TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2017

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYPEGASUS WORLD CUP POST POSITION DRAW Champion and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song)

drew the rail for the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup

Invitational and is listed at 7-5 on the morning line. His rival, 2016

Horse of the Year and 6-5 favorite California Chrome (Lucky

Pulpit), will break from the 12-hole for the 1 1/8-mile Jan. 28

Gulfstream Park feature. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN

America.

YOUNG PRETENDERMAKING GIANT STRIDES

by Tom Peacock

There has barely been a ruffle in the top order of French

trainers since Henri-Francois Devin started school. Now 33, he is

not quite yet in a position to challenge the long-established

hierarchy of Andre Fabre, Jean-Claude Rouget, Alex Pantall,

Alain de Royer-Dupre et al, but he is one of the select few that

could do so some day.

"When you look at some of the older trainers around Chantilly,

they're still training as if it's their first day, very enthusiastic," he

said. "It keeps people young, this business. It's like a continued

renewal of everything. Like breeding, every year you have new

foals, all the yearlings, its >perpetual recommencement', like the

never-ending start."

Devin effortlessly mixes his English and French with an Irish

accent, inherited from his mother Antonia. His father Henri is

the latest member of the family to run the historic Haras du

Mesnil stud near Le Mans. This leaves him with split loyalties

when it comes to sporting contests between his two

nationalities, admitting only to a soft spot for Munster Rugby.

Despite his evident racing pedigree, Devin tried working in

finance for a year before being drawn back to horses. "I didn't

really like working in an office, it's not as nice as being outside,"

he said.

Cont. p2

ASTERN PLEASES DOYLE IN BARRIER TRIAL Godolphin=s top-class homebred Astern (Aus) (Medaglia

d=Oro) came through a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Monday

in pleasing fashion. The G1 Golden Rose S. winner was

partnered by James Doyle who never asked the colt a question,

finishing midpack in the 1000m heat.

Doyle was very happy with the John O=Shea trainee and

commented, "He travelled through the trial very well, quickened

towards the end and hit the line quite well. He was nice and

relaxed and moved great. He=s a colt with a lot of strength and

class, it=s easy to understand why the stable has such a high

opinion of him.@

Cont. p5

Henri-Francois Devin pictured with Alexis Badel | Scoop Dyga

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Benoit Jeffroy, Henri-Francois Devin, Nicolas de Watrigant & Francis

Graffard | Emma Berry

Young Pretender Making Giant Strides Cont. from p1

Instead, he managed to attain one of the most sought-after

positions as a budding trainer, assisting Fabre for two years, and

a subsequent year with the jumps maestro Jean-Paul Gallorini.

Devin started out with half a dozen horses in only April 2013, a

number which should nudge 55 by the spring. His impressive

total of 23 winners last year came from only 33 to set foot on

the track.

"Basically the last three years we've been picking up, the

horses were better and we've had more of them. When you

have six there are only so many races you can win," Devin said.

"In 2014, I felt they were running to the very best of their ability

and in 2015 we had Physiocrate (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}). She had

won twice, we supplemented her into the [G1] French Oaks and

she was second. That kind of got the ball rolling, and we had a

few running in listed races."

Physiocrate, owned by his parents, was sold to Japan, but

French racing had taken note. As much as it would be

understatement to describe Devin as well-connected, it is

another thing to entrust a rookie with valuable bloodstock. This

year's portfolio would be the envy of any yard, with half a dozen

for Khalid Abdullah, and names like Baron Edouard de

Rothschild, Bobby Flay and Lady O'Reilly.

Devin has already earned his stripes for Al Shaqab with Al

Johrah (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), who beat all but Wesley

Ward's stunning Lady Aurelia in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal

Ascot. Cont. p3

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Henri-Francois Devin & Guillaume Vitse

Emma Berry

Young Pretender Making Giant Strides Cont.

Her final outing, a disappointing fifth when a strong favourite

for the G3 Prix Eclipse at Maisons-Laffitte can be written off.

"I think she was ridden a bit too close to the pace and she did a

bit too much, she'd also

had quite a tough season,"

Devin explained. "She had

a hard enough race in the

[G1] Prix Morny (fourth)

when she ran brilliantly.

Then there was the [G2]

Prix Robert Papin and

she'd run twice before

Ascot."

The trainer laughs

sheepishly when asked if

Al Jorah could develop

into a Classic filly.

"I'd be a bit worried

about the trip,@ Devin said

frankly. AThere's a

six-furlong listed race at

Chantilly a few weeks

before the Prix

Imprudence, maybe we'll

run there over seven furlongs and we'll know whether to drop

her in trip or take a shot at the [G1] French Guineas. At this

moment she's probably six not a mile, but she went to Sheikh

Joaan's farm for a few weeks and came back looking fantastic,

she seems to have grown a bit."

Elaborating on his 3-year-olds, he continued, "Charm Appeal

(Fr) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}) is owned by a great supporter in

Stephen Hillen, she won her first two and was a bit caught for

experience more than ability in her listed race at Chantilly. She'll

be a nice filly, entered for the French Guineas, and will probably

run in a six and a half furlong race at Chantilly on the Polytrack

at the start of the season.@

Continued Devin,

AGolden Legend (Fr)

(Doctor Dino {Fr}) is

one of my parents'

who won very nicely

first time then we

rode her from the

back on the Polytrack

to give her a bit more

experience. She's a

filly to look forward to. There are one or two that haven't run,

but I won't mention any names because every time it's a kiss of

death."

Potential standard-bearer again this term is the Flay-owned

Banzari (GB)

(Motivator {GB}),

who helped Devin

to his first domestic

group win last

autumn and went

on to post an

excellent third in

the G1 E.P. Taylor

S.

"She is back in

training, her two

main objectives are the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville and then

the race she ran in Canada again," he said. "Now she's a stakes

filly, she'll have to go for tougher races, so she'll probably start

in the [G3] Prix Exbury at Saint-Cloud in March, if that goes well

then there's the [G2 Prix] Harcourt, the [G2 Prix] Corrida or

maybe the [G1 Prix] Ganay, but whether she's good enough to

take on the older colts, we'll see."

With assistance from his girlfriend, Louise Boakes, and a team

of staff that it has taken three years to refine, Devin can be

quietly optimistic that 2017 will help him draw that next step

closer to the old guard.

"I'd rather expect the worst and hope for the best, but I'm

looking forward to it, within reason,@ he concluded. "Some of

the 2-year-olds are relatively forward and Al Shaqab sent a few

more, including the sister to Al Johrah, and she looks quite a

nice filly. We're running against big stables with a lot more

horses than we have. If we keep our feet on the ground and the

horses in good health, hopefully we'll be OK."

BIG BROTHER, LITTLE BROTHERby John Boyce

They are two of the most famous G1 Derby winners of our

time, bred from the same G1 Arc-winning mare. Now, they're

both excellent sources of staying Classic horses. Sea the Stars

(Ire)=s top 3-year-olds are only two pounds inferior to those of

his famous brother. No other sire gets as close. Mind you, Sea

the Stars gets plenty of help from his mares. In fact, the

numbers in brackets, which represent what his mares' average

with other sires, suggest that his mates were even of a higher

quality than Galileo (Ire)'s. Cont. p4

Al Johrah | Scoop Dyga

Team Devin with their first Group winner

Banzari | Scoop Dyga

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Ranked by avg. Timeform rating of their top 5% of runners.

Sibling figures in brackets.

Sire 2yo 3yo 4yo+

Galileo 117 (114) 126(122) 128 (125)

Sea the Stars 106 (114) 124 (1250 122 (127)

Big Brother, Little Brother Cont.

Nothing is ever that simple. It seems that Sea the Stars

covered proportionally more older proven mares in his early

years than most sires tend to. Hence, the higher averages for his

stock's siblings.

LADBROKES TAKE OVER FROM HENNESSY It has been confirmed that Ladbrokes will take over

sponsorship of the former Hennessy Gold Cup, one of the

highlights of Newbury=s racing calendar and indeed the British

jumps season. Hennessy ended their 60-year association with

the race last year and the new sponsorship agreement will see

Ladbrokes sponsor 13 of the 14 races over the two-day winter

festival scheduled for Dec. 1-2, 2017. Prize-money for the whole

meeting will increase to ,700,000, with the feature race also

benefitting from a 25% boost to £250,000.

Announcing the new association, Dominic Burke, Chairman of

Newbury Racecourse

commented, "The

Directors of Newbury are

delighted to welcome

Ladbrokes as sponsor of

our most high profile and

popular jump meeting of

the year. Ladbrokes has

supported many races at

Newbury over the years,

and we are thrilled that

Jim Mullen and his team

share our ambition to take

what is now a superb two-day race meeting to an even higher

level, with both days being televised by ITV in 2017.

Ladbrokes chief executive Jim Mullen, added, "I am extremely

pleased and proud that Ladbrokes has reached a deal with

Newbury Racecourse and we have made a five-year

commitment to sponsor the two-day late November/early

December meeting featuring the great steeplechase formerly

known as the Hennessy Gold Cup. Horseracing is a vital part of

the heritage of our business, and we are passionate about

maintaining our support of the sport. We have committed to

work in partnership with Newbury Racecourse to build the two

days of this fixture into one of the most compelling attractions

not just in the racing calendar, but in that of sport as a whole."

The final running of the Hennessy Gold Cup was won by the

Colin Tizzard-trained Native River (Ire) (Indian River {Fr}), who

will bid to emulate some previous illustrious winners such as

Denman (Ire) (Presenting {GB}) and Bobs Worth (Ire) (Bob Back)

when he attempts to add the Cheltenham Gold Cup to his CV in

March. Hennessy=s withdrawal from the Gold Cup follows their

similar decision to end a long standing sponsorship of the Irish

Gold Cup in 2015, a Grade 1 steeplechase held at Leopardstown

each February.

PRODUCTIVE WEEKEND FOR IVAWOOD Coolmore stallion Ivawood (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}--Keenes Royale

{GB}, by Red Ransom), one of the top 2-year-old=s in Europe in

2014, had three impressive foals born on Sunday. John Malone

reported that Musical

Peace (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire})

produced a Abig, strong

bay filly@ at his Ladytown

House Stud in Kildare.

