Noor Al Hawa (Fr) Makfi (GB) Bachelot Mikhalides 129
2 8 Subway Dancer (Ire) Shamardal R Koplik Z Koplik 129
3 2 Sajjad (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Hamelin Vermeulen 129
4 9 Soleil d'Octobre (Fr) Great Journey (Jpn) Blondel Martens 129
5 7 Glen Shiel (GB) Pivotal (GB) Barzalona Fabre 129
6 1 Potemkin (Ger) New Approach (Ire) Pedroza Wohler 129
7 4 Dallas Affair (GB) Soldier Hollow (GB) Lemaitre Head 128
8 3 Wajnah (Fr) Redoute's Choice (Aus) Benoist Rohaut 126
9 6 Golden Legend (Fr) Doctor Dino (Fr) Auge Devin 126
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DEL MAR OPENS WITHSTRONG FIELD SIZES
Del Mar opens its doors for its 36-day summer meet
Wednesday with large fields highlighting the opening day card.
While the first three races on the card are claiming events with
nine horses signed on for each, the back end of the day features
ample quality--including an overflow field of 16 entered for the
grassy Oceanside S. for 3-year-olds, which goes as race eight.
While in years past the Oceanside would often be split into two
smaller divisions due to the over-subscription, the track has
opted to run the popular race in one larger division in recent
seasons.
In total, Del Mar will run 41 stakes races during the meet,
which runs until Labor Day Sept. 3, highlighted by the $1-million
GI TVG Pacific Classic Aug. 18. An emphasis on turf racing is
evident from the outset, with four grass races--including the
Oceanside--carded on opening day.
Competitive Bunch in Oceanside
The morning line odds board tells the story in Wednesday=s
Oceanside, with Desert Stone (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus})
established as the slight 4-1 favorite. The colt carries a two-race
winning streak into the opening day feature. Due to the race=s
restriction for sophomores who have not won a $50,000 stakes
purse at a distance over a mile in 2018, a number of the top
contenders must answer questions about the two-turn trip.
Cont. p3
KHBPA >EXCITED= OVER PENDING ELLIS SALE;
SMOOTH TRANSITION EXPECTED by T.D. Thornton
The weeks-long rumored sale of Ellis Park got a step closer to
reality on Tuesday, when the Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission (KHRC) approved the transfer of Ron Geary=s 70%
ownership to Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group (SCHG).
With the deal expected to close within days, the message to
the Ellis backstretch community from leadership in the Kentucky
Horsemen=s Benevolent and Protective Association is to expect
an untroubled management transition, largely because SCHG is
a known entity. The gaming and hospitality company, based in
Saratoga Springs, New York, has owned a 30% minority stake in
Ellis since 2012.
AWe=re excited with the sale. We worked with Saratoga in the
past when they purchased a portion of Ellis Park, so it would
seem like this is the most seamless way to continue on a pretty
good meet,@ Marty Maline, the KHBPA executive director, told
TDN via phone shortly after the commission meeting concluded.
Cont. p5
Into Mischief – Golden Works, by Banker’s Gold
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
BRENTWOOD HOTEL EMBRACES TRADITION 6As the opening of the 2018 Saratoga meeting draws ever closer,Mike Kane takes a look at the makeover of the Brentwood Hotel.
HALL OF FAME JOCKEY MANNY YCAZA DIES 8Manny Ycaza, who helped usher in an era of Latin American jockeysmaking their way to the U.S., passed away Monday at the age of 80.
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Del Mar cont. from p1
Holly and David Wilson=s Calexman (Midshipman) was a
course-and-distance winner last November, but recently has
enjoyed success sprinting down the hill at Santa Anita. Rail-
drawn Arawak (Uncle Mo) shortens up in distance off an even
third-place finish in Santa Anita=s nine-furlong Rainbow S. and
could be dangerous if able to replicate his close fourth-place
finish in the GII American Turf S. at Churchill Downs May 5.
The race also features an appearance by Faversham (Lucky
Pulpit), a California-bred full-brother to 2014 and 2016 Horse of
the Year California Chrome.
Accelerate=s Turn to Take the Spotlight?
While North America=s all-time richest Thoroughbred Arrogate
(Unbridled=s Song) was undoubtedly the talk of the town
heading into the 2017 summer meet, Hronis Racing=s Accelerate
(Lookin At Lucky)--the horse who defeated him in last year=s GII
San Diego H.--has inherited the throne as the headliner of the
2018 meet. Accelerate has seemingly taken his game to a new
level this year, capturing the GI Santa Anita H. and the GI Gold
Cup at Santa Anita, and is expected to follow a similar path to
2017, with a start in this Saturday=s San Diego as a springboard
to a tilt in the Pacific Classic.
Don Alberto Stable=s Unique Bella (Tapit) will get her share of
the spotlight as well with an expected appearance in the July 29
GI Clement Hirsch S. The ultra-talented >TDN Rising Star= was last
seen notching a decisive victory in the GI Beholder Mile S. at
Santa Anita June 2.
Cont. p4
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Del Mar cont.
Bonuses for Horsemen and Bettors Alike
If the robust opening day entry box was any indicator, the Del
Mar team=s efforts to bolster the quality and quantity of the
racing product are off to a successful start. Most notably, the
track=s AShip and Win@ program seeks to incentivize participation
from out-of-town barns that send horses to Southern California
for the summer months.
AWe=ve enhanced our Ship And Win program so that it=s now
$2,000 for the initial start,@ said Del Mar racing secretary David
Jerkens. ALast year it was $1,500, two years ago $1,000. Plus a
30% purse bonus. We aggressively put the word out everywhere
that we could. The [2017] Breeders= Cup exposure helped with a
lot of people seeing Del Mar for the first time. Ian Wilkes, I think
especially attributes that partly to his being here.@
Bettors focusing on the Del Mar meet will also feature a new
late Pick 5 wager on the day=s final five races that offers a
Abonus@ payout to any gambler holding the lone winning ticket
on the bet. With a bonus of $1 million on weekends and
$500,000 on weekdays, the move puts Del Mar in line with a
number of other tracks who have moved to offer Ajackpot@
payouts in recent years. Del Mar will also feature a new early
Pick 4 that begins on race two every day.
