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Sunday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:42 p.m. EDTFLORIDA DERBY-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Soldat K War Front Garcia McLaughlin2 To Honor and Serve K Bernardini Gomez Mott3 Arch Traveler K Sky Mesa Lezcano Jerkens4 Bowman's Causeway K Giant's Causeway Lopez Biancone5 Shackleford K Forestry Castanon Romans6 Stay Thirsty K Bernardini Dominguez Pletcher7 Dialed In Mineshaft Leparoux Zito8 Flashpoint K Pomeroy Velasquez Dutrow Jr.All carry 122 pounds.

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SEPOY LOOKS FOR REDEMPTION IN SLIPPER Sepoy (Aus) (Elusive Quality) will attempt to atonefor his narrow loss to Smart Missile (Aus) (Fastnet Rock{Aus}) in the Mar. 19 G2 Todman S. when he lines up

for Saturday=sAAMI GI GoldenSlipper S. at Rose-hill. The winner ofthe Feb. 26 G1 Blue DiamondS. encountereddifficult conditionslast time out and isgood enough toget the job doneshould he return to

earlier form. Foxwedge (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) wasa close-up third behind Sepoy and Smart Missile in theTodman S. and gets blinkers for the first time here. Thebay won his two most recent starts, including a victoryat Warwick Farm Mar. 5.

TEAM VALORS BUYS SUMMER SOIREE Summer Soiree (War Front), a 10 3/4-length winnerof last Saturday=s GIII Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway,has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by TeamValor International. The 3-year-old filly will be pointedto the May 6 GI Kentucky Oaks. Graham Motion, whotrains all of TeamValor's North Amer-ican stock, will re-ceive the War Frontfilly Monday after-noon, after she isflown from HotSprings, Arkansas,to Lexington, Ken-tucky. Motion plansto breeze the fillythree times prior tothe filly Classic inLouisville. Previ-ously campaigned by Brereton C. Jones, his son BretJones and the Wahoo Partners LL, the filly was stakesplaced at two, but is undefeated in two starts at three,including a 9 3/4-length allowance victory at OaklawnJan. 30. AWe saw her race in person [last] Saturday andwe were ultra impressed with her,@ said Barry Irwin,CEO of Team Valor International. AShe appeared to bejust galloping. [Trainer] Larry Jones has done a remark-able job with her.@

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Saturday, Rosehill, AustraliaAAMI GOLDEN SLIPPER S.-G1, A$3,500,000, 2yo, 1200mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 10 Sepoy (Aus) Elusive Quality McEvoy Snowden 1252 5 Smart Missile (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Boss A Cmngs 1253 8 Running Tall (Aus) Stratum (Aus) Melham O’Brien 1254 11 Foxwedge (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) N Rawiller O’Shea 1255 4 Masthead (Aus) Written Tycoon (Aus) Williams Freedman 1256 12 Salade (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Nolen B Cmngs 1257 7 Hot Snitzel (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Brown Ryan 1258 2 Satin Shoes (Aus) Flying Spur (Aus) Bowman Conners 12010 13 Karuta Queen (Aus) Not a Sgl Dbt (Aus) Berry Layt 12011 14 Altar (Aus) Commands (Aus) Parr Snowden 12012 6 Shared Reflections (Aus) Umatilla (NZ) Oliver Waterhouse 12013 15 Saramenha (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Berry Ryan 12014 17 Fast and Sexy (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Schofield Waller 12015 1 Mosheen (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Nikolic Corstens 12016 3 Empress Rock (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Rodd B Cmngs 120Also Eligible17 9 Do You Think (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Arnold B Cmngs 125

Saturday, Rosehill, AustraliaTHE BMW S.-G1, A$2,250,000, 3yo/up, 2400mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 10 Zavite (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Boss A Cmngs 1302 5 Hawk Island (Ire) Hawk Wing Schofield Waller 1303 3 Illustrious Blue (GB) Dansili (GB) Bowman Payne 1304 9 Ginga Dude (NZ) Istidaad Brown Boyd 1305 11 Mourayan (Ire) Alhaarth (Ire) Rodd Hickmott 1306 7 Descarado (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) N Rawiller Waterhouse 1297 4 Linton (Aus) Galileo (Ire) Hall Hickmott 1298 1 Maluckyday (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Cassidy Hawkses 1299 2 Cedarberg (Aus) Helenus (Aus) Oliver Carey 12910 6 Extra Zero (Aus) Danzero (Aus) Arnold Hayes 12911 8 Laristan (Fr) Sinndar (Ire) Williams Hayes 128

Saturday, Rosehill, AustraliaINGLIS QUEEN OF THE TURF S.-G1, A$400,000,3yo/up, f/m, 1500mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 2 More Joyous (NZ) More Than Ready N Rawiller Waterhouse2 4 Melito (Aus) Redte’s Chce (Aus) Bowman Ryan3 6 Set for Fame (Aus) Reset (Aus) Nolen Moody4 3 Palacio de Cristal (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Boss Begg5 5 Jersey Lily (Aus) Catbird (Aus) Clark Bridge6 1 Montana Flyer (Aus) Flying Spur (Aus) Berry Waterhouse7 7 Happy Hippy (Aus) Shamardal Cassidy ThompsonAll carry 126 pounds.

Saturday, Rosehill, AustraliaVINERY STUD S.-G1, A$400,000, 3yo, f, 2000mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 6 Brazilian Pulse (NZ) Captain Rio (GB) Williams Moroney2 10 Pinker Pinker (Aus) Reset (Aus) Dunn Eurell3 4 Do Ra Mi (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Nolen Moody4 5 Sworn to Secrecy (NZ) Keeper (Aus) Bowman O’Shea5 3 Mirjulisa Lass (Aus) Danasinga (Aus) Brown Hickman6 8 Fibrillation (Aus) Diatribe (Aus) Oliver Martin7 7 Iron Lace (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Schofield Waller8 11 Who’s Ready (Aus) More Than Ready Parr Scorse9 2 Chula Vista (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Clark A Cmngs10 9 Cool Flyer (Aus) Not a Sgl Doubt (Aus) Quinn Croft11 1 Triple Six (Aus) Dehere Avdulla BeggAll carry 123 pounds. www.coolmore.com

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Saturday, Rosehill, AustraliaDAILY TELEGRAPH GEORGE RYDER S.-G1,A$400,000, 3yo/up, 1500mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 12 Theseo (Aus) Danewin (Aus) N Rawiller Waterhouse2 1 Rangirangdoo (NZ) Pentire (GB) Brown Waller3 8 Danleigh (Aus) Mujahid Bowman Waller4 7 Wall Street (NZ) Montjeu (Ire) Williams Lynds5 9 King Mufhasa (NZ) Pentire (GB) Rodd McKee6 14 Centennial Park (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Schofield Payne7 4 Dao Dao (Aus) Shinko Forest (Ire) Dunn Hawkses8 10 Captain Sonador (Aus) Shamardal Scriven Milne9 13 Love Conquers All (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Munce Hawkses10 5 Triple Elegance (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Cassidy Waller11 6 Bold Glance (Aus) Sequalo (Aus) Seamer Hilton12 15 Keepin’ the Dream (NZ) Keeper (Aus) Wells J/G Lee13 3 Aloha (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Boss Price14 11 Ilovethiscity (Aus) Magic Albert (Aus) Avdulla Begg15 2 Skilled (Aus) Commands (Aus) No Rider SnowdenAll carry 130 pounds, bar Aloha, 126; and Ilovethiscity & Skilled, 125.

Saturday, Awapuni, New ZealandTHE OAKS STUD STALLIONS MANAWATU SIRESPRODUCE S.-G1, NZ$200,000, 2yo, 1400mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 9 Fort Lincoln (Aus) Chrg Frwrd (Aus) Riddell Latta 1232 11 Antonio Lombardo (NZ) Pins (Aus) Spratt McKay 1233 12 Savabill (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Tinsley Sargent 1234 5 Chteauneuf Dupape (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) McDonald Sargent 1235 6 Bespoke (NZ) Pins (Aus) Ormsby Bridgman 1236 10 Brackenwood (NZ) Perfectly Ready (Aus) Bradley Latta 1237 4 Distill (NZ) Volksraad (GB) Hannam Bergerson 1238 8 Shuka (NZ) Bachelor Duke Coleman P/D Willims 1239 2 Anabandana (Aus) Anabaa Bosson Sellwood 12010 13 Beejay Belle (NZ) Perfectly Ready (Aus) Innes M/B Baker 12011 7 Queen Boudicca (NZ) Perfectly Ready (Aus) Colgan Price 12012 1 Dowager Queen (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Walker Rogersons 12013 3 Simply Magic (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Allpress M/B Baker 120

Sunday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:55 p.m. EDTSWALE S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 7f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Black N Beauty K Devil His Due Lopez Romans 1172 Razmataz K Forest Wildcat Castellano Pletcher 1173 Little Drama Burning Roma Bravo Fawkes 1214 Indiano K Indian Charlie Leparoux Wolfson 1235 Megalith Trippi Maragh Spatz 1216 Travelin Man Trippi Velazquez Pletcher 115

Sunday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:07 p.m. EDTPOTRERO GRANDE S.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Atta Boy Roy Tribunal Baze Lund2 Amazombie Northern Afleet Smith Spawr3 Chocolate Candy Candy Ride (Arg) Nakatani Hollendorfer4 Don Tito Trippi Rosario Sadler5 Captain Cherokee K Sir Cherokee Talamo Asmussen6 M One Rifle One Man Army Sutherland Headley7 Crown of Thorns Repent Bejarano Mandella8 Colgan's Chip Cee's Tizzy Blanc Sahadi9 Ventana Toccet Garcia Baffert10 Bet On Victor K Yankee Victor Valenzuela CerinAll carry 118 pounds, bar Atta Boy Roy & Ventana, 120.

Sunday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:33 p.m. EDTEMIRATES AIRLINES APPLETON S.-GIII, $100,000,4yo/up, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Little Mike Spanish Steps Bravo Romans 1232 Cherokee Artist Cherokee Run Dominguez Motion 1173 Nicanor Dynaformer Leparoux Matz 1194 Sayif (Ire) Kheleyf Berrios Biancone 1175 Commandeered Deputy Commander Velazquez Pletcher 1176 Riviera Cocktail Giant's Causeway Gomez McLaughlin 119

7 Successful Mission K Successful Appeal Trujillo Plesa Jr. 119

8 Asphalt K War Chant Castellano Kenneally 1199 Mikoshi Orientate Lezcano Matz 11910 Jardim (Brz) Ski Champ Lopez Caramori 117

Sunday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:06 p.m. EDTSKIP AWAY S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1 3/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Drosselmeyer K Distorted Humor Gomez Mott 1172 Moe Man K Yes It's True Bravo Wilkes 1173 Our Dark Knight K Medaglia d'Oro Castellano Zito 1174 Colizeo Distorted Humor Dominguez Pletcher 1215 Ron the Greek Full Mandate Velazquez Albertrani 1176 Gabriel's Hill A.P. Indy Garcia Benzel 1177 King Ghidorah Black Mambo Velasquez Parboo 1178 Jardim (Brz) Ski Champ Lopez Caramori 1179 Wingedlie Winged Foot Willie Dominguez Negrete 11710 S. S. Stone K Birdstone Leparoux Zito 11911 Jackson Bend Hear No Evil Sanchez Gold 117

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Fairy Sound Again... Cristina Patino's Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) has recov-ered from the injury which ruled her out of last Satur-day's G1 Dubai Sheema Classic, trainer Ed Dunlopannounced yesterday. Royal Ascot has been penciled infor the seasonal bow of the four-time Group 1 winner,with the June 15 G1 Prince of Wales's S. her mostlikely target. "Snow Fairy returned earlier in the weekand she seems fine, we jogged her up and she's verygood," her conditioner told PA Sport. "We are justgoing to run a few more tests on her and then we'll geta picture of what we need to do and where we are.Any injury is annoying, but she danced every dance lastyear, so we will be looking towards the middle part ofthe season and onwards." Dunlop also had news of lastyear's G3 Solario S. winner Native Khan (Fr) (Azamour{Ire}), who is Guineas-bound. "He's wintered very well,we've been pleased with his work so far and we'rehappy with him," he said. "He'll run in either race [theG1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Apr. 30 or G1 Pouled'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp May 15] and hope-fully all goes well. He won't go for a trial, he'll run ineither Guineas first time out."

Black Caviar Rated World’s Best... Off her dominating win under 128 pounds in the Mar. 12 G1 Newmarket H., Black Caviar (Aus) (BelEsprit {Aus}) has been given an international rating of130, tops in the world for the six-month period be-tween Oct. 1, 2010 and Mar. 27, 2011. Her rating putsher just ahead of GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero Blame(Arch, 129) and G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe winnerWorkforce (GB) (King=s Best, 128), and easily surpassesthe previous high awarded a sprinter (Oasis Dream{GB}, 125). AThis is a historic day for Australian racingand breeding,@ Aushorse Chairman Antony Thompsonsaid. ANot only does it show our breeders can breed thevery best horses in the world, but it also shows therespect in which Australian racing is now held.@ Bred byRick Jamieson, four-year-old Black Caviar was anA$210,000 purchase from the draft of SwettenhamStud at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale andis perfect in her 11 career starts for earnings of A$2.5million.

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6 Unusual College DegreesRacetrack Management is #1, Kaitlin Madden, CareerBuilder.com

Berry to Ride J P’s Gusto in Arkansas Derby... Gem Stables= J P=s Gusto (Successful Appeal), winnerof last season=s GI Del Mar Futurity, will be ridden byOaklawn=s leading rider Cliff Berry in the Apr. 16 GI Arkansas Derby. The pair teamed up for a >bullet=

five-furlong breeze in :58 3/5 over the fast trackThursday morning. Trainedby Joe Petalino, J P=sGusto galloped out in 1:12 2/5, the fastestsix-furlong time of themorning. Berry alsoworked the colt prior to aseventh-place finish in theMar. 19 GII Rebel S., inwhich Ramon Dominguezhad the mount. AThat=s

what I was looking for,@ said Petalino. AI was hoping thehorse would be closer to the front in his last race.Hopefully, this time we can get that trip.@ In the Rebel,the bay was rated off a crisp early pace set by The Factor (War Front), trained by Bob Baffert. A[Bob Baffert] came in here and scared everybody say-ing >don=t go with me,=@ said Petalino. AI was actuallyhoping to run with him. As fast as the track was play-ing that day, I was looking forward to it.@ The Factoralso remains a likely candidate for the Arkansas Derby,although Baffert has yet to commit the winner of theGII San Vicente S. to the nine-furlong contest.

Sway Away Drills for Arkansas Derby... The California colt Sway Away (Afleet Alex) returnedto the worktab yesterday morning with a five-furlongmove in :59 3/5 at Oaklawn in preparation for the GIArkansas Derby. Under jockey Luis Quinonez, the soph-omore broke off for his workout moments before fellowArkansas Derby hopeful J P=s Gusto set out on a similarfive-furlong move. While the colt galloped out six pan-els, an official time was not recorded. AIt was just amaintenance work, but Luis said he didn=t have to putany pressure on the horse,@ said trainer Jeff Bonde byphone from Santa Anita Park in California. ALuis said hejust sort of let the horse do it on his own and my guysaid the gallop out was like 12 and 2.@ Sway Away,who was runner-up in the Feb. 20 GII San Vicente S.,will be ridden by Garrett Gomez in the Arkansas Derby.

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Peachtree Stable - Owner Plum Pretty(f, 3, Medaglia d’Oro--Liszy, by A.P. Indy)

$130,000 2yo ‘10 OBSMARConsigned by Kirkwood Stables, Agent II

Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2, $190,800

GISP, 25-length winner of Sunland Park Oaks

For Peachtree Stable’s John Fort, success in the horse business hasalways been about finding value. The South Carolinian, whose interestin horses began as a teen when he observed Hall of Fame conditionersMax Hirsch and Woody Stephens training near his home at the old FairGrounds Training Center in Camden, has built a powerful andsuccessful stable by developing a keen eye for talent and potential inindividuals that others gloss over. Fort was a successful polo player and

worked briefly as a school teacher aftergraduating from the University of SouthCarolina, but having a career in the horseindustry was what he always wanted, so hefound a way to make it happen. Fort founded Seaside Stable--which wouldeventually become Peachtree--in 1976,purchasing polo ponies and horses off the track,training them, and reselling them for a profit. “At that time, there weren't really anyretirement facilities for horses,” Fort recalled.“The horse slaughter business was big backthen, and there was a sad end to a lot ofracehorses' careers at that time. There were

some dealers, however, that were aware that there were people like mewho would take them and try to recycle them into useful purpose.” “Some of the horses were mares, so I figured out how to get pedigreesand I bred those mares to local Thoroughbred stallions,” he continued. “I even bought a share in a stallion in Ocala named Princely Pleasure. Ifound that the same mares I was buying for $400-500 off the racetrackwere selling for $5,000 in foal. I got intrigued by the business. I had mypolo trailer and I'd take mares down to the OBS sales in the earlydays--back in 1978, ‘79, ‘80--and sell them. It doesn't seem like a lot tome today, but at that time I was kind of squeezing out a living in thehorse business, which is what I wanted to do.” After a brief stint working for famed Calumet Farm trainer John Veitch,Fort relocated his operation to Atlanta and renamed it Peachtree. Hecontinued to grow his business, and had a breakthrough in 2001 with$105,000 KEESEP yearling Invisible Ink, who finished third in that year’sGI Florida Derby and second in the GI Kentucky Derby behindMonarchos, en route to $465,088 in career earnings.

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“We had won a lot of races, and I think I was pretty well-known in thebusiness, but Invisible Ink was the first horse to put us on the nationalstage,” said Fort. “He got a lot of publicity from ABC and all the othernews outlets and he was a very important horse to me. I'm in the horsebusiness, and he just was a horse that seemed to really make a lot ofstuff happen after that.” Fort enjoyed continued sporting and financial success in the followingyears both individually and in partnsership, selling future GI Cigar MileH. winner Lion Tamer, whom he bought for $180,000 at Keeneland in2001, privately to Michael Tabor off a seven-length maiden win atBelmont in September of 2002. He also turned a hefty profit with GSWChimichurri, a $250,000 FTFFEB juvenile in 2002 who Fort sold as ahorse of racing age for $675,000 the following year at KEENOV. Fortalso purchased future MGSW India for $400,000 in 2003 at FTSAUG,and sold the filly back to her breeders, Frank and Jane Lyon, for areported $2.05 million after a 12-length maiden romp at Saratoga in2005. One of the accomplishments that Fort is most proud of is multipleGrade I-winning millionaire Red Giant’s world record-settingperformance for 1 1/4 miles in the 2001 GI Clement L. Hirsch S. on theturf at Oak Tree at Santa Anita. “I think it's pretty remarkable that he set a world record for a mile and aquarter, the classic American distance--1:57 flat for a mile and a quarteris running pretty fast. I'm really proud of that,” beamed Fort. Fort, who has about 10-12 horses currently in training with BobBaffert, Steve Margolis, Rick Dutrow Jr. and Cathal Lynch, as well asabout 25 mares boarded at Pine Grove Plantation near Camden, has atrio of sophomores who look poised to add to the Peachtree legacy. Last Sunday, the Baffert-trained Plum Pretty (Medaglia d’Oro), third inher previous start in the GI Las Virgenes at Santa Anita Mar. 27, tookthe Sunland Park Oaks by 25 lengths. That’s right--25 lengths. “I asked Bob if he had ever won a race by 25 lengths,” Fort relayed.“He said, ‘No way!’ The most he could remember was Point Givenwinning the Belmont by 12 1/4 lengthswhich is, of course, more important thanwinning the Sunland Park Oaks by 25lengths, but still.” “She was a nice filly, she had beentraining well,” Fort said “She'd been inthose one-turn races out in Californiaagainst a whole different level of horses.The switch to two turns was a big part ofit, as was the fact that [MGISW] TurbulentDescent and those horses weren't in therace. What can happen in a race like thatis that those fillies simply weren't as goodas Plum Pretty, and when they tried to runwith her early, they just couldn't keep up.She pushed them out of their comfortzone, and the race was pretty much just left to her.” Plum Pretty, who RNA’d for $75,000 as a yearling at FTMOCT, is oneof those value buys that Fort has built his business on. He scooped herup for just $130,000 as a juvenile at OBS March. “There wasn't anything not to like about her,” Fort recalled when askedhow he picked Plum Pretty out of the sale. “Obviously, the pedigree wasthere. If pedigrees are already made, then typically you can't affordhorses or you're paying a premium. I have to create value. The pedigreewas extremely make-able. The mare had had three or four foals andhadn't had any winners, but those are the kind of pedigrees you canstep into with the right individual and ‘boom,' whereas other people arethinking ‘That mare's never going to produce anything.'” Cont. pxxx

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Take Two--John Fort cont.

Fort continued, “I would describe Plum Pretty physically, as atwo-year-old in training, as having the right frame, but she was veryunfinished. But, I grew up used to looking at unfinished horses and thatmight have given me an edge.” Fort used an interesting analogy to describe buying at a two-year-oldsale. “It’s like playing poker,” he explained. “You pay a little more for everycard you look at. Sometimes I can’t really afford to pay the premium fora horse who works in :10 flat or :09 4/5 or whatever it is, but every oncein a while at the two-year-old sales there are horses like Plum Pretty. Ithink good horses can be anywhere, and every time I buy a horse I’mlooking for an edge. You always have to look for an edge, because thereare still buyers out there with plenty of money who are going to outbidyou on the obvious horses. You can wait until they get to the racetrackand break their maiden by 10 lengths down at Calder, and then you’veseen another card and there’s another whole group of people waiting tosee that card. And they pay a lot. ” Fort was willing to dig a little deeper, however, for a colt fittinglynamed Red Ace, who he scooped up for $300,000 at FTFFEB, whichwas $165,000 more than the next most expensive two-year-old byNorthern Afleet purchased in 2010. The $77,000 KEESEP yearlingbroke his maiden in ultra-impressive fashion second out by 6 1/2 lengthsat Fair Grounds Mar. 13 for Steve Margolis after running fourth on debutbehind “TDN Rising Star” Bind (Pulpit). “He was an expensive purchase for me,” Fort admitted. “He is a trulybeautiful horse, and he was truly beautiful at the two-year-old sale.[Taylor Made V.P. of Boarding Operations] Frank Taylor came up to me15 or 20 minutes after I bought Red Ace and said, ‘John, that is the mostbeautiful Northern Afleet that has ever been born.’ Then he amplifiedthat and said, ‘I take that back--that’s the most beautiful Northern Afleetthat will ever be born.’” Despite the somewhat lofty price tag, Fort still believes Red Ace was abargain. “Northern Afleet is not a real commercial stallion,” Fort said of the sireof five 2011 stakes winners, headed by GI Gulfstream Park Turf H.upsetter Teaks North. “He’s just one of those stallions that has a lot ofstakes winners, but everyone walks right on by him. Red Ace hadn't soldfor much as a yearling--I did not see him as a yearling--he sold deep intothe sale. And he didn't work real fast, but I liked the way he worked. Heworked like a horse who was classy, a good mover, but didn't have thatquick turn of foot that was going to get a whole class of buyers attention.Actually, a lot of the people that bid against me on him were trainers asopposed to agents. I was thrilled to get him.” Red Ace will resurface in a 1 1/16-mile allowance event on thePolytrack at Keeneland Apr. 16, and the Ontario-bred’s long-term goal isthe Jun. 26 Queen’s Plate, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.

Fort’s Flashpoint, who took the GII Hutcheson S. at Gulfstream by 7 1/4 lengths Feb. 26, will contest Sunday’s GI Florida Derby in his firsttwo-turn try for Richard Dutrow Jr. “I'm running in the Florida Derby because I can visualize a favorablepace scenario,” Fort, whose charge has been categorized by many asmerely a sprinter, explained. “No race is easy to win--Grade I races areimpossible to win, but I think we have a shot.” Surprisingly, and refreshingly considering the prevalence of “DerbyFever” that tends to plague many owners, Fort said that Flashpoint couldrun well in the Florida Derby, but not ship to Kentucky for the FirstSaturday in May. “It’s really important to realize that these regionalderbies like the Florida Derby are really old, prestigious races...I’d loveto win the Florida Derby, and then I’ll think about the next race that Ihave to win, but it’s not mandatory that the Florida Derby winner go tothe Kentucky Derby. Although, I’m not ruling that out, and I haven’t wonthe Florida Derby yet.” “I’ve been in the Derby three times,” Fortsaid. “I haven't won it yet. I'd really like towin it, because it's such an importantachievement and a legacy achievementand it would be great financially as well, butbeing in the Derby is not that big of a dealto me at this point. I also think I've got areal strong hand with Plum Pretty in the [GIKentucky] Oaks, and if we had a real con-tender for the Oaks that would be great forthat weekend. We don't have to get too greedy.” But, with all the success Fort has enjoyed, could you blame him? --Brian DiDonato

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FARM HOPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA by TomThornbury, Keeneland’s Associate Director of Sales The excellent quality of the yearlings selected for thesales in Brazil and Argentina is typical of that found inSouth America. First of all, the climate is pleasant,never harsh, which encourages growth and early matu-

rity. Secondly, in bothBrazil and Argentina,you will find anagrarian-based econ-omy. Both countriesraise oceans of soybeans, corn, sugar caneand huge herds of cat-tle. Argentina is blessedwith dark, rich soil andthousand of square

miles of endless, flat topography. Brazil is equallyblessed with productive soil, but also with a more tem-perate climate and more rainfall. Both are huge coun-tries, but Brazil=s size is fantastic. Everything growsthere in abundance, and Brazil dominates the world=sorange juice, coffee, rubber, soy bean and sugar mar-kets. In fact, Brazil runs its cars on ethanol producedfrom sugar. Ethanol is produced far more efficientlyfrom sugar than from corn, and its use in ethanol pro-duction does not reduce availability of a precious foodsource, as does usingcorn. There is no argu-ment as to where thebest beef in the world isproduced--South Amer-ica. The grass is knee-deep, and there is littleneed to fatten the cattlewith grain. This year, theKeeneland inspectionteam spent two weeks inspecting yearlings from manyfarms, large and small, all over Argentina.

The majority of the older, more established farms arelocated within an hour or two from Buenos Aires in SanAntonio de Areco and Capitan Sarmiento. Farms like ElParaiso raise hundreds of horses on immense pasturethat has been in the family for several generations.They stand notable sire Incurable Optimist, sire of multi-ple champion and Horse of the Year Life of Victory(Arg). Nearby, Arroyo de Luna breeds to race and selland stand respected sire Not for Sale, sire of AsiaticBoy (Arg) and Forty Licks (Arg), to name just a couple. Other successful farms in this area includeAlessandro Miserocchi=s Santa Ines, from which cameAHorse of the World@ Invasor (Arg) (Candy Stripes); andHaras La Pasion, the farm of prominent racing stableRubio B.=s owner Ricardo Benedicto and his sonNicolas, who are on track to be a major force in breed-ing as well as racing. Stallion station La Mission handlesa long list of shuttle stallions, which has included Gi-ant=s Causeway, Johannesburg and Pollard=s Vision.Another new upstart in the stallion business isAmerican-styled La Leyenda, owned by Alberto andRenata Stein, where they have shuttle stallions Ex-change Rate and Offlee Wild. We made inspection stops at nearly every Thorough-bred breeding farm in the region. We visited HarasCarampangue, operated by the younger IgnacioPavlovsky, where sire-sensation Orpen standsandChenault, a new venture with some really well-bred,top-quality yearlings. Cont. p9

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We also visited De La Pomme, owned by theLiberman family, who have extensive investments inSouth American racing through LARC (Latin AmericaRacing Channel) and Hipodromo Maronas in Montevi-deo, Uruguay; Don Arcangel, owned by Pablo Maggio,who stands Manipulator (Ire); El Catorce, owned by

professional soccer playerClaudio Pizarro, who alsohas a great group of year-lings for the sale; El Mallin,owned by Antonio Bullrich,who is the president ofboth the Bullrich Sale Com-pany and the HipodromoArgentino de Palermo;Haras Esperanza, ownedby Raul Lottero, a very

passionate breeder; Haras Melincue, a farm with beauti-fully designed and built facilities and some very finehorses as well; and Haras Vacacion, owned by PabloZavaleta, where there is a deep, rich history of success-ful breeding and racing. A little farther out, La Quebrada is run by youngmaster horseman Hernan Ceriani, following decades ofsuccess by his father, and has a strong line-up of stal-lions, like Easing Along, sire of multiple champion andrecent Horse of the Year Interaction (Arg), and South-ern Halo, whose success needs no validation. Theyoung horses are raised far away at a second farm,where they have huge pastures, surrounded by thou-sands of acres of grain crops. Juan Carlos Bago=s Firmamento, in both nearby LaPlata and distant Mar del Plata, is annually consideredfor Breeder of the Year. Much farther out are farmssuch as Alfredo Camogli=s Alfalfar, from which havecome legions of successful racehorses, like recent 2-year-old filly star La Toscana Cat (Arg) (Easing Along). La Biznaga, owned by Carlos Blaquier, is a two-hourtrip away by twin-engine plane. It is a magnificent farmwith extraordinary success, having stood Bernstein,who has had even greater success in Argentina than inthe United States as a graded-stakes producer.

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The farm of Julio Bozano, Santa Maria de Araras,transcends the scope of nearly any farm in the world.There are branches of this farm in Mar del Plata andCapitan Sarmiento in Argentina, one in Curitiba, Paranaand Bage in Brazil, and one in Ocala, Florida, and theircolors are on winners world-wide in the highest levelsof competition. Dr. Ignacio Pavlovsky, one of Argen-tina=s most highly respected horsemen, is the generalmanager there.

Our trip also took us into the distant provinces of LaPampa, Cordoba and Rosario, the Abread-basket@ ofArgentina. In these provinces, you will find endlessexpanses of pastureland, huge herds of cattle, andthousands of acres of soy beans, wheat, corn andsugar cane. In La Pampa, we visited the farm of JavierAVasco@ Zubizaretta, Haras Ustasti. He has the distinc-tion, as a breeder, of having bred two Argentine Derbywinners in the past few years. In Cordoba we stopped at La Forteleza, owned byHoracio and Marcella Andrenacci. Horacio is involved incattle and grain production on a huge scale and Mar-cella is actually the force behind the Thoroughbredbreeding side of things. At Haras Don Florentino,owned by Luis Grimaldi, they are principally grain pro-ducers. However, they stand the very popular sireAlpha Plus, and they breed to race and sell. Their pri-mary sales are held at the farm, although they will besending some special individuals to the Copa BullrichSale this year. Fromthere, we traveled toRosario to the farm ofWalter Tombolini,Haras Viejo Tombo.Adjacent to town, thisfarm is more compara-ble to an Americanfarm in size. There ismore than amplespace and excellent pasture, and Tombolini is con-stantly upgrading his breeding stock with mares fromthe United States.

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The herd at Haras Viejo Tombo

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Brasilia... There are four major areas of breeding in Brazil. Onearea is within the state of Sao Paulo, a huge expanse offarmland outside the highly commercial city of Sao

Paulo, in the center ofBrazil, south of Rio deJaneiro. Some of thefarms there are thou-sands of acres in scope,where primarily coffee,oranges, cattle, rubbertrees, forests of eucalyp-tus trees for pulp-wood,sugar cane, soy beansand corn are raised. TheThoroughbred breeding

operation on many of these farms is just a componentof the overall farm production. Farms are located atlong distances from one another in this region. Some ofthe major breeding farms in Sao Paulo are Calunga,Interlagos, Sao Jose & Expedictus, Louveira, ValeVerde, Sao Quirino, San Francesco, Fazenda Boa Vista,and Caporanga. In Parana, a state to the south of Sao Paulo, locatedin the mountains and close to the Atlantic coast, thefarms are smaller, more centrally located, and horseproduction is primary, although with the rising pricesfor commodities, lots of acres are now covered withsoy beans, sugar cane and corn. The climate there isunusual for Brazil; because it is located in the moun-tains and close to the sea, it remains cool, with con-stant rain year-round. It is similar in climate to Ireland,and the soil is dark and rich, unlike the predominant redclay soils throughout the rest of Brazil. Some of thecountry=s most successful breeders are located here;Santarem, Anderson, Springfield, Curitibano, Chesa-peake, Palmerini, Santa Rita da Serra, San Jose daSerra, Santa Maria de Araras, J.B. Barros, and HarasValente. There are anumber of otherbreeders located inParana that, alongwith these largerfarms, contributehorses for racing inCuritiba, Sao Paulo,and Rio de Janeiro. Farther to the southis the region of Bage,where some of themost prolific and successful breeders reside, such asTNT, Old Friends, Anderson, Santa Maria de Araras,Doce Vale, and Fazenda Monthesir. In Bage, the farmland is primarily dedicated to soy beans, sugar cane,cattle and rice production. The Thoroughbred opera-tions are very large and the climate can be very hot,dry, and more harsh, but great for hay production.Cont. p11

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This area is physically closer to Uruguay and Argen-tina, and most of these big outfits have farms else-where in Brazil, as well as in Argentina. Additionally, there is a huge breeding operation inPonta Pora, which lays half in Brazil and half in Para-

guay, Haras Ponta Pora.The region is one of thelargest expanses of farm-land in Brazil, dedicated tosoy beans, corn and sugarcane. One of the world=slargest ethanol productionplants is there, along withan assembly plant for JohnDeere tractors and com-bines that has become the

company=s number one production plant. Ponta Pora,owned by Camil Georges, is always among the leadingbreeders throughout Brazil, as they have more than 300mares and the popular stallion Durban Thunder (Brz). The horsemanship throughout South America, andparticularly in Argentina, is arguably the best in theworld. Everyone either plays polo or rides to tend cattleherds (or horses), and the farm workers are Agauchos,@or they have been steeped in the gaucho-way. Thepassion for breeding and racing horses goes back cen-turies to the introduction of the horse by Spanish con-

querors. The art has been refined through importationof deep European bloodlines, and more recently en-hanced by the American speed-breed. Argentine polo is in a league of its own. Exceptionallytalented players, such as AdolfoCambiaso, make millions as pro-fessional players, as well asthrough selling polo ponies. Infact, Bullrich had a sale this yearof 25 polo ponies from Cambiaso=sstable, La Dolfina, which broughttotal receipts of $3,119,000. Oneindividual, a Aclone@ of Cambiaso=sbest-ever polo mare went for anastounding $800,000. South American countries cling to a traditional agrar-ian life, and it=s not unusual to find that several genera-tions of families have grown up working on farms,where they tend crops, work cattle and raise horses.The horses raised are durable, strong, solid of bone andhoof, and are generally of exceptional physical confor-mation. Those selected for these particular sales are theleggy type, with depth of girth, lovely top-lines, and arelong striding, Classic-distance type horses. They matchup with the best found anywhere in the world, and theSouth American horse is undeniably competitive wher-ever in the world they race.

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LIFETIME BAN FOR PARAGALLO Ernie Paragallohas been handed a lifetime ban from the New YorkState Racing and Wagering Board and has been barredfrom all racetrack properties in the state. Paragallo alsoappears to be headed to jail after a New York appellatejudge rejected Paragallo=s appeal of the 2010 convictionon 33 counts of animal-cruelty charges. The 52-year-old resident of Long Island was sentenced to two yearsin prison last year for the mistreatment of his horses athis Center Brook Farm in Greene County, New York.AThe actions today by my Board send a strong signalthat there is no place for anyone in the racing industrywho mistreats horses and obfuscates his connection tohorses that run on our tracks,@ John D. Sabatini,chairman of the State Racing and Wagering Board toldThe New York Times. After voting for the ban, boardmember Charles Diamond also recommended that theNew York legislature change its law to make cruelty toanimals a felony.

A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ willindicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s willdenote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a(C) will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R)will be used for other restricted races. Purses forCanadian races are in Canadian dollars.

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Yesterday=s Results:RUBY RUBLES S., $58,800, AQU, 3-31, (S), 3yo/up,f/m, 6f, 1:11, ft.1--#LOTS OF STONES, 122, f, 4, Strategic Mission-- Lots of Talent, by Peaks and Valleys. O/B-Roddy J Valente (NY); T-Bruce N Levine; J-Ramon A Dominguez; $36,000. Lifetime Record: 9-7-0-2, $202,000.2--Big Brownie, 124, m, 5, Wheelaway--Mythical Brownie, by Lord Avie. O-Leah Gyarmati & Wide Rill Farm. $12,000.3--Laylaben, 120, m, 5, Not For Love--Pentatonic, by Cure the Blues. ($30,000 RNA yrl '07 FTKJUL). O-Five Ways Farm & Sherry Brothers Stable. $6,000.

Margins: 5 1/4, NK, 8. Odds: 0.60, 1.50, 8.20. Lots of Stones capped a six-race winning streak witha tally in an open $50,000 optional claimer over theinner Jan. 23. The bay placed third in her stakes debutagainst state-breds in the Broadway S. last time Mar. 5.Heavily backed to get it right here, the Roddy Valentehomebred was hard held in second, took charge on theturn for home, opened daylight in the stretch as RamonDominguez took a look back in his rear-view mirror, andcruised under the line to win for fun. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made.

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Yesterday=s Results:9th-OPX, $42,500, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($60,000), NW1X,3yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05, ft.SHELLY'S HOPE (f, 3, Strong Hope--Beloved by All{GSP}, by Rubiano), previously trained by Cindy Jones,got her nose down on the line first in her Delawaredebut Oct. 25, then closed out the year with a third-place finish behind subsequent SW & MGSP CoaxLiberty (Successful Appeal) in a Philly Park allowanceNov. 12. Favored at even-money here, she rattled offfractions of :22.25 and :46.28, and drew off to win by3 1/4 lengths while drifting out a bit late. Roma Jean(Bandini) was second. The victress is a half-sister toGrand Sensation (Grand Slam), MSP, $259,601. Saleshistory: $22,000 yrl '09 KEESEP; $25,000 RNA wlng'08 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $59,170. Clickfor the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by TaylorMade.O-Larry & Cindy Jones & Michael Pressley. B-DennisO'Neill (KY). T-J Larry Jones.

10th-OPX, $42,000, Alw, NW2L, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:38 1/5, ft.COMMANDER (c, 3, Broken Vow--Pout, by DeputyMinister), a debut winner for Anthony Dutrow atDelaware Park last September, failed to find thewinner=s circle in three prior attempts for Larry Jonesthis term, including a third-place finish in an Oaklawnallowance Feb. 27. Given a 2-1 chance here, the FoxHill Farm colorbearer saved all the ground beneathCalvin Borel, awaited racing room on the turn for home,lugged in repeatedly once swung out for racing room inthe stretch, and was along in time once straightened. Itwas 3/4 of a length back to Expecting Cash(Littleexpectations) in second. Sales history: $105,000yrl '09 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-2, $62,700.Click for the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored byTaylor Made.O-Fox Hill Farms, Inc. B-Paragon Farms LLC (KY). T-JLarry Jones.

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KTO Breeders Hosts annual Ky Derby Trainers= Dinner:Edited Press Release The annual Kentucky Derby Trainers Dinner will beheld Tuesday, May 3, at the Hyatt Regency located indowntown Louisville. The event features cocktails,dinner, Derby prep-race presentations and one-on-oneinterviews with the trainers of 2011 Derby contenders.TVG=s Todd Schrupp and Paul Rogers will emceetheevent. AIt's live--no edited stories from theseinterviews,@ said Schrupp, racing analyst at TVG. AOncethose trainers get the microphone, it becomes theirshow. I=m excited to be a part of this entertainingformat--some of it lies and alibis--but still a firsthandaccount from the trainers themselves.@ Again this year,a $1,000 scholarship will be named for every KentuckyDerby trainer who makes an appearance at the event.AIt=s really a fun event and we often have several storiesto recant the next morning on the backside,@ addedRogers, WHAS radio station. AWe try to ask questionsthat haven't been asked throughout the week. Ourformat is a little more relaxed than a typical TV or radiointerview. The Derby trainers are among their peers,and it's great to have their personalities revealed.@Tickets for the event are $150 per person. For moreinformation about the event or to purchase tickets,contact Vickie Garcia, KTOB/KTA, at (859) 259-1643.

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CHURCHILL DOWNSLOU BRISSIE (Limehouse), 4f, :51.80, 5/9WORLDLY (A.P. Indy), 5f, 1:02.20, 1/6

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GULFSTREAM PARKC. S. SILK (Medaglia d’Oro), 5f, 1:02.60, 12/18RADIOHEAD (GB) (Johannesburg), 4f, :51, 19/21

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Keeneland and Del Mar Forge Partnership:Edited Press Release Keeneland and Del Mar have announced a partnershipfor the 2011 season with the primary goal of enhancingand encouraging horse ownership. The Lexington,Kentucky oval, known for its short, classy spring andfall race meetings and the prominent sales, will teamwith its Southern California counterpart during DelMar=s seaside summer meeting that runs this year fromJuly 20 to Sept. 7. With Del Mar Thoroughbred Club=sassistance, Keeneland representatives will host severalunique gatherings both at Del Mar and nearby forpotential new owners and their guests over the courseof the seven-week season. The purpose of thehospitality events will be to explain and expedite entryinto the Thoroughbred racing game, especially throughuse of a high-end, high-potential avenue such as theKeeneland sales. ABuilding interest in Thoroughbredownership is crucial to our sport,@ said KeenelandPresident and CEO Nick Nicholson. AOne of the bestways to generate interest among potential new ownersis to give them the opportunity to see and experiencethe beauty of Thoroughbred racing up close. The highcaliber of racing, coupled with its outstandinghospitality