FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Hoppertunity (outside) and Effinex in the Jockey Club Gold Cup

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Nuovo Record | Benoit Photo

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LAST TWO WINNERS BACK FOR CLARK

by Brian DiDonato

Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) and Effinex (Mineshaft),

the 2014 and 2015 winners of Churchill=s GI Clark H.,

respectively, square off Friday in a renewal of the race that

features just about everybody you=d want to see from this

division barring the two superstars that stand firmly atop it.

Hoppertunity shipped into Effinex=s back yard for the Oct. 8

GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, and employed his typical grinding style

to wear down that foe--who he finished second to in the >15

Clark--by a half-length. He came up a neck short of a distant

third in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic Nov. 5, and will look to

break trainer Bob Baffert out of a three-way tie for most Clark

trophies at three.

Effinex, a somewhat surprising second in last year=s Classic

behind American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), earned a first

Grade I here 12 months ago and seemed poised for a solid 2016,

but has been sort of hit or miss this term despite victories in the

GII Oaklawn H. in April and GII Suburban H. in July. He finished

seventh, beaten 24 lengths, in the Classic last time.

Effinex will be joined in the starting gate by fellow Jimmy

Jerkens trainee Shaman Ghost (Ghostzapper), who was a day-of

scratch from the Breeders= Cup Classic after spiking a fever. Cont. p3

JAPANESE MARE SHOWS UP SECOND TIME U.S. She might not have made any impact when 11th in the GIBreeders= Cup F/M Turf at Santa Anita earlier this month, butaccomplished Japanese raider Nuovo Record (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry{Jpn}) parlayed a ground-savingjourney into a 5-1 upset offellow import Arles (Fr)(Monsun {Ger}) in Del Mar=sGIII Red Carpet H. Thursday.AToday, she ran as well as shehad in Japan and we are so gladthat she could make it happenthe same way in the U.S.,@ saidtrainer Makoto Saito through atranslator. AOutside the Breeders= Cup she has always run well.This time some horses went to the front so she could stalk andthe race went as I was thinking it would. I think we will haveeven bigger expectations for her next year and we would like tocome back to Del Mar for the Breeders= Cup.@ Cont. p6

Friday, November 25, 2016

QE II RUNNERS RETURN IN MRS. REVERE 4The close second and third-place finishers from last month’sGI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup headline a deep and contentious renewal of Churchill’s GII Mrs. Revere S. Friday.

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Before he won back-to-back Horse of the Year titles in 2012 and 2013 thanks to his

exploits on the grass, Morton Fink’s Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) earned a first victory

at the highest level in the 2011 Clark H. on the Churchill main track. | Horsephotos

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CLARK H. PRESENTED BY NORTONHEALTHCARE-GI, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mPP. Horse Sire

1. Gun Runner Candy Ride (Arg)

2. Effinex Mineshaft

3. Are You Kidding Me Run Away & Hide

4. Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper

5. Hawaakom Jazil

6. Noble Bird Birdstone

7. Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky

8. Mr. Z K Malibu Moon

9. Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday

10. Prayer for Relief K Jump Start

(see Graded Stakes Entries)

Clark H. cont. from p1

The 2015 Queen=s Plate winner has had a productive year

since transferring from the Brian Lynch barn. He aired in

Belmont=s 12-panel GII Brooklyn Invitational S. June 11, but

settled for fifth in

the Suburban after

traveling on a dead

rail for much of that

affair. Brought back

in Saratoga=s GI

Woodward S. Sept.

3, he out-kicked a

group that included

a curiously ridden

MGISW Frosted

(Tapit) and fellow

Canadian Classic

winner and GSW

Breaking Lucky

(Lookin At Lucky) to score in a blanket finish.

Noble Bird (Birdstone) is another who occasionally turns in a

head scratcher, but who is awful tough to beat when he=s on his

game. Last year=s local GI Stephen Foster H. hero snapped a

four-race winless streak when crushing a weak field in the GIII

Pimlico Special H. May 20, but he failed to fire behind Frosted in

either the GI Metropolitan H. or GI Whitney H. in New York over

the summer. Back under the Twin Spires for the Oct. 1 Lukas

Classic S., the John Oxley colorbearer controlled things up front

to defeat Hawaakom (Jazil) by daylight. He dominated in gate-

to-wire fashion in Keeneland=s GII Fayette S. Oct. 29, and is the

one they=ll have to reel in again Friday.

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimeys Farm=s ultra-

consistent Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) looks to complete a

season in which he=s hit the board in seven of eight tries while

earning more $1.676 million. A debut winner here at two, the

bay kicked off his sophomore season with back-to-back victories

in the GII Risen Star S. and GII Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.

Third in the GI Kentucky Derby, he took a step down in class and

stayed at Churchill to cruise in the June 18 GIII Matt Winn S. The

chestnut was third in the GI Travers S. Aug. 27, runner-up in the

GII Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 24 and settled for second after

striking the front and seeming to be on his way to victory in the

GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile Nov. 4.

http://www.threechimneys.com/horses/will-take-charge.html

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Harmonize (outside) &

Hawksmoor (inside)

Keeneland/Coady

MRS. REVERE S.-GII, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mTPP. Horse Sire

1. Dear Elaine Broken Vow

2. Noble Beauty Kitten's Joy

3. Caren Society's Chairman

4. Celestial Insight Scat Daddy

5. Mo Knows K Uncle Mo

6. Linda Scat Daddy

7. Sweet Tapper K Tapit

8. Harmonize K Scat Daddy

9. Cross Country K Divine Park

10. Ready for Chianti More Than Ready

11. Hawksmoor (Ire) Azamour (Ire)

12. Strive Congrats

13. Shelbysmile K Smart Strike

14. Fitpitcher Kitten's Joy

Also Eligible:

15. Nobody's Fault K Blame

(see Graded Stakes Entries)

QE II RUNNERS RETURN IN MRS. REVEREby Brian DiDonato

Harmonize (Scat Daddy) and Hawksmoor (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}),

second and third respectively in a tight finish with Time and

Motion (Tapit) in Keeneland=s GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge

Cup S. Oct. 15, lead a deep field for Friday=s GII Mrs. Revere S. at

Churchill Downs. A Grade III winner at two, Harmonize opened

her sophomore season with a

stakes win at Gulfstream

before blowing the break and

running on for third behind

Catch a Glimpse (City Zip) in

the course-and-distance

GIII Edgewood S.

May 6. Second as the favorite

behind Time and Motion in

Belmont=s Wonder Again S.

June 5, she could only

manage fifth in the GI Belmont Oaks July 9, but shipped out

West away from the strongest members of her division to annex

the Aug. 20 GI Del Mar Oaks. Last early in the Oct. 15 QE II, she

flew home to fall a head short at 10-1 while out-nosing

Hawksmoor. The well-traveled Hawksmoor was in Deauville=s

G1 Prix Saint-Alary in May before annexing the G2 German 1000

Guineas in June. She was third by a half-length in the July 17

G2 Kilboy Estate S. at

The Curragh, and

attended a solid

enough pace in the

QE II before pulling

clear at the top of

the lane, only to be

reeled in in the dying

strides. The Lael

Stables colorbearer

makes her first start

since being

transferred from

Hugo Palmer to

Arnaud Delacour.

Front-running

Ontario-bred Caren

(Society=s Chairman)

seeks her fifth-

straight victory, but

first outside of

Woodbine. She annexed the Bison City S. on Tapeta July 10, and

added the grassy Wonder Where S. Aug. 7. Cont. p5

GRADED STAKES ENTRIES

Friday, Churchill Downs, post time: 5:56 p.m. ESTCLARK H. PRESENTED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML1 Gun Runner Candy Ride (Arg) Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm Asmussen Geroux 4-12 Effinex Mineshaft Tri-Bone Stables Jerkens Alvarado 4-13 Are You Kidding Me Run Away and Hide Michael Riordan, Ronald K. Kirk & John C. Bates Attfield Garcia 15-14 Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper Stronach Stable Jerkens Castellano 8-15 Hawaakom Jazil Stephan H. Smoot & Wesley E. Hawley Hawley Mena 20-16 Noble Bird Birdstone John C. Oxley Casse Leparoux 7-27 Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky Gunpowder Farms, LLC Baker Contreras 8-18 Mr. Z K Malibu Moon Calumet Farm Lukas Santana, Jr. 30-19 Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday Mike Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman Baffert Velazquez 5-210 Prayer for Relief K Jump Start Zayat Stables, LLC Romans Albarado 30-1Breeders: 1-Besilu Stables, LLC, 2-Dr. Russell S. Cohen, 3-John Bates, Ron Kirk, Greg McDonald &Riordan, Shaw & Sones, 4-Adena Springs, 5-ShadwellFarm, LLC, 6-Jack Swain, 7-Christine Hayden, 8-Richard D. Maynard, 9-Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt, 10-G. R. Aschinger.