Mutuel Tellers= Strike Averted
According to a Tuesday release from Del Mar officials, the
track has reached an agreement in principle with the Pari-
Mutuel Employees Guild of California, Union Local 280, for a
new collective bargaining agreement that will extend through
the 2019 summer season at Del Mar. The two sides had reached
an impasse over staffing levels. Wagering locations on
Wednesday=s opening day program will be staffed at maximum
levels.
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Ellis Park | Coady photo
Geary Sells Stake in Ellis Park cont. from p1
AAny time you have any kind of situation where you get new
[racetrack] management, you can kind of be a little bit disjointed
and lose your continuity,@ Maline said. ABut with them already
being familiar with Ellis Park, I think it will be a smooth
transition. We understand it will be fairly soon, and I think it will
work very well. I think it will be business as usual.@
When TDN attempted to contact Ellis general manager Jeff
Hall to discuss short-term expectations, he said he was involved
in a meeting with attorneys about the pending sale and would
not be able to speak on the record. SCHG officials in New York
could not be reached for comment prior to deadline for this
story.
But Geary, Ellis=s outgoing owner, said via press release that it
is his understanding that SCHG=s intent is to keep the current
Ellis management team intact.
AThat=s what I recommended,@ Geary said.
As for his reason for selling, Geary said this: AIt=s been 12
years, and I just turned 71. My wife and my two kids and my
nine grandkids for years have asked me to slow down. I think it=s
time. I=ve enjoyed working with Saratoga over the years. It=s
been a really fun and fast-moving 12 years. I feel like we=ve had
some great successes and we=ve brought it a long ways with so
many people=s help. I know Saratoga will be focused on
continuing the progress.@
When Geary teamed with SCHG in 2012, the 30% stake cost
$4 million. Geary then invested that money into the launch of
historical race gaming at Ellis.
The terms of the pending deal for the remaining 70% stake
were not disclosed. Cont. p6
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Ocean Downs | Laura Truitt photo
Geary Selling Stake in Ellis Park cont.
This year Ellis is offering a record $230,000 a day in purses,
made possible in part because of a relationship with Kentucky
Downs in which the KHBPA facilitated the transfer of $2.9
million in purses from Kentucky Downs to Ellis to bolster purses
and encourage horsemen to stay in Kentucky for the summer.
AWith the extra purse money that we were able to provide
from Kentucky Downs, we=ve been able to entice more
horsemen from areas such as Churchill and even Chicago in
maiden-allowance and allowance races,@ Maline said. AEven our
claiming purses have allowed us to have a better body of horse,
and obviously with the fuller fields, the race meeting is going
very well.@
CHURCHILL DOWNS, INC. TO ACQUIRE
OCEAN DOWNS HARNESS TRACK
by T.D. Thornton
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced an assets
swap that will give it full ownership of the Ocean Downs harness
track and casino in Maryland in exchange for CDI=s 25% equity
interest in Saratoga Casino Holdings, LLC (SCH), which is the
parent company of Saratoga Casino Hotel in New York and
Saratoga Casino Black Hawk in Colorado.
In addition, according to a July 16 CDI press release, CDI has
been granted Aexclusive rights to operate internet real-money
sports betting and real-money iGaming@ on behalf of the
Saratoga company=s properties in New York and Colorado for a
period of 15 years from the date of the agreement if sports
betting is legalized in those states.
The release continued: ACDI has entered into a tax-efficient
partial liquidation agreementYwith Saratoga Harness Racing,
Inc., to liquidate CDI=s 25% equity stake in SCH in exchange for
the remaining 50% interest in Ocean Downs held by SCH. CDI is,
in effect, acquiring 37.5% of Ocean Downs because it has
indirectly owned an additional 12.5% of Ocean Downs through
its 25% ownership interest in SCH. Upon closing of this
transaction, CDI will own 100% of Ocean Downs and will have no
equity interest or management involvement in Saratoga New
York or Saratoga Colorado.@
The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.
NEW BRENTWOOD HOTEL EMBRACES
SARATOGA=S TIMELESS TRADITIONby Mike Kane
When the four partners in Studio Tack embarked on their
Brentwood Hotel project two years ago, they used the
less-is-more approach rather than a raze-and-start-over
strategy. They kept the name, the sign, since repainted, and the
bare bones of the single-story motel across the street from the
entrance to the backstretch at Saratoga Race Course--and little
else.
The makeover of a gritty, forgettable property in a terrific
location on the corner of Gridley Street and Nelson Avenue
yielded a distinctive, high-quality, 12-room hotel that blends the
past--oh, so important in Saratoga Springs--with current tastes.
Now featuring a small bar with distinctive cocktails and craft
beer, it is open all year. The summer rates start at $249 a night
and they move to $125 in the off-season.
Studio Tack, an award-winning Brooklyn-based design and
development group, was formed in 2012 and has collaborated
on the renovation of inimitable hospitality businesses across the
country, but the Brentwood is the first property it has
purchased, rehabbed and operated. Cont. p7
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Brentwood Hotel | Studio Tack
A room in the Brentwood Hotel | Studio Tack
Brentwood Hotel cont.
While Saratoga Springs and its historic racetrack have an
international reputation, the connection to the region was very
personal, through one of the Studio Tack partners, Ruben
Caldwell, who grew up 36 miles to the north in Bolton Landing, a
tiny resort village on Lake George.
"We always look for properties that are geographically
significant or architecturally significant as the basis for what we
explore for development and design and our work as a whole,"
said Studio Tack partner Jou-Yie Chou. "This one clearly wasn't
architecturally significant, in the sense that it was a run-down
motel, but its proximity to the country's oldest sporting venue,
Saratoga Race Course, seemed irreplaceable. That's what
initially caught our interest."
Chou said that he and his partners learned that Saratoga
Springs, which used to go into a Rip Van Winkle-type hibernation
the day after the track closed for the season, has become a
vibrant, year-round destination and, to many, the cultural and
recreation center of the Capital Region.
"It really checked a few boxes in terms of being a viable
potential business," he said, "as well as being an interesting
design project, being so close to such an iconic location as the
race course."
Saratoga's renaissance during the past 40 years has attracted
several national hotel chains to the city, ending what was once a
chronic shortage of rooms during the racing season. Chou said
that the Brentwood is a part of a growing trend to offer a unique
setting.
"On a personal level, it's a more challenging and rewarding
design process," he said. "People today are more interested in
going to hotels and locales for the experience and they want
that to run through where they are staying. They really want to
stay in places that speak to and have the feel of the culture and
community that they are visiting, versus some bigger box hotel
brands that have a design that is sort of plugged into every
market that they're in with less consideration. The timing is right
for this level of attention to the experience and tying it to where
the hotel is going up."
To that end, the Studio Tack group--three friends who met
studying architecture at Columbia University and Chou with a
strong background in the hospitality industry--serve up at the
Brentwood what they say is a building "that has been
completely overhauled and updated with the comfort of
modern amenities and designed to balance classic architecture
and equine motifs of Saratoga--with just enough irreverence to
make you look twice."
The rooms have painted plywood floors, decorative wood trim
and custom brass fixtures. Made of solid clear pine, the beds
were designed by Studio Tack and handmade by a local
woodworker. The beds are outfitted with Mascioni 100% Italian
cotton sheets, down pillows and comforters, hand-dyed French
linen blankets from the Brooklyn textile purveyors Sharktooth.
The rooms also feature cast-iron marble bistro tables, antique
wooden chairs, a custom sideboard refreshment bar, flat screen
televisions and high-speed WiFi. The bathrooms have solid brass
fixtures, rain showers, chamfered mirrors and bath products
from C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries.
Office space in the old Brentwood Motel was turned into the
lobby/cafe/bar area of the new Brentwood Hotel. It was
designed to feel like a classic parlor with reclaimed white oak
flooring, antique gilded mirrors and vintage oil paintings. The
bar is topped with rounded honed Carrera marble.
Saratoga Springs native Molly Reed is the hotel general
manager and has helped the partners develop relationships with
restaurants and other business in the city and area, such as the
Saratoga Performing Arts Center and Cafe Lena. Cont. p8
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The bar at Brentwood Hotel | Studio Tack
Brentwood Hotel cont.
The Brentwood is pretty much surrounded by the horse and
racing culture of Saratoga. Across Nelson Avenue is Saratoga
Race Course, which opened for business on that site in 1864 and
is the oldest Thoroughbred track in the country. The starting
gate in the seven-furlong chute is located about 100 yards from
the hotel. The barn area for the harness racing track that is the
foundation for what is now the Saratoga Casino Hotel is behind
the Brentwood. Across Gridley is the Horseshoe Inn Bar and
Grill, which is a popular post-race scene. To the west on Gridley
Street are the private barns of several Thoroughbred trainers.
Horses are walked down Gridley and across the Nelson--yes,
traffic stops and autos defer to horses in Saratoga--to the track
in the morning for training and in the afternoon to compete.
Chou and his partners realized that the daily parade of horses
set the property apart and why a public space was important.
"We wanted to create an area where our guests could hang
out and feel at home, grab a drink and take a look at the horses
walking down Gridley Street," he said. "My understanding is that
Saratoga is the only course in America where you see the race
horses walk on a public street to access the track. It's sort of a
unique experience, whether you have a cocktail or a coffee in
hand to see these horses proceed. We want to take advantage
of that experience and have people have reason to lounge and
hang out. We wanted to create a property that was tied to why
that property was there in the first place."
Studio Tack purchased the property in April 2016, missed its
ambitious goal of being ready for the racing season and opened
for business that fall. Chou and his partners said they were
welcomed to the city.
"I think in general everyone was excited for us to revive an
eyesore on a corner that is becoming more and more prominent
in town," he said. "We were very well received by all groupsY
and hopefully they are happy with what we've done with it. In
general, most towns are pretty happy with anyone coming in
and investing in to refurbishing and renovating something that
was not necessarily a sight to be seen."
The Brentwood name remains, but much has changed on the
corner of Gridley and Nelson with the great view of the Saratoga
Race Course.
"It's always fun to do a fully transformative project, where you
can really see the fruits of your labor," Chou said. "I don't know
that much about horse racing, nor do many of our close friends,
but we always hold this as sort of a romantic sport. Clearly it is
fabled and historic, so hopefully we are drawing a different
clientele to experience it, experience Saratoga and see it
through new eyes."
HALL OF FAME JOCKEY YCAZA DIES Panamanian-born Hall of Fame jockey Manuel (Manny) Ycaza,
who laid the groundwork for jockeys of Latin American origin in
finding success in the United States, passed away July 15 in New
York. He was 80 years old.
According to biographical information from the National
Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Ycaza began riding horses
as early as age six and was riding professionally in his native
Panama already as a 14-year-old. He also rode for a time in
Mexico before shifting his tack to the U.S.
The first two-time winner of the prestigious D. C. International
in 1959 and 1960--both times with the Cain Hoy Stable-owned
and Woody Stephens-trained Bald EagleBYcaza was
subsequently hired by owner E. P. Taylor of Windfields Farm to
ride Canebora and the duo teamed to take the 1963 Queen=s
Plate. Ycaza added an American Classic to his resume the
following season, guiding Rokeby Stables= Quadrangle to victory
in the Belmont S. to short-circuit the Triple Crown bid of
Northern Dancer, owned, ironically, by Windfields. Ycaza tasted
further success in New York in 1968, piloting Dark Mirage to the
first Filly Triple Tiara, then consisting of the Acorn S., the Mother
Goose S. and the Coaching Club American Oaks.
Ycaza won four riding titles at Saratoga and in 1959, posted 41
wins, a record that stood for 38 years. Though his aggressive
riding style landed him in frequent hot water with stewards,
Ycaza was selected by his peers as winner of the George Woolf
Memorial Award in 1964, retired from the saddle in 1971 due to
injuries and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.
"People say to me that I must be rich by now,@ Ycaza said in a
June 1960 Sports Illustrated article. AI say, 'No, to be rich is not
to have only money. To be rich is to be warm in here, in the
heart. If you have five friends, you are the millionaire.'@ Cont. p9
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NYRA photo
Honour and Glory at Woodbine in 1996 | Patricia McQueen
Manny Ycaza Dies cont.
According to Daily Racing Form, visitation will be held Friday,
July 20, from 2-5 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. at the Fox Funeral
Home, 98-07 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY. A funeral mass is to
be held Saturday, July 21, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs with burial in the Mt. St. Mary cemetery in Flushing,
Queens.
HONOUR AND GLORY DIES IN URUGUAY Honour and Glory (Relaunch--Fair To All, by Al Nasr {Fr}), who
posted a stunning victory in the 1996 GI Metropolitan H. (video)
just weeks after finishing well up the track behind Grindstone
(Unbridled) in that year=s GI Kentucky Derby, has passed away in
Uruguay after suffering a broken femur while on his way to his
paddock. He was 25 years old.
A $125,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $410,000
Barretts March juvenile, the bay graduated by better than 10
lengths at first asking at Saratoga for trainer D. Wayne Lukas and
Michael Tabor and won the GII Breeders= Futurity at Keeneland
before closing the season with a fourth behind Unbridled=s Song
as the favorite in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile at Belmont Park.
Eighteenth after setting a strong pace in the Run for the Roses,
the Overbrook Farm-bred sat just off wicked fractions in the Met
and posted a one-length victory. Also successful in the 1996
GII San Vicente S. and in the GII King=s Bishop (video) S.--
defeating Elusive Quality and Distorted Humor--Honour and
Glory was retired after making 17 starts and earning $1.2 million
over two years at the races.
Retired originally to Ashford Stud, Honour and Glory=s first
crop included Carl Pollard=s Caressing, upset winner of the 2000
GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies and the dam of 2017 Eclipse
Award-winning 3-year-old West Coast (Flatter).
Having shuttled to Australia and later to South America,
Honour and Glory sired 71 black-type winners, of which 29 were
group/graded winners, including Put It Back, Keyed Entry, Battle
Won and One and Twenty. Caressing was his lone top-level
winner in the Northern Hemisphere, but he was responsible for
another half-dozen Group 1 winners in Argentina and Peru. In
addition to West Coast, Honour and Glory figured as broodmare
sire of eight G1/GI winners, including Buster=s Ready (More
Than Ready) and Bigger Picture (Badge of Silver) in the U.S.
Honour and Glory covered 63 mares in 2017 at Haras Rapetti
in Uruguay, about an hour north of Montevideo, and had
60 mares booked to him for the upcoming breeding season.
FINGER LAKES BARN QUARANTINED FOR STRANGLESBy T.D. Thornton
A confirmed case of strangles has led to a state-imposed
quarantine of Barn 19 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack and
at a separate off-track training stable in Ontario County.
The national Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC)
database reported Tuesday that the precautionary quarantine
was mandated by the New York State Department of Agriculture
and Markets after a horse (that was not identified) became
clinically ill July 10 after leaving the track July 8. Cont. p10
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Finger Lakes Quarantine cont.
ABoth quarantined premises have biosecurity procedures in
place,@ the EDCC reported. AHorses in Barn 19 will not be
allowed to race until July 29 but will be allowed to train under
certain restrictions. If there are any confirmed cases or signs
consistent with strangles found, the quarantine may be
extended. Officials will continue to monitor the situation.@
Strangles, also known as Aequine distemper,@ is a contagious
upper respiratory tract bacterial infection that can produce
coughing, nasal discharge and fever while causing lymph nodes
to swell. Left untreated, the swelling can cause airway
obstruction leading to death (thus the name Astrangles@).
SEQUEL MARES AND FOALS DIE IN VAN FIRE Three mares and their accompanying foals died Tuesday in a
van that caught fire in an accident on the way from Kentucky to
New York, Sequel Stallions New York announced Tuesday
afternoon. Among the horses who died were Red Diamond
Stables=s La Java (Medaglia d=Oro) and her colt by Constitution;
Starship Stables=s Starship Voodoo (Roar) and her colt by Macho
Uno; and Sequel=s own Southern Sunshine (High Cotton) and her
filly by Orb.
AThese were not just any mares, as they were foremost in our
hearts,@ read a post on Sequel New York=s website. AWe send
our condolences to all the connections that are sharing in this
loss.@
>CHROME= THE COMEBACK AWARD RECIPIENT The 2018 Rood & Riddle Comeback Award, presented to a
horse who Ahas performed at the highest levels of competition,
faced a medical/ surgical issue, received veterinary care by a
Rood & Riddle veterinarian, and subsequently returned to
compete at his/ her previous performance level@ has been
awarded to California Chrome.
Winner of the 2014 GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S.,
the flashy chestnut was aimed for an English campaign following
his runner-up effort in the G1 Dubai World Cup, but was
subsequently sidelined and was treated by Dr. Larry Bramlage,
who decided to treat California Chrome medically and give him a
break. Returned to trainer Art Sherman in late 2015, the
California-bred won the 2016 World Cup to assume the mantle
of world=s richest horse at the time. California Chrome now
stands stud at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky.
AWe are extremely pleased to present the 2018 Rood & Riddle
Comeback Award to California Chrome,@ said Dr. Tom Riddle.
AHe exemplifies the characteristics of an outstanding equine
athlete who suffered a health issue, returned to elite
competition and continued his winning ways.@
Previous winners of the Comeback Award include multiple
horse of the year Wise Dan and the World Champion Fine
Harness Saddlebred mare Tempt Me.
HALSTROM NAMED VP OPERATIONS AT LA DOWNS Eric Halstrom has been named the new Vice President of
Operations for Harrahs Louisiana Downs, pending all regulatory
approvals, officials at the track announced Tuesday.
A graduate of the University of Arizona Race Track Industry
Program, Halstrom has a long history in track management,
having served as vice president of Canterbury Park (1997-2008)
and as the vice president and general manager of racing
operations at the Fair Grounds for five years. Most recently,
Halstrom has worked as the assistant director of racing at Prairie
Meadows in Iowa.
AI am looking forward to returning to Louisiana and this
tremendous opportunity at Harrah=s Louisiana Downs,@ said
Halstrom. AThere is a great team in place and very loyal
horsemen as well as enthusiastic racing fans. I know the
excitement is building for the GIII $300,0000 Super Derby, which
is coming up on Sept. 2.@
Halstrom, a native of Minneapolis, will relocate to Bossier City
and will work closely with David Heitzmann, who was recently
promoted to the position of director of racing at Louisiana
Downs.
Belinda Stronach wants to bring horse racing into the modern
world Stronach, who does not grant many media interviews, sat
down with The Times for 30 minutes recently at Pimlico Race
Course in Baltimore to discuss the future of Santa Anita and
horse racing. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
A Second Life for a Saratoga Springs Showpiece The Adelphi
Hotel in upstate New York first opened in 1877. A recent
renovation took five years and $28 millionBand the appeal
endures. Danny Hakim, New York Times
Friday, Saratoga, post time: 5:02 p.m. EDT
SCHUYLERVILLE S.-GIII, $150,000, 2yo, f, 6f
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Catherinethegreat Uncaptured John C. Oxley Casse Ortiz 119
2 Nonna Madeline K Candy Ride (Arg) St. Elias Stable and MeB Racing Stables LLC Pletcher Velazquez 119
3 Congrats Gal Congrats Charles L. Biggs Lynch Acosta 119
4 Fightress K Tapizar Glencrest Farm LLC and Masterson, Robert E. Casse Leparoux 119
5 Lonely Road Quality Road Robert S. Evans Clement Franco 119
6 Tapping Pearl K Tapit Stonestreet Stables LLC Casse Geroux 119
7 Serengeti Empress K Alternation Joel Politi Amoss Castellano 119
8 Eyeinthesky Sky Mesa Gary Barber Casse Gaffalione 119
9 Lady Apple K Curlin Phoenix Thoroughbred III and KatieRich Stables Asmussen Ortiz, Jr. 117
10 Blame the Frog Blame Hugh Bishop Colebrook Saez 119
Breeders: 1-Wendy Christ & Kathie Haines, 2-WinStar Farm, LLC, 3-Woodford Thoroughbreds, 4-Clearsky Farms, 5-R. S. Evans, 6-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 7-Tri Eques Bloodstock, LLC, 8-Rusty Kindratiw, 9-KatieRich Farms, 10-Hugh Bishop
Friday, Saratoga, post time: 5:40 p.m. EDT
LAKE GEORGE S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Punked (Ire) So You Think (NZ) e Five Racing Thoroughbreds Brown Castellano 118
2 Going Out Tapit Augustin Stable Matz Saez 118
3 Daddy Is a Legend K Scat Daddy Hill, Jim and Susan Weaver Franco 122
4 Nootka Sound K Lonhro (Aus) Hat Creek Racing Ward Davis 116
5 Goodthingstaketime (Ire) Canford Cliffs (Ire) Madaket Stables LLC, Tim & Anna Cambron Abreu Ortiz 116
and Bradley Thoroughbreds
6 Andina Del Sur Giant's Causeway Don Alberto Stable Albertrani Leparoux 124
7 Altea (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC Brown Ortiz, Jr. 116
and Doheny Racing Stable
8 Heavenly Love Malibu Moon Debby M. Oxley Casse Velazquez 122
Breeders: 1-Danny Coogan, 2-Augustin Stable, 3-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC, 4-KatieRich Farms, 5-David Keoghan & Casey McLiney, 6-Don Alberto
Corporation, 7-Carlos Vazquez Gonzalez, 8-Debby Oxley
SIRE LISTS Sponsored by
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2018 Leading Turf Siresfor stallions standing in North America through Monday, July 16
Earnings and Black-type represents North American/European figures & stud fees are for 2018
Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
1 Kitten's Joy 8 15 6 10 2 3 217 63 $964,810 $4,850,775
(2001) by El Prado (Ire) Crops: 10 Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Roaring Lion
2 War Front 10 15 4 11 2 5 107 35 $487,875 $3,086,778
(2002) by Danzig Crops: 9 Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $250,000 U S Navy Flag
3 Scat Daddy 10 22 6 14 -- -- 165 55 $212,206 $3,002,861
(2004) by Johannesburg Crops: 8 Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Conquest Sandman
4 More Than Ready 8 13 5 8 2 4 118 32 $770,000 $2,549,281
(1997) by Southern Halo Crops: 15 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Catholic Boy
5 English Channel 5 10 1 8 1 2 130 42 $442,420 $2,548,576
(2002) by Smart Strike Crops: 8 Stands: Calumet Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Heart to Heart
6 Artie Schiller 5 9 2 4 1 1 94 28 $387,700 $1,816,270
(2001) by El Prado (Ire) Crops: 9 Stands: Stockwell Thoroughbreds Aus Fee: $13,200 Hawkish
7 Quality Road 3 5 2 3 1 1 76 27 $565,000 $1,718,807
(2006) by Elusive Quality Crops: 5 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $70,000 Spring Quality
8 Blame 5 10 3 5 -- -- 79 22 $326,820 $1,622,665
(2006) by Arch Crops: 5 Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $12,500 Maraud
9 Tapit 2 7 1 3 -- 1 98 21 $328,450 $1,606,983
(2001) by Pulpit Crops: 11 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Synchrony
10 Giant's Causeway 3 8 2 4 -- -- 113 31 $110,100 $1,422,965
(1997) by Storm Cat Crops: 15 Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Andina Del Sur
11 Freud 3 4 1 2 -- 1 65 14 $520,000 $1,410,348
(1998) by Storm Cat Crops: 14 Stands: Sequel Stallions NY Fee: $7,500 Fourstar Crook
12 Lemon Drop Kid 1 8 1 4 -- 1 103 22 $114,802 $1,393,583
(1996) by Kingmambo Crops: 15 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Red Verdon
13 Medaglia d'Oro 3 12 1 5 -- 1 90 20 $166,389 $1,353,346
(1999) by El Prado (Ire) Crops: 11 Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Wren's Day
14 Ghostzapper 3 6 2 4 -- 1 68 15 $346,007 $1,334,197
(2000) by Awesome Again Crops: 10 Stands: Adena Springs KY Fee: $85,000 Proctor's Ledge
15 City Zip 2 5 1 1 -- -- 105 27 $147,721 $1,190,307
(1998) by Carson City Crops: 14 Stands: Lane's End Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Caribou Club
Wednesday, Del Mar, post time: 8:30 p.m. ETOCEANSIDE S., $100,000, 3yo, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ODDS1 Arawak Uncle Mo Stevens O’Neill 6-12 Texas Wedge Colonel John Prat Miller 9-23 Pepe Tono Bodemeister Quinonez Garcia 20-14 Artie B Good Artie Schiller Elliott Morey 20-15 Desert Stone (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Nakatani Baltas 4-16 Shane Zain Medaglia d’Oro Gutierrez O’Neill 20-17 Restrainedvengence Hold Me Back Roman Brinkerhoff 20-18 Faversham Lucky Pulpit Pereira Sherman 15-19 Move Over (GB) Acclamation (GB) T Baze Sadler 6-110 Calexman Midshipman Franco Cerin 6-111 Heartfullofstars Astrology Gonzalez D’Amato 12-112 Soltero Blame Talamo D’Amato 20-113 Afleet Ascent Northern Afleet Desormeaux Hollendorfer 8-114 Respect the Hustle Colonel John Conner McLean 30-1Also Eligible:15 More Honor More Than Ready Pereira Glatt 20-116 Risky Proposition Bodemeister Talamo Glatt 20-1
IN ORDER OF PURSE:
6th-Parx Racing, $57,040, Alw, 7-17, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f,
1:05.33, gd.
SMOKIN NITRO (g, 3, More Smoke--Keep Your Day Job {SP,
$104,316}, by Abaginone) defeated $30,000 maiden claimers to
win his Apr. 17 debut at this oval and romped by 10 1/2 lengths
in a May 14 optional claimer. Seventh in the Danzig S. at Penn
National June 2, the gray gelding missed by just a neck when
second in a July 7 Parx allowance. The 4-5 favorite was hustled
to the early lead from his outside post, skipped clear into the
stretch and bound home a 6 3/4-length winner. Share the Ride
(Candy Ride {Arg}) was second. Keep Your Day Job produced a
colt by Red Vine this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0,
$106,280.
O/B-Michael R. Cox (PA); T-Jamie Ness.
IN ORDER OF PURSE:
6th-Indiana Grand, $42,160, Msw, 7-17, 2yo, 5fT, :58.85, fm.
S S TROOPER (g, 2, Strong Contender--Sami's Song, by Kissin
Kris), let go at 9-1, chased freewheeling Del La Hoya
(Courageous Cat) through a quarter in :22.26 and a half :46.15.
He struck quickly when the pacesetter faltered in deep stretch
and surged to a one-length victory. Gio Pantera (Gio Ponti) was
second. Del La Hoya faded to fourth. Click for the Equibase.com
chart. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $26,040.
O-Marvin A. Johnson LLC & Douglas A. Schmuecker; B-Marvin A.
Johnson & Doug A. Schmuecker (IN); T-Marvin A. Johnson.
4th-Presque Isle Downs, $27,130, Msw, 7-16, 2yo, 5 1/2f
(AWT), 1:06.11, ft.
SAPPHIRE SHILLING (c, 2, Old Fashioned--Silver Shekel, by A. P.
Warrior), the tepid 5-2 favorite, contested the pace through
fractions of :23.38 and :47.70. Briefly headed by
Landofthepharaohs (Cairo Prince) in deep stretch, he battled
back bravely to record a 3/4-length victory. Silver Shekel, a
daughter of graded stakes winner Ruby Rubles (Scarlet Ibis),
produced a colt by Seville (Ger) last year. Click for the
Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $16,200.
O/B-The Elkstone Group LLC (MD); T-Ron G. Potts.
Smokin Nitro (More Smoke) dominated at Parx.
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7th-Del Mar, $60,000, 2yo, f, 5f, post time: 8:00 p.m. ET OXO Equine=s BRILL (Medaglia d=Oro) makes her debut fortrainer Jerry Hollendorfer. The filly was a $1-million purchase atlast year=s Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale. She is the first foal outof stakes winner Hung the Moon (Malibu Moon). Larry Best=s OXO Equine and Hollendorfer also team up in the10th race with Goren (More Than Ready). A $1-million Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream graduate last year, the bay colt moves to theturf and stretches out to 1 1/16 miles after a sixth-place debuteffort at Santa Anita June 9. TJCIS PPs
IN SOUTH KOREA:Useung Teukki, c, 3, Eskendereya--Cosmic Queen (MSP, $182,002), by Stormy Atlantic. Seoul, 7-14, Hcp. ($67k), 1200m. B-Douglas Arnold & Austin & Jane Musselman (KY). *Won by four lengths as the 9-5 favorite. *$40,000 Ylg >16 FTKOCT: $20,000 2yo >17 FTMMAY. VIDEOPanorama Show, g, 3, Yes It=s True--War Eagle Lady, by War Chant. Seoul, 7-14, Hcp. ($67k), 1200m. B-Pattons Creek Farm (KY). *$7,500 Ylg >16 KEESEP; $40,000 2yo >17 OBSAPR. VIDEO
Useung Line, g, 5, Congrats--Glenarcy, by Forestry. Busan, 7-15, Hcp. ($98k), 1200m. B-Aaron & Marie Jones (KY). *$47,000 Ylg >14 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo >15 OBSMAR. VIDEO
IN FRANCE:
Hermiona, f, 2, Kitten=s Joy. See AFrance@.
IN PERU:
Valient Bird, c, 3, Birdstone--Saint Emilia (Per) (GSW & G1SP-
Per), by Saint Ballado. Monterrico, 7-13, Cond., 1000m, :57.90.
B-Teneri Farm Inc & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon (KY). *1/2 to
Thundering Emilia (Thunder Gulch), GSW & G1SP-Per, SW-US,
$140,963). VIDEO
IN PANAMA:
Hello Kid, c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Kulik Cat, by Giant=s Causeway.
Presidente Remon, 7-14, Maiden, 1200m. B-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings (KY). *1ST TIME STARTER. **$40,000
Ylg >16 KEESEP. VIDEO
Tropical, f, 3, Violence--Island Runner, by Cherokee Run.
Presidente Remon, 7-14, Maiden, 1200m. B-Pope McLean &
Valeri & David Blethen (KY). *$18,000 RNA Ylg >16 KEESEP.
VIDEO
IN RUSSIA:
Stay First, c, 2, Stay Thirsty--First Quality, by Elusive Quality.
Rostov-On-Don, 7-15, Cond., 1200m. B-Johnson & Flounders
(KY). *Won by 10 lengths. **$45,000 Ylg >17 KEESEP.
Winning Surprise, c, 3, Discreet Cat--Well Related, by Quiet
American. Kazan, 7-13, G2 Stakes (NB), 2000m. B-Godolphin
(KY). *Remained perfect in four career appearances. **$8,000
Ylg >16 KEESEP.
Crazy Road, c, 3, Quality Road--Dad=s Crazy (SW, $118,698), by
Langfuhr. Rostov-On-Don, 7-15, Stakes (NB), 2000m.
B-Thomas G McClay (PA). *$35,000 Ylg >16 FTKOCT.
Conard Lord, h, 6, Congrats--Remoulade, by Lemon Drop Kid.
Krasnodar, 7-14, Ministry of Agriculture RF S. (NB), 3200m.
B-Stuart E Huston & Helen C Alexander (KY). *$55,000 Ylg >13
KEESEP. **Won for the 12th time in his last 13 starts and for
the 17th time from 28 career outings.
Broken & Trained at SBM Training & Sales (Susan Montanye)
Consigned by GAINESWAY
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FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Boisterous (Distorted Humor), Tommy Town Thoroughbreds,
$5,000
49 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
4-Del Mar, Msw 5f, FLYING TO THE LINE, 3-1
Cross Traffic (Unbridled's Song), Spendthrift Farm, $12,500
89 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Delaware, Msw 7 1/2fT, QUEENOFTHEHIGHWAY, 10-1
$10,000 FTK OCT yrl
Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway), WinStar Farm, $12,500
103 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
7-Del Mar, Msw 5f, BIZWHACKS, 4-1
$105,000 KEE SEP yrl; $200,000 OBS APR 2yo
Fighting Hussar (Rockport Harbor), Bg Thoroughbred Farm,
private
4 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
4-Del Mar, Msw 5f, BLUEBERRY PRINCESS, 8-1
Magician (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Ashford Stud, $12,500
78 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
5-Indiana Grand, Msw 5fT, ROBBED IN RIO, 8-1
$9,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $10,000 FTK OCT yrl
Seville (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}), Heritage Stallions, $6,000
60 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Delaware, Msw 7 1/2fT, SEVILLE'S PRINCESS, 10-1
$5,000 EAS OCT yrl
Uncaptured (Lion Heart), Ocala Stud, $6,000
77 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners
7-Del Mar, Msw 5f, DIOSA, 20-1
$45,000 OBS OCT yrl; $87,000 BAR APR 2yo
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Champ Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus), Barton Thoroughbreds,
$3,500
138 foals of racing age/9 winners/0 black-type winners
4-Del Mar, Msw 5f, ATHLEISURE, 12-1
Holiday Promise (Harlan's Holiday), Stonewall Dominion Farm
13 foals of racing age/6 winners/1 black-type winner
7-Indiana Grand, $100K Ellen's Lucky Star S., 1mT, BLACK NOVA,
9-2
Jimmy Creed (Distorted Humor), Spendthrift Farm, $12,000
183 foals of racing age/41 winners/5 black-type winners
7-Del Mar, Msw 5f, DEL MAR MAY, 20-1
$55,000 KEE SEP yrl
Keep Up (Unbridled's Song), Mill Ridge Farm, $5,000
28 foals of racing age/9 winners/0 black-type winners
8-Indiana Grand, $100K Snack S., 1mT, IN A FOG, 15-1
$1,000 RNA KEE JAN yrl
Violence (Medaglia d'Oro), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $15,000
248 foals of racing age/68 winners/7 black-type winners
5-Indiana Grand, Msw 5fT, LIZZIE B, 8-1
$210,000 FTS AUG yrl
7-Del Mar, Msw 5f, PALM D'ORO, 20-1
$72,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:8th-Parx Racing, $63,416, (C)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 7-17, 3yo/up,f/m, 6f, 1:12.03, sy.RISQUE'S DIAMOND (f, 4, Weigelia--Diamonds No More, byDiamond) Lifetime Record: 24-6-2-8, $320,118. O-Club RisqueStable; B-Wynoaks Farm, LLC & St.Omer's Farm (PA); T-RandyAllen. *$3,000 Ylg '15 EASOCT; $27,000 2yo '16 EASMAY.
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9th-Parx Racing, $58,040, 7-17, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m (off turf),1:39.96, sy.DEVINE DENTAL (g, 4, Silver Train--Sundays On the Bay, byDisco Rico) Lifetime Record: 23-5-4-4, $208,578. O-Wire ToWire Stable, Inc.; B-Glenn E. Brok LLC (PA); T-Blane Servis.*$25,000 RNA 2yo '16 EASMAY.
5th-Parx Racing, $40,000, (S), 7-17, (C), 3yo/up, 7 1/2fT,1:32.26, fm.MISSIN THE BIG DOG (c, 3, Archarcharch--Merry Princess{MSW, $319,164}, by Polish Numbers) Lifetime Record:10-2-4-4, $132,160. O-Ultra Championship Racing LLC; B-PewterStable (PA); T-Juan Carlos Guerrero. *$16,000 Ylg '16 EASJAN;$27,000 Ylg '16 EASOCT. **1/2 to Merry=s Honor(Congressionalhonor), SW, $292,693; Zensational Merry(Zensational), SP, $208,888.
1st-Indiana Grand, $37,500, (S), 7-17, (NW3L), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:09.89, ft.
HERE COMES DOC (g, 4, Silver Mountain--White Lamb, by
Trippi) Lifetime Record: 14-3-1-1, $73,099. O-Michael B Neafus;
B-South Fork Creek Stables, Inc. (IN); T-Randy Matthews.
3rd-Indiana Grand, $37,500, (S), 7-17, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:11.95, ft.
IDEAL SKY (f, 3, Skylord--Idealhouse, by Limehouse) Lifetime
Record: 7-3-1-1, $84,745. O-Carmela & Ty Biggs; B-Ty Biggs (IN);
T-Wayne D. Mogge.
7th-Indiana Grand, $35,500, (S), 7-17, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:11.25, ft.
BAND OF THIEVES (g, 3, Skylord--Stormin Bandini, by Bandini)
Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-0, $54,690. O-Patrick & Donald Donahoe;
B-Patrick D. Donahoe (IN); T-Wayne D. Mogge.
3rd-Finger Lakes, $26,000, (S), 7-17, 3/up, f/m, 1m, 1:40.56, ft.
FROSTIE ANNE (m, 5, Frost Giant--Lake Toccet, by Toccet)
Lifetime Record: 29-11-3-2, $336,148. O-R Rodriguez & Michael
Imperio; B-Grant Whitmer (NY); T-Rudy Rodriguez. *$18,000 Ylg
'14 FTNMIX. **1/2 to Freudie Anne (Freud), MSW, $394,053.
3rd-Louisiana Downs, $22,070, 7-17, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m,
7 1/2fT, 1:32.00, fm.
TOO BAD CHU (m, 5, Leroidesanimaux {Brz}--Too Bad Fu, by
Fusaichi Pegasus) Lifetime Record: 29-5-3-3, $57,020.
O/T-Charlie Rosier; B-4 M Ranch & Riopelle Ranch (LA).
*$10,000 Ylg '14 ESLYRL; $11,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Mr Wrench It, c, 2, Lookin At Lucky--Candle Maker, by Tapit.
Thistledown, 7-17, 5 1/2f, 1:07.44. B-Kinsman Farm (FL).
*$37,000 Ylg '17 OBSOCT.
Little Kansas, g, 3, El Kingdom--Green Eyed Cat, by Tale of the
Cat. Indiana Grand, 7-17, (S), 6f, 1:11.74. B-Ledgelands Farm,
LLC, Andrew Ritter & Jose Luis Espinoza (IN).
ARCHARCHARCH, Missin the Big Dog, c, 3, o/o Merry Princess,
by Polish Numbers. ALW, 7-17, Parx Racing
EL KINGDOM, Little Kansas, g, 3, o/o Green Eyed Cat, by Tale of
the Cat. MSW, 7-17, Indiana Grand
FROST GIANT, Frostie Anne, m, 5, o/o Lake Toccet, by Toccet.
ALW, 7-17, Finger Lakes
LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ), Too Bad Chu, m, 5, o/o Too Bad Fu,
by Fusaichi Pegasus. ALW, 7-17, Louisiana Downs
LOOKIN AT LUCKY, Mr Wrench It, c, 2, o/o Candle Maker, by
Tapit. MSW, 7-17, Thistledown
MORE SMOKE, Smokin Nitro, g, 3, o/o Keep Your Day Job, by
Abaginone. ALW, 7-17, Parx Racing
OLD FASHIONED, Sapphire Shilling, c, 2, o/o Silver Shekel, by A.
P. Warrior. MSW, 7-16, Presque Isle Downs
SILVER MOUNTAIN, Here Comes Doc, g, 4, o/o White Lamb, by
Trippi. ALW, 7-17, Indiana Grand
SILVER TRAIN, Devine Dental, g, 4, o/o Sundays On the Bay, by
Disco Rico. ALW, 7-17, Parx Racing
SKYLORD, Band of Thieves, g, 3, o/o Stormin Bandini, by
Bandini. ALW, 7-17, Indiana Grand
SKYLORD, Ideal Sky, f, 3, o/o Idealhouse, by Limehouse. ALW,
7-17, Indiana Grand
STRONG CONTENDER, S S Trooper, g, 2, o/o Sami's Song, by
Kissin Kris. MSW, 7-17, Indiana Grand
WEIGELIA, Risque's Diamond, f, 4, o/o Diamonds No More, by
Diamond. AOC, 7-17, Parx RacingHip 478: Half-bro sells at SARAUG with VINERY SALES