Musical Peace is a winning

half-sister to stakes

winners Pugin (Ire)

(Darshaan) and Chartres

(Ire) (Danehill) from the

family of Group 2 winner Lilbourne Lad (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}).

Fiona McStay of Moygannon Stud reported that her mare

Beauthea (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) foaled Aa lovely bay colt with

plenty of size and bone.@ Beauthea, a dual winner and fourth in

the G2 Debutante S., is from the family of Group 1 winner

Simple Verse (Ire) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}) and Group 2

winner Even Song (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}).

Rainbow Song (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), owned by Massimo

Marchetti of Allevamento Gialloblu, foaled a colt at Patrick

Headon=s Wraymount Stud. Headon said, AHe=s a very good foal

with size and strength, a smashing first foal for the mare.@

Cont. p5

Connections of Native River receive the

final Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury

last November | Racingfotos.com

Ivawood | Coolmore Stud

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Archie Watson

Archie Watson Racing

Lambourn-based trainer Archie

Watson becomes the latest trainer

to be sponsored by Sirecam. He

joins Hugo Palmer & Brian Meehan,

who are also sponsored by the

Thoroughbred marketing company,

which was founded by Sam

Sangster.

EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS

James McDonald | Racing Post

Productive Weekend for Ivawood Cont.

Rainbow Song is closely related to GI Del Mar Oaks winner

Dublino (Lear Fan). Ivawood was a dual Group 2 winning juvenile

when trained by Richard Hannon and he stands for i7,500 in 2017.

MARNANE EYEING QATAR CHALLENGE Trainer David Marnane has enjoyed plenty of success in Dubai

over the years and he is hoping he can add Qatar to that list next

month. Marnane plans to

aim Damian Lavelle=s

great money-spinner

Elleval (Ire) (Kodiac {GB})

at the HH The Emir=s

Trophy at Al Rayyan

Racecourse Feb. 25,

providing he passes his

next test at Meydan later

this week. "I'm going to

chance running him over a mile and a half for only the second

time in his life on Thursday," Marnane told Irishracing.com. "If

he gets on well, there is a race worth $1 million coming up in

Qatar that he could go for after that." Despite only winning

three races, Elleval has banked well over ,500,000 in prize-

money for connections and the 7-year-old is currently

competing at his fifth Dubai Carnival in a row.

CONDITIONS RESULT:

3rd-CGN, i19,000, 1-23, 4yo, 2150mT, 2:25.21, sf.

BAROU (FR) (g, 4, Le Havre {Ire}--Salamon {GB}, by Montjeu

{Ire}) Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1, i38,900. O-Gerard

Augustin-Normand; B-Franklin Finance S.A. (FR); T-Jean-Claude

Rouget.

IN JAPAN:

Neoattraction (GB), h, 5, Montjeu (Ire)--Attraction (GB) (Ch. 2yo

Filly-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Eng, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 7-9f, Hwt.

Older Mare-Ire at 7-9f, MG1SW-Ire & Eng, $1,583,910), by

Efisio (GB). Kyoto, 1-21, Plate Race, 7f. Lifetime Record:

15-2-1-0, $171,930. O-Masamichi Hayashi; B-Floors Farming;

T-N Katsuhiko Sumii. *450,000gns Ylg >13 TATOCT. **1/2 to

Cushion (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), MSP-Eng, MGSP-US,$169,111; and

Fountain of Youth (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), GSW-Ire.

Astern Pleases Doyle in Barrier Trial Cont. from p1

Following his Group 1 win last year, Astern was beaten by

Russian Revolution (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) in the G2 Star Roman

Consul at Randwick in October before finding only Flying Artie

(Aus) (Artie Schiller) too good in the G1 Coolmore Stud S. later

that month. Astern=s first 2017 target is the G1 Lightning S. at

Flemington Feb. 18 and according to O=Shea=s assistant trainer

Darren Beadman, Astern will trial again in a week or 10 days

before traveling to Melbourne.

MCDONALD=S APPEAL SET FOR MARCH Jockey James McDonald, who was handed an 18-month ban by

Racing NSW stewards after a betting offence, has an appeal set

for Mar. 13, Racing And Sports reported Monday. The former

retained rider for

Godolphin in Australia,

McDonald last rode Nov.

15, before he was stood

down after being

questioned by stewards

regarding his association

in a winning bet on Astern

(Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro) in

the Godolphin colt=s debut

from December of 2015. Officially disqualified at a stewards=

inquiry Dec. 5, the New Zealander netted A$4,000, with the help

of punter Anthony Gardiner, who is yet to be interviewed by

Racing NSW stewards.

David Marnane | Racing Post

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017

Arrogate narrowly defeats California Chrome

in the Breeders= Cup Classic | Eclipse Sportswire

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYYOUNG PRETENDER MAKING BIG STRIDESTom Peacock chats to Henri-Francois Devin, a young French

trainer making a big impression. Click or tap here to go

straight to TDN Europe.

CHROME, ARROGATEBOOKEND PEGASUS FIELD

by Ben Massam

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - The field for Saturday=s inaugural

running of the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational

was set Monday afternoon at Frankey=s Sports Bar at Gulfstream

Park, with 6-5 morning-line favorite California Chrome (Lucky

Pulpit) drawn in post 12 and 7-5 second choice and >TDN Rising

Star= Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) posted on the rail for

Juddmonte Farms. With a large group of media, horsemen and

owners in attendance, the crowd reacted noticeably when the

two headliners drew post positions that demand some level of

racing luck.

AOutside, inside, you can=t make any excuses,@ said California

Chrome=s trainer Art Sherman. AThe good thing I thought about

is he won=t have to be in the gate long...He=s got natural speed.@

A large contingent of Starlight Racing partners, including

Pegasus World Cup CEO Jack Wolf, was on hand to view the

draw, and gave a cheer of approval when their 30-1 shot

Neolithic (Harlan=s Holiday) drew post three. Norman Casse,

assistant to his father, trainer Mark Casse, seemed pleased with

speedy Noble Bird (Birdstone)=s post in stall four at odds of 25-1.

Dean Reeves of Reeves Racing, who recently acquired a share of

GI Clark H. runner-up Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky), deemed

the chestnut=s spot in post 10 Agood but not great,@ consistent

with a prevailing sentiment that outside posts are not ideal over

the Pegasus=s trip and track. Cont. p3

GUEST SUITE ENTERS LATEST TDN DERBY 12by T.D. Thornton

The TDN Derby Top 12 shows a nice pyramid-shaped

symmetry at this early stage of the season. The division

champion sits atop the apex; the tier below him is occupied by a

pair of undefeated horses (one a speedster, the other a closer),

and the base fans out from there with an interesting cast of

up-and-comers and proven juvenile stakes winners. From a

bloodstock perspective, there is considerable diversity within

the ranks, as the Derby Top 12 sophomores on this week's list

are sired by a dozen different stallions.

1. CLASSIC EMPIRE (c, Pioneerof the Nile--Sambuca Classica, by

Cat Thief)

O-John C. Oxley. B-Steven & Brandi Nicholson (KY). T-Mark E.

Casse. Sales History: $475,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, GI Sentient Jet Breeders= Cup Juvenile, SA, Nov. 5

Cont. p7

Tapit - Baffled, by Distorted Humor 859-873-1717 WinStarFarm.com

LEADING 2016COVERING SIRESby AVERAGE

1 War Front $200,000 $1,930,0002 Tapit $300,000 $1,700,0003 Curlin $100,000 $834,3754 Medaglia d’Oro $150,000 $697,308 5 Pioneerof the Nile $125,000 $596,250 6 CONSTITUTION $25,000 $508,1437 American Pharoah $200,000 $440,0008 Bernardini $100,000 $ 436,1 1 19 Speightstown $100,000 $417,857 10 Uncle Mo $75,000 $352,000

Bred-On Fee Average

Source: BloodHorse.com

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

TAYLOR IN REFLECTIVE MOOD PEGASUS WEEK 4As California Chrome approaches his final career start, Duncan Taylor reflects on his family’s association with the champion as a racehorse, as well as preparations for the chestnut’s upcoming stallion career.

PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: FINEST CITY 13Finest City (City Zip) opened her 2017 campaign in stylish fashionat Santa Anita on the same day she was crowned Eclipse championfemale sprinter. Andrew Caulfield examines the pedigree of the speedster.

NYSGC PROPOSES OVERHAUL OF DRUG RULES 1RRT.D. Thornton reports in from Monday’s meeting of the New York State Gaming and Racing Commission.

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Famous filly. Foaled last week at Coolmore America, this filly by American Pharoah

out of Untouched Talent has already become a social media celebrity. Just two days

after Coolmore shared a Facebook video of the newborn half-sister to Bodemeister

taking her first steps, it had close to 300,000 views and over 5,300 shares. Click here

to share your 2017 foal photos with the TDN. Please include sire, dam, owner, and

photographer’s name. | Images courtesy of Coolmore America

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONALS.-GI, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mPP Horse Sire1. Arrogate K Unbridled's Song2. Prayer for Relief K Jump Start3. Neolithic K Harlan's Holiday4. Noble Bird Birdstone5. War Story K Northern Afleet6. War Envoy War Front7. Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper8. Semper Fortis K Distorted Humor9. Keen Ice K Curlin10. Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky11. Eragon (Arg) Offlee Wild12. California Chrome Lucky PulpitAlternates:13. Stanford K Malibu Moon14. Sea Raven Mineshaft15. Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky

Chrome, Arrogate Bookend Pegasus Field Meanwhile 2015 GI Travers S. upsetter Keen Ice (Curlin) was

installed as the 12-1 morning-line third choice from post nine.

The draw was hosted by track announcer Pete Aiello and

included an appearance from Pegasus World Cup creator Frank

Stronach, who holds a spot of his own in the race with Shaman

Ghost (Ghostzapper), set to break from slot seven. Stronach

inaugurated Pegasus week by welcoming all Ahorse lovers@ to

Gulfstream Park.

Earlier in the day, Pegasus week quite literally began with a

bang after thunderstorms brought heavy rain and wind to South

Florida in the early morning hours, rendering the Gulfstream

Park main track sloppy for training.

Newly crowned 2016 Horse of the Year California Chrome had

a light session of exercise over the wet surface, jogging a circuit

around the track beneath regular morning companion Dihigi

Gladney just before daybreak.

Upon his return to

the barn, >Chrome=

was met by a large

group of spectators-

-namely members of

the U.S. Polo Team

who journeyed to

the track to raise

awareness for the

importance of off-

track Thoroughbreds

with members of

the Thoroughbred

Aftercare Alliance.

Belinda Stronach of

The Stronach Group

was on hand to

meet with the guests as California Chrome cooled out in front of

the shedrow.

Cont. p4

FEATURE PRESENTATIONGRADE I PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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Duncan Taylor | Fasig-Tipton photo

California Chrome | Horsephotos

One day after working five furlongs at the Hallandale oval,

James McIngvale=s South American import Eragon (Arg) (Offlee

Wild) jogged a mile shortly after the first renovation break as

the sun emerged from behind a layer of clouds. It was an

otherwise quiet morning at Gulfstream, but activity is expected

to pick up in the coming days with trainer Bob Baffert=s

champion Arrogate slated to arrive from California Tuesday.

TAYLOR REFLECTIVE ON PEGASUS WEEKby Ben Massam

Duncan Taylor, CEO and president of Taylor Made Sales, has

spent much of his life honing in on the sales sector of the

Thoroughbred industry, striving to raise his family business to

the top. But when Taylor Made was able to acquire a share of

champion California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) in July 2015, Taylor

was granted the unique opportunity to compete >Chrome,= the

racehorse, at the

highest level of the

game while

simultaneously

building his resume

as an in-house

stallion prospect.

That duality

becomes a bit

more real for

Taylor this week, as

newly crowned

2016 Horse of the Year and all-time leading North American

earnings leader California Chrome will compete in Gulfstream

Park=s $12-million

GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Saturday before shipping to

Kentucky to begin his next career Sunday.

AIt=s been a very good situation with California Chrome,@ Taylor

said. AWe got him so early that we=ve been able to think about

his pedigree and look at what mares we think will cross well, and

we=ve been able to buy some of those mares. We=ve been able

to bring some very good breeders along that joined in and are

able to have a lot of fun...It=s really been a great experience, one

that I=ve shared with my brothers. My whole life, I=ve been

thinking about how to sell quality horses better and try to be the

leader at the sales, but never once did I ever set a goal to have a

Horse of the Year. So this is a blessing.@

When asked about his mindset in the days leading up to the

Pegasus, Taylor confirmed that he is understandably anxious to

see California Chrome compete, acknowledging the challenge

posed by a more-than-worthy opponent in GI Breeders= Cup

Classic winner Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song).

AI am feeling nervous,@ Taylor admitted. AWe=re getting ready

to face Arrogate and all these other horses. Any horse can jump

up and run a great race. We don=t know what Eragon (Arg)

(Offlee Wild) is, Noble Bird (Birdstone) has a lot of speed and he

can get loose on the

front end, and then

Arrogate--nobody

knows just how good

this horse is. The other

night, when we won

the Eclipse Award, it

may go down as one of

our greatest

accomplishments

winning Horse of the

Year because we know how great he is. He=s going to be a very

tough foe. Juddmonte is at the top of the game, they know what

they=re doing; and then you have Bob Baffert, and you can=t do

any better than that.@

Win or lose, California Chrome will travel to Kentucky Sunday

to begin settling in at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville. Taylor

noted that the close proximity of the chestnut=s final race to his

first day as a stallion creates a demanding, but manageable, task

for the Taylor Made Stallions team. Cont. p5

“Bayern should be a very exciting sire prospect, he had the speed of a world class sprinter and the durability to carry it over

a distance of ground. His natural talent is only outdone

by his amazing good looks. I bred to him last year and am

breeding to him again this year.”

- Leading Pinhooker Eddie Woods who sold Bayern as a two-year-old

2017 Fee: $15,000 Stands and Nurses

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Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion andHorse of the Year Finalist Bayern

defeated California Chrome on two separate occasions.

California Chrome was one of 14 Grade 1 winners

defeated by Bayern during his racing career.

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AIt=s going to be a challenge after the race,@ Taylor said.

AGilberto Terrazas and his crew, and my brother Ben and Travis

[White] will give him a day or two off when he comes back, but

then we=ll test breed him--probably two or four times--before

we collect the semen and analyze that. We=re hoping to be

ready for the opening of the breeding shed around Feb. 14.@

As far as California Chrome=s commercial appeal, Taylor

stressed that there isn=t necessarily an automatic connection

between breeders= recognition of his accomplishments on the

racetrack and his potential as a stallion prospect.

AAs a superstar, he takes care of himself, but people

understanding his pedigree is something we=ve been working

on,@ Taylor explained. AWe want people to look, for lack of a

better analogy, under the hood to see what=s under there. He=s

line-bred to Numbered Account, who was Ogden Phipps=s best

female, and [the Phipps Family] is known as the best breeder in

America. So the breeding is good, but he doesn=t have the brand

name with Lucky Pulpit. If he had Pulpit there, it would be a

totally different story.@

Contemplating California Chrome=s impact on a broader scale,

Taylor said he believes that the horse=s presence at Taylor Made

will bolster public interest in the one-year-old Horse Country

Tours network, and by association, strengthen interest in the

sport as a whole in Kentucky. Horse Country has already

attracted great interest in 2015 Triple Crown winner American

Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)=s presence at Ashford Stud, and

Taylor believes his farm will see a similar response coinciding

with the introduction of fan favorite >Chrome.=

AWe can=t thank the media and the fans of Chrome enough,@

said Taylor. AA lot of people say, >Does that bother you?= No, we

love having fans interested in the horse and wanting to come

see him. We=re all about letting them have that thrill.@

With first-hand experience meeting California Chrome=s

supporters, Taylor also said that the emphasis on the

horseplayer at Saturday=s Eclipse Awards resonated with him as

something that needs to be prioritized by the industry as a

whole.

AIt=s sad to me that we have the best handicapper up there

getting an award, and he=s almost apologizing for what he=s

doing,@ Taylor observed. AWe need to change that and we need

to put the people betting on the horses at the forefront of the

sport. The NTRA is doing a good job with their handicapping

tournaments, but I=m trying to encourage them to have a

handicapping tournament end at the Kentucky Derby. And we

ought to be able to calculate who won right then, and the

handicapper can go out to the winner=s circle and get a

$1-million check. That way, when we have this huge audience

watching, it gets people to start wondering and thinking, >How

do I learn to do it? How can I do that?=@

Cont. p6

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Art and Alan Sherman | Horsephotos

Alan Sherman | Horsephotos

In an ideal situation, Taylor added that the industry can take

further steps to provide handicapping resources and tutorials for

the general public. Such a strategy would likely coincide with

growing Thoroughbred racing as a self-sustaining entity apart

from casinos and external purse supplements.

>Bittersweet= Week for Sherman Alan Sherman, assistant trainer to his father, Art Sherman, said

that California

Chrome=s

departure

following the

Pegasus will

undoubtedly

leave a void in the

shedrow.

Nevertheless, the

horseman

recognized that

his stable star is

well-supported in

his future career at stud.

AHe=s definitely going to be missed in the barn,@ Sherman

asserted. AWe=ve spent a long time with that horse now, and

he=s been really good to us. I=m

glad he=s going on to his job as

a stallion. I think he=s going to

be a good stallion, and he=s got

some really nice mares to

breed to. It=s bittersweet, but

he deserves to go out and get

those mares now.@

According to Sherman,

California Chrome will gallop

up to Saturday=s race, and

possibly school in the

Gulfstream paddock during his

Wednesday morning training

session.

AIt=s just been a privilege and

an honor to train a horse like

this,@ Sherman concluded. AI thank everyone in California

Chrome LLC for having him one more year. It=s been great.@

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4XuVJeYGk

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Classic Empire | Horsephotos

1. CLASSIC EMPIRE (cont. from p1)

Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Claiborne Breeders= Futurity,

KEE, Oct. 8; 1st, GIII Bashford Manor S., CD, July 2.

Next start: GII Holy Bull S., GP, Feb. 4

Equineline PPs, Caulfield on Classic Empire

KY Derby Points: 30. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 1

The only thing that=s changed for the Derby Top 12

frontrunner since last week=s ranking is that we can now drop

the Apresumptive@ from his newly minted Eclipse Award title as

champion 2-year-old colt. Now it=s back to work, and a Jan. 21

five-eighths breeze in 1:00.75 (3/18) at Palm Meadows Training

Center led trainer Casse to declare Aall systems are go@ for the

$475,000 KEESEP colt to make his 2017 debut in the GII Holy Bull

S. at Gulfstream. The two emerging storylines with the champ

are: 1) Will his

aggressive, tightly

wound ferocity be what

separates him from the

pack or will it be his

undoing as the Derby

pressure ratchets up?

And 2) Will he couple

his early-career

precocity with the

upward development

arc that is required to excel in Triple Crown-caliber races?

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McCraken | Coady Photography

Classic Empire won the GIII Bashford Manor S. back on July 2,

and history shows that horses who have won that Churchill

juvenile stakes in the past (it has previously been run as early as

mid-May) don=t fare too well in the sophomore Classics: Black

Gold (1923-24) and Worth (1911-12) are the only two to have

captured the Bashford Manor/Derby double.

2. MCCRAKEN (c, Ghostzapper--Ivory Empress, by Seeking the

Gold)

>TDN Rising Star= O/B-Whitham Thoroughbreds (KY). T-I Wilkes.

Last Start: 1st, GII Kentucky Jockey Club S., CD, Nov. 26

Accomplishments Include: 1st, Street Sense S., CD, Oct. 30

Next start: Possible for either GII Holy Bull S. or GII Swale S.,

both at GP, Feb. 4

Equineline PPs

KY Derby Points: 10 Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 2

Undefeated >TDN Rising Star= McCraken holds firm at number

two, working five furlongs in 1:02.20 (9/11) on Jan. 19 at Palm

Meadows, where he is building a foundation of breezes in

anticipation of trainer

Wilkes=s pick of several

Gulfstream stakes spots in

early February. Falling in

love with a deep closer as

one of your top Derby

picks can be a risky

endeavor because a late

mover will, to some

degree, always be at the

mercy of the pace and

traffic in a 20-horse Derby field. But this Whitham

Thoroughbreds homebred has an athletic (not plodding) way of

picking his way through the pack, and Wilkes reported last

month that the colt has filled out a little bit too, so it will be

interesting to see him with a touch more muscle on his

physique. The fact that all three of his wins were over the

Churchill strip might not matter that much at this early juncture

of the season, but it will be an obvious advantage should he

continue to progress toward a Derby start.

3. MASTERY (c, Candy Ride (Arg)--Steady Course, by Old Trieste)

>TDN Rising Star= O-Cheyenne Stables, LLC. B-Stone Farm (KY). T-

Bob Baffert. Sales History: $425,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, GI Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity, LRC, Dec. 10

Accomplishments Include: 1st, GIII Bob Hope S., DMR, Nov. 19

Next start: Either GII San Felipe S., SA, Mar. 11, or GII Rebel S.,

OP, Mar. 18

Equineline PPs, Caulfield on Mastery

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 3

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Mastery | Benoit Photo

>TDN Rising Star= Mastery worked a :47.60 (10/115) half mile

at Santa Anita Jan. 18, the undefeated colt=s first published

workout of the year in what has been a rain-hampered 2017 for

southern California trainees. In a phone interview after the

move, trainer Baffert outlined the game plan for his tall,

long-striding $425,000 KEESEP yearling, who won the Dec. 10

GI Los Alamitos Futurity

in his most recent

outing. AI=m just going to

give him two starts, if all

goes well, before the

Derby. So he=ll run in

March, either the San

Felipe or the Rebel; one

of those, I won=t know

until we get closer.@ In

terms of prep race

scheduling, Ahe and American Anthem (Bodemeister) are sort of

in the same boat,@ Baffert added, comparing the >TDN Rising

Star= to the promising sophomore stablemate who is ranked at

number five on this list. It=s quite possible that whichever one

stays in California, the other will venture to Arkansas. Raw speed

is Mastery=s key asset; blinkers have kept him focused.

4. MO TOWN (c, Uncle Mo--Grazie Mille, by Bernardini)

>TDN Rising Star= O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick

Smith & Team D. B-John D. Gunther & Eurowest Bloodstock (KY).

T-Anthony W. Dutrow. Sales History: $200,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, GII Remsen S., AQU, Nov. 26

Next start: Possible for GII Gotham S., Aqu, Mar. 4

Equineline PPs, Caulfield on Mo Town

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 4

Right after >TDN Rising Star= Mo Town won the GII Remsen S.

at Aqueduct in November, trainer Dutrow revealed that he had

been conditioning him with longer-range goals in mind. AI

wanted the horse fresh and happy going into his 3-year-old year.

I didn=t use this horse. I didn=t pressure this horse in getting him

ready for [the Remsen]. I feel strongly that we have not seen

what this horse is capable of yet.@ So far, Dutrow has been true

to those patient intentions, giving his Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie)

colt the month of December off and putting only three breezes

into him so far at Payson Park in Florida. Considering that he

might be idle until early March, the only way he can lose ground

in the TDN Top 12 rankings is by being leapfrogged by an

eye-opening performer. But where Mo Town stands in

pre-Derby media rankings means little to the colt=s connections

at this point in the season, so long as they can bring to fruition

their conservative plan of having a fresh horse ready for the first

Saturday in May.

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5. AMERICAN ANTHEM (c, Bodemeister--Indy=s Windy, by A.P.

Indy)

O-WinStar Farm, LLC, S F Bloodstock, LLC & China Horse Club.B-WinStar Farm (KY). T-Bob Baffert. Sales History: $180,000 Ylg>15 KEESEP; $435,000 2yo >16 OBSMAR.Last Start: 2nd, GIII Sham S., SA, Jan. 7. Next start: UncommittedEquineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 4. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 5 American Anthem is the highest-ranked horse on this week=sedition of the TDN Derby Top 12 to have lost his last race. Buthis runner-up effort in the GIII Sham S. at Santa Anita made suchan impression from a Atest of toughness@ standpoint that itwhets the appetite to see what he=ll do next. Interviewed nearlytwo weeks after that Jan. 7 try, trainer Baffert reported he likeshow American Anthem has bounced out of the effort: AHe wasreally game in the way he fought back. He could have easilygiven it up [when challenged]. I know Mike Smith was prettyimpressed the way he fought back, and he you can actually tellhe=s progressed, he looks better since that race. He=s learninghow to run; first time two turns, you never know if they can gothat far. He set some serious fractions and kept going. He=s a bighorse. You can tell he=s not a sprinter, he wants to go long. I=mreally happy the way he ran and the way he came out of it. He=sprogressing in the right direction.@ Although Baffert did not wantto commit to a specific race, he suggested that the $435,000Bodemeister (Empire Maker) colt will likely pursue atwo-prep-race path to the Derby.

6. GORMLEY (c, Malibu Moon--Race to Urga, by Bernstein)

O-Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss. B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate

(KY). T-John A. Shirreffs. Sales History: $150,000 RNA Ylg =15

KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, GIII Sham S., SA, Jan. 7.

Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI FrontRunner S., SA, Oct. 6

Next start: Possible for GII San Felipe S., SA, Mar. 11

Equineline PPs, Caulfield on Gormley

KY Derby Points: 20. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 6

Chances are Gormley will draw another tough assignment if he

goes in the GII San Felipe S., because at least one of trainer Bob

Baffert=s talented sophomores (see Mastery, American Anthem

above and the Aon the bubble@ horses below) appears headed in

that direction. But the $150,000 KEESEP RNA hasn=t ducked top

competition in his last two starts, and he bounced back from a

trip-troubled seventh in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile to win the

bob in a gritty Sham S. victory while spotting the runner-up five

pounds. AHe=s quick. He starts quick, he gets away quickly,@

trainer Shirreffs said after the race. ABut then he checks himself

as he gets into the race and he relaxes.@ Eleven days after that

Sham win, the Malibu Moon colt returned to the worktab for an

easy, leg-stretching, half-mile maintenance move.

Cont. p11

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Practical Joke | Sarah K. Andrew

Gunnevera | Coady Photography

El Areeb | Coglianese Photography

7. PRACTICAL JOKE (c, Into Mischief--Halo Humor, by Distorted

Humor)

O-Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence. B-Whispering

Oaks (KY). T-Chad C. Brown. Sales History: $135,000 Ylg >15

KEEJAN; $240,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 3rd, GI Sentient Jet Breeders= Cup Juvenile, SA, Nov. 5.

Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Hopeful S., SAR, Sept. 5; 1st, GI

Champagne S., BEL, Oct. 8.

Next start: Uncommitted. Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 14.

Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 7

Don=t expect to see Practical Joke in the entries in the

immediate future, but the Into Mischief (Harlan=s Holiday) colt

belongs on this list because he was three-for-three last season

with Grade I wins in the

Hopeful and Champagne

S. before enduring trip

woes en route to a

better-than-it-looks third

in the Breeders= Cup

Juvenile behind champion

colt Classic Empire. The

$240,000 KEESEP yearling

shows only one published

three-furlong breeze so

far in 2017 at Palm Meadows in Florida, but has the potential to

arrive on the scene fresh in late winter, just as things start to get

interesting and the top guns have already knocked heads on the

Derby trail.

8. GUNNEVERA (c, Dialed In--Unbridled Rage, by Unbridled)

O-Peacock Racing Stables, LLC. B-Brandywine Farm & Stephen

Upchurch (KY). T-Antonio Sano. Sales History: $16,000 Ylg =15

KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, GIII Delta Downs Jackpot S., DED, Nov. 19.

Accomplishments Include: 1st, GII Saratoga Special, SAR, Aug. 14

Next start: GII Holy Bull S., GP, Feb. 4

Equineline PPs, Caulfield on Gunnevera

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 8

Back in 2011, Gunnevera=s sire, Dialed In (Mineshaft), was

hammered to just under 3-1

when he won the Holy Bull S.,

despite coming into that race

off nothing more than a debut

maiden victory. Yet his son, a

MGSW who has bankrolled

$771,000 in purses, is likely to

be a significantly higher price

when he tries to win that same

stakes Feb. 4 at Gulfstream.

That=s because a talented cast of characters, including

top-ranked champ Classic Empire, are also aiming for the Holy

Bull, and it also has a lot to do with Gunnevera, a $16,000

KEESEP steal, being an overachiever who must prove his Grade

III stakes wins in the Saratoga Special S. and Delta Downs

Jackpot were not juvenile flukes. The colt breezed five furlongs

in 1:00.85 at Gulfstream Park West on Jan. 21 in preparation for

his 2017 unveiling.

9. EL AREEB (c, Exchange Rate--Feathered Diamond, by A.P.

Indy)

>TDN Rising Star= O-M M G Stables, LLC. B-Dixiana Farms, LLC

(KY). T-Cathal A. Lynch. Sales History: $100,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP;

$340,000 2yo >16 OBSMAR.

Last Start: 1st, GIII Jerome S., AQU, Jan. 2

Accomplishments Include: 1st, James F. Lewis III S., LRL, Nov. 19

Next start: GIII Withers S., Aqu, Feb. 4

Equineline PPs

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 9

El Areeb has recorded two breezes at Laurel since his 11

1/4-length shellacking of the GIII Jerome S. field at Aqueduct

Jan. 2. His Maryland form was flattered when High Roller (High

Cotton), the horse who was favored when third behind El Areeb

in the James F. Lewis III S. last November, subsequently won the

$75,000 Frank

Whiteley Jr. S. on Jan

21 at Laurel. This

>TDN Rising Star= has

the tools to be a

front-end force in

the New York series

of Derby preps, but

trainer Lynch said

after the Jerome that

his this $340,000

OBSMAR grad is not

the one-dimensional, needs-the-lead type of horse he might

appear to be on paper: AHe can rate. He=s shown a lot of speed

the last two times and everyone thought he had to be on the

lead, but he=s rateable.YWe=ve worked him long and we

expected him to go long sooner, we just didn=t get the

opportunity. The races at Laurel come up three-quarters and

that=s our home track.@

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Lookin At Lee | Coady Photography

Guest Suite | Lou Hodges

10. LOOKIN AT LEE (c, Lookin At Lucky--Langara Lass, by

Langfuhr)

O-L and N Racing. B-Ray Hanson (KY). T-Steven M. Asmussen.

Sales History: $70,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 4th, GI Sentient Jet Breeders= Cup Juvenile, SA, Nov. 5

Accomplishments Include: 1st, Ellis Park Juvenile S., ELP, Aug. 6

Next start: Possible for GII Risen Star S., FG, Feb. 25

Equineline PPs

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 10

This $70,000 KEESEP colt has been quietly building a nice

foundation of Fair Grounds breezes, each spaced almost a week

apart and incrementally faster each time out, since Dec. 24 for

his next expected start.

If it comes in the Feb. 25

GII Risen Star S., trainer

Steve Asmussen will get

to see where how his

colt matches up against

the Louisiana-based

hopefuls who ran in the

Jan. 21 GIII Lecomte S., a

prep in which the only

serious players were the top three finishers. Lookin at Lee raced

six times as a 2-year-old, and has already proven he has the

ability to finish second and fourth behind the division=s top

horse, Classic Empire.

11. GUEST SUITE (g, Quality Road--Guest House, by

Ghostzapper)

O-W. S. Farish & Lora Jean Kilroy. B-W. S. Farish & Kilroy

Thoroughbred Partnership (KY). T-Neil J. Howard.

Last Start: 1st, GIII Lecomte S., FG, Jan. 21

Next start: Likely for GII Risen Star S., FG, Feb. 25

Equineline PPs

KY Derby Points: 10. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: unranked

Trainer Howard said

after Guest Suite=s

proficient 1 1/4-length

annexation of the

Lecomte S. that the

gelded son of Quality

Road (Elusive Quality)

will pursue a GII

Louisiana Derby path to

Louisville, with the GII

Risen Star S., his likely

next start. Rating comfortably midpack behind dueling

pacemakers over a muddy track, Guest Suite advanced at will on

the far turn and leveled off nicely when set down for a long

stretch battle to engage perfect-trip stalker Takeoff (Arch).

Takeoff cracked in the final sixteenth, fading to third, while

Guest Suite smartly repelled a fresh challenge from >TDN Rising

Star= Untrapped (Trappe Shot). Guest Suite isn=t the flashy,

eye-catching sort, but he has the makings of the trustworthy

type of Triple Crown contender who shows up and does his job

consistently and capably.

12. UNCONTESTED (c, Tiz Wonderful--Galileo=s Star, by Lil E.

Tee)

>TDN Rising Star= O-Robert V. LaPenta & Harry T. Rosenblum.

B-Richard Forbush (KY). T-Wayne M. Catalano. Sales History:

$20,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

Last Start: 1st, Smarty Jones S., OP, Jan. 16

Next start: Likely for GIII Southwest S., OP, Feb. 20

Equineline PPs

KY Derby Points: 11. Jan. 17 TDN Top 12 Rank: 12

When one says that most of the horses on this list were bred

or bought with Athe Derby@ in mind, it=s safe to assume that

means the Kentucky Derby. But Uncontested=s co-owner, Harry

Rosenblum of Little Rock, Ark., purchased this >TDN Rising Star=

with the specific goal of winning the GI Arkansas Derby, a race

he was third in last year with Whitmore (Pleasantly Perfect) and

second in 2015 with Far Right (Notional). AAs a 2-year-old before

[Uncontested=s Jan. 16 win in the Smarty Jones S.], I felt that this

horse was a better horse than either one of them,@ Rosenblum

said of his $20,000 KEESEP bargain. ANot knocking either one of

them because I still own part of both of them. But his numbers

are better. I think he=s got a much longer stride, and he=s got a

very, very mature mind for a horse of his age. He=s easy to

handle. Nothing bothers him.@

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Finest City | Benoit photo

On the Bubble: Baffert updated the status of several

in-the-pipeline sophomores: Dabster (Curlin) Ais undefeated,

2-for-2, but he got DQ=d the first time out. He=s always been a

real lazy type of horse, just does enough to get by, but he=s

improved off of that first race. He came back, grinded it out; he=s

the kind of horse that he=s just figuring it out. There=s a lot of

talent there. He showed a lot of grit [in his Jan. 16 maiden win],

took a lot of heat and kept going. He=s definitely one that=s going

the right way at this time of year. We could go allowance or

stakes with him; he could run back in the [GIII] Bob Lewis [S. at

Santa Anita Mar. 4].@ As for Jan. 13 debut winner Aquamarine

(Gemologist), Awe=re going to point toward the San Vicente with

him. It looks like a good spot.@ Baffert expressed confidence that

$975,000 KEESEP grad Reach the World (Tapit), third on debut

behind stablemate Dabster, will break his maiden next time out

and will have a future going long. He added >TDN Rising Star=

Beach Bum (Arch) is off the Derby trail because of a Aslight

setback@ that will keep him out of training for 60 days.

The Dec. 26 maiden affair in which Dabster got disqualified got

a little bit more intriguing on Jan. 21 when the horse who was

moved up to first place, So Conflated (Eskendereya), showed

good fight when winning the California Derby at Golden Gate

Fields. The roan ridgling, owned and trained by the same

connections as 2016 Derby winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo), was

boxed and blocked at the top of the stretch before kicking free

and accelerating quickly while slightly green late in the lane Y

Two-time Woodbine stales winner King and his Court (Court

Vision), perhaps the top Canadian-bred sophomore right now,

might attempt a synth-to-dirt transition in either the Withers S.

or the GIII Sam F. Davis S Y The $410,000 FTSAUG buy Battle of

Midway (Smart Strike) earned >TDN Rising Star= status with a

seemingly effortless debut score at Santa Anita Jan. 21 Y

Impressive Edge (Harlan=s Holiday), a $400,000 OBSMAR buy,

broke his maiden with authority sprinting at Gulfstream Jan. 15

after a layoff and stable switch to trainer Dale Romans, who said

he thinks the colt Ajust needed to mature.@

Smarty Jones S. runner-up Petrov (Flatter) will Aprobably@ try

Uncontested again in the 1 1/16-mile Southwest S. trainer Ron

Moquett reported, noting that the lone-speed winner he chased

had everything his own way over a sloppy surface Y

Owner/trainer Dallas Stewart scratched two-for-two Saint=s

Fan (Tale of Ekati) from last Saturday=s GIII Lecomte S. at Fair

Grounds because he didn=t like the outside post and will likely

aim for a softer Louisiana-bred spot in February instead ...

After caving as the fave in the Jerome S., >TDN Rising Star=

Takaful (Bernardini) rebounded with a sharp half-mile breeze

Jan. 19 that could lead to an allowance confidence rebuilder or a

shot in the Holy Bull S. AWe=re trying to figure out what

happened last time and whether it was the track,@ trainer Kiaran

McLaughlin said Y Trainer Todd Pletcher has four Florida-based

>TDN Rising Stars= that might show up in stakes company for

their next starts: Fact Finding (The Factor), Battalion Runner

(Unbridled=s Song), Faja (Bodemeister) and Malagacy

(Shackleford) Y Trainer H. Graham Motion=s New Jersey-bred

>Rising Star= Irish War Cry (Curlin) posted his first workout Jan.

22 since arriving in South Florida from Motion=s northern base at

the Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland.

FINEST CITY While I=m not sure I totally subscribe to the

theory that the market never lies, it is always

illuminating to chart the changes in the fees

charged for the higher-priced stallions. Among

the many changes made between the 2016 and

=17 seasons, the reductions included such notable sires as

Pioneerof the Nile, Empire Maker, Distorted Humor, Giant=s

Causeway and Malibu

Moon, with advancing

years being a

contributing factor to

some of these.

Heading in the other

direction were such sires

as War Front, Curlin,

Uncle Mo and Into

Mischief, each of whom

has enjoyed a spectacular rise over the last few years. War Front

has gone from $10,000 in 2010 to $250,000, while Curlin has

leapt from $25,000 to $150,000 in the space of only four years.

Uncle Mo has gone from $25,000 in his fourth season in 2015 to

today=s $150,000, and Into Mischief from $7,500 as recently as

2012 to 10 times that amount five years later.

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City Zip

Carson CityMr. Prospector

Raise a Native

Gold Digger

BlushingPromise

Blushing Groom (Fr) Abifaith

Baby Zip

Relaunch In Reality

Foggy Note

Thirty Zip Tri Jet

Sailaway

Be Envied MSP, 17-3-3-4,

$200,697 6Fls,1Ch,1GISW,

Lemon Drop Kid

Kingmambo Mr. Prospector

Miesque

Charming Lassie Seattle Slew

Lassie Dear

While RomeBurns

12Fls, 1GISW,1SP

Overskate Nodouble

Overstate

Fiddlesticks 13Fls, 1GSW, 6Wnrs

Northern Dancer

Discipline

City Zip | Lane=s End

While the fees for Ghostzapper and City Zip haven=t risen

nearly as sharply, these Grade I-winning sons of Broodmare of

the Year Baby Zip both have records to be proud of.

Ghostzapper, of course, paid the penalty for having been

over-priced at the start of his career. At a time when it cost

$300,000 to use proven sires of the calibre of A.P. Indy, Giant=s

Causeway and Kingmambo, Ghostzapper started out at

$200,000--a fee which put him above Distorted Humor,

Unbridled=s Song, Awesome Again, El Prado, Gone West, Seeking

the Gold and Dynaformer. That=s some competition for an

unproven sire, and in next to no time Ghostzapper was plying his

trade at fees of $30,000 and then $20,000.

To his credit, the Adena Springs stallion quickly proved to be a

very reliable source of graded winners, siring 17 in his first three

crops, including five Grade I winners in a single crop. Needless to

say, his much cheaper crops have generally failed to match

those types of figures, but Ghostzapper has done well enough to

set his fee climbing steadily again, from $20,000 in 2012 to

$75,000 this year. His unbeaten son McCraken--number two on

this week=s TDN Kentucky Derby 12--was sired at $40,000 and

his current 2-year-olds are off a $50,000 fee, with two $60,000

crops to follow.

Ghostzapper=s older half-brother City Zip has never enjoyed

the silver spoon treatment and the increase in his fee to a

career-high $50,000 this year reflects the fact that his Average

Earnings Index stands at 1.71, while his mares= Comparable

Index is only 1.44. After beginning his stallion career with three

seasons at $7,500 in New York, he moved to Lane=s End, starting

in 2005.

One important fact which mustn=t be overlooked is that none

of City=s Zip=s racing age progeny was sired at a fee higher than

$25,000--and that includes his 2017 2-year-olds. There is

therefore good reason for having high expectations of his 2016

and =17 crops, both sired at $40,000.

FINEST CITY, m, 5

After all, this 19-year-old son of Carson City has managed to

sire three Eclipse Award winners. Work All Week and

Dayatthespa set the ball rolling by landing the 2014 titles of

Male Sprinter and Female Turf Horse. And now Finest City has

become his third Eclipse Award winner, having dominated the

2016 Female Sprinter category. These three all won at the

Breeders= Cup, and City Zip has a fourth Breeders= Cup winner to

his credit, with Catch A Glimpse taking the 2015 Juvenile Fillies

Turf. For the record, Dayatthespa, Work All Week and Finest City

were all sired at fees of $15,000, while Catch a Glimpse is the

result of a $20,000 season. City Zip has also enjoyed Grade I

success with Palace (Forego S. and Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.),

Bustin Stones (Carter H.) and Personal Diary (Del Mar Oaks),

with Bustin Stones now doing increasingly well as a stallion in

New York.

The exploits of Finest City, Work All Week, Palace and Bustin

Stones are proof that City Zip can sire top winners on the main

track, but he is

admirably versatile.

With Catch A

Glimpse,

Dayatthespa and

Personal Diary all

enjoying Grade I

success on turf, City

Zip has become a

regular among North

America=s top 10 turf

sires, finishing 2016

as the fourth highest North American-based turf sire, behind

Kitten=s Joy, War Front and Scat Daddy.

Finest City, of course, pulled off another important win, this

time under top weight in the GII Santa Monica S. over seven

furlongs, on the very day that she was named champion female

sprinter. Although this versatile mare has performed respectably

on turf--she was beaten only a head in the GII John C. Mabee S.

over a mile and an eighth last September--she has done all her

winning on dirt.

It is hardly surprising, in view of her heritage, that she handles

both surfaces. Her dam Be Envied made only one of her 17

starts on dirt, winning on turf and all-weather. Be Envied=s

durable half-brother Burning Roma was versatile enough to earn

nearly $240,000 on turf, even though this son of Rubiano also

garnered over $1.1 million on dirt, notably winning the GI

Futurity S.

Finest City=s third dam Fiddlesticks was by Northern Dancer.

Fiddlesticks never ran but she was an extremely well-connected

mare and her bloodlines helped her produce Vivano, a smart

filly who twice finished second at Grade I level on dirt.

A FAST GSW 2YO BY INDIAN CHARLIE—Like Sire Sensation UNCLE MO

New for 2017

Precocious 2yo: Won Churchill’s

Bashford Manor S. (G3) in second start

7 total stakes wins—most by any son

of INDIAN CHARLIE at stud

The Breeders’ Farm 859.294.0030 | spendthriftfarm.com

Indian Charlie – Ten Halos,

by Marquetry | $5,000 S&N

Share the Upside fee: $5,000

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WITH MIKE ROGERSThe Stronach Group

likes to think big--so big

that it has created the

richest horse race in the

history of the world, the

$12 million Pegasus

World Cup, which will

be run Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park. One of the people

leading the team is Mike Rogers, the President of the

Stronach Group, and he is this week's guest on the

Thoroughbred Daily News podcast. Click here to

listen, or subscribe in your Podcast app on your

iPhone or iPad.

The next dam is Princequillo=s daughter Discipline, a high-class

performer who produced Squander, one of the best American

juvenile fillies of 1976. Squander in turn became the second

dam of that outstanding filly Goodbye Halo.

Discipline was also a half-sister to the smart American juvenile

In Hot Pursuit (dam of the top English miler Posse),

Uncommitted (dam of the GI winner Wavering Monarch and

third dam of Derby winner Motivator) and Bold Example (second

dam of the top European milers Zilzal and Polish Precedent).

Current stallions from this female line include Trappe Shot and

Power Broker.

Even though Finest City=s dam sold for only $37,000 while

carrying this champion, Be Envied represents a formidable

female line and she also has the attraction of being a daughter

of Lemon Drop Kid. With his eldest daughters 14-year-olds in

2016, the champion older male of 2000 is still short of full

production as a broodmare sire (his daughters had 243 runners

last year, when older rivals had contingents numbering in the

five, six and seven hundreds).

Lemon Drop Kid is now the broodmare sire of eight Grade I

winners, with Finest City, Yellow Agate, Divisidero, Tamarkuz

and Forever Unbridled all scoring at the top level last year. It

looks a pretty safe bet that this grandson of that remarkable

mare Lassie Dear is destined to shine increasingly brightly in the

role of broodmare sire.

BIG SINK STAR, 12, A.P. Indy--Simadartha, by Gone West

Foal born Jan. 8, a colt by Street Sense.

Will be bred back to Runhappy.

Owned by Taylor Brothers Properties, George Saufley, Pollock

Farms, William Hovis, Louis Brooks, Boyd Brooks.

Boarded at Taylor Made Farm.

Accomplishments: Dam of Calgary Cat (Cowtown Cat), Ch.

Sprinter-Can, MGSW, $910,521.

Australian developer plans $800m extreme sports park near

Town Square Josh Kearney has the plans, the site lined up, and,

he says, the money. And after upping his vision for an extreme

sports park in Las Vegas, he wants to start building. Eli Segall,

Review Journal

Casinos Push Towards Millennials by Booking Hipper Concert

Acts Casinos are chasing the millennial, and in order to get them

inside their doors, numerous gambling venues are booking

concert acts that appeal to the 20 and 30-somethings. Katie

Barlowe, www.casino.org.

Lengthening Odds for Australian Casinos= VIP Gamble ASF=s

resort on the Gold Coast is one of a$10bn-plus in casino

investments planned in Australia, which is counting on Asian

punters to help its economy transition from mining-led

expansion to growth in services, such as tourism. Macau Daily

Times

FOALING NEWS

GRADED STAKES ENTRIESSaturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:40 p.m. EST

PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $12,000,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Arrogate K Unbridled's Song Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Baffert Smith 124

2 Prayer for Relief K Jump Start Zayat Stables, LLC and Rosedown Racing Stables, LLC Romans Geroux 124

3 Neolithic K Harlan's Holiday Starlight Racing Pletcher Velazquez 124

4 Noble Bird Birdstone Oxley, Mack, Fostock, Broman Casse Leparoux 124

5 War Story K Northern Afleet Loooch Racing Stables, Inc., Ellis, Imaginary Stables Navarro Gallardo 124

and Daybreak Racing, LLC

6 War Envoy War Front Ruis Racing LLC Ruis Saez 124

7 Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper Stronach Stables Jerkens Ortiz 124

8 Semper Fortis K Distorted Humor Reddam Racing LLC O'Neill Gaffalione 124

9 Keen Ice K Curlin Donegal Racing, Jerry & Ronnie Frankel & Calumet Farm Pletcher Castellano 124

10 Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky Gunpowder Farms LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds et al. Baker Contreras 124

11 Eragon (Arg) Offlee Wild James McIngvale Wohlers Prado 119

12 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit California Chrome, LLC Sherman Espinoza 124

13 Stanford K Malibu Moon Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith Pletcher Velazquez 124

and Stonestreet Stables LLC

14 Sea Raven Mineshaft Gunpowder Farms LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds et al. Rubley Contreras 124

15 Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky Cheyenne Stables LLC and Mac Nichol Pletcher Castellano 124

Breeders: 1-Clearsky Farms, 2-G. R. Aschinger, 3-Edwin Anthony, 4-Jack Swain, 5-Jack Swain III, 6-Joseph Allen, 7-Adena Springs, 8-Coffee Pot Stable,

9-Glencrest Farm, 10-Christine Hayden, 11-Avourneen, 12-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn, 13-WinStar Farm, LLC, 14-Louis P. Ferrari, 15-RMF

Thoroughbreds

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:14 p.m. EST

LA PREVOYANTE H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Quiet Kitten Kitten's Joy Crossed Sabres Farm LLC Romans Gaffalione 117

2 Gypsy Eyes (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Swettenham Stud and Linda Shanahan Biancone Saez 117

3 Try Your Luck K Lookin At Lucky Out Of This World Racing LLC Maker Geroux 121

4 Desiree Clary (Ger) Sholokhov (Ire) Gary Barber, Merrylegs Farm and Robert G. Schaedle, III Clement Castellano 119

5 Stay the Night Arch Joseph Allen LLC McGaughey III Juarez 117

6 Promotional Artie Schiller Glen Hill Farm Proctor Lezcano 117

7 Arles (Fr) Monsun (Ger) Team Valor International and Green Lantern Stables Motion Rosario 117

8 Lobelia K Paddy O'Prado William Cubbedge Vaccarezza Lanerie 117

9 Flipcup Milwaukee Brew Team Penney Racing, Wachtel Stable and Brous Stable Mott Velazquez 119

10 Wapi (Chi) Scat Daddy Glen Hill Farm and Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. Proctor Leparoux 119

11 Paige Sky Mesa Jim Wells and Cheyenne Stables LLC Clement Lopez 121

12 Suffused (GB) Champs Elysees (GB) Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Ortiz 123

Breeders: 1-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 2-Kenny Lane Thoroughbred, 3-Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D. Fielding, 4-Frau B. u. B. Matusche,

5-Joseph Allen, 6-Glen Hill Farm, 7-S.A.R.L. Ecurie D, 8-William D. Cubbedge, 9-Team Penney Racing, 10-Haras Paso Nevado, 11-John C. Oxley,

12-Juddmonte Farms Ltd

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:50 p.m. EST

W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Taghleeb Hard Spun Michael M. Hui Maker Gaffalione 121

2 Montclair (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. De la cerda Prado 117

3 Diamond Bachelor K War Front Diamond 100 Racing Club, R Trussell & P Biancone LLC Biancone Saez 119

4 Danish Dynaformer Dynaformer Charles E. Fipke Attfield Rosario 121

5 Applicator Henrythenavigator Olympia Star, Inc. Yanakov Reyes 117

6 Charming Kitten Kitten's Joy Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Maker Smith 119

7 Twilight Eclipse K Purim West Point Thoroughbreds Albertrani Ortiz 119

8 Generous Kitten K Kitten's Joy Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Maker Geroux 117

9 Patterson Cross Arch James S. Karp and James Patterson Mott Lezcano 117

10 Mr Maybe K Ghostzapper M Dubb, Head of Plains Partners & Highclere America Brown Castellano 121

11 Sadler's Joy Kitten's Joy Woodslane Farm Albertrani Leparoux 117

12 Hunter O'Riley K Tiz Wonderful Sean Shay and Michael J. Ryan Toner Velazquez 117

Breeders: 1-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 2-Elisabeth Fabre, 3-Jamm, Ltd., 4-Charles Fipke, 5-Mikhail Yanakov, 6-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 7-Epona

Thoroughbreds, 8-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 9-James S. Karp, 10-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings,Liberation Farm & et al.,

11-Woodslane Farm, LLC., 12-Mike G. Rutherford

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 12:30 p.m. EST

HURRICANE BERTIE S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Genre K Bernardini Cheyenne Stables LLC Pletcher Velazquez 123

2 Distinta K Summer Bird VEB Racing Stable Corp Barboza, Jr. Zayas 117

3 Curlin's Approval Curlin Alter's Racing Stable, Inc. Wolfson Saez 117

4 Sugar Cone K Street Sense G. Watts Humphrey Jr. Arnold, II Bravo 117

5 You Bought Her Graeme Hall Richard Perkins and Hinsley Racing Stable Hinsley Lanerie 119

6 Improv Distorted Humor G. Watts Humphrey Jr. Arnold, II Castellano 117

7 Bodacious Babe K Mineshaft Panic Stable LLC Cibelli Lopez 121

8 Linda Linda (Chi) Bluegrass Cat Jaime Allende Marin Quiroz Lezcano 119

Breeders: 1-William E. Graves &Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 2-Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton &Silver Fern Farm, 3-Happy Alter, 4-G. Watts Humphrey

Jr. &St. George Farm LLC, 5-CLDelaplane & RGDelaplane Trust UA6/1/92 & Shade Tree Thoroughbred, 6-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise

IrelandHumphrey Revocable Trust - 2008, 7-Hubert H. Vester Jr., 8-Haras Cinco Estrellas

Sunday, Sam Houston Park, post time: 5:10 p.m. EST

HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC S.-GIII, $400,000, f/m, 1 1/16m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Danzatrice K Dunkirk Gainesway Stable Asmussen Saez 117

2 Another Bond Girl Don't Get Mad Higgins, William H. and Davidson, M. Brent Davidson Cabrera 117

3 Family Tree K Smart Strike Gary and Mary West Catalano Leparoux 119

4 I'm a Chatterbox K Munnings Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Gray Jones Geroux 121

5 Tiffany Case K Uncle Mo Jerry Jamgotchian Reed Parker 116

6 Steel Cut Cactus Ridge Wesley E. Hawley Hawley Albarado 117

7 Unbridled Mo Uncle Mo Red Oak Stable Pletcher Ortiz 121

Breeders: 1-Glenn Justiss, 2-William Higgins & Brent Davidson, 3-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC & Sam-Son Farm, 4-Fletcher Gray & Carolyn Gray, 5-JSM Equine

LLC & Greathouse HorseProperty LLC, 6-Dream Walkin' Farms Inc., 7-Red Oak Stable

Sunday, Sam Houston Race Park, post time: 4:40 p.m. EST

JOHN B. CONNALLY TURF CUP S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Domikate Kitalpha Brenda R. Olson Pearson Singh 115

2 West Road K Hard Spun Richard Drake Davidson Nolan 115

3 Hay Dakota K Haynesfield Alice Mettler Berndt Velazquez 121

4 Bigger Picture Badge of Silver Three Diamonds Farm Maker Ortiz 124

5 Greengrassofyoming K Quest Michael M. Hui Maker Albarado 121

6 Phantom Trip Summer Bird Lester Ellenz Stuart Cabrera 124

7 Fall of Troy Notional Darrell Brian Bravenec Bravenec Radosevich 115

8 Oscar Nominated Kitten's Joy Sarah K. and Kenneth L. Ramsey Maker Geroux 124

Breeders: 1-Rick Olson, 2-H. Allen Poindexter, 3-Brereton C. Jones, 4-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 5-Stone Farm, 6-Center Hills Farm,

7-Richard Snyder & Connie Snyder, 8-Mrs. Jerry Amerman

http://www.crestwoodfarm.com/stallion/firing-line/

NYSGC PROPOSES OVERHAUL OF DRUG,

VETERINARY RULES by T.D. Thornton

Five proposed new rules dealing with Thoroughbred

medication, prohibited substances, minimum drug penalties,

out-of-competition testing, and airway bleeding in racehorses

were advanced to a 45-day public-comment period by the New

York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) at the board=s monthly

meeting Jan. 23.

Board members only briefly discussed specifics of the broad

set of changes before what appeared to be a series of

unanimous voice votes of passage, and much of the meeting=s

business consisted of NYSGC executive director Robert Williams

reading into the record a set of recommendations written by

NYSGC general counsel Edmund C. Burns (see a copy the

meeting packet here) that explained the rationale behind each

of the proposed rules.

Several of Burns=s explanations about the proposals

referenced AThe Asmussen Report,@ which was a 176-page study

released by the NYSGC in November 2015 that cleared trainer

Steve Asmussen of 10 of 14 specific Aunfounded@ allegations

about horse mistreatment while fining him $10,000 for multiple

violations of administering a synthetic thyroid hormone

supplement within 48 hours of raceday.

In the Asmussen Report, the NYSGC forewarned that the

commission would pursue Asweeping equine drug medication

regulations,@ going forward. Now, 14 months later, these new

rule proposals represent the NYSGC=s attempt to follow through

on that vow.

In addition to tightening its own state rules as they pertain to

the sport=s controversial twin topics of drug cheating and

Thoroughbred welfare, the NYSGC appears to be cognizant that

if these rules eventually get adopted, New York will be setting

an example for America=s other racing jurisdictions to follow.

For example, when asked by a board member what impact a

proposed minimum penalty enhancement might have, Williams

answered, AI think it will be greater acceptance by other states

in the model national rules, which will allow a progressive,

nationwide penalty structure. [Acceptance nationwide] will be

more widespread.@

The five proposed rules (summarized below from explanations

provided by the NYSGC) will all be published in the New York

State Register, after which they will be subject to a 45-day public

comment period. That means the earliest they could be enacted

would be at the NYSGC=s March meeting.

Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH): Would

require trainers to maintain a record of serious EIPH episodes,

which are defined with the universally used one-to-four grading

system, and epistaxis (visible bleeding from the nostrils). In

general, the most salient portions of the rule would require that

a horse that has experienced a serious EIPH episode must be

subjected to another endoscopic examination following the

horse=s next race or workout, and trainers would be required to

provide such information to subsequent owners within 48 hours

of a request for it. The proposal would also codify the standard

practice of excluding a horse that experiences epistaxis for

specific minimum time periods.

Minimum Penalty Enhancement Rules: Initially adopted by the

NYSGC in February 2016, these rules were designed to ensure

that a mandatory minimum penalty is imposed whenever a

horseperson reaches a certain level of multiple equine drug

violations (MMV). The proposed amendment is intended to

conform New York=s rules to changes in the national model rules

recently adopted by the Association of Racing Commissioners

International (ARCI). The proposed revisions will focus the MMV

system on those who consistently violate serious medication

and anti-doping rules and assist in developing national

consistency in regard to punishment.

Out-of-Competition Testing (OCT) Rule: Intended to conform

the existing rule to the national model rule of the ARCI. In

January 2015, the NYSGC authorized a proposal to amend the

Thoroughbred OCT rule to match updates to the state=s

Standardbred OCT rule. But before the proposal was published

in the State Register, a national effort to revise the ARCI Model

Rule was undertaken. As such, that new proposal was not

published. Now, the NYSGC=s 2015 proposed amendments,

together with recommendations from many other sources, are

contained within the new ARCI Model Rule.

Prohibited Substances: Would implement several rulemaking

proposals recommended in the Asmussen Report. Two industry

comments were received. The New York Racing Association

(NYRA) expressed support for the intent of the proposal, but

raised general concern with possible vagueness and suggested

the NYSGC develop a rule proposal that enjoys national, uniform

support. The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association

(NYTHA) suggested a similar cooperative commitment, but

sought discussion regarding the regulation of certain substances.

Trainer Medication Logs: Would require trainers to keep a

record of medications administered after having been dispensed

by veterinarians. NYRA raised concern with the rule as being

impractical, suggesting that few trainers would adhere to the

requirement and suggested the NYSGC instead develop a rule

proposal that enjoys national, uniform support. NYTHA

suggested no concern with the record-keeping requirements,

provided the proposal did not interfere with the administration

of non-injectable substances a trainer might need to administer

in emergency situations when veterinarians are not available.

Anti-ulcer medications commonly added to feed and other

non-injectable Class 5 drugs rated Aharmless@ by the ARCI would

also be excluded.

REGIONAL REPORT TUESDAY • JANUARY 24, 2017

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Tuesday, Ocala Training Center, post time: 3:45 p.m.OBS CHAMPIONSHIP S., $100,000, (R), 3yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Bella Vincenza Biondetti Leyva O’Connell2 Miss O’Hara Colonel John Cruz Arnold3 Bill’s Legacy Gone Astray Panici Gold4 Paz the Bourbon Mission Impazible Lopez Hennig5 Dynatail Hightail Bocachica Dini6 Larryandpearlslucy Circular Quay Mejias Hendry7 Livin a Dream Munnings Centeno Stewart8 My Arch Enemy Arch L Saez Casse9 On Her Honor To Honor and Serve Ortiz Santangelo10 Fun Harlan’s Holiday Leparoux Wilkes11 Schema Gemologist Velazquez Correas

Tuesday, Ocala Training Center, post time: 4:10 p.m.OBS CHAMPIONSHIP S., $100,000, (R), 3yo, c/g, 1 1/16m (AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Adonis Creed Brilliant Speed Lezcano McLaughlin2 Harlan’s Quest Harlan’s Holiday Lopez T Wismer3 Major Key Crown of Thorns Trujillo Ramirez4 Convict Pike Broken Vow Cruz Arnold5 Sailing Home Mast Track Leparoux Casse6 Manifest Destiny City Zip Zayas Brown7 Master Plan Twirling Candy Velazquez Pletcher8 My Friend Stay Thirsty no rider Pilotti9 Shiraz Tale of the Cat Ortiz Maker

Tuesday, Ocala Training Center, post time: 2:55 p.m.OBS SPRINT S., $50,000, (R), 3yo, f, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Heart Astray Gone Astray Walker G Wismer 12-12 My Arch Enemy Arch Leparoux Casse 6-13 Love and Lemons Lemon Drop Kid Lopez T Wismer 8-14 Lady Racer Biondetti Velazquez Pletcher 12-15 Yes I’ll Go Yes It’s True L Saez De La Cerda 3-16 Schema Gemologist no rider Correas 10-17 Spirituality Gemologist Ortiz Pletcher 9-28 Rockin Hard Spun Carrasco Nations 10-19 Star Gala Wildcat Heir Gonzalez Hemingway 8-110 Historical Tablet First Dude Morales Connelly 8-111 My Ticket Home Shackleford Cruz Arnold 10-1

Tuesday, Ocala Training Center, post time: 3:20 p.m.OBS SPRINT S., $50,000, (R), 3yo, c/g, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Silver Defense First Defence Bravo T Wismer2 Mizzen Lynx Mizzen Mast Bocachica Dini3 Made to Fit Custom for Carlos Ortiz K Rice4 My Friend Stay Thirsty Lezcano Pilotti5 Simply Tizway Tizway Uske Bush6 Front Loaded Kantharos Jaramillo Pinchin7 Sailing Home Mast Track Leparoux Casse8 Storming My Way High Cotton Lopez Plesa9 Uncle B Zensational L Saez Gonzalez

OBS WINTER MIXED SALE

UNDER-TACK SHOW RESULTSFastest Three-Furlong Works

Time Hip Name

:33 4/5 297 Hill Croome (g, 3, American Lion--Sauternes)

Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent XI

:34 flat 233 Voo Dude (c, 3, First Dude--Itsgetineardawn)

Consigned by All Dreams Equine, agent

:34 flat 262 River of Love (c, 3, Majesticperfection--Sing our Song)

Consigned by RiceHorse Stables (Brandon & Ali Rice)

Fastest Four-Furlong Work

:47 2/5 253 Dubai Princess (f, 3, Overdriven--Poitrine)

Consigned by Corona Leaders Cup, Agent I

Beautyinthepulpit to Buckridge Farm:

Multiple stakes placed Beautyinthepulpit (Pulpit--Stolen

Beauty, by Deputy Minister) has been retired and will take up

stud duties next month at Amy and Jody Boll=s Buckridge Farm in

Kinderhook. Four times stakes placed, Beautyinthepulpit won

eight of 31 starts and earned $410,627. A son of graded stakes

winner Stolen Beauty, he is a half to the dam of graded stakes

winner Giant Moon (Giant=s Causeway). The 9-year-old will

stand as the property of Buckridge for a private fee, with the

stud fee waived for mares who have black-type anywhere in the

first two dams; who earned more than $50,000 on the track;

who have produced a winner of $50,000 or more; or for

breeders who send more than one mare per season. The deal to

send Beautyinthepulpit to Buckridge was brokered by New

Jersey-based bloodstock agent Michael Slezak.

Monday Cancellations

PARX (due to storm)

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

Monday=s Results:6th-HOU, $19,000, (S), Msw, 1-23, 4yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:07.08,ft.+CORNELIUS SPRINGS (f, 4, Menhal--Devilish Look, by PleasantColony), dismissed at 13-1 in this career bow, tracked from ajoint second through a :23.63 quarter, drew alongside favoredfirster Our Flashy Girl (Eaton=s Gift) at the five-sixteenths poleand wore that one down in the final 100 yards before holdingoff late-running longshot Sweet Normairine (WhitehouseCharlie) by three-quarters of a length. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$11,280. Click for the Equibase.com chart.O/B-Stephen P. Whiting (TX); T-Eric W. Schneider.

Second-crop starters to watch: Tuesday, January 24Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

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

BIONDETTI (Bernardini), Woodford Thoroughbreds, $4K, 101/10/0

8-OTC, $50K OBS Sprint (Fillies Division) S., 6f, Lady Racer, $125K

OBS APR 2yo, 12-1

10-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Fillies Division) S., 1 1/16m, Bella

Vincenza, $66K OBS APR 2yo

BRILLIANT SPEED (Dynaformer), Three Chimneys Farm, dead, 54/12/1

11-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Colts and Geldings Division) S., 1

1/16m, Adonis Creed, $40K OBS APR 2yo

GEMOLOGIST (Tiznow), WinStar Farm, $15K, 205/17/2

10-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Fillies Division) S., 1 1/16m,

Schema, $135K OBS APR 2yo

8-OTC, $50K OBS Sprint (Fillies Division) S., 6f, Spirituality, $150K

OBS MAR 2yo, 9-2

HANSEN (Tapit), KOR, $12.5K, 129/22/1

4-MVR, Alw 1m, Hansenation, 2-1

HIGHTAIL (Mineshaft), Trophy Club Training Center, 5/1/0

10-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Fillies Division) S., 1 1/16m,

Dynatail, $5K OBS OPN 2yo

MCKENNA'S JUSTICE (Medaglia d'Oro), 13/2/0

7-SUN, Msw 5 1/2f, +Mc Miracle, 5-1

MISSION IMPAZIBLE (Unbridled's Song), Sequel Stallions New York,

$7.5K, 121/8/1

10-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Fillies Division) S., 1 1/16m, Paz

the Bourbon, $150K OBS MAR 2yo

REWARD THE CAT (Good Reward), 5/0/0

10-HOU, Msw 5 1/2f, +Mi Laurens's Pride, 5-1

SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 208/23/1

8-OTC, $50K OBS Sprint (Fillies Division) S., 6f, My Ticket Home,

$47K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 10-1

STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini), Ashford Stud, $17.5K, 159/20/1

11-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Colts and Geldings Division) S., 1

1/16m, My Friend, $72K RNA OBS MAR 2yo

TO HONOR AND SERVE (Bernardini), Gainesway Farm, $30K, 171/15/1

10-OTC, $100K OBS Championship (Fillies Division) S., 1 1/16m, On

Her Honor, $30K OBS OPN 2yo

IN JAPAN:Earth Mystery, c, 3, Overdriven--Terry M., by Crusader Sword. Nakayama, 1-22, Novice Race, 6f, Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $43,860. O-Green Farm; B-Best A Luck Farm LLC; T-Masamichi Wada. *$120,000 2yo >16 OBSAPR. **AThe blinkers were very effective,@ said winning hoop Genki Maruyama. AHe is still green and needs to focus more when asked.@A Shin Run Away, h, 6, Old Fashioned--Catspaw, by Storm Cat. Kyoto, 1-22, Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 16-4-6-1, $504,299. O-Eishindo Inc.; B-BryLynn Farm Inc.; T-Masato Nishizono. *$55,000 Ylg >12 OBSAUG; $37,000 RNA Ylg >12 FTKOCT; $190,000 2yo >13 OBSAPR. **AHe sat easily and traveled nicely from the position before he displayed strong acceleration,@ said winning jockey Yasunari Iwata.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:8th-HOU, $20,000, 1-23, (C), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.93, ft.EVENT OF DEFAULT (f, 4, Hard Spun--Queen's Court, byMonarchos) Lifetime Record: 12-3-1-1, $32,701. O-ViolaSalisbury; B-Patinack Farm (KY); T-Joyce Salisbury. *$110,000Wlg '13 KEENOV; $140,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:An Khe Pass, g, 4, Old Fashioned--Castlebrook (MSW, $445,700), by Montbrook. GG, 1-22, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.89. B-Town & Country Farms Corp. (KY). *$40,000 Wlg '13

KEENOV; $170,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP.

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UPCOMING MAJOR

NORTH AMERICAN STAKES

Date Race Track

1/28 GI Pegasus World Cup GP

GIII W.L. McKnight H. GP

GIII Hurricane Bertie S. GP

GIII La Prevoyante H. GP

1/29 GIII Houston Ladies Classic HOU

GIII John B. Connally Turf Cup HOU

2/4 GII Holy Bull S. GP

GII Forward Gal S. GP

GII Swale S. GP

GII Palos Verdes S. SA

GII San Antonio S. SA

GII San Marcos S. SA

GIII Withers S. AQU

GIII Sweetest Chant S. GP

GIII Robert B. Lewis S. SA

2/5 GII Las Virgenes S. SA

2/11 GI Gulfstream Park Turf H. GP

GII Gulfstream Park H. GP

GIII Suwannee River S. GP

GII Arcadia S. SA

GII Santa Maria S. SA

GIII Lambholm South Endeavour S. TAM

GIII Tampa Bay S. TAM

GIII Sam F. Davis S. TAM

2/12 GII San Vicente S. SA

2/18 GIII El Camino Real Derby GG

GII Royal Delta S. GP

GII Barbara Fritchie S. LRL

GIII General George S. LRL

GIII Bayakoa S. OP

GII Buena Vista S. SA

2/20 GIII Razorback H. OP

GIII Southwest S. OP

2/25 GII Risen Star S. FG

GII Rachel Alexandra S. FG

GIII Fair Grounds H. FG

GIII Mineshaft H. FG

GIII Gulfstream Park Sprint S. GP

Cornelius Springs (Menhal) scores at first asking at Sam Houston

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