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Arrogate | Christie DeBernardis

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JUDDMONTE TO PURCHASE COOLMORE=S

PEGASUS SPOT

Juddmonte entered into a private deal to purchase Coolmore=s

spot in the gate for the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup at

Gulfstream Jan. 28, it was announced Thursday.

Juddmonte=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero Arrogate

(Unbridled=s Song) will continue to train with this race in mind.

Winner of five of his six starts, the Bob Baffert-trained ATDN

Rising Star@ shattered the course record in his 13 1/2-length

romp in Saratoga=s GI Travers S. Aug. 27 and ended two-time

Eclipse winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit)=s perfect 2016

season with a half-length victory in the Nov. 5 Classic.

Arrogate will face off with California Chrome once more in the

upcoming Pegasus and may make one more start prior to that

test. They gray most recently breezed seven furlongs in 1:24.80

Wednesday at Santa Anita.

In addition to Arrogate and California Chrome, other possible

Pegasus runners include GIII Harlan=s Holiday S. one-two

Stanford (Malibu Moon) and Keen Ice (Curlin); recent allowance

winner Neolithic (Harlan=s Holiday); GISW Shaman Ghost

(Ghostzapper); and Argentian MG1SW Eragon (Arg) (Offlee Wild).

DOWN THE SHEDROW WITH TODD PLETCHERBy Christie DeBernardis With seven Eclipse awards, three Classic winners, nineBreeders= Cup winners and 10 champions to his credit, ToddPletcher is a trainer who needs nointroduction. A son of conditioner JakePletcher, the Texas native was destinedfor a career in racing and got his start atjust 7-years-old as a hot walker for hisfather at Ruidoso Downs. Spending several years studying underHall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, Pletcherwent out on his own in December of1995 and saddled his first winner justthree months later. In the 21 years since,he has trained many of racing=s elite,such as Hall of Famer Ashado; championand GI Belmont S.-winning filly Rags toRiches; Eclipse winners and top siresSpeightstown and Uncle Mo; and more recently MGISWsVerrazano, Curalina, Stopchargingmaria and Liam=s Map. Cont. p3

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JERKENS DUO PREPARE FOR NEXT STARTS 9Jimmy Jerkens trainees Shaman Ghost (Ghostzapper) and Delta Prince(Street Cry {Ire}) worked for engagements in the GI Pegasus World Cup and aturf debut Monday, respectively.

DIVISIDERO POINTING TO FORT LAUDERDALE 10Gunpowder Farms’ GI winner Divisidero (Kitten’s Joy) is being prepared tomake his 5-year-old debut in the Jan. 24 GII Fort Lauderdale S. at Gulfstream.

JESS’S DREAM RETIRED TO OCALA STUD 11Stonestreet Stables’ Jess’s Dream (Curlin), the first foal out of Horse of theYear Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d’Oro), has been retired to stud and willstand for $5,000.

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Fa la Llama la, la la la la. MGSW Notacatbutallama (Harlan's Holiday) decks the

halls at his new home in Dix Hills, NY. The popular NY-bred retired from racing in

October and is now in training to be a hunter/jumper with new owner Alysse

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Keen Ice | Christie DeBernardis

Cont. from p1

The 49-year-old, who has won 31 trainer titles in New York,

has gotten off to a stellar start at the Gulfstream championship

meet, where he has been leading trainer for 13 straight years

from 2004 to 2016, with 12 winners, seven of which were black-

type. Pletcher has plenty to be excited about as the meet

continues with three possible contenders for the $12-million

GI Pegasus World Cup Jan. 28 and a slew promising juveniles.

! KEEN ICE (c, 4, Curlin)

Donegal Racing=s Keen Ice is best known for handing Triple

Crown winner and Horse of the Year American Pharoah

(Pioneerof the Nile) the only defeat of his 2015 campaign in last

summer=s

GI Travers S. while

under the care of

Dale Romans.

Transferred to

Pletcher after

finishing a non-

factor eighth in the

G1 Dubai World

Cup, the hulking

bay was injured

shortly after and

did not make his first start for Pletcher until Oct. 7, finishing

third in a Belmont allowance. A respectable third behind

Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) and California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit)

in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic next time Nov. 5, he was second

to stablemate Stanford (Malibu Moon) in the GIII Harlan=s

Holiday S. at Gulfstream Dec. 17.

AThe plan for Keen Ice was to run in the Harlan=s Holiday even

though we knew it was a little short of his best distance, but we

felt like a race was important to prepare him for the Pegasus. I

thought he ran very well considering that, like I said, the distance

was a little short and the fractions were a little soft for a horse

like him that likes to come from off the pace. He ran well, came

out of it well and [owner] Jerry Crawford is in the process of

securing a spot [in the Pegasus starting gate], so right now it

looks like we will go forward for the Pegasus.@

Cont. p4

by Christie DeBernardis

with Todd Pletcher

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Stanford | Leslie Martin

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! STANFORD (c, 4, Malibu Moon)

Stonestreet Stables and the Coolmore contingent=s Stanford,

who earned his first graded score in the Apr. 23 GII Charles

Town Classic, was benched

after a non-factor eighth in

the GI Metropolitan H. at

Belmont June 11. He made a

successful return off the

bench last time with a front

running victory in the GIII

Harlan=s Holiday S. last

Saturday (video), after which

Pletcher named the Pegasus

as a possibility. However,

Coolmore sold their Pegasus

slot to Juddmonte Thursday

and Stonestreet currently

does not have a spot in the

gate.

AI think [Coolmore selling

their Pegasus spot] potentially could [affect Stanford=s chances

of running in the Pegasus]. Coolmore owns 50% and Stonestreet

owns 50%. I really haven=t had a chance to speak with everyone

since his race and see what the plans are. I think we are going to

see how he does between now and the time we have to make a

decision. I would envision him pointing for Jan. 28 either to the

Poseidon S. or the Pegasus, depending on what those

connections decide. He came off the bench, ran a great race and

he seems to be in good form, so we think Jan. 28 is in the cards.

It is just a matter of which race. We would like to take him to

Charles Town to defend his title [in the Apr. 22 $1 million GII

Charles Town Classic]. We will see if there is a race between Jan.

28 and then or we will just go right to Charles Town. He seemed

to like the track there last year, so we will take him back again

this year.@

! NEOLITHIC (c, 3, Harlan=s Holiday)

Starlight Racing=s Neolithic checked in second in Aqueduct=s

GIII Discovery S. Nov. 11 and romped by nine lengths last time in

a 1 1/16-mile allowance in Hallandale Dec. 14 (video), which

Starlight=s Jack Wolf said was a prep for the Pegasus.

AHe=s definitely pointing towards the Pegasus. Starlight owns a

gate, but they are also working on some other ideas. I think, one

way or another, we hope to have him in the Pegasus.@

Cont. p5

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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 23, 2016

Faja | Lauren King

Fact Finding | Kenny Martin

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! FAJA (c, 2, Bodemeister)

Harrell Ventures LLC=s Faja was tabbed a ATDN Rising Star@

after an ultra-impressive 8 3/4-length victory in his career bow

going a mile at Gulfstream last Saturday (video).

AHe=s an interesting colt. It took a little while for him to kind of

get everything together and we were in no rush with him. He has

very patient owners who just

said, >Take your time.= So, we

brought him down to Palm

Beach and he just started

getting better and better. In

particular, his last two

breezes were quite good. I

had a little reservation about

running him first time out at

the mile, but we were sort of

running out of options. It was

either go a mile this past Saturday or the next opportunity at

Gulfstream was seven furlong, but not until Dec. 31. We said,

>Well he=s ready. Let=s go ahead and go.= He actually handled the

mile quite well. Most likely scenario would be, we would come

back in a one-other-than and go from there.@

! FACT FINDING (c, 2, The Factor)

Coolmore and Stonestreet teamed up to purchase Fact Finding

for 350,000gns at this year=s Tattersall=s Breeze-Up Sale and his

record currently stands at a perfect three-for-three. Following a

debut win at Saratoga Aug. 6 with a Keeneland allowance score

Oct. 12, the juvenile

earned ATDN Rising Star@

status for his seven-length

victory in a sloppy

renewal of Gulfstream=s

Smooth Air S. Dec. 10

(video).

AWe haven=t nailed

anything down for sure,

but he seems to be doing

well with a little bit of space between races. Having already won

his first three starts, we got a good foundation in him at two, so

we probably wouldn=t be thinking of anything until the beginning

of February, which puts the [GII] Holy Bull [S.] in play on Feb. 4.

That=s a possibility, but there are a lot of options. One good thing

about the stakes programs, not only at Gulfstream, but at Fair

Grounds and Oaklawn, is you have a lot of options. You just have

to pick one when you think you=re ready, but I=d say right now

the Holy Bull is a good possibility.@ Cont. p6

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Zulu | Lauren King

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! BODE=S DREAM (f, 2, Bodemeister)

St. Elias Stable=s Bode=s Dream also boasts a perfect record,

starting with a first out success at Gulfstream May 11 to provide

her freshman sire with his first winner. Becoming Bodemeister=s

first stakes winner with a victory in Belmont=s Astoria S. June 9,

the gray was subsequently shelved, but returned with a decisive

score in the House Party S. in Hallandale Dec. 10 (video).

AWe are considering the Old Hat S. on Jan. 7. She seemed to

come back in good form. She ran a sharp race. If we felt like we

needed more time we could wait til the following month for the

[GII] Forward Gal [S. Feb. 4], but we are leaning towards the Old

Hat at the moment.@

! DESTIN (c, 3, Giant=s Causeway)

Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred

Partners= Destin, a full-brother to GISW sire Creative Cause,

showed a lot of promise early in his sophomore campaign,

winning both the GIII Sam F. Davis S. and GII Tampa Bay Derby.

Sixth in the GI Kentucky Derby May 7, the gray came up just a

nose short in the GI Belmont S. June 11 and was third in the GII

Jim Dandy S. July 30. He was last seen finishing ninth to Arrogate

in the GI Travers S. Aug. 27.

AHe is in training at Bridlewood in Ocala. We are hoping to get

him in after the New Year and we don=t have any definitive plans

at the moment.@

! ZULU (c, 3, Bernardini)

Stonestreet Stables and the Coolmore contingent also joined

forces to take home Zulu for $900,000 at last term=s Fasig-Tipton

Florida sale of 2-year-olds in

training. The ATDN Rising Star@

opened his account with a pair of

impressive victories at Gulfstream

and was second to $1.2 million

KEESEP buy Mohaymen (Tapit) in

the GII Xpressbet.com Fountain of

Youth S. Feb. 27. Benched after

he failed to fire in the GI Toyota

Blue Grass S. at Keeneland Apr. 9,

the bay returned a winner in Gulfstream=s Tamarac S. Dec. 18

(video).

AHe came out [his last race] very well. It was a nice return for

him and good to see him come back and run so well. Right now,

I=d say that the [GIII] Hal=s Hope S. on Jan. 14 is a possibility, but

he is more likely to wait until February for the [GII] Gulfstream

Park H. [Feb. 11] going the mile.@ Cont. p7

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 14 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 23, 2016

Syndergaard (r) & Practical Joke duel to the

wire in the Champagne | Sarah Andrew

Theory | Sarah Andrew

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! SYNDERGAARD (c, 2, Majesticperfection)

Capturing his career-bow against fellow Empire-breds at

Saratoga Aug. 8, $450,000 OBSAPR buy Syndergaard was named

a ATDN Rising Star@ for

his good-looking

victory in the Spa=s

NY-bred Funny Cide S.

Aug. 26 (video).

Coming up just a nose

short of GI Hopeful S.

winner Practical Joke

(Into Mischief) after

setting a swift early

pace in the

GI Champagne S. Oct. 8, the chestnut checked in fifth in the

GI Sentient Jet Breeders= Cup Juvenile last time Nov. 5.

ASyndergaard is in Florida. He got a little vacation after the

Breeders= Cup and is at Stonestreet in Ocala, so I doubt we=d see

him until March at the earliest. We would definitely point him

towards a stake. I=m just not sure which one. We wanted to give

him a little more of a break after [this year]. He will start back in

training at Stonestreet sometime after the New Year and then

we will work it out from there.@

! THEORY (c, 2, Gemologist)

WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing=s Theory was

arguably one of the most impressive debut winners of the

Saratoga meet, romping by 5 1/2 lengths to become a ATDN

Rising Star@ July 30

(video). Capturing

Belmont=s GIII Futurity

S. next out Oct. 15, the

bay was a

disappointing 10th last

time in the Breeders=

Cup Juvenile and came

down with a fever the

day after the race.

AHe just arrived back

to us. He ended up having to stay in California for almost a

month before we felt like he was good to ship. He went to

WinStar to get a little bit of light training there. He arrived at

Palm Beach Downs on Tuesday, so he has galloped a couple of

days there. It shouldn=t take long for him to get his fitness level

back, but we haven=t really locked in on a race or work schedule

yet. Obviously he didn=t fire his >A= race in the Breeders= Cup, but

being sick afterwards was a legitimate excuse for that.@ Cont. p8

Sire Current 2yos SWrs

“He’s a very good-looking son of Smart Strike”– Bill Oppenheim

A LEADING FIRST-CROP SIREBY BLACK TYPE HORSES

& AVG. EARNINGS

                                                        

Dialed In 2         5%     $38,420

DOMINUS                 4         20%     $33,197Mission Impazible      3       14%     $29,078

Union Rags                4         8%   $28,501

Maclean’s Music 7        18%     $20,330

Gemologist             4         9%   $19,726  

Tapizar                       2         4%     $18,152

Creative Cause          2         4%      $18,002

Bodemeister               2         4%      $17,652

The Factor                  3         6%       $17,066Source: TDN Sire Lists, 12/16. minimum 20 starters

BT 2YOs    %  BTH     Avg. Earnings

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Sweet Loretta | Sarah Andrew

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! SWEET LORETTA (f, 2, Tapit)

Vinnie Viola=s St. Elias Stable went to $750,000 to acquire

Sweet Loretta as a weanling at the Keeneland November sale.

Capturing her

Monmouth Park

unveiling by a

dominant seven

lengths June 18, the

bay took Saratoga=s

GIII Schuylerville S.

next out July 22 and

was a dead-heat

winner of the Spa=s

GI Spinaway S.

Sept. 3 (video). She suffered the first loss of her career last time

when 11th in the GI 14 Hands Winery Breeders= Cup Juvenile

Fillies Nov. 5.

ASweet Loretta is getting a vacation at Crupi=s Farm in Ocala. I

think she will probably start her back in training sometime after

the New Year as well. She got a pretty significant cut going into

the first turn [of the Breeders= Cup] on her right front pastern

and she had to have a lot of stitches for that. All of that has

healed up very well and should not affect her moving forward

from a soundness perspective. It was just a matter of getting all

that healed up and freshening her up a little bit. We are looking

forward to getting her back to Palm Beach Downs maybe in

February.@

! NONNA MELA (f, 2, Arch)

Running away to a 7 1/4-length victory in her career bow at

Monmouth July 2, St. Elias Stable=s Nonna Mela won Saratoga=s

GII Adirondack S. next out Aug. 19 and was most recently fourth

in Belmont=s GI Frizette S. Oct. 8.

AShe is also at Crupi=s and I think she is a little ahead of the

schedule that Sweet Loretta is on. We will probably see her

around the same time, maybe a little bit earlier than Sweet

Loretta.@

! CHERRY LODGE (f, 2 Bernardini)

Gainesway Stable=s Cherry Lodge was named a ATDN Rising

Star@ following her debut graduation at Saratoga Aug. 7 (video)

and was third behind a pair of dead-heat winners in the

Spinaway a month later. The bay was last seen completing the

exacta in Belmont=s GIII Matron S. Oct. 16.

ACherry Lodge is also in Ocala and we expect her to go back

into training right after the beginning of the year as well.@

Cont. p9

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Shaman Ghost (center) | Sarah Andrew

Down the Shedrow with Todd Pletcher cont.

! TAPWRIT (c, 2, Tapit)

Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert

LaPenta went to $1.2 million to acquire Tapwrit at the Fasig-

Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale last summer. Breaking out at the

start of his Saratoga debut Sept. 3, he finished 10th, but

rebounded to don cap and gown at Gulfstream Park West Nov. 6

and won the Pulpit S. in Hallandale last time Dec. 10 (video).

ATapwrit is doing great. He came out of his last race well. We

are leaning towards going back to two turns with him next time,

so that kind of eliminates the [one-mile] Mucho Macho Man [S.

Jan. 7], but aside from that we haven=t really locked in on a

particular race. Everything is in play from Oaklawn to the Fair

Grounds to Tampa and even the Holy Bull. Some of it will depend

on travel arrangements and those kind of things, such as how

available the flights are. He is doing really well and will be

showing up hopefully in one of those stakes next time.@

! SONIC MULE (c, 2, Distorted Humor)

A first-out winner at Monmouth this summer, Calumet Farm=s

Sonic Mule completed the trifecta in the GII Saratoga Special in

August and filled that spot again back in Oceanport in the

Sapling S. Sept. 4. Second in the Armed Forces S. at Gulfstream

Oct. 1, the bay captured an allowance at Gulfstream West Nov.

3 and took the Buffalo Man S. back in Hallandale Dec. 10.

AHe is either going to the [GIII] Hutcheson [S. Jan. 7] or the

Mucho Macho Man. We will play it by ear and see how he trains,

but we are pointing for Jan. 7.@

JERKENS DUO PREP FOR NEXT STARTS Stronach Stables and trainer Jimmy Jerkens have two exciting

prospects set to race at Gulfstream in Shaman Ghost

(Ghostzapper), who is pointing for the $12-million GI Pegasus

World Cup Jan. 28, and

Delta Prince (Street Cry

{Ire}), a half-brother to

champion Royal Delta

(Empire Maker) who will

make his turf debut

Monday.

Shaman Ghost, winner

of this term=s

GI Woodward S., had his

first breeze since a third place finish in the Nov. 25 GI Clark H. at

Palm Meadows Sunday, covering a half-mile in :50.50 (14/29).

Cont. p10

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Jimmy Jerkens | Horsephotos

Divisidero | Horsephotos

Stellar Wind | Benoit

Jerkens Duo Prep for Next Starts cont.

AThe work was good,@ Jerkens remarked. AI wasn=t looking for

anything more than that at this stage. I don=t have his work

schedule planned down to the minute, but we=ll have him as

ready as we can [for the Pegasus], that is for sure.@

As for his thoughts on Shaman Ghost=s Clark performance,

Jerkens said, AI thought it was better than it looked on paper. I

thought the track was pretty

speed-biased that day. He made

a nice run around the turn, but

he was losing ground and they

weren=t going fast enough up

ahead of him to tire in front of

him. When he saw that he got a

little disappointed and it looked

like he was going to fall out of it,

but then he kept going to finish

third and I thought that was

great. It=s always a good sign

when they come back on like

that.@

The regally-bred 3-year-old Delta Prince schooled in the

Gulfstream paddock Thursday in preparation for his turf debut

in the Hallandale oval=s eighth race Monday.

AA dirt race in New York didn=t go and this is the first maiden

race for him since we got to Florida,@ Jerkens commented. AHis

mother was turf and he worked nice on it. I just wanted to get

him going. Too much time between starts makes it hard to

develop a horse.@

The dark bay hit the board in his first two outings on the main

track in New York, most recently finishing second in a Nov. 12

test at Aqueduct.

AHe ran really green the first time,@ Jerkens said. AI think the

jockey may have tried to overdo it by rating him and then he spit

the bit out all together and then he came on a little bit at the

end. The next start he ran good; he just hung a little bit. The

track was really slow that day. He looked like he was going to get

there, but he stayed where he was. I thought he had a little

license that day to get tired.@

Delta Prince will be receiving Lasix for the first time Monday

and has drawn post 12.

AThe post is terrible, but what are you going to do about it?

You have to deal with it,@ Jerkens remarked. AI don=t want to gun

him out of there because if you do that you give up ground

anyway. We=ll probably look to ease him back a little and tuck

in.@

DIVISIDERO POINTING TO FORT LAUDERDALE Gunpowder Farms= Grade I winner Divisidero (Kitten=s Joy) is

aiming towards a 2017 debut in Gulfstream=s GII Fort Lauderdale

S. Jan. 24. The GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic hero was last

seen finishing fifth to Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in Belmont=s

GI Woodford Reserve

Manhattan S. June 11.

AHe=s doing well,@ trainer

Buff Bradley said. AWe

know he likes this track.

We=re hoping to make the

Fort Lauderdale.@

An eye-catching debut

winner in Hallandale last

term, Divisidero=s record

at Gulfstream stands at

4-1-1-2.

Bradley is also preparing lightly-raced sophomore The Player

(Street Hero), who he co-owns with Carl Hurst and bred with

Hurst and his late father Fred Bradley. A two-time winner at

Churchill this summer, the chestnut was last seen finishing

second to Cupid (Tapit) in the GII Indiana Derby July 16.

AWe=re hoping to get a start for him in February. He won=t be

ready until then,@ said Bradley. AHe=s really come around. We

always knew he could run a little bit. I gave him some time after

the Indiana Derby, but he=s back in full swing now. He=ll probably

be back to breezing before long.@

STELLAR WIND BACK ON TRACK Champion Stellar Wind (Curlin) returned to the track Thursday

morning for the first time since finishing fourth to Beholder

(Henny Hughes) in the Nov. 4 GI Breeders= Cup Distaff. The

chestnut will target the

GI Santa Margarita S. Mar. 18

for her 2017 debut.

AWe freshened her up but

didn=t turn her out,@ said John

Sadler. AShe=s back and

looking great and we=ll see if

she makes the Santa

Margarita.@

Runner-up to Beholder in

the GI Vanity Mile S. in her

2016 bow June 4, Stellar Wind bested the three-time Eclipse

winner in both the GI Clement L. Hirsch S. July 30 and the

GI Zenyatta S. Oct. 1 prior to her effort in the Distaff.

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I=m a Chatterbox

Christie DeBernardis

Jess=s Dream | Sarah Andrew

Turkoman in 2009 | Sarah K. Andrew

>CHATTERBOX= WORKS AT FAIR GROUNDS Carolyn and Fletcher Gray=s MGISW I=m a Chatterbox

(Munnings) returned to the worktab for the first time since

running fifth in the GI Longines

Breeders= Cup Distaff Nov. 5 at Santa

Anita, breezing three furlongs in

:36 4/5 at Fair Grounds Thursday. The

Larry Jones-trained 4-year-old filly is

being pointed for a start in the

GIII Houston Ladies Classic Jan. 29 at

Sam Houston.

Also working Thursday for Jones was

Sagamore Farm and Brereton C.

Jones=s >TDN Rising Star= Chief Istan

(Istan), who breezed a half-mile in

:47 4/5 (3/56). Fox Hill Farms=

Cinnamon Spice (Candy Ride {Arg}),

meanwhile, breezed five panels in 1:01 4/5 (16/45) Wednesday

in advance of a start in the Tiffany Lass S. Monday in New

Orleans.

JESS=S DREAM RETIRED TO OCALA STUD Stonestreet Stables homebred Jess=s Dream (Curlin--Rachel

Alexandra, by Medaglia d=Oro), the first foal out of Horse of the

Year Rachel Alexandra, has been retired to Ocala Stud, where he

will stand for a fee of $5,000 stands and nurses.

AJess=s Dream is a special horse and the epitome of the

Stonestreet brand and breeding program,@ said Stonestreet

owner Barbara Banke.

AHe=s by Horse of the

Year and top sire Curlin,

out of Horse of the Year

Rachel Alexandra, whose

only other foal is our

Grade I winner Rachel=s

Valentina (Bernardini).

Jess=s Dream=s maiden

victory at Saratoga was

one of the most-talked-about performances that year. He was

tremendously talented, and we expected him to be a Grade I

winner like everything else in the family.@

Banke added, AOcala Stud does a fantastic job of developing

top sires in Florida, and we are committed to giving Jess=s Dream

the support needed to make him a successful sire.@

Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Jess=s Dream made just one

start last summer at Saratoga, earning ATDN Rising Star@ honors

after unleashing a wide late rally to win by a length after a slow

start. The 4-year-old retires with a record of 1-1-0-0 and

earnings of $49,800.

AJess=s Dream truly had unlimited potential,@ said McLaughlin.

AHe ran as good as a horse could run first-time out at Saratoga,

and there=s no question he had top-class talent. We certainly

didn=t see the best of him. The sky was the limit.@

Out of dual Eclipse winner and multimillionaire Rachel

Alexandra, Jess=s Dream is a half-brother to fellow ATDN Rising

Star@ and GI Spinaway S. winner Rachel=s Valentina (Bernardini).

AWe=ve been standing stallions for a long time, and there

hasn=t been a better-pedigreed horse in Florida than Jess=s

Dream,@ said O=Farrell. AWe are grateful to Stonestreet for the

opportunity to stand another exciting stallion prospect. They

have one of the best operations in the entire industry, and they

do a fantastic job of supporting their stallions. We=ve had

tremendous fortune together with Kantharos and making him

into a leading sire, and I=m confident we=ll have success with

Jess=s Dream. Breeders are going to like him when they come

out to see him.@

Jess=s Dream is now available for inspection at Ocala Stud.

CHAMPION TURKOMAN EUTHANIZED AT

AGE 34 Turkoman (Alydar--Taba {Arg}, by Table Play), champion older

horse of 1986 and successful sire, was euthanized due to the

infirmities of old age Dec. 21 at E.A. Ranches in Ramona,

California, Our Mims Retirement Haven announced Thursday.

The pensioned stallion was 34.

On the racetrack, Turkoman won 8 of his 22 starts and banked

total earnings of $2,146,924. Trained by Gary Jones, the dark

bay finished second

in the GI Travers S.

and GI Swaps S. and

third in the GI

Breeders= Cup Classic

at Aqueduct as a

sophomore in 1985.

After wrapping up

the season with a

score in Hollywood=s

GIII Affirmed H., he

matured into a vastly

improved horse at the age of four, capturing the GI Widener H.,

GI Marlboro Cup H. and GII Oaklawn H. Second in the GI Jockey

Club Gold Cup in October, Turkoman was retired following a

runner-up effort behind Skywalker (Relaunch) in the Breeders=

Cup Classic at Santa Anita. Lady=s Secret (Secretariat) won Horse

of the Year in 1986, but Turkoman successfully secured

championship honors in the handicap division.

Cont. p12

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Highland Reel | Horsephotos

Andy Beyer

Turkoman Euthanized cont.

Turkoman began his stallion career at Darby Dan Farm before

eventually relocating to California. Pensioned in 2008, he sired

34 stakes winners, including Peruvian champion Captain Garfio

and Grade I winners Turk Passer and Man From Wicklow. His

greatest influence, however, came as a sire of broodmares.

Turkoman=s daughter Turko=s Turn is the dam of 2001 Horse of

the Year Point Given (Thunder Gulch), and he is also the damsire

of Grade I winners and sires Hard Spun (Danzig) and Colonel

John (Tiznow).

Officially retired with the help of Our Mims and the families of

owners Corbin and Wilhelmina Robertson following the partial

disbandment of his syndicate shareholders, he lived out the rest

of his years at E.A. Ranches. Turkoman=s remains will be buried

alongside his dam Taba, and his half-sister, Taba=s Dance at Our

Mims=s Kentucky base.

AThe great Turkoman may be gone from the Earth, but his

blood flows through the veins of many,@ said Our Mims=s Jeanne

Mirabito. AHe will never be forgotten.@

COOLMORE WINS JOHN DEERE AWARD Coolmore has won the John Deere Award as outstanding

breeder of the 2016 Breeders= Cup Challenge Series and

Breeders= Cup World Championships with six winners, including

GI Breeders= Cup Turf winner Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})

who also captured the

G1 King George VI and

Queen Elizabeth S. Darley

finished second with four

winners.

NTRA Advantage and

John Deere will award a

John Deere TS Gator

Utility Vehicle to

Coolmore, who finished

second to Ken and Sarah Ramsey in this competition last year.

AWe congratulate Coolmore on the remarkable performances

of their progeny during the summer and fall in our Challenge

series and with Highland Reel in the Longines Breeders= Cup Turf

to win the John Deere Award,@ said Craig Fravel, Breeders= Cup

President and CEO. AWe also thank John Deere and NTRA

Advantage for their commitment to this award, and in

recognition of the vital contributions that breeders have brought

to the Breeders= Cup program since our inception.@

AWe are very proud to have bred these magnificent horses

who have gone on to win Group 1 races in the Breeders= Cup

Challenge races here in Ireland and England, and then with

Highland Reel in the Championships at Santa Anita,@ said Christy

Grassick, General Manager of Coolmore Ireland AWe also salute

John Deere for their sponsorship of the award and their tribute

to breeders of Thoroughbred racehorses.@

BEYER, CRIST TO RECEIVE ECLIPSE AWARDS Andrew Beyer and Steven Crist will each receive the Eclipse

Award of Merit for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in

Thoroughbred racing, it was announced by the National

Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Thursday. The honors

will be given out at the 46th Annual Eclipse Awards dinner and

ceremony Jan. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Beyer, now semi-retired after nearly a 40-year-career as racing

writer and columnist at The Washington Post, is an author of

best-selling books on handicapping

and the creator of the groundbreaking

Beyer Speed Figures. Crist, who

retired this year, was racing writer for

The New York Times, a racetrack

executive, and served as publisher of

both The Racing Times and Daily

Racing Form.

AI am thrilled to learn that Andy

Beyer and Steve Crist have each been

selected to receive the Eclipse Award

of Merit,@ said Charles Hayward,

former president and CEO of both the Daily Racing Form and

New York Racing Association. ABeyer and Crist shared a vision of

the importance of advocating on behalf of the betting public.

Their collective, sustained efforts in this area resulted in policy

changes that have improved the interests of the wagering

customers, which ultimately improves the entire racing

industry.@

Beyer spent the bulk of his journalistic career covering racing

for the Washington Post and became well-known as an advocate

of the horseplayer.

Beyer=s first book on handicapping, APicking Winners,@ in 1975,

explained the basics of handicapping to the novice player, and

became a nationwide bestseller. A significant part of the book

was the introduction and explanation of speed figures as a

breakthrough method in analyzing horses= chances of a top

performance. These figures would go on to spawn a

handicapping industry.

AI am very gratified by it,@ said Beyer upon learning of his

Award. AI really believe that over the last 25 years, our speed

figures have really changed the way the industry looks at horses.

I am proud of what we=ve done and that the industry has

recognized us.@ Cont. p13

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Steve Crist

Summer Place to Be is just one of the 30 retired racehorses that

has already found a home for the Holidays in the month of

December through New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.

To learn more or to support New Vocations' aftercare efforts,

please visit their website.

Kevin Stephens

Beyer, Crist to Receive Eclipse Awards cont.

Crist was the horse racing writer for The New York Times from

1981-1990 and the founding Editor-in-Chief of The Racing Times.

In 1998, Crist was part of a group of

investors that purchased Daily Racing

Form, where he became the editor

and publisher. He was a regular guest

on the New York Racing Association

(NYRA) replay cable programs, hosted

by Harvey Pack, and also joined Pack

in entertaining handicapping seminars

at Siro=s restaurant in Saratoga

Springs, N.Y.

Crist was appointed by New York

Gov. Mario Cuomo as a member of a

state advisory commission on racing

from 1992-1994, where he was the

catalyst for several reforms, the most important of which was

the restructuring of Abreakage@ on straight wagers from 10 to

five cents on the dollar, resulting in millions of dollars returned

to bettors.

AI am genuinely touched and honored by this award, not only

on my own behalf, but also for its recognizing the important role

that journalists, publishers and handicappers play in

Thoroughbred racing,@ Crist said.

NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR:

As part of our ongoing series, Challenges and Solutions, we

asked for feedback from our audience. The first of the replies

appear here:

KEVIN STEPHENS, Stallion Manager, Sequel Stallions, New

York.

What is the most pressing problem that needs to be tackled in

racing, and how would you solve it?

I am a native lifetime Kentucky horseman who now is the

stallion manager at Sequel Stallions in New York. I feel our

biggest problem facing our industry is

trouble filling positions with

experienced staff. Let's face it, the

horse business is not easy work on a

day-to-day basis. Our backbone of our

workforce continues to grow older

and filling the openings they leave

behind is a hard process. Who among

us have not ran ads only to be

bombarded with people who may be

willing, but do not have the experience required. We need

people like these. These are the people we can teach and

educate as they grow into experienced employees. The

downside is that the people who are there to do the teaching

are growing older and sometimes pushed out of the way by the

younger generation. We as a industry need to do all we can to

educate, employ, and retain a younger generation of horseman

while at the same time respecting our experienced help.

What do you think somebody from the outside looking in--

somebody not involved in racing--would say the problem that

most needs solving is?

I believe the biggest problem in our industry from a outsider=s

view would be abandoned and abused horses. As a whole the

industry is very supporting of rehoming and retraining of

Thoroughbreds after their days at the track are over.

Regretfully, a lot of people outside the business see is only what

the media shows them. Stories of abandoned horses pull at all

of our heart strings. One thing about the thoroughbred industry

is that we are fast to rally to a solution and it is usually well

supported by all. Cont. p14

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Challenges and Solutions cont.

JONATHAN STETTIN, Writer and publisher of the weekly racing

column, APast the Wire@.

What is the most pressing problem that needs to be tackled in

racing, and how would you solve it?

The need for a central governing body in our sport is essential.

This ties into many of our other issues and can be the road to

solutions. We need uniformity in rules, and equal enforcement

of them. We need transparency, and we need to prioritize three

core issues: safety and treatment of our horses, while racing and

afterwards; safety of riders, including exercise riders; and the

integrity of our game. This starts with one central organization,

made up not of political appointees, but people from all areas of

our game, including the fans and bettors, and of course actual

horsemen. I always hear the multi-state laws and jurisdictions

prevent this. I don't buy that argument. All other major sports

are played in multiple states, yet they all have one set of rules,

and a commissioner or board and uniformed leadership. We

can't tackle drugs, aftercare of our horses, safety and protection

of our riders if every racetrack and state wants to do it their own

way. I'd install a process of voting a regulatory board with

representatives from all areas of the sport. I'd have the board

vote on a commissioner. There has to be leadership to

accomplish anything.

What do you think somebody from the outside looking in--

somebody not involved in racing--would say the problem that

most needs solving is?

I have to say this is a two-part answer, each of equal

importance. The first thing is the perception of how we treat our

horses. Many people think racing in and of itself is wrong and

cruel to horses. They do not understand the breed's

competitiveness and they are for the most part doing what they

love. We have to change that perception by educating the public

and promoting that horses love to compete as athletes, and that

we take care of them on the track and after they finish racing.

Cheating, and the running of unsound, medicated horses ties

right into this, as it is hard to make my first argument when this

is going on. This is why in part I am anti-raceday medication. If a

horse is not sound enough to race without medical aid, perhaps

they shouldn't be racing. Most people I speak with who are

unfamiliar with the sport assume it is cruel to the horses, and a

large majority of them are drugged. We have to address this to

restore our game to what it was and can be again.

RMTC URGES ADOPTION OF ARCI RULES The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has

urged racing authorities to adopt the Out of Competition Testing

and Multiple Medication Violation rules approved by the

Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) at its

Dec. 9 board meeting in Tucson, Arizona.

The new ARCI regulations go beyond blood doping to regulate

a number of other substances, including a ban of the use of

anabolic steroids in training unless they are prescribed by a

veterinarian. They also include strict reporting requirements for

other substances, such as clenbuterol, that act as anabolic

agents; and a broadly expanded prohibited substance list based

upon the World Anti-Doping Agency=s Prohibited Substance list.

AThe Out of Competition Testing rule is vital for ensuring the

integrity of racing and the health and welfare of our equine

athletes,@ said RMTC Executive Director Dr. Dionne Benson.

AThere are a number of substances that can only be found for a

limited time. Expanding out of competition testing will allow

racing authorities to test for those substances and ultimately

deter their use.@

The Multiple Medication Violation (MMV) system was

designed to be an enhanced penalty system applied above and

beyond the penalty for a single medication violation for trainers

who commit multiple medication-related infractions. The RMTC

helped to revise the MMV penalty system to address issues that

had arisen and concerns expressed by many states where legal

concerns hampered adoption. Highlights of the revision include

increased discretion for stewards in determining the length of a

suspension and an increasing penalty for therapeutic medication

violations occurring within the same year.

Industry organizations and states that have been slow to

support the National Uniform Medication Program have

indicated that these revisions remove a significant obstacle to

full adoption.

AThe RMTC stands ready to assist racing authorities in the

adoption of these regulations,@ said RMTC Chair Alex Waldrop.

AAdoption of these programs along with the National Uniform

Medication Program in its entirety will be chief among the

RMTC=s objectives for 2017.@

9th-TAM, $22.5k, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 4:16 p.m. EDT Trainer Todd Pletcher sends a pair of expensive newcomersfrom his Palm Beach Downs base for this seven-furlong affair.SARAAB (Tapit), the first foal out of GIII Monmouth Oaksheroine Savvy Supreme (Distorted Humor), brought $700,000 asa yearling from Al Shaqab Racing and WinStar Farm at last year=sFTSAUG sale. He was produced by a full-sister to MGISWCommentator (Distorted Humor). Pletcher will also saddle 3-1morning-line favorite Action Everyday (The Factor), a $400,000EASMAY purchase by St. Elias Stable. TJCIS PPs

7th-FG, $43k, OC50k/N1X, 2yo, f, 5:07 p.m. EDT

UNTAPPED (Tapit), a full-sister to champion Untapable, makes

her first attempt versus winners since earning >TDN Rising Star=

honors going two turns at second asking at Keeneland Oct. 26.

The Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred, also a half-sister to GI

Secretariat S. hero and GI Kentucky Derby third Paddy O=Prado

(El Prado {Ire}), is trained by Steve Asmussen. TJCIS PPs

Thursday=s Results:

6th-FG, $40,000, Alw, 12-22, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT,

1:45.61, fm.

REIMBURSE (f, 3, Artie Schiller--Patsy Ann, by Yankee

Gentleman), a starter allowance winner at Gulfstream in July,

could do no better than sixth in a $40,000 seller at Belmont Oct.

6. She entered off a rallying third in a local first-level allowance

Nov. 26. Favored at 2-1 here, she sat a stalking trip in third and

forged clear in the stretch to score by 1 1/4 lengths. Cont. p2

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INDUSTRY INFO6th-FG cont.

Sister Blues (Pioneerof the Nile) was second. Lifetime Record:

12-4-0-2, $88,426.Click for the Equibase.com chart.

O/B-Gabe Grossberg (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.

Wednesday Night=s Results:

8th-DED, $42,000, (S), Alw, 12-21, (NW3L), 3yo/up, f/m, 5f,

:57.63, ft.

TIME SHARE (f, 3, Half Ours--Time for Etbauer {SP, $273,018},

by Etbauer) opened her account with a pair of sharp wins versus

state-breds at Louisiana and Delta, then was a distant runner-up

in the Orleans S. at Delta Nov. 19. Favored at 3-5 to find the

winning thread here, she broke on top and wasn=t for catching.

It was 6 1/4 lengths back to Lady Lutie (Midnight Lute) in

second. Lifetime Record: SP, 4-3-1-0, $78,300. Click for the

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

O-William T. Reed; B-William T. Reed (LA); T-W. Bret Calhoun.

Grayson and Partners Kick Off Kentucky Initiative:

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has launched

the Kentucky Initiative and announced that Hallway Feeds,

Hinkle Farms, the Keeneland Association, and Reynolds Bell

Thoroughbred Services have joined the initiative as founding

partners, supporting it at $10,000 each. The Kentucky Initiative

is dedicated to building on traditional support throughout

Kentucky for research to advance equine health and welfare.

The Kentucky Initiative is based on the model of the Ocala

Initiative, through which the foundation received support to

fund an equine medical research project.

AKentucky is the center of the world for all things equine,@ said

Dell Hancock, chairman of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research

Foundation. AThis initiative is designed to give those in the

equine business additional opportunity to give back to the

horses that give so much.@

Past Grayson-funded research developed vaccines for equine

influenza and viral arteritis, defined Colitis X, and developed the

field of biomechanics in horses. Current priorities include

laminitis, foal pneumonia, and exercise-induced pulmonary

hemorrhaging.

NTRA Moment of the Year Fan Voting Now Open:

Voting for the Eclipse Awards= NTRA Moment of the Year is

now open on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association

(NTRA) website, NTRA.com, and via Twitter, where every

retweet or use of the official hashtag for the moments

presented on the @NTRA account will be counted as one vote.

The NTRA Moment of the Year is the only honor given out

during the Eclipse Awards that is determined entirely by the

public.

Fans can choose from among 14 of the most memorable

events from Thoroughbred racing in 2016. The winning moment

will be revealed during the 46th Annual Eclipse Awards Jan. 21

at Gulfstream Park. To access the poll directly, go to

https://ntramoment.formstack.com/forms/2016ntramoment.

IN HONG KONG:

Sharp Sailor, g, 4, Henrythenavigator--Lady Ilsley (MSP-Fr), by

Trempolino. Happy Valley, 12-22, Hcp. ($159k), 2200mT,

2:16.89. B-London Thoroughbred Services & Derry Meeting

Farm (PA). *1/2 to Lord Admiral (El Prado {Ire}), MGSW-UAE,

GSW & G1SP-Ire, MGSP-US, $1,009,530. **SP-Eng.

***$140,000 Ylg >13 KEESEP; 70,000gns 2yo >14 TATAPR.

VIDEO

IN PANAMA:

Bellamy V, f, 2, Bellamy Road--Brush Strokes, by Bluegrass Cat.

Presidente Remon, 12-18, Clasico Jorge Ameglio, 1400m,

1:27.20. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). *$3,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP.

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ROOKIES

NOTABLE US-BRED RUNNERS IN JAPAN

First-crop starters to watch: Friday, December 23Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

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

ACTS LIKE A KING (Part the Waters), 1/0/0

7-TP, Msw 6 1/2f, Shine On, 20-1

ALGORITHMS (Bernardini), Claiborne Farm, $7.5K, 89/12/1

9-TAM, Msw 7f, +Sir Newton, $15K EAS OCT yrl, 12-1

ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 84/15/2

8-FG, Msw 1 1/16mT, Go Stellaire, $16K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1

7-DED, Msw 5f, Saintly Ballad, $15K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 10-1

9-TAM, Msw 7f, Ptolemy, $19K RNA KEE JAN yrl, 12-1

BODEMEISTER (Empire Maker), WinStar Farm, $30K, 131/15/1

3-PEN, Msw 6f, Bodaciousness, $215K FTK OCT yrl, 5-2

CALEB=S POSSE (Posse), Three Chimneys Farm, $10K, 37/8/1

5-DED, Msw 7f, +Proud to Live Free, $45K FTK OCT yrl, 5-1

DIALED IN (Mineshaft), Darby Dan Farm, $7.5K, 103/19/2

9-TAM, Msw 7f, +Anotador, 20-1

GANDHI (A.P. Indy), 4/0/0

2-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Sterling General, 20-1

GATTOPARDO (Johannesburg), O'Sullivan Farms, $1K, 16/1/1

2-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Via Leone, 5-1

GET STORMY (Stormy Atlantic), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 70/7/0

9-TAM, Msw 7f, Break in the Storm, $2K OBS OPN 2yo, 30-1

HANSEN (Tapit), KOR, $12.5K, 102/18/1

7-TP, Msw 6 1/2f, +The Hans Sum One, $60K KEE SEP yrl, 3-1

JERSEY TOWN (Speightstown), Darby Dan Farm, $10K, 40/1/0

7-DED, Msw 5f, +Lucky Lorretta, $18K KEE JAN yrl, 9-2

MACEDONIAN (Pulpit), 3/0/0

5-DED, Msw 7f, Eyesonthepreacher, 12-1

MACLEAN=S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'N' Dale, $6.5K, 80/19/2

7-FG, Aoc 1m, Wicked Lick, 9-2

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

$7.5K, 50/7/1

5-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Paz the Wine, $45K EAS MAY 2yo, 15-1

OVERDRIVEN (Tale of the Cat), Ocala Stud Farm, $3K, 59/9/0

9-TAM, Msw 7f, +Overdriven Power, $25K OBS OPN 2yo, 12-1

SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 119/17/1

7-TP, Msw 6 1/2f, +Doggie Dawg, $70K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1

7-TP, Msw 6 1/2f, Noshackleshere, $22K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 8-1

3-PEN, Msw 6f, +Shacklefords Lady, $27K OBS OPN 2yo, 6-1

SKIPSHOT (Skip Away), Considine Farm, 15/1/1

5-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Vasilika, 20-1

TAPIZAR (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $15K, 100/15/1

9-TAM, Msw 7f, Stapleton, $70K RNA OBS MAR 2yo, 9-2

THE FACTOR (War Front), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 105/13/2

9-TAM, Msw 7f, +Action Everyday, $400K EAS MAY 2yo, 3-1

UNION RAGS (Dixie Union), Lane's End Farm, $35K, 106/17/3

5-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Union Way, $95K FTF MAR 2yo, 6-1

Second-crop starters to watch: Friday, December 23

Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

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

note: from Jan. 1-Apr. 30 all starters will be listed here. From June 1-Dec. 31, only

offspring that are first-time starters or starting in a stakes race will be listed here.

GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), Castleton Lyons, $20K, 198/48/3

7-TP, Msw 6 1/2f, +Carmelo, $45K RNA KEE NOV wnl, 8-1

PADDY O=PRADO (El Prado {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $15K, 231/72/2

8-FG, Msw 1 1/16mT, +O'Sugar Bear, 8-1

3-PEN, Msw 6f, +Paddy's Chant, 15-1

SIDNEY'S CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), WinStar Farm, $15K, 165/50/1

7-DED, Msw 5f, +Sweet Cyd, $10K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1

2nd-HSN, 12-23, -9,550,000 (US$81k), 2yo, 1200m (8:30p ET Thurs.)

MOZU MEYDAN (Pioneer of the Nile) debuted with a 10th-

place effort behind the impressive Zuar (The Factor) in a 1400m

turf maiden at Chukyo Dec. 4, but can improve with a switch to

the dirt here. A $190,000 Keeneland September yearling bred by

KatieRich Farms, the bay colt is out of Ruthless S. runner-up

Status Pending (Tale of the Cat), herself a half-sister to MSW &

GSO Rock Candy (Mineshaft).

3rd-HSN, 12-24, -9,550,000 (US$81k), 2yo, 1400mT (9:10p ET Fri)

YUJI (War Front) earned a bit of prize money when fifth on his

Dec. 4 debut in an 1800m newcomers= race on the dirt at

Nakayama, but is possessed of a pedigree to take nicely to this

shorter trip and new surface. A $900,000 graduate of the 2015

Keeneland September sale, the dark bay is a son of GSW &

MGISP Satans Quick Chick (Sky Mesa), while second dam

Dancing Devlette (Devil=s Bag) was twice graded placed on the

turf and produced Grade III turf winner Pratella (Jade Hunter).

The latter is the dam of SW & MGSP Angliana (Giant=s

Causeway). Visiting French rider Vincent Cheminaud has the call.

9th-NKY, 12-25, Hopeful S.-G2, -128,430,000 (US$1.09m), 2yo,

2000mT (12:35a ET Sunday)

Koji Maeda of Lani (Tapit) fame paid $165,000 for MELIORA

(Giant=s Causeway) at last year=s Keeneland September sale and

the half-brother to >TDN Rising Star= Cross Traffic (Unbridled=s

Song) launched his career on a positive note with a narrow

debut success going 2000m over the turf at Hanshin Sept. 11.

Meliora=s dual Grade I-winning dam Stop Traffic (Cure the Blues)

is also the dam of MSW Thirteen Arrows (Indian Charlie) and SW

Exodus (Medaglia d=Oro). Among the competition is Globe

Theatre (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), a half-brother to

G1 Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia (Jpn) (Symboli Kris S) and a full-

brother to last year=s Japanese champion 2-year-old colt Leontes

(Jpn). Dam Cesario (Jpn) (Special Week {Jpn}) won the Yushun

Himba and GI American Oaks in 2005. --Alan Carasso

TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 4 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 23, 2016

BREEDERS’ EDITION

WITH ANDY BEYERFrom his writing to his railing against

drug trainers to his speed figures,

which revolutionized handicapping,

Andy Beyer's impact on the sport is

immeasurable. He is semi-retired

now, but he still has plenty to say

about racing. Beyer 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.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

7th-FG, $43,000, 12-22, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.30, ft.

GOTIT TODO (f, 4, Prophet Man--Who Slew Doc, by

Sweetsouthernsaint) Lifetime Record: 22-5-5-0, $95,384.

O/B/T-Mike Crowder (KY).

8th-FG, $40,000, 12-22, (NW1X), 3/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:44.23, fm.

SPECIAL OPS (g, 5, Big Brown--True and True {GSP, $186,854},

by Is It True) Lifetime Record: 18-4-4-1, $165,056. O-GenStar

Thoroughbreds & Ten Strike Racing; B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY);

T-Brad H. Cox. *$140,000 RNA Ylg '12 KEESEP.

1st-PEN, $33,300, (S), 12-21, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f,

1:05.58, gd.

ROYAL SIX SHOOTER (f, 4, Don Six--Royal Partner, by Partner's

Hero) Lifetime Record: 30-4-2-6, $102,762. O/T-Chuck Spina;

B-Greenfields Farm (PA). *$10,000 Ylg '13 EASSEP; $25,000 2yo

'14 OBSOPN.

7th-HAW, $29,104, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($30,000), 12-22,

3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:17.40, ft.

GO LADY JAY (f, 3, Run Away and Hide--Military Mama, by

Include) Lifetime Record: SW, 13-5-0-3, $111,663. O-John

Truscott; B-John Truscott Racing & Run Away And Hide

Syndicate (IL); T-Bradlee Rainwater.

6th-HAW, $27,324, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 12-22, 2yo, f,

6f, 1:12.10, ft.

JOLEE (f, 2, Lemon Drop Kid--Summer Mis {GSW, $542,662}, by

Summer Squall) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $32,388. O/B-Richard

Otto Stables Inc (IL); T-Anthony Mitchell. *1/2 to Summer=s

Empire (Empire Maker), SW, $191,237.

" " "

8th-HAW, $25,668, 12-22, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.65,

ft.

EMPIRESTRIKESAGAIN (g, 5, Empire Maker--Summer Mis

{GSW, $542,662}, by Summer Squall) Lifetime Record: 21-4-5-0,

$108,851. O/B-Richard Otto Stables, Inc. (IL); T-Anthony

Mitchell. *Full to Summer=s Empire, SW, $191,237.

6th-CT, $24,500, 12-21, (NW3LX), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:25.73, ft.

ELLIE'S LIL MAN (g, 3, Windsor Castle--Ellie Martin, by

Olmodavor) Lifetime Record: SP, 11-6-2-1, $99,793. O-Taylor

Mountain Farm LLC; B/T-James W. Casey (WV).

8th-TP, $20,353, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 12-21, 2yo, 6f

(AWT), 1:10.63, ft.

EN HANSE (c, 2, Hansen--Izzy Izzy, by Mizzen Mast) Lifetime

Record: 5-2-0-1, $34,957. O-Kendall E. Hansen & Bode Miller;

B-Kendall E. Hansen, M.D. Racing, LLC (KY); T-Michael J. Maker.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Tiuna, f, 2, Astrology--Bluffing, by Pine Bluff. GP, 12-22, (C), 5fT,

:56.99. B-TCR Ranch (KY). *$9,000 RNA Wlg '14 KEENOV;

$35,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG. **15th winner for freshman sire (by

A.P. Indy).

Firelight, f, 3, Congrats--Fireman's Ball, by Hennessy. PEN,

12-21, 6f, 1:11.83. B-Diamond A Racing Corp. (KY). *$40,000

Ylg '14 KEESEP. **1/2 to Pamona Ball (Pleasantly Perfect), SW

& GSP, $185,640.

Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw

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FRIDAY, 23 DECEMBER, 2016

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYJUDDMONTE SECURES PEGASUS BERTHPrince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, owner of

GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song), has

purchased Coolmore’s entry for the $12-million GI Pegasus

World Cup. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America.

Grand National Hall of Fame legends (back row) Jenny Pitman, Ginger

McCain and Sir Peter O=Sullevan and (front row) Tommy Carberry and

John Buckingham gathered for this 2010 photo

Racing Post photo

GRAND NATIONAL WINNERJOHN BUCKINGHAM DIES

John Buckingham, rider of 1967 Aintree Grand National winner

Foinavon has died aged 76. Buckingham steered Foinavon to

one of the most eventful Grand National victories as the 100-1

shot managed to avoid a huge melee of horses at the fence after

Bechers Brook caused by the refusal of a loose horse.

Buckingham, who was well adrift at the time, safely weaved a

path through the confusion and was left with an unassailable

lead of up to a furlong as some of the other runners negotiated

their way back into the race. The obstacle where the carnage

ensued was later named the Foinavon fence. Upon retiring from

the saddle Buckingham became a jockey=s valet, a job he

undertook for thirty years until retiring in 2001. Paying tribute,

trainer Brendan Powell, who also rode a Grand National winner

tweeted, ASad to hear of the passing of John Buckingham.

Looked after me from my first ride to my last. A father figure to

us all. A gentleman. RIP.@

HEFTY BAN FOR MCDONALD Having left such a lasting impression when riding in Britain

earlier this year jockey James McDonald now faces the prospect

of eighteen months on the sidelines having been found guilty of

placing a A$1,000 bet on Astern (Aus) (Medaglia=d=Oro) when

the Godolphin colt made a winning debut under the jockey at

Randwick just over a year ago. McDonald was handed out the

ban by Racing NSW Stewards on Thursday after evidence

revealed that McDonald profited to the tune of A$4,000 from

the bet that had been placed by Anthony Gardiner. McDonald

had landed the coveted role as first jockey to Godolphin in

Australia back in March 2015 but his employers not surprisingly

have ended their current arrangement with the 24-year-old

New Zealand born rider. In a statement over the ban Sheikh

Mohammed and his team outlined their position.

Cont. p4

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The Year In Pictures: The talented Ribchester (Iffraaj) in full flight for Richard Fahey | racingfotos.com

SUCCESSFUL START FOR CROWLEY Britain=s Champion Jockey Jim Crowley got his new partnership

with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum off to the perfect start when

winning on Naseem (Ire) (Sea

The Stars {Ire}) at Chelmsford

on Thursday, his first ride for

his new boss. "A lovely start,@

said Crowley. AWhen I saw

the draw, 16 of 16, I thought

we might be in a bit of

trouble, but the horse broke

very fast and I was able to get

into a nice rhythm. He was

dropping back to a mile from a mile and a quarter and he stayed

that trip very well,@ Crowley added of the John Gosden trained

2-year-old who was a 450,000gns foal purchase at Tattersalls in

2014.

Looking ahead to his New Year schedule Crowley continued, AI

leave for Dubai on January 2. Over the winter I'll try to do as

much homework as I can and try to find out which horses I want

to be on." Richard Hills, racing manager to Sheikh Hamdan,

added, "It's a nice winner on the first day. It shows you've got a

bit of luck on your side. I'm going over to Dubai with Jim. I'll

introduce him to all the trainers and to Sheikh Hamdan and

show him the ropes."

Jim Crowley | Racing Post

Gary King: V.P. International Operations

Kelsey Riley: International Editor

Emma Berry: European Editor

Alan Carasso: Contributing Editor

Heather Anderson: Contributing Editor

Daithi Harvey: Irish Correspondent

Sean Cronin & Tom Frary: Newmarket Bureau

Regular Columnists: Bill Oppenheim, Andrew Caulfield,

John Berry, Chris McGrath, Kevin Blake

www.thetdn.com

TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 6 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 23 DECEMBER, 2016

EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS

FINES FOR PALMER, ROHAUT Hugo Palmer has been handed a ,1,000 fine by the BHA after

a member of his racing staff was found with non-permitted

substances in the stable-yard at Ascot on QIPCO British

Champions Day in October.

Palmer=s runners on the day

Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy

{Ire}) and Architecture (Ire)

(Zoffany {Ire}) were both

allowed to run having tested

clear of any prohibited

substances. Palmer=s staff

member was found in

possession of electrolytes and the prescription antibiotic

Trimediazine Plain. Also reprimanded for a similar offence on

the same day was French trainer Francois Rohaut who was fined

,750 for one of his team being in possession of electrolytes and

Ekygard Flash, a nutritional support for horses with gastric

problems. The remedies were intended for Signs Of Blessing

(Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) to be administered on his return

journey to France.

Thursday=s Results:

1st-CHD, ,19,000, Mdn, 12-22, 2yo, 8f (AWT), 1:38.11, stn.

NASEEM (IRE) (g, 2, Sea the Stars {Ire}--Chiosina {Ire}, by

Danehill Dancer {Ire}), a Dec. 5 debut third tackling 10 furlongs

at Lingfield last time, was well away from the 16 gate and cut

across to race on the front after the initial strides of this one.

Sent to the front on the home bend, the 5-1 chance was soon

clear and kept on strongly under continued rousting to prevail

by five lengths from Auberge du Lac (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}).

The 450,000gns TATFOA foal is kin to MGSP Listed Prix de la

Californie and Listed Prix de la Cochere victress Mixed Intention

(Ire) (Elusive City),a yearling colt by Shamardal and a colt foal by

Sea the Stars (Ire). Their dam is an unraced half-sister to stakes-

winning G2 Prix de Sandringham and G3 Premio Regina Elena-

Italian 1000 Guineas placegetter Aria di Festa (Ire) (Orpen) and

hails from a family which includes G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches

and G1 Prix de la Foret heroine Danseuse du Soir (Ire) (Thatching

{Ire}) and G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Circus Dance (GB)

(Sadler=s Wells). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $15,794. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Oghill House Stud

(IRE); T-John Gosden.

4th-CHD, ,45,000, Cond, 12-22, 3yo/up, 7f (AWT), 1:24.94, stn.

REALIZE (GB) (g, 6, Zafeen {Fr}--Relkida {GB}, by Bertolini)

Lifetime Record: SP-Eng, 38-11-4-8, $232,746. O-JKB Racing;

B-M J Watson (GB); T-Stuart Williams. *52,000gns 5yo >15

TATHIT.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Juan Horsepower (GB), g, 2, Foxwedge (Aus)--Elysee (Ire), by

Fantastic Light. WOL, 12-22, 5f 20y (AWT), 1:01.42. B-Max

Weston (GB). *32,000gns Wlg >14 TATFOA; ,50,000 Ylg >15

DNPRM. **21st winner for freshman sire (by Fastnet Rock

{Aus}).

Vogueatti, f, 3, Arch--Not Here (SP-US), by Gone West. CHD,

12-22, 10f (AWT), 2:08.09. B-Haymarket Farm LLC (KY).

*$185,000 Wlg >13 KEENOV; $190,000 RNA Ylg >14 KEESEP;

i80,000 2yo >15 ARMAY.

Song of Shadows (GB), g, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Lyrique (Ire),

by Iffraaj (GB). WOL, 12-22, 5f 216y (AWT), 1:14.02. B-Darley

(GB). *,9,000 3yo >16 TATASS.

Thursday=s Results:

5th-MRV, i15,000, Cond, 12-22, 3yo, 10f (AWT), 2:08.47, stn.

ELLERMAN (IRE) (c, 3, Zoffany {Ire}--Misscomplacent {GB}, by

Compton {GB}) Lifetime Record: 10-2-1-1, i22,600. O-Serge

Tardy; B-Ecurie du Grand Chene (IRE); T-Patrick Khozian.

*i35,000 Ylg >14 AROCT.

IN SOUTH AFRICA:

Cape Fling (Ire), g, 4, High Chaparral (Ire)--Miss Khaya (Ire), by

Danehill Dancer (Ire). Kenilworth, 12-20, Hcp., 1600mT,

1:42.24. O-Khaya Stables (Pty) Ltd; B-Lady Laidlaw of

Rothiemay; T-Dean Kannemeyer.

Hugo Palmer | Racing Post

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Over the next week the team of Editors of

TDN Europe/International will look back on 2016 and pick their

most memorable racing moment of the year.

We begin with International Editor, Kelsey Riley

WINX, G1 DONCASTER MILE, AUSTRALIA Anyone who has

experienced racing in

Australia knows that Down

Under, they embrace their

stars like perhaps nowhere

else. I was fortunate

enough to be living and

working in Australia at the

height of Black Caviar=s

career, and thus when the

bay filly Winx (Aus) (Street

Cry {Ire}) began to shape as a potential superstar in the same ilk

last year, I began to take notice. A near five-length romp

cemented Winx=s status as a world-class racehorse last October,

and as her win streak continued through the Australian autumn

earlier this year, my anticipation began to build about the

possibility of getting to witness a Winx win in person at The

Championships in April. Sure enough, Winx was signed on for

the G1 Doncaster Mile on the first day of the meeting, and I too

was signed on for an assignment at the races and the Easter

sales.

An absolute travel nightmare ensued (for the reporter, Winx=s

preparations thankfully were said to be smooth), and I landed in

Sydney a day late, on the morning of the race, luggage-less.

Now, anyone who has experienced racing in Australia will also

know it is under no circumstances acceptable to attend a

metropolitan meeting anything less than totally decked out, and

here I was in the same clothes I=d been wearing for two days,

through three airports, with not even a hairbrush. So I

desperately ran around Sydney and, in the space of about two

hours, bought myself an entire new outfit--and dashed into a

couple of salons--so I could be seen fit to get into the races. I

was sure glad I did; Winx won the race with her now trademark

authority, her ninth straight win, and nearly brought down the

Royal Randwick grandstand (video). She has now extended her

streak to 13, with most recently a scarcely believable eight-

length defense of the Cox Plate, and I have hopes of seeing the

great mare back at The Championships in 2017 in the G1 Queen

Elizabeth S. Hopefully without all the pre-race drama.

McDonald Banned cont. from p1

In a statement over the ban Sheikh Mohammed and his team

outlined their position by saying, AGodolphin agrees that there

must be zero tolerance of any breaches of the prohibition on

betting by a jockey.

Godolphin has advised James

McDonald that, as he is

disqualified, he will be

released from his current

contract with immediate

effect. This decision has been

accepted by James. We will

continue to support him

throughout his suspension.

His long term future with Godolphin will be reviewed in due

course by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed.@

Speaking to Racing.com McDonald himself commented on his

current situation and his plans to seek leniency over the verdict.

"I made an error of judgement betting on Astern when I rode it

and broke a rule of racing. I accept full responsibility for that.

But I am extremely disappointed with the penalty and I will be

appealing. I will be back riding, and hopefully sooner than later.

It is not appropriate that I say anything else until the appeal is

over."

SHADWELL FILLY ON COURSE FOR CLASSIC Madeenaty (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus},) a A$775,000

yearling purchase at Magic Millions in January continued her

progression with a smart display

in the A$200,000 Wyong Magic

Millions 2YO on Thursday. The

Shadwell Australasia owned filly

is now firmly on target for the

A$2-million Jeep Magic Millions

2YO Classic next month following

her narrow win over Single

Bullet (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt

{Aus}). Madeenaty is trained by the Hayes/Dabernig partnership

at Lindsay Park in Victoria and co-trainer Ben Hayes told Racing

And Sports after the race, AWe=ll take her home to Lindsay Park

where we can keep a close eye on her. Cont. p5

Winx winning the 2016

Cox Plate | Bronwen Healy

James McDonald | Racing Post

Madeenaty | Racing And Sports

TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 6 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 23 DECEMBER, 2016

Star Turn | vinery.com.au

John Messara | Bronwen Healy

Shadwell Filly On Course for Classic cont.

Hayes continued, AWe=ll give her all her work at home before

we fly her to the Gold Coast on the Monday before the race.

We've always had an opinion of her. She's got great gate speed

and that's a good asset for a two-year-old." Madeenaty is now

two wins from three starts having opened her account in a

Listed race on her debut at Flemington in October before

running third in the G3 Ottawa S. at the same course Nov. 1.

STAR TURN TO STAND AT VINERYby Alan Carasso

Star Turn (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}--Golden Delicious {Aus}, by

Made of Gold), a dual winner at Group level this season and a

latest third after setting the pace in the G1 Coolmore Stud S. at

Flemington Oct. 29, will stand at Vinery Stud upon completion of

his racing career. A deal was struck earlier this week with owner

Alan Bell, who will remain in the ownership group.

Consigned by Widden Stud to the 2015 Magic Millions Gold

Coast Yearling Sale, Star Turn was purchased for A$400,000 and

turned over to the

training triumvirate of

Team Hawkes. A maiden

winner at second asking,

the flashy chestnut colt

was runner-up to Flying

Artie (Aus) (Artie

Schiller) in the G3 Blue

Diamond Prelude S.

(C&G) and was beaten

just 3 1/2 lengths behind

Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) in the G1 Golden Slipper

S. Spelled thereafter, Star Turn returned to win Rosehill=s G3 San

Domenico S. first-up and added a dominating victory in the G2

Schillaci S. at Caulfield two starts later. He was defeated by less

than 1 1/2 lengths by Flying Artie and favored Astern (Aus)

(Medaglia d=Oro) in the Coolmore.

AWe=re delighted to have secured Star Turn as a future stallion

for Vinery Stud and especially to be involved with his ongoing

racing,@ Vinery's General Manager Peter Orton said. AWe=ve

been tracking Star Turn since he was an early 2-year-old and he

was the colt we rated of the current crop to stand at Vinery. He

has pedigree, performance and physique, all essential qualities

we look for in a stallion, to add to the success of our

broodmares and the future of the farm.@

Added Team Hawkes=s John Hawkes: AStar Turn is a brilliant

athlete capable of superb on-pace speed,@ John Hawkes said this

week. ANatural development and progression would suggest

he=s in for an exciting campaign ahead.@

Star Turn is the most successful produce for his dam, a Group

3 winner in Western Australia as late as her 6-year-old season in

2004. Golden Delicious, who passed away in 2015, is

represented by Star Turn=s 2-year-old full-sister Shufoog (Aus),

who fetched A$300,000 from Shadwell Australasia at last year=s

Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

MESSARA RESIGNS FROM RA John Messara, the chairman of Racing Australia, has resigned

from that body=s Board effective Jan. 1, 2017, the same date his

resignation from the board of Racing New South Wales takes

affect.

AThe last few years have constituted a period of significant

change in the structure of Racing Australia. It has been a time of

reform and

modernization of the

Australian

Thoroughbred Industry. I

feel privileged to have

served with an

exceptional Racing

Australia Board, CEO and

staff in achieving many

improvements for our

industry. I leave Racing

Australia imbued with confidence that the progress achieved

over the last few years will continue unabated.@ Mr Messara

said.

Frances Nelson, Deputy Chairman of the Racing Australia

Board, paid tribute to Mr Messara saying that he had been a

force for change.

AJohn has been intimately involved in bringing about most

significant administrative, integrity and animal welfare reforms

in recent history. John has made a lasting contribution and I

speak for all Directors when I say we will miss him for his

leadership, vision and dedication to racing and breeding.@

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AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan

HOPEFUL S.-G2, ¥128,430,000 (£887,528/i1,043,750/US$1,092,793),2yo, 2000mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Dear Shooter (Jpn) Samurai Heart (Jpn) Ono Takagi2 Rey de Oro (Jpn) King Kamehameha (Jpn) Lemaire Fujisawa3 Endgame (Jpn) King’s Best Tosaki Yasuda4 Admire Winner (Jpn) Workforce (GB) Demuro Sugai5 Sungrazer (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Take Asami6 Globe Theatre (Jpn) King Kamehameha (Jpn) Fukunaga Sumii7 Bill’s Treasure (Jpn) Danon Chantilly (Jpn) Tanaka Tanaka8 Nishino Apple Pie (Jpn) Reach the Crown (Jpn) Uchida Nakadate9 Choix Droit (Jpn) Manhattan Café (Jpn) Barzalona Shikato10 Misdirection (Jpn) Miscast (Jpn) Hamanaka Kato11 Meiner Sphene (Jpn) Stay Gold (Jpn) Cheminaud Tezuka12 Meliora K Giant’s Causeway Ebina Nakatake13 Best Resort (Jpn) Harbinger (GB) Kitamura Kimura14 Cosmos (Jpn) Furioso (Jpn) Shibata KawazuAll carry 121 pounds, bar Bill’s Treasure, 119.

Monday, Ellerslie, New Zealand

ZABEEL CLASSIC-G1, NZ$200,000 (£112,312/i132,124/A$191,342/US$138,201), 3yo/up, 2000mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Volkstok’n’barrell (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Cameon Lgn/Gbs 1302 Girl of My Dreams (NZ) Gold Centre (Aus) Spratt Tiley 1263 Hasselhoof (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Bosson Lgn/Gbs 1304 Abidewithme (NZ) Redoute’s Chce (Aus) McNab Atdrge/Rchrds 1265 Stylish Attack (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Lammas Hughes 1266 Saint Emilion (NZ) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Johnson Brk/Frsmn 1307 Consensus (NZ) Postponed Collett McKee 1268 Bel Sorriso (NZ) Keeper (Aus) Parkes Searle 1269 Perfect Start (NZ) Perfectly Ready (Aus) DuPlessis Hillis 12610 Promise to Reign (Aus) Manhattan Rain (Aus) Innes Murdochs 12511 Lady Le Fay (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Colgan Pike 12612 Authentic Paddy (NZ) Howbaddouwantit Riddell Latta 13013 Sound Proposition (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Coleman O’Svn/Sct 13014 Coldplay (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Scr Scr Scr

IN HONG KONG:

Country Melody (Aus), g, 5, Written Tycoon (Aus)--Chimerique

(Aus), by Choisir (Aus). Happy Valley, 12-22, Hcp. (A$312k),

1200mT, 1:09.51. B-D Dixon, Iskander Racing Syndicate Pty

Ltd, NSW (NSW). *A$40,000 Ylg >13 INGMEL. VIDEO

IN SOUTH AFRICA:

Whisky Baron (Aus), g, 4, Manhattan Rain (Aus)--Tazkara (Fr),

by Sinndar (Ire). Kenilworth, 12-20, Allowance Plate, 1800mT,

1:54.19. O-C & R Kieswetter; B-Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd

(NSW); T-Brett Crawford. *MGSP-SAf. **A$50,000 Ylg >14

INGEAS.