Friday, Del Mar, post time: 6:00 p.m. ESTHOLLYWOOD TURF CUP S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML1 Ralis Square Eddie Reddam Racing, LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 6-12 Royal Albert Hall (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Head of Plains Partners LLC, Keh or Knight, Et Al O'Neill Desormeaux 6-13 Flamboyant (Fr) Peer Gynt (Jpn) Bienstock or Winner Gallagher Smith 3-14 Texas Ryano Curlin Warren B. Williamson Gaines Talamo 5-25 Quick Casablanca (Chi) Until Sundown Pablo Gomez McAnally Baze 12-16 Power Foot Powerscourt (GB) Stepaside Farms, LLC Drysdale Van Dyke 20-17 Ashleyluvssugar Game Plan S. Alesia, Bran Jam Stable or Ciaglia Racing, LLC Eurton Stevens 9-5Breeders: 1-Reddam Racing LLC, 2-Old Mill Stud & S. Williams & J. Parry, 3-SNC Regnier & San Gabriel Inv. Inc., 4-Williamson Racing, LLC, 5-HarasMatancilla, 6-Schow Family Trust, 7-Estate of Alesia, BranJam Stables &Ciaglia Racing, LLC

Friday, Churchill Downs, post time: 5:27 p.m. ESTMRS. REVERE S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML1 Dear Elaine Broken Vow Richard & Bertram Klein LoPresti Leparoux 15-12 Noble Beauty Kitten's Joy Great Point Stables, LLC Brown Albarado 12-13 Caren Society's Chairman Robert Marzilli De Paulo Campbell 10-14 Celestial Insight Scat Daddy The Elkstone Group, LLC Ward Santana, Jr. 30-15 Mo Knows K Uncle Mo Kent Spellman & Wes Welker Ward Velazquez 15-16 Linda Scat Daddy Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC Wilkes Hernandez, Jr. 12-17 Sweet Tapper K Tapit Winchester Place Thoroughbreds, LLC Wilkes Landeros 20-18 Harmonize K Scat Daddy Larkin Armstrong Mott Alvarado 2-19 Cross Country K Divine Park On Cloud Nine, III, LLC Anderson Kennedy 30-110 Ready for Chianti More Than Ready Charles E. Fipke Stewart Rocco, Jr. 20-111 Hawksmoor (Ire) Azamour (Ire) Lael Stables Delacour Geroux 5-212 Strive Congrats Ben Hughes Trust #1 and Dean Hughes Von Hemel Quinonez 30-113 Shelbysmile K Smart Strike Qatar Racing, JBL Thoroughbreds LLC & Crystal Lane Racing Walsh Castellano 10-114 Fitpitcher Kitten's Joy Calumet Farm Fernandez Borel 50-1Also Eligible:15 Nobody's Fault K Blame Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Geroux 30-1Breeders: 1-Bertram W. Klein, 2-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 3-James A. Everatt, Janeane A. Everatt & J. Arika Everatt - Meeuse, 4-CalumetFarm, 5-T/C Stable, LLC, 6-Janis R. Whitham, 7-Courtlandt Farm, 8-Jack Swain III, 9-Gunpowder Farms LLC, 10-Charles Fipke, 11-Tenuta Genzianella,12-Scott C. Heider & John B. Conway, 13-Rhinestone Bloodstock, 14-Calumet Farm, 15-Lothenbach Stables Inc.

Friday, Woodbine, post time: 4:46 p.m. EST

KENNEDY ROAD S.-GII, C$200,000, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT)

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Puntrooskie In Summation Michael Lay, Mike Loughry & D- Mac Racing Stable, Inc. MacRae Da Silva 3-1

2 Pink Lloyd Old Forester Entourage Stable Tiller Husbands 9-2

3 Commute K Hold Me Back Gabe Grossberg & Sagamore Farm Casse Boulanger 10-1

4 Stacked Deck First Samurai Bruce Lunsford Minshall Hernandez 2-1

5 Jacks Escarpment Old Forester John K. Caulfield Gonzalez Wilson 12-1

6 Passion for Action Speightstown Benjamin Hutzel De Paulo Contreras 6-1

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Jimenez & Lady Fog Horn

Coady Photography

TDN Podcast with Karl Broberg - For the past three years, no

trainer in America has won more races than Karl Broberg. He

has been described as `the most driven man in horse racing'

with an insatiable appetite for success. But Broberg's 2016 took

a tragic turn when his wife Samantha was declared lost at sea

after falling overboard from a cruise ship in May. This week,

Broberg talks about putting his life back together and raising his

four children after the tragedy. Click here to listen.

Mrs. Revere S. cont.

A nose winner of the GIII Ontario Colleen S. Sept. 24, she mostrecently annexed the restricted Carotene S. over nine furlongsof Agood@ ground. Lightly raced up-and-comer Shelbysmile(Smart Strike) also enters off a win in Etobicoke. A 4 1/2-lengthIndiana allowance scorer Oct. 12, she belied 8-1 odds to get uplate in between horses in Woodbine=s Nov. 5 River Memories S.

Thursday, Churchill DownsFALLS CITY H.-GII, $200,000, CD, 11-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m,1:50.85, ft.1--@LADY FOG HORN, 117, f, 4, by Zavata

1st Dam: Titia (SP, $256,217), by Northern Spur (Ire)2nd Dam: Streisand, by Stop the Music3rd Dam: Kendra Road, by Kennedy Road

O/B-The Elkstone Group LLC (IN); T-Anthony J. Granitz; J-Albin Jimenez. $116,560. Lifetime Record: 22-13-3-2, $764,553. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.2--Streamline, 117, f, 4, Straight Line--Love Handles, by Sahm. O-Nancy A. Vanier & Cartwright Thoroughbreds V LLC; B-Nancy Vanier (IL); T-Brian Williamson. $37,600. 3--Walkabout, 116, f, 3, Stroll--Arlucea, by Broad Brush. O-Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Janis R. Whitham (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes. $18,800. Margins: 1HF, HF, HD. Odds: 6.00, 4.80, 23.00.Also Ran: She Mabee Wild, Romantic Vision, Crooked Stick,Alotta Skirt, No Fault of Mine, Sweetgrass, Include Betty, GoMaggie Go. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPsor the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO,sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The in-form Lady Fog Horn annexed a state-bred allowance onthe Indiana sod Aug. 4, and added the restricted FlorenceHenderson S. there Sept. 7. Beaten a head by She Mabee Wild(Mr. Mabee) over that main track Oct. 5, she turned the tableson that rival 24 days later when annexing the Frances Slocum S.by daylight. Backed down significantly off a 15-1 morning line,the homebred broke alertly and tucked along the rail while a bitkeen from the pocket. Biding her time for a seam after six panelsin 1:14.27, she squeezed between Streamline and pacesettingShe Mabee Wild in upper stretch and scampered clear fromthere. AI saw (She Mabee Wild) take the lead and I was sitting inbehind nice and easy,@ pilot Albin Jimenez, who was celebrating

his first North American graded stakes win, said. AMy horsecame down the stretch nice and strong. I thank God first and athank you to the owner and the trainer and all the people thatare involved.@ The versatile Lady Fog Horn, thehighest earning Indiana-bred femaleof all time, scratched out of lastweek=s GII Cardnial H. in favor of thisspot. AIt was a tough call scratching herlast week because we had run secondin the Cardinal H. last year and shewas doing so well,@ trainer TonyGranitz noted. AWe were trying tomake the right decision and it was alast minute one. Albin couldn=t rideher last Saturday. He had to ride in astakes race in Ohio so I said, >I want her regular rider to comeand ride her,= and we knew today he could do that. It was atough call and this was a big move for me to scratch her out ofthe race last week to put her in here.@

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Thursday, AqueductFALL HIGHWEIGHT H.-GIII, $200,000, AQU, 11-24, 3yo/up, 6f,1:10.19, ft.1--@HEAVEN'S RUNWAY, 123, h, 6, by Run Away and Hide

1st Dam: Heavens Passport, by Awesome Again2nd Dam: Up and Above, by Mt. Livermore3rd Dam: A Dream Above, by Great Above

O-Michael Dubb & Michael Imperio; B-Dr. K. K. & Dr. V. Devi Jayaraman (KY); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez; J-Junior Alvarado. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 41-6-4-7, $537,925. *1/2 to Holy Heavens (Holy Bull), SW & MGSP, $257,633. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.2--Stallwalkin' Dude, 134, g, 6, City Place--Chelle Spendabuck, by Dare and Go. O-Head of Plains Partners LLC & David Jacobson; B-Mary M. Haire (FL); T-David Jacobson. $40,000. 3--Ready for Rye, 130, g, 4, City Zip--Embroidery, by More Than Ready. ($70,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Chalk Racing; B-Soc. Agr. Santa Elena de Chimbarongo LTDA (KY); T-Thomas Albertrani. $20,000. Margins: NK, 1 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 32.25, 0.90, 4.10.Also Ran: Green Gratto, The Great War, All Star Red, Spartiatis,Angry Moon. Scratched: Weekend Hideaway. Click for theEquibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the freeEquineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored byFasig-Tipton. Heaven=s Runway, third in last October=s GIII Bold Ruler H. onthe Belmont main track, switched barns recently and surfaceshere en route to a major upset. The bay entire was claimed for$50,000 by trainer Steve Asmussen and Ben Mondello fromowner/trainer David Jacobson out of a fourth-place finish on theSaratoga dirt July 30. Moved to the infield and dangled in$62,500 Aug. 28, he checked in second, but found himself innew surroundings again after the race when these shrewdconnections stepped in. A late-on-the-scene fourth going sevenpanels on good Belmont grass Oct. 14, he was a bit tough tomake on paper and was dismissed in the betting. Towards the back along the rail early, Heaven=s Runway wasniggled along midway on the bend and started to advance mildlyafter a half in :45.45 with still plenty of work to do. Odds-onStallwalkin= Dude hit the front approaching the sixteenth pole,but as soon as he did Heaven=s Runway caught the eye down thecenter of the track and the longshot powered to the front late. AWhen I claimed this horse, believe it or not, I claimed him forthis race,@ revealed trainer Rudy Rodriguez, who upset the GIIIMatron S. last month with a filly first off the claim. AI knew hewas going to be OK for this race and he didn't prove me wrong.It made the owners happy today. They don't believe in me, Iguess, because they didn't show up [laughs], but I believe inmyself.@ The winner has a 2-year-old half-sister named Heavens Pulpit(Hansen), and his dam produced a filly and colt by Drosselmeyerin 2015 and 2016, respectively. Heavens Passport was bred toGuilt Trip this spring.

Thursday, Del MarRED CARPET H.-GIII, $101,725, DMR, 11-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:15.56, fm.1--NUOVO RECORD (JPN), 122, m, 5, by Heart's Cry (Jpn)

1st Dam: Omega Spirit (Jpn), by Spinning World2nd Dam: Fager's Prospect, by Chief's Crown3rd Dam: Fager's Glory, by Mr. Prospector

O-Reiko Hara; B-Reiko Hara (JPN); T-Makoto Saito; J-Yasunari Iwata. $60,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Jpn, G1SP-HK, 20-6-6-1, $4,993,397. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.2--Arles (Fr), 119, f, 4, Monsun (Ger)--Attachee de Presse (Ire), by Danehill. O-Team Valor International & Green Lantern Stables; B-S.A.R.L. Ecurie D (FR); T-H. Graham Motion.$20,000. 3--Swear by It, 118, m, 5, Broken Vow--Jesse's Justice, by Lear Fan. O/B-Lawrence Goichman (NY); T-Nicholas Esler. $12,000. Margins: NO, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 5.20, 1.10, 26.30.Also Ran: Into The Mystic (Ire), Frenzified (GB), Generosidade(Uru), Dreamarcher, Fresh Feline, Barleysugar (Ire), Ginga (Arg).Scratched: Backintheacademy. Click for the Equibase.comchart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Winner of the 2014 G1 Japanese Oaks, Nuovo Recordcompeted against some of the toughest runners on that side ofthe globe last year, finishing a neck second in Kyoto=s G1 QueenElizabeth II Challenge Cup in November and runner-up to A ShinHikari (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Longines Hong KongCup in December. Off the board in three Japanese tries thisterm, she came to the States in search of the firm ground sheprefers. While she certainly got it at Santa Anita, she had noobvious excuse last time, but woke up on the class drop here. Away without issue from the rail, the chestnut was held understout restraint and sat midpack while scraping paint early. Shetook closer order as they slowed it down past the wire for thefirst time, but had nowhere to go leaving the final turn asfavorite Arles produced a three-wide run. Switched off theinside for running room at the head of the lane, Nuovo Recordtook some awkward strides as she tried to get her feetunderneath her, but when eventually she did, she zoomed pastthe chalk to get up in a tight one. AWe were drawn down on the inside and I wanted to staythere--to save ground,@ said Yasunari Iwata, who had riddenNuovo Record in more starts than any other pilot in Japan. AThisis a tight course and I wanted to save all I could. It was an idealtrip that way. The first time around she was running well. Thenwhen we came into the stretch the second time, the horses infront of me fanned out. I thought they would and I wentoutside. My mare has a really good late kick. She showed ittoday.@ Nuovo Record hails from the extended female family of 2016Grade I/Group 1 winners Photo Call (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) andRhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

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2016 Leading Sires of Three-Year-OldsSTANDING IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

Rank Stallion SWs G1SWs Earnings

1 UNCLE MO 17 2 $10,940,4292 Galileo 19 5 $10,316,4603 Tapit 7 2 $8,432,9034 Curlin 7 2 $5,959,3425 Unbridled’s Song 2 1 $5,661,4026 Empire Maker - - $5,120,9277 Kitten’s Joy 7 1 $5,080,1678 Sea The Stars 7 2 $4,698,7849 City Zip 6 1 $4,246,60710 Malibu Moon 4 1 $4,146,00511 Candy Ride 3 - $4,008,33012 Medaglia d’Oro 5 1 $3,992,75613 Scat Daddy 7 1 $3,890,47414 Mineshaft 3 1 $3,746,90015 Giant’s Causeway 5 1 $3,551,92116 Dubawi 14 1 $3,479,267

2015 Leading Sires of Two-Year-OldsSTANDING IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

Rank Stallion SWs G1SWs Earnings

1 UNCLE MO 7 2 $3,717,4902 Scat Daddy 9 1 $3,353,3813 Galileo 9 3 $2,706,9113 Bernardini 4 2 $2,294,1344 Tapit 5 - $2,236,309

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American Pharoah

The best racehorsein decades...

Eclipse Award winner at 21st Del Mar Futurity [Gr.1], by 4¾ lengths1st FrontRunner Stakes [Gr.1], by 3¼ lengths

Triple Crown winner at 31st Breeders’ Cup Classic [Gr.1], by 6½ lengths1st Kentucky Derby [Gr.1], by a length1st Preakness Stakes [Gr.1], by 7 lengths1st Belmont Stakes [Gr.1], by 5½ lengths1st Haskell Invitational Stakes [Gr.1], by 2¼ lengths1st Arkansas Derby [Gr.1], by 8 lengths1st Rebel Stakes [Gr.2], by 6¼ lengths

Retired sound with earningsof $8,650,300

Steven Crist, DRF

“AMERICAN PHAROAH’s victory in theClassic completed what probably isthe most accomplished campaign bya 3-year-old since Secretariat in 1973”

Eclipse Award winning 2YO and the first horse

in 37 years to land the American Triple Crown

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Ruis & Stevens | Benoit Photo

Thursday, Churchill Downs

RIVER CITY H.-GIII, $100,000, CD, 11-24, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT,

1:51.45, gd.

1--@THATCHER STREET, 116, g, 5, by Street Sense

1st Dam: Lenawee, by Albert the Great

2nd Dam: Butterfield, by Unbridled's Song

3rd Dam: Houseofcreek, by Housebuster

($140,000 RNA Ylg '12 FTSAUG). O-Randall L. Bloch, Phil

Milner, John Seiler & Amtietan, LLC; B-Randy Bloch, et al (KY);

T-Ian R. Wilkes; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $57,040.

Lifetime Record: 26-5-7-8, $388,832. Werk Nick Rating:

Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Pleuven (Fr), 118, g, 5, Turtle Bowl (Ire)--Under Estimated

(Fr), by Singspiel (Ire). O-Nelson McMakin; B-Jean De

Cheffontaines (FR); T-Philip A. Sims. $18,400.

3--The Pizza Man, 124, g, 7, English Channel--I Can Fan Fan, by

Lear Fan. O/B-Midwest Thoroughbreds (IL); T-Roger A.

Brueggemann. $9,200.

Margins: HF, HF, HD. Odds: 7.20, 2.70, 2.30.

Also Ran: Taghleeb, Dac, Coco Mon, Bullards Alley, Dubai Sky,

Croninthebarbarian, Behesht (Fr), Roman Approval, Dujac, One

Go All Go. Scratched: Allied Air Raid, Granny's Kitten, Are You

Kidding Me. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com

PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Thatcher Street entered this contest with a 6-3-2-1 record over

the Churchill grass, and exited with the first graded win of his

career. Second in this spot 12 months ago, the bay annexed the

local Opening Verse S. here May 21 before finishing third behind

Pleuven in the GII Wise Dan S. the following month. Third in

added-money events at Indiana July 16 and Kentucky Downs

Sept. 10, he found himself on the lead early last time in an Oct.

26 Keeneland allowance and checked in fourth.

Quick from the blocks, Thatcher Street was reined in by Brian

Hernandez to stalk from fourth while kept out in the clear. He

inched closer stacked three deep down the backside, and took a

narrow advantage midway on the home turn. Pleuven found a

seam and seemed to be doing better than Thatcher Street to

midstretch, but the latter punched back gamely with the

accomplished The Pizza Man bearing down on the top two as

the wire appeared.

AHe loves this turf course and he really brings his A-game every

time,@ trainer Ian Wilkes said. AIt=s great to have such nice

horses. We=ve got real nice horses and that=s what it=s all about.

They=re all tremendous, they=ve run real well and I=m just so

proud of them.@

Thatcher Street=s dam was bred to Tiznow this past breeding

season.

STEVENS NIXES OAKLAWN PLANS, WILL

TEAM UP WITH RUIS STABLE by Bill Finley

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens has agreed to be the stablerider for Ruis Racing, a growing force in the sport that is based inSouthern California. Withthe move he will stay inCalifornia and hascancelled plans to ride atthe upcoming Oaklawnmeet. Ruis, a former trainer,returned to the sport in abig way as an owner aftermaking a substantialamount of money sellinghis business, AmericanScaffold. Ruis has been busy at the sales of late, purchasing anumber of well-bred, expensive horses. AMick Ruis Racing retained me to stay here and enter into apartnership with them,@ Stevens said. AThey have purchased alot of bloodstock this year and they're based here in California.I'll be riding for them, but still open to ride other horses whennot booked with them. AThey bought a lot of yearlings this year. They already have atop filly in Union Strike (Union Rags). She won the [GI] Del MarDebutante this year and ran in the Breeders' Cup, where shehad a rough trip. They're planning to run her back in the [GI]Starlet Dec. 10. They've got a lot of nice yearlings with greatpedigrees. You never know if they'll run to their pedigrees. Youknow how that goes. But he bought enough of them that I'msure we'll come up with some good runners." Said Ruis: AWe have known Gary and the Stevens family foryears. To be able to work together to develop these horses is agreat opportunity for both of us. We are excited to see wherethis takes us.@ Stevens, 53, said he definitely plans to ride throughout all of2017, but admitted he can't go on forever. "It's winding down right now and this gives me a lot moreoptions,@ he said. AHopefully, this will be more than just a ridingpartnership. Hopefully, it will work out to be something morewith Mick.@ The Ruis Stable owns a spot in the $12-million GI PegasusWorld Cup, but does not yet have a starter for the race. Stevenssaid that Ruis is working to fill the void. ARight now, he's still in the process of working that out,"Stevens revealed. AHe's received some phone calls and hasmade some phone calls and we're looking to fill that spot eitherby a lease or a partnership. We're also trying to acquire a horsefor ourselves to run. We are open to all possibilities.@

Catapult | NYRA/Chelsea Durand

Yorkiepoo Princess

NYRA/Chelsea Durand

Thursday=s Results:

GIO PONTI S., $125,000, AQU, 11-24, 3yo, c/g, 1 1/16mT,

1:44.75, gd.

1--#CATAPULT, 119, c, 3, by Kitten's Joy

1st Dam: Gata Bella, by Storm Cat

2nd Dam: Capote Belle, by Capote

3rd Dam: Rythmical, by Fappiano

($235,000 Ylg '14 KEEJAN; $350,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP).

O-Woodford Racing, LLC; B-Breffni Farm (KY); T-Chad C.

Brown; J-Javier Castellano. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-1,

$184,284. *1/2 to Ha Ha Tonka (Distorted Humor), SW,

$156,400.

2--Strike Midnight, 119, c, 3, Smart Strike--Gwenjinsky, by

Seattle Dancer. ($55,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo '15

OBSMAR). O-Treadway Racing Stable; B-W. S. Farish & Lazy F

Ranch (KY); T-Leah Gyarmati. $25,000.

3--Hunter O'Riley, 119, r, 3, Tiz Wonderful--Oblige, by

Bernardini. ($120,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '15

EASMAY). O-Sean Shay & Michael J. Ryan; B-Mike G.

Rutherford (KY); T-James J. Toner. $12,500.

Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 3/4. Odds: 1.55, 1.85, 9.80.

Also Ran: Toughest 'Ombre, Italian Charm, Pirellone. Scratched:

Summer Revolution, Voluntario.

A debut winner some 13 months ago over eventual

MSW/MGSP Giant Run (Giant=s Causeway), Catapult returned

off an extended break to finish fifth in the GIII Transylvania S. at

Keeneland Apr. 8. He could

only manage eighth as part of

a chalky entry in a Saratoga

optional claimer July 23, but

woke up when outfitted with

first-time blinkers in a rained-

off affair Aug. 14, besting

Hunter O=Riley. The dark bay

was most recently third--a

head behind Strike Midnight--

in the English Channel S. over

soft Belmont sod Oct. 23. Away well, the narrow favorite sat

second under stout restraint and was joined by Strike Midnight

to his right flank turning for home. That foe gave his all, but

Catapult easily shut the door to win in convincing fashion. AHe

ran really well,@ offered Cherie DeVaux, assistant to trainer Chad

Brown. AHe was pulling a little bit in the beginning, but came

with a really good run in the end. He's been training really well

and looks fantastic, so we'll continue on from here." The winner,

a grandson of GISW Capote Bell, is a half to an unraced 2-year-

old colt by To Honor and Serve who brought $90,000 as a

KEESEP yearling. His dam produced a Trappe Shot colt earlier

this term before being bred back to Kitten=s Joy. Click for the

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

FURLOUGH S., $98,000, AQU, 11-24, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.62, ft.

1--#YORKIEPOO PRINCESS, 120, f, 2, by Kantharos

1st Dam: Kickapoo Princess (SW), by Unreal Zeal

2nd Dam: Palace Princess, by Stalwart

3rd Dam: Palace Gem, by Cornish Prince

($65,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG; $8,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR). O-Danny J.

Chen; B-A. Francis Vanlangendonck & Barbara

Vanlangendonck (FL); T-Edward R. Barker; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.

$60,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $94,811.

2--Eloquent Riddle, 120, f, 2, Harlan's Holiday--Comic Marvel, by

Distorted Humor. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Chad C.

Brown. $20,000.

3--Alice B Winkle, 118, f, 2, Gone Astray--Ellewinkle, by Eltish.

O-Carol A. Reitman; B-Susan Gannon & Warren Miller (FL);

T-Jeffrey S. Englehart. $10,000.

Margins: 2 3/4, 17 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 3.60, 0.35, 28.25.

Also Ran: Star Studded, Whistle Stop. Scratched: Come Dancing.

Fourth over good grass sprinting at Saratoga Aug. 15,

Yorkiepoo Princess failed to lift a hoof despite the addition of

blinkers on the Belmont main Sept. 18. She aired by 12 1/4

lengths for a $62,500 tag in a

rained-off mile Oct. 2, and was

cutting back off a speed-and-fade

10th in the grassy Chelsey Flower S.

in Elmont Oct. 30. Clicking off splits

of :23.53 and :46.90, the dark bay

already looked long gone hitting the

top of the lane and, despite drifting

out late, was never in serious

danger of being run down by

favorite Eloquent Riddle. AI thought

it was an amazing race,@ said

winning conditioner Eddie Barker. AI thought that the [Star

Studded] was going to go to the lead, but Irad [Ortiz, Jr.] used his

head and when that other horse didn't break, he went. She's

just a really nice filly. We didn't pay much money for her, but

she's got so much talent. There's more to her too, I can tell you.

She's just got so much talent and we hope we can go on to

bigger and better things later on in the spring. For now, we're

going to play it by ear. I'm elated that she won this race.@ The

winner has a yearling half-brother by Prospective. Her dam was

bred to Chitu this spring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or

VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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7th-AQU, $69,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 11-24,

3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.44, ft.

ALWAYS ON MY MIND (f, 3, Congrats--Without You Babe, by

Lemon Drop Kid), a half to GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile hero

Tamarkuz (Speightsown), GISW-US, MGSW-UAE, $1,840,444,

dominated a Monmouth optional claimer by eight lengths Aug.

20, and was making her first start since finishing fourth in the

Remington Park Oaks Sept. 25. Installed as the public=s 13-10

pick, the Gunther homebred forced the issue from the two path,

took over approaching the stretch and had 3 1/4 lengths to

spare on 39-1 outsider Oasis At Midnight (Midnight Lute) at the

wire. The winner=s dam, a half-sister to MGISW Stay Thirsty

(Bernardini), has a yearling colt by Frankel (GB) who RNA=d for

650,000gns at Tattersalls October; and a weanling filly by

Kingman (GB). Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1, $118,020. Click for the

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

O/B-John D. Gunther (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

4th-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 11-24, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:18.61, ft.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER (c, 3, Harlan's Holiday--Turn to Lass

{SW, $138,760}, by Bright Launch) finished second in a fairly

productive Saratoga maiden last August, and rounded out the

trifecta in the sloppy, one-mile GI Champagne S. that October. A

distant second back in maiden company later that month, the

$165,000 KEESEP yearling was backed down to

155-100 and ran to the money. Glued the rail in midpack early,

Portfolio Manager tipped out for clear sailing at the head of the

lane and continued on under confident handling to stride out a 3

1/4-length graduate. Pacesetter Basic Hero (City Zip) held on for

second. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, $117,600. Click for the

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

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

Farm & Kevin McLaughlin (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

Friday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:20 p.m. EDTWINTER MEMORIES S., $125,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 My Impression Sky Mesa J Ortiz McGaughey III 3-12 Sassy Little Lila Artie Schiller Saez Cox 8-13 Grey Stark Tapit I Ortiz Jr Brown 5-14 Gianna’s Dream Twirling Candy Gallardo Maker 20-15 Koala Queen Lonhro (Aus) Boyce Delacour 12-16 Danilovna (Ire) Dansili (GB) McCarthy Motion 6-17 Mo d’Amour* Uncle Mo TBA Pletcher 8-58 Free N Clear Bluegrass Cat Lezcano Quick 30-19 She’s So Fine Haynesfield Cancel Maker 50-110 Gioia Stella Medaglia d’Oro Rosario Clement 8-111 Noble Beauty Kitten’s Joy Franco Brown 7-212 Insta Erma Pioneerof the Nile Carmouche Mott 10-113 Welcoming* Tapit Franco Clement 3-1*Main track only

Friday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:50 p.m. EDTKEY CENTS S., $100,000, (S), 2yo, f, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Code Red Friend Or Foe Davis Hushion 15-12 Iron Mizz Mizzen Mast Rosario Pletcher 8-13 Wilburnmoney Wilburn J Ortiz Gullo 15-14 Tainted Angel Yes It’s True I Ortiz Jr Rodriguez 3-15 Ribbonite Griffinite J Davis R Davis 20-16 Kim Royale Regal Ransom Gallardo Englehart 5-17 Overnegotiate Overdriven Maragh Pletcher 7-28 Impazible Angela Mission Impazible Arroyo Adsit 50-19 Strawberry Tequila Daaher Saez B Brown 30-110 Filibustin Bustin Stones Lezcano Sacco 4-111 Bliss to You Freud Carmouche Cash 30-112 Twist ‘n Shout Drosselmeyer Franco Weaver 15-1

Thursday=s Results:THANKSGIVING H., $73,500, FG, 11-24, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.23, ft.1--#YOCKEY'S WARRIOR, 116, c, 4, Warrior's Reward--Silla, by Gone West. ($140,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-S. Madison, S. Landry, M. & J. Broussard & A. Stall, Jr.; B-Glen Oak Farm & Gerry Brodsky (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, Jr.; J-Miguel Mena. $45,000. Lifetime Record: 10-4-1-2, $178,420.2--Clearly Now, 120, h, 6, Horse Greeley--Bend, by Arch. ($30,000 Ylg '11 KEESEP). O-Brittlyn Stable, Inc.; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-Ron Faucheux. $15,000. 3--Union Jackson, 117, c, 4, Curlin--Hot Dixie Chick, by Dixie Union. O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Grace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $7,500. Margins: 2 1/4, NK, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.80, 5.20, 2.70.Also Ran: Quijote, Supermason, Totally Drenched, A M MilkyWay. The lightly raced Yockey=s Warrior, who broke his maiden overtrack and trip with a career-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure lastFebruary, kicked off his 4-year-old campaign with a convincingoptional claiming tally at Oaklawn in January. After off-the-board efforts back in Hot Springs Apr. 2 and at Kentucky DownsSept. 15, he returned to winning ways with a clear-cut victory atKeeneland Oct. 15. Perched three deep in the early going, the 8-5 chalk made contact with Union Jackson in midstretch butcontinued on determinedly to earn a first black-type score. AHe=shad a world of potential his whole life and has little problemsthat we think are all behind him,@ trainer and co-owner Al Stall,Jr. said. AHis race at Keeneland emboldened us to move forwardand try this type of race. He ran a freakishly good race that dayand we were worried about him [bouncing], but it looks like heactually improved a little bit today. If he stays together, we=regoing to have a lot of fun down the road with him.@ Yockey=sWarrior=s second dam is French Group 1 winner and Europeanhighweight sprinter Silver Fling (The Minstrel). Click for theEquibase.com chart.

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9th-CD, $62,788, Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 11-24,3yo/up, 1m, 1:34.06, ft.BIRD SONG (c, 3, Unbridled's Song--Bird Town {Ch. 3yo Filly,MGISW, $871,251}, by Cape Town) scored his second-straightwin in a Saratoga allowance July 24, but found the GI King=sBishop S. a bit too tough and checked in eighth behind Drefong(Gio Ponti). Second in a two-turn mile at Keeneland Oct. 27, hewas 11-10 to appreciate this one-turn configuration and led boxto wire. Seeking the Soul (Perfect Soul) was 1 1/4 lengthsbehind. The winner=s champion dam produced a Graydar coltearlier this year before being bred back to Bodemeister. LifetimeRecord: 7-3-1-0, $139,667. Click for the Equibase.com chart orVIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.O/B-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes.

8th-FG, $40,400, Msw, 11-24, 2yo, 1mT, 1:37.59, fm.MARCO MISCHIEF (c, 2, Into Mischief--Blondie's Meadow, byMeadowlake) proved second best in a seven-panel, sloppy,rained-off affair at Gulfstream Park West Oct. 15, and was let goat more than 9-1 testing the turf and sporting blinkers for thefirst time. Far back early, the bay rallied from out of the cloudsto Zinger (The Factor), a half to MGISW I=m a Chatterbox(Munnings) by a head. Sales history: $50,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG;$135,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $31,800.Click for the Equibase.com chart.O-Jay & Joan Janssen; B-Benard Chatters & Charles Guillory (LA);T-Leo G. Gabriel, Jr.

8th-FG, Alw/OC ($50K), $43k, 2yo, 6f, post time: 6:07 p.m. ET >TDN Rising Star= RUNNING MATE (Creative Cause), listed at50-1 on the morning line as an individual betting interest in thisweekend=s first 2017 GI Kentucky Derby future pool, will try tomake his case for early support as he gets tested against winnershere. The Bret Jones homebred aired by a facile six-lengthmargin going this distance at Delaware Oct. 5 (video). TJCIS PPs

7th-DMR, Msw, $52k, 3yo, 1m, post time: 6:30 p.m. ET Phil D=Amato unveils $260,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearlinggrad TANIKO (Gio Ponti) on behalf of Pick Six Racing. The bay isa half-brother to turf superstar Tepin (Bernstein); Pick Six=sVyjack (Into Mischief), a graded winner at a mile on both turfand dirt; and MGSP Prime Cut (Bernstein). TJCIS PPs

First-crop starters to watch: Friday, November 25Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

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

ACCLAMATION (Unusual Heat), Old English Rancho, $20K, 30/2/0

8-DMR, Msw 1mT, Alsatian, $200K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1

AIKENITE (Yes It's True), Calumet Farm, $7.5K, 14/1/0

1-CT, Msw 6 1/2f, South Carolina, $14K RNA EAS MAY 2yo, 20-1

ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 84/14/2

6-FG, Msw 6f, Go Stellaire, $16K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1

CAL NATION (Distorted Humor), Country Life Farm, $3.5K, 24/2/0

1-CT, Msw 6 1/2f, Z Nation, $2K EAS DEC wnl, 7-2

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

8-FG, Aoc 6f, Divine Kaleb, $60K OBS APR 2yo, 6-1

CREATIVE CAUSE (Giant's Causeway), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 86/15/1

8-FG, Aoc 6f, Running Mate, $65K RNA KEE NOV wnl, 5-2

5-AQU, Aoc 1mT, Twisted Tom, $22K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 6-1

EMPIRE WAY (Empire Maker), Lovacres Ranch, $5K, 21/3/0

3-DMR, Aoc 6 1/2f, Mr Ability, $75K BAR MAY 2yo, 10-1

FRIEND OR FOE (Friends Lake), 4/2/0

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Code Red, 15-1

5-AQU, Aoc 1mT, Mr. Buff, 5-1

MACLEAN'S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $6.5K, 79/18/2

4-DED, Msw 5f, Hunter's Humor, $10K HER OCT yrl, 15-1

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

$7.5K, 50/5/1

2-AQU, Msw 1 1/16mT, Paz the Wine, $45K EAS MAY 2yo, 4-1

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Impazible Angela, $29K RNA EAS

MAY 2yo, 50-1

OVERDRIVEN (Tale of the Cat), Ocala Stud Farm, $3K, 59/8/0

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Overnegotiate, 7-2

SIMMARD (Dixieland Band), Mill Creek Farm, $2.5K, 35/0/0

2-AQU, Msw 1 1/16mT, Madame Ambassador, 12-1

SMART BID (Smart Strike), Milky Way Farms, $4.5K, 15/1/0

2-AQU, Msw 1 1/16mT, Ciao Bella Mia, 20-1

SOARING EMPIRE (Empire Maker), Rockridge Stud, $2.5K, 24/2/0

4-DED, Msw 5f, +Saratoga Candy, $1,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl, 20-1

5-AQU, Aoc 1mT, D'yer Mak'er, $12K FTN MIX yrl, 20-1

STAR GUITAR (Quiet American), Clear Creek Stud, $4K, 41/3/0

2-DED, Alw 5f, Stars R Out, 12-1

TO HONOR AND SERVE (Bernardini), Gainesway Farm, $30K, 97/10/1

8-FG, Aoc 6f, Honor River, $195K KEE SEP yrl, 3-1

UNBRIDLED STORY (Unbridled's Love), , $0, 1/0/0

8-DMR, Msw 1mT, Unlikely Story, 9-2

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

Second-crop starters to watch: Friday, November 25Sire (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.

COURAGEOUS CAT (Storm Cat), Questroyal North, $6K, 81/17/1

2-AQU, Msw 1 1/16mT, +Hollywood Cat, 20-1

DROSSELMEYER (Distorted Humor), WinStar Farm, $17.5K, 176/52/3

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Twist 'n Shout, 15-1

DUBLIN (Afleet Alex), Keane Stud, $7.5K, 132/25/0

1-FL, $75K Norman Hall S., 6f, +Dublin Boyo

1-FL, $75K Norman Hall S., 6f, Saint Alfred

GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), Castleton Lyons, $20K, 197/43/3

7-DMR, Msw 1m, +Taniko, $260K FTK OCT yrl, 4-1

7-LRL, Msw 5 1/2fT, +Angel Gio, $29K RNA EAS MAY 2yo, 20-1

HAYNESFIELD (Speightstown), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 138/46/4

8-AQU, $125K Winter Memories S., 1 1/16mT, She's So Fine, $30K

OBS OPN 2yo, 50-1

REGAL RANSOM (Distorted Humor), Darley, $0, 142/37/0

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Kim Royale, 5-1

SOCIETY'S CHAIRMAN (Not Impossible {Ire}), Shannondoe Farm,

$5K, 22/10/3

10-CD, $200K GII Mrs. Revere S., 1 1/16mT, Caren, $45K FTK OCT yrl, 10-1

TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 148/54/7

8-AQU, $125K Winter Memories S., 1 1/16mT, Gianna's Dream,

$42K OBS AUG yrl, 20-1

8-CD, $80K Dream Supreme S., 6f, Finley'sluckycharm, $77K KEE SEP yrl, 1-1

UNBRIDLED'S HEART (Unbridled's Song), Double Infinity Rancy,

$1.5K, 15/2/0

4-DED, Msw 5f, +Tornado Man, 8-1

6-FG, Msw 6f, +Unbridledagain, 10-1

UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), Ashford Stud, $35K, 261/90/21

8-AQU, $125K Winter Memories S., 1 1/16mT, Mo d'Amour, $75K

OBS MAR 2yo, 8-5

10-CD, $200K GII Mrs. Revere S., 1 1/16mT, Mo Knows, $105K KEE

SEP yrl, 15-1

7-AQU, Msw 6f, +Kathryn the Wise, $47K RNA SAR AUG yrl, 5-1

WILBURN (Bernardini), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 214/69/3

9-AQU, $100K Key Cents S., 6f, Wilburnmoney, $70K SAR AUG yrl, 15-1

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

6th-DMR, $65,920, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 11-24,

3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.53, ft.

BAD JU JU (f, 4, Desert Code--Ju Ju Baby, by Snow Ridge)

Lifetime Record: SP, 16-6-1-4, $243,991. O-Rockingham Ranch;

B-Lo Hi Racing Stable & Dick Barton (CA); T-Peter Miller.

6th-CD, $59,349, 11-24, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:43.07, ft.

RHYTHM PARK (g, 4, Divine Park--Lovers Spat, by Yankee

Gentleman) Lifetime Record: 19-7-2-1, $136,403. O-Maggi

Moss; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Chris Richard. *$37,000 RNA

Wlg '12 KEENOV; $50,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP.

4th-CD, $57,499, 11-24, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 5fT, :58.58, gd.

WAR STROLL (c, 3, Stroll--Gildey, by Gilded Time) Lifetime

Record: 12-2-2-2, $124,151. O-Turf Stable Racing; B-Barak Farm

(WV); T-Ian R. Wilkes. *$35,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT.

6th-WO, C$49,900, (S), 11-23, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f (AWT),

1:10.70, ft.

REGAL MARK (g, 4, Marcavelly--Regal Victoria {SP, $152,797},

by Regal Intention) Lifetime Record: 15-4-3-5, $115,731.

O-Attard, Kevin and Mehta, Soli; B-Colebrook Farms (ON);

T-Kevin Attard.

7th-FG, $43,000, (S), 11-24, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.67, ft.

REALITY IS GREAT (f, 3, Puck--Edacious Reality, by Eddington)

Lifetime Record: 14-4-1-1, $81,524. O-Merrill R. Scherer, Daniel

J. Lynch & Centaur Farms, Inc. (Heath); B-Lora Pitre & Jack

Bamburg (LA); T-Merrill R. Scherer.

10th-FG, $42,000, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 11-24, 3yo/up,

1 1/16mT, 1:40.84 (NCR), fm.

BLARP (g, 5, War Front--Storm Tracer, by Pulpit) Lifetime

Record: GSP, 31-5-5-2, $220,465. O-Robert L. Persons & Earl

Conrad Sanderson, Jr.; B-James S. Karp (KY); T-Thomas M.

Amoss. *1/2 to Newsdad (Arch), MGSW, $628,585.

6th-FG, $40,000, 11-24, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:35.94, fm.

CZAR (r, 4, Makfi {GB}--Ballette {Ire}, by Giant's Causeway)

Lifetime Record: 14-2-3-5, $112,747. O-Darrell & Lendy Brown,

Mark Wilson & Bal Mar Equine LLC; B-Greenwood Lodge Farm,

Inc., Darrell & Lendy Brown (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, Jr. *$100,000

Ylg '13 KEESEP. **1/2 to Sachem Spirit (Mr. Greeley), SP,

$215,018; Cerro (Ire) (Mr. Greeley), SW, $417,605.

Indiana-bred Lady Fog Horn (Zavata)makes the grade.

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and utilized here with their permission.

8th-DED, $35,700, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 11-23, 3yo/up,

7f, 1:25.96, ft.

MIDNIGHT RULER (g, 3, Sonny Dom's Day--Mistress Winny, by

Winthrop) Lifetime Record: 14-4-1-0, $53,089. O-I. P. C. Stables

LLC; B-Sunny Elaine Shepard (AR); T-Tim Dixon. *1/2 to Candian

Mistres s (Canadian Frontier), MSP & GSP, $188,482.

9th-LRL, $35,000, (S), 11-24, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:47.21,

ft.

JEEZUM JIM (g, 3, Fairbanks--Sparkling Number {MSW,

$149,200}, by Polish Numbers) Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-1,

$83,928. O-Rose Petal Stable LLC; B-Sycamore Hall

Thoroughbreds, LLC (MD); T-Gary Capuano. *$6,000 Ylg '14

EASSEP. **1/2 to Illuminant (Quality Road), GISW, $367,650.

5th-PEN, $32,285, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 11-23, 3yo/up,

f/m, 6f, 1:11.30, ft.

EVENING PRIZE (f, 3, Pure Prize--Evening Primrose, by Dayjur)

Lifetime Record: 17-4-2-1, $63,062. O-Robert L. Losey; B-Keene

Ridge Racing, LLC (KY); T-Timothy H. Shea. *$11,000 Wlg '13

KEENOV. **1/2 to Great Notion (Elusive Quality), SW & GISP,

$194,608; Chester Le Street (Horse Chestnut {SAf}, GSP-Eng;

10th-PEN, $30,680, 11-23, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.03, ft.

TWO STEP TEMPER (g, 4, Two Step Salsa--Sue's Temper {SW},

by Temperence Hill) Lifetime Record: 27-4-4-2, $96,485.

O-Nicholaos Panopoulos; B-Garth Bodkin & Kerry Reynells (FL);

T-Dimitrios K. Synnefias. $85,000 RNA 2yo '14 OBSAPR; $55,000

2yo '14 OBSOPN.

8th-PEN, $30,400, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 11-23, 3yo/up,

f/m, 1m 70y, 1:43.40, ft.

FLICK OF AN EYE (f, 4, Afleet Express--Dignified Diva, by

Meadowlake) Lifetime Record: 16-4-3-1, $191,393. O-Jonathan

Thorne, Stephen Kennedy & Corms Racing Stable; B-Martin L.

Cherry (KY); T-Danny Gargan. *$70,000 RNA 2yo '14 OBSAPR.

**1/2 to A Little Gem (Yonaguska), SW, $136,825;

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Love That Lute, c, 2, Midnight Lute--Carrie My Love, by

Meadowlake. CD, 11-24, (C), 7 1/2f, 1:31.13. B-Oakbrook Farm

(KY). *$34,000 RNA Ylg '15 FTKOCT; $37,000 2yo '16 OBSOPN.

Union Blues, c, 2, Union Rags--Media Madness, by Empire

Maker. PEN, 11-23, 5 1/2f, 1:04.87. B-Zanim Ralphy Meahjohn

(KY). *100,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV. **15th winner for freshman

sire (by Dixie Union). ***Won by 6 lengths.

Dark Gemini (Ire), g, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)--Gemini Diamond (Ire)

(SP-Ger), by Desert King (Ire). LRL, 11-24, 1 1/8mT, 1:47.82.

B-Mrs Mary Coonan (IRE). *i25,000 Wlg '13 GOFNOV;

i22,000 Ylg '14 GOFORB; i70,000 2yo '15 GBMBR.

" " "

Cats Halo, f, 3, Freud--Halo's Notebook, by Notebook. AQU,

11-24, (S), (C), 6f, 1:14.52. B-P. A. Everard (NY). *$45,000 Ylg

'14 SARAUG; $32,000 RNA 2yo '15 EASMAY. **Full to Freud=s

Notebook, MSW, $427,306.

Pay the Kitten, f, 3, Kitten's Joy--Spent Gold, by Unaccounted

For. CD, 11-24, 1 1/8mT, 1:53.49. B-Renee Clark, Jeffrey &

Kelly Ramsey (KY). *$150,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. **Full to Big Blue

Kitten, Ch. grass horse, MGISW, $2,983,350.

Aussie Awakening, f, 3, Lonhro (Aus)--Cold Awakening (SP,

$128,430), by Dehere. AQU, 11-24, (S), (C), 1 1/16mT, 1:47.44.

B-Newtown Anner Stud (NY). *$70,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP;

$60,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT. **1/2 to Recapturetheglory

(Cherokee Run), GSW, $550,706.

Thissongisaboutyou, f, 3, Street Magician--So Vain (SW), by Mr.

Greeley. LRL, 11-24, 6f, 1:13.11. B-R. Larry Johnson (MD).

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NEW JOB FOR CHAMP CROWLEY

Fresh from being crowned Britain=s champion flat jockey of

2016, Jim Crowley has now landed the plum role of first jockey

to Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. Sheikh Hamdan and the

previous incumbent Paul Hanagan ended their association

recently and, following a tremendous campaign that saw him

ride 148 winners to win his first championship, Crowley was the

man sought by the owner to fill the role. AIt's very exciting news

and we're thrilled to have him on board,@ said Angus Gold,

racing manager to Sheikh Hamdan. AI spoke to Jim two nights

ago and he confirmed he would be happy to do it. He'll be going

out to Dubai for the Carnival, which starts in early January, and

I'm sure he'll be in place for that.@ The team had a few

candidates in mind for the job and explaining the reasoning

behind their ultimate choice Gold added, "We discussed various

options and he came up with the idea of Jim. He has worked his

way up and proven to be a top jockey. He's done a brilliant job

this year to become champion and we're very happy to have

him.@ Crowley himself has made no secret of the fact that he

craves more big-race success and he commented, AI want to add

more big races to my CV. Every jockey wants to be riding in

Classics, and I've hit the crossbar twice, finishing second in the

Oaks and the St Leger.@

TORONADO COLT SHARES TOP BILLING AT

TATTERSALLS by Emma Berry

The National Stud's first-season sire Toronado (Ire) was in the

spotlight at Tattersalls' December Foal Sale as trade warmed up

significantly and one of his sons shared the top spot with a colt

by Kodiac. With 17 foals bringing six-figure prices during a

vibrant second session, the average, median and clearance all

received significant boosts. The average was up by 9% to

40,005gns and the median rose by 15% to 30,000gns. The day's

turnover dropped by 2% to 8,441,000gns but this was from 43

fewer horses sold than on the equivalent day last year--211

compared to 254--for a clearance rate of 82%.

Cont. p2

Jim Crowley | Racing Post

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Leading Hong Kong General Sires for 2016-17Rk Stallion (Sire) Earnings (HK$)

1 Holy Roman Emperor (Danehill) $11,933,3252 Starcraft (Soviet Star) $5,662,875 3 Fastnet Rock (Danehill) $5,651,3254 I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) $5,372,2755 Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer) $5,150,725 6 Northern Meteor (Encosta de Lago) $5,136,325 7 Thorn Park (Spinning World) $5,111,4508 Exceed and Excel (Danehill) $4,722,650 9 Dylan Thomas (Danehill) $4,698,250

10 Choisir (Danehill Dancer) $4,456,250

JOCKEY CLUB CUP-GR.2, 10f1st Secret Weapon (Choisir - Just Devine by Montjeu)

JOCKEY CLUB MILE-GR.2, 1m1st Beauty Only (Holy Roman Emperor - Goldendale by Ali-Royal)

JOCKEY CLUB SPRINT-GR.2, 6f1st Not Listenin'tome (Dylan Thomas - Flame Of Sydney by Encosta De Lago)

Source: Arion Pedigrees, 23rd Nov.

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Toronado storms to the lead... Bought by Jim and Paul McCartan in partnership with Michael

Carty, the Toronado colt's price of 190,000gns was a further

endorsement for his unraced dam Raskutani (GB) (Dansili {GB}),

the dam of G3 Geoffrey Freer S. winner Agent Murphy (GB)

(Cape Cross {Ire}) and a daughter of Wellsummers Stud's

foundation mare Oshiponga (GB) (Barathea {Ire}). James

Stewart, who bought the Marlborough-based farm back in 2003

and selected Oshiponga at Tattersalls the

following year for 65,000gns, said, "He's

been well prepared for the sale by the

Castlebridge Consignment but I am a great

believer in breeding on exceptional land

and I think that the good bone my foals

have is a credit to the fresh Wiltshire

downland on which we're based."

He added, "As a TBA member, I'm also

pleased that these sort of results show what

can be achieved by small farms with just a

couple of nice families." In the case of this

colt (lot 655), it's a family in which success runs deep. Stewart

bred G2 Superlative S. winner Hatta Fort (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire})

and his G3 Sweet Solera S.-winning half-sister Blue Bayou (GB)

(Bahamian Bounty {GB}) from Oshiponga, while further relations

include Inchinor (GB) and Oshiponga's half-sister, the GI EP

Taylor S. heroine Miss Keller (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). Recent Classic

glory has come in the form of G1 St Leger winner Harbour Law

(GB) (Lawman {Fr}), who is out of another of Oshiponga's

half-sisters, Abunai (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).

For Stewart, it's the second terrific result in the sales ring in

less than two months after Raskutani's yearling colt by Azamour

sold for 230,000gns at the October Sale to Roger Varian, and

there could yet be more to come as the

10-year-old mare features as lot 1747 in

next week mares' sale.

The breeder continued, "I've kept two

daughters of Oshiponga. I turned down a

big offer for Blue Bayou but sometimes you

have to stand your ground as a small

breeder in order to develop a family. I also

have her Champs Elysees (GB) yearling filly,

who will be going into training."

Pinhooker Jim McCartan, who conducted

the bidding on behalf of his partners, has

struck lucky with this family before. At the 2013 December

Yearling Sale he bought Harbour Law's half-brother Moheet

(Ire), by Toronado's sire High Chaparral (Ire) for 41,000gns and

made a tidy profit when selling the stakes-placed colt for

Lot 655 | Tattersalls

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800,000gns at the Craven Breeze-up Sale the following spring.

He said of his most recent purchase, "We all thought he was an

exceptional foal. We waited for him and went to the back ring to

see him again. We liked the Azamour yearling and hopefully

Roger [Varian] can help us along with him. It's a lot to pay for a

foal by a first-crop sire but Toronado was a good horse."

Ronald Rauscher clearly shares McCartan's view and with the

session drawing to a close went to 145,000gns for lot 777, the

Toronado half-brother to this season's Listed-winning juvenile

and Group 3-placed Global Applause (GB) (Mayson {GB}). The

chesnut colt began his life at Cobhall Court Stud, the home of

versatile breeders Robin and Scarlett Knipe, who are also

responsible for the outstanding hurdler and Cheltenham Gold

Cup hope Thistlecrack (GB) (Kayf Tara {GB}). With 41 weanlings

on offer this week Toronado has the strongest representation of

any of the freshman sires and his 19 to sell so far have returned

an average price of 35,816gns.

Dream results for Bolton Grange Stud... Andrew and Jane Ellis of Bolton Grange Stud still have their

retired 23-year-old homebred mare Pizzicato (GB) (Statoblest

{GB}) at their Northumberland farm and her grand-daughter

Inyordreams (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) did the family proud on

Thursday when her Kodiac (Ire) colt sold late in the day to equal

the top price of 190,000gns. Lot 746 is the first foal of the Listed

Boedicea S. winner who is herself a daughter of the outstanding

juvenile Wunders Dream (Ire) (Averti {Ire}). He was bought by

Anthony Stroud on behalf of Ballydogen Stud.

AYou have certain expectations but you never really like to

pre-empt a result," said Jane Ellis, who consigned the colt

through Paul and Sara Thorman's Trickledown Stud. "He's been

a lovely colt right from the start and we've had the family for a

long time."

Another member of the family preceded the colt in the ring

and the son of Helmet (Aus) lot 745 out of Pizzarra (GB), a

Shamardal half-sister to Wunders Dream, also sold well,

attracting a bid of 92,000gns from Jimmy Murphy of Redpender

Stud.

Bumble creates a buzz... John Ferguson made four purchases on Thursday, going to

180,000gns for an Invincible Spirit (Ire) colt (lot 708) bred in

partnership by his consignor Bumble Mitchell and the Irish

National Stud. His dam Kerry's Dream (GB) (Tobougg {Ire}) is a

winning half-sister to G3 Prix de Royaumont winner Lady's Purse

(GB) (Doyen {Ire}) and has already produced the Listed winner

Ventura Mist (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}).

Cont. p4

Australia 61 41 67%

USA 83 43 52%

Europe 87 30 34%

G1 Wnrs2015

G1 Wnrs OfferedAs Yearlngs

% Offered For Sale

Australian breeders SELL THEIR

BEST.

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A u s h o r s e . c o m . a u

Magic Mil l ions Gold CoastYearl ing Sale1 1-17 January

Ingl is Melbourne PremierYearl ing Sale26-28 February & 1 March

Ingl is Austral ian EasterYearl ing Sale4-6 Apri l

Magic Mil l ions NationalYearl ing Sale6-8 June

A greater proportion of top horsesare avai lable at auction in Austral iathan anywhere else in the world .

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Cape Cross (Ire) was officially retired by Darley back in March

after failing to get any mares in foal and with seven members of

his final crop going through the ring at Tattersalls this week,

Ferguson struck early to claim lot 526, a colt out of Gower Song

(GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) for 170,000gns. The Usk Valley Stud-bred

weanling is a brother to Melodious, runner-up in the G2 Park Hill

S. last season for David Elsworth, who also purchased their dam

as a yearling for

17,000gns. Racing in

the colours of Kevin

Mercer of Usk Valley

Stud, Gower Song

went on to win six

times, led by the

G3 Dubai City Of

Gold at Nad Al

Sheba.

"He's always has

been a lovely sort, so light on his feet and typical of his sire and

dam. He was vetted more times than any other I have brought

here," said Mercer. "I have always supported Cape Cross--his

fortunes have gone up and down, but I am a big fan."

While Cape Cross may not always have been a rock-solid

commercial proposition, he continues to make his presence felt

in Classic company. He sired last year's Derby winner Golden

Horn (GB) and is the grandsire of this year's Epsom hero

Harzand (Ire), whose sire Sea The Stars (Ire) was Mercer's

selection to cover Gower Song this year.

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Lot 526 | Tattersalls

TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 $ Catalogued 294 332 $ No. Offered 257 296 $ No. Sold 211 234 $ RNAs 46 62 $ % RNAs 18% 21% $ High Price 190,000gns 240,000gns $ Gross 8,441,000gns 8,576,000gns $ Average (% change) 40,005gns (+9%) 36,650gns $ Median (% change) 30,000 (+15%) 26,000gns

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SESSION TOPPERS

TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE

DAY TWO TOP LOTSLot Sex Sire Dam Price (gns)

655 c Toronado (Ire) Raskutani (GB) 190,000

B-Wellsummers Farm

Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment

Purchased by MC Bloodstock

746 c Kodiac (GB) Inyordreams (GB) 190,000

B-Bolton Grange

Consigned by Trickledown Stud

Purchased by Ballydogen Stud

708 c Invincible Spirit (Ire) Kerry=s Dream (GB) 180,000

B-Bumble Bloodstock & Irish National Stud

Consigned by Bumble Mitchell

Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock

526 c Cape Cross (Ire) Gower Song (GB) 170,000

B-Usk Valley Stud

Consigned by Usk Valley Stud

Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock

511 c Dark Angel (Ire) Secret Away (Ire) 145,000

B-Nick Bradley Bloodstock

Consigned by Glebe Farm Stables

Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock

777 c Toronado (Ire) Crown (Ire) 145,000

B-R.F. & S.D. Knipe

Consigned by Cobhall Court Stud

Purchased y Ronald Rauscher

680 c Charm Spirit (GB) Postale (GB) 140,000

B-Whitwell Bloodstock

Consigned by Whitwell Bloodstock

Purchased by Epona Bloodstock

686 c Dawn Approach (Ire) Manyara (GB) 135,000

Consigned by Silfield Bloodstock

Purchased by Kingwood Stud

617 c Kodiac (GB) Lilly Junior (Ire) 130,000

B-Tibthorpe Stud

Consignd by Tibthorpe Stud

Purchased by Camas Park Stud

635 f Iffraaj (GB) Zayn Zen (GB) 130,000

B-Ringfort Stud

Consigned by Ringfort Stud

Purchased by Stauffenberg Bloodstock Services

Tatts cont. p6

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Hopes high for Wuheida=s relation... James and David Egan of Corduff Stud are notoriously bold

pinhookers and they struck early on Thursday to claim a colt by

Dark Angel (Ire) (lot 511) from the immediate family of one of

the leading fancies of next year's fillies' Classics, Wuheida (GB)

(Dubawi {Ire}). Bred by Nick Bradley and consigned by Glebe

Farm Stables, the April-born colt is out of Secrets Away (Ire)

(Refuse To Bend {Ire}), a half-sister to Wuheida's talented dam

Hibaayeb (GB) (Sinsgpiel {Ire}), winner of the G1 Fillies' Mile and

GI Yellow Ribbon S. He also attracted plenty of interest from Gay

O'Callaghan, who pushed the Egans' agent Richard Brown to

145,000gns.

AHe's a very good model and of course there's been a big

update," said Brown, referring to Wuheida's victory last month

in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. "She will hopefully give us

something to cheer about next year. There's nothing like an

active family and Dark Angel just goes from strength to

strength."

Despite losing out on this foal, Gay O'Callaghan's

Yeomanstown Stud had made a splash eight lots earlier when

being behind the first six-figure transaction of the sale and

buying lot 503 for 125,000gns. The daughter of Iffraaj (GB) is the

second foal of Listed Prix Finlande winner Ighraa (Ire) (Tamayuz

{GB}) and was bred in Oxfordshire by Simon and Mags Hope of

Aston Mullins Stud in partnership with Stephen Barrow.

Out of the dependable Deerpark Styd matron Frond (GB)

(Alzao), Ighraa is a half-sister to fellow Listed winners Nashmiah

(Ire) (Elusive City {Ire}) and Streets Ahead (GB) (Beat Hollow

{GB}). She was one of 11 purchases for Yeomanstown Stud, the

secodn busiest buyer at the sale so far with a total outlay of

717,000gns.

Another fan of Iffraaj is Philipp Stauffenberg, who went to

130,000gns for lot 635, Ringfort Stud's daughter of the Listed

winner Zayn Zen (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), who is already the dam of

five winners. These include Ennaadd (GB) (King's Best), who won

the Listed Hyde S. since the publication of the catalogue, while

his 2-year-old half-sister Hersigh (GB) (Poet's Voice {GB}) has

won twice since Oct. 6. Also featuring on the page is the great

Fillies' Triple Crown winner Oh So Sharp (GB) (Kris).

"She is from a good family, has a good page, with some nice

updates," said Stauffenberg, who will consign her to next

season's yearling sales.

This charming man... The smile on the face of Nicky Murray grew wider and wider

with each turn of the ring she took with her Charm Spirit (Ire)

colt (lot 680), who was eventually sold to Denis Brosnan's Epona

Bloodstock for

140,000gns--representing the

best sales result for Murray

and her husband Chris, who

bred the son of Tweenhills'

first-season sire under their

Whitwell Bloodstock banner.

The couple bought his dam

Postale (GB) (Zamindar), a

half-sister to G1 Prix Jean Prat

winner Mutual Trust (GB)

carrying to his sire Cacique

(GB) for 72,000gns from the February Sale of 2014 and sold the

resultant foal for 47,000gns last December.

Lot 680 | Tattersalls

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FIRST WINNER FOR SIRE

"You see results like this happening to people at the sales and

it's a way of life to some people but it's not our way of life," said

Murray, who admits that she burst into tears once she'd

returned the foal to his stable.

"He has been an absolute star and has grown in presence and

stature in the few days since he's been here. He's just thrived on

being at the sales. The more people that looked at him, the

more he loved it. I hope that sort of temperament stands him in

good stead as a racehorse and he's been bought by an

extremely good farm. I wish them luck when they bring him

back to the sales next year." Postale, who is now in foal to

Mayson (GB), got off to a great start when her first foal Star

Archer (GB) (Champs Elysees) won a maiden for Hugo Palmer in

September. Postale's dam Posteritas (Lear Fan) lot 1810,

currently in foal to Kingman (GB), and half-sister Exonerate (GB)

(Cacique {GB}) lot 2115 feature among Juddmonte's draft at

next week's December Mares' Sale.

The first foals of treble Group 1-winning miler Charm Spirit

have been well received so far at Tattersalls, with 11 sold for an

average of 62,891gns. Also among the top lots on Thursday was

the Charm Spirit colt out of Thankful (GB) (Diesis), who was

offered as lot 616 by his breeder Tim Cooper of Nuthurst Farm

Stud and sold to pinhooker Brendan Holland of Grove Stud for

110,000gns.

The Murrays' Norfolk neighbour Charlie Mason also enjoyed a

good result just six lots later when his Dawn Approach colt (lot

686) sold for 135,000gns to Kingwood Stud.

Mason bought the colt's unraced dam Maynara (GB), a Manduro

(Ger) half-sister to Group 1 winner Mamool (Ire) (In The Wings

{GB}), for 42,000gns at the 2014 July Sale and this is her first

foal.

The December Foal Sale continues today at 9.30am.

Thursday=s Result:

3rd-CHD, ,7,000, Mdn, 11-24, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:26.04, st.

ANNIE FIOR (IRE) (f, 2, Finsceal Fior {Ire}--Annamanamoux, by

Leroidesanimaux {Brz}), who was fourth after meeting trouble

during her debut over six furlongs at Leicester Oct. 24, was

ignored at 16-1 and settled in fourth early without cover.

Staying on strongly to collar Cercle d=Or (Ire) (Acclamation {GB})

with a half furlong to race, the i19,000 GOFNOV foal asserted

to beat that half-sister to Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) by

" " "

a half length. Annie Fior becomes the first winner for her first-

season sire (by Galileo {Ire}), who was the first foal out of

owner-breeder Michael Ryan=s brilliant Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr.

Greeley) and who retired unraced due to injury and stands at

the Co. Waterford-based Green Hills Stud. She shares her

second dam, the GI Santa Ana H., GI Ramona H. and GI Vanity H.

heroine Annoconnor (Nureyev), with some smart types including

the G3 Prix Andre Baboin-winning Caesarion (Ire) and fellow sire

Way West (Aus) who captured the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude S.

Annoconnor is a half to the G1 Grand Prix de Paris, G1

Melbourne Cup and G1 MacKinnon S.-winning sire At Talaq from

the family of sires Northern Hal (Ire) and Scribe. The dam also

has a yearling full-brother and a colt foal by Clodovil (Ire).

Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $5,929. Video, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Mr M. D. Ryan (IRE); T-Denis Coakley.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Sadhbh (Ire), f, 2, Lilbourne Lad (Ire)--Stoney Cove (Ire), by

Needwood Blade (GB). CHD, 11-24, 8f (AWT), 1:39.79. B-Mrs

Eleanor Kent (IRE). i20,000 Ylg >15 TISEP.

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OBSERVATIONSon the European racing scene

1.15 Newcastle, Mdn, ,6,500, 2yo, 8f 5y (AWT)

China Horse Club=s MIDDLE KINGDOM (War Front), one of two

contenders from the John Gosden stable, is a 775,000gns TAOCT

son of MGSW GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup placegetter

River Belle (GB) (Lahib), whose three black-type performers are

headed by GSW GI Just A Game S. second Strathnaver (GB)

(Oasis Dream {GB}). Stablemate and Antony Beck colourbearer

Make Memories (Street Cry {Ire}) was produced by GI Garden

City S. and GI Diana S. victress Winter Memories (El Prado {Ire}).

Other notable opponents include Mark Johnston=s twice-raced

trainee Lorikeet (Street Cry {Ire}), who is out of MG1SW Ishitaki

(Arg) (Interprete {Arg}), and Godolphin=s $475,000 Saratoga

purchase Battle Ensign (Arch), who debuts for Saeed bin Suroor.

Thursday=s Results:

4th-ANG, i35,000, Cond, 11-24, 2yo, 10fT, 2:16.89, hy.

MUSIC LOVER (FR) (f, 2, Palace Episode--Lucky Game {Fr}, by

Montjeu {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, i23,250. O-Olivier

Carli; B-Haras du Logis Saint Germain (FR); T-Antoine de

Watrigant.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

+Padoga (Fr), f, 2, Iffraaj (GB)--Idle Tears (GB), by Selkirk. ANG,

11-24, 10fT, 2:20.39. B-Philippe Brosset (FR). *i25,000 RNA

Ylg >15 ARAUG.

One One One (Fr), c, 2, Le Havre (Ire)--Acola (Fr), by Acatenengo

(Ger). ANG, 11-24, 10fT, 2:16.18. B-Jedburgh Stud & Cyril

Humphris (FR). *i9,000 Ylg >15 OSLATE; i45,000 2yo >16

ARMAY.

Quai de Jemmapes (Fr), c, 2, Kendargent (Fr)--Dylandor (Fr), by

Dylan Thomas (Ire). LYS, 11-24, 9f (AWT), 1:53.13. B-J Beres

(FR). *i10,000 Wlg >14 ARQDEC; i12,000 Ylg >15 ARQOCT.

ANOTHER GROUP 1 FOR MALAGUERRA? The G1 Winterbottom S. takes centre stage at Ascot in

Western Australia on Saturday and this open age sprint provides

a good opportunity for Malaguerra (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) to

register a Group 1 double this month. The 5-year-old proved

himself a top notch sprinter last autumn when he won the

G1 UBET BTC Cup at Doomben in May beating Dothraki (Aus)

(Mossman {Aus}) and

Japonsime (Aus) (Choisir

{Aus}). The Peter

Gelagotis-trained gelding

maintained that progress

when he reappeared this

spring, finishing second

to Star Turn (Aus) (Star

Witness {Aus}) in the

G2 Schillaci S. at Caulfield

Oct. 8, before beating

Spieth (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}) in the G1 Darley Classic at

Flemington Nov. 6. His chances got a further boost when he

drew barrier one for Saturday=s 1200m contest.

Terravista (Aus) (Captain Rio {GB}) also arrives to the race in

good form and should make a bold show. Already a Group 1

winner when beating the mighty Chautauqua (Aus) (Encosta De

Lago {Aus}) in the 2014 G1 Darley Classic, Joseph Pride=s 7-year-

old made a nice seasonal debut when a short-head second to

Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) in the Listed Mumm S. over 1000m

at Flemington Nov. 3. Vega Magic (Aus) (Lope De Vega {Ire})

looks somewhat of a dark horse. The Sean Casey trained 4-year-

old has only met defeat once in five starts and his last time win

over the re-opposing Rock Magic (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus})

in the G3 Colonel Reeves S. at Ascot Nov. 12 also gives him the

edge over the army-monikered trio of over Battle Hero (Aus)

(Stratum {Aus}), Regal Commander (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}) and

Military Reign (Aus) (Universal Ruler {Aus}) who also take their

chances on Saturday.

Malaguerra | Racing And Sports

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Saturday, Ascot, Australia, post time: 5:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. ET)CROWN PERTH-WINTERBOTTOM S.-G1, A$1,000,000(US$738,595/i701,585/£596,313), 3yo/up, 1200mT.PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Malaguerra (Aus) Magnus (Aus) Melham Gelagotis2 Vega Magic (Aus) Lope De Vega (Ire) Casey Casey3 Rock Magic (Aus) Redte’s Choice (Aus) Noske Gangemi4 Keen Array (Aus) Bel Esprit (Aus) Parnham Hyeses/Dbernig5 Terravista (Aus) Captain Rio (GB) Bowman Pride6 Sheidel (Aus) Hly Rmn Empr (Ire) Oliver Hyeses/Dbernig7 Regal Commander (Aus) Nadeem (Aus) Hall Durrant/Miller8 Takedown (Aus) Stratum (Aus) Clark Moore9 First Amng Equals (Aus) Excd & Excel (Aus) Parnham Miller10 Battle Hero (Aus) Stratum (Aus) Smith Williamses11 State Solicitor (Aus) Nicconi (Aus) Pike Williamses12 Military Reign (Aus) Universal Ruler (Aus) Brown McauliffeAll carry 129 pounds bar Sheidel and Military Reign, 124 pounds.

DOYLE TO FILL IN FOR MCDONALD With Godolphin=s number one Australian jockey James

McDonald caught up in an alleged betting infringement, UK-

based James Doyle will step into the breach and ride for

Godolphin in Australia until the McDonald matter has been

resolved. Doyle has ridden for Sheikh Mohammed=s team in

Australia in the past and

will take up his new role

in early December. AThis

is a great opportunity to

spend more time in

Australia and I am

looking forward to the

challenge,@ commented

Doyle on his new role.

John O=Shea is

Godolphin=s main trainer

in Australia and he welcomed the move to install Doyle for the

coming months. AWe=re blessed to have another world-class

rider to step in when needed. James has been a member of our

team here in Australia in the past and has always fitted in

extremely well,@ O=Shea said. Godolphin managing director in

Australia Henry Plumptre reiterated that Godolphin would

support McDonald while stewards in Sydney investigated

allegations made against him. AWhile we continue to support

James McDonald over the period of the investigation, we also

have a racing stable to run and James Doyle, who is a retained

jockey for Godolphin, is one of the best jockeys in the world.

With the winter recess in the UK, he is available to ride in

Australia for Godolphin and Sheikh Mohammed and we are

delighted to have him,@ Plumptre said.

Thursday, Sonoda, Japan

HYOGO JUNIOR GRAND PRIX- Listed, -33,000,000, Sonoda,

11-23, 2yo, 1400m, 1:29.10, gd.

1--ROSE JULEP (JPN), 121, c, 2, Roses in May

1st Dam: Tanino Julep (Jpn), by Coronado's Quest

2nd Dam: Tanino Dione (Jpn), by Polish Navy

3rd Dam: Tanino Crystal (Jpn), by Crystal Palace (Fr)

O-Normandy Thoroughbred Racing; B-Okada Stud;

T-Junji Takana; J-Shoichi Kawahara; -22,000,000

Lifetime: 7-4-1-0.

2--Hungry Ben (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Behkabad (Fr)--Summer

Code (Jpn), by Sterling Rose (Jpn). O-Kozo Ishise; B-Yukinari

Hiwatari; -5,280,000.

3--Bari Score (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Furioso (Jpn)--Chateau More (Jpn),

by Jolie's Halo. O-Tsuru Nishimori; B-Hironori Nakagawa;

-2,640,000.

Margins: 2, NO, HD; Odds: 37.40, 3.20, 106.90.

James Doyle | Racing Post

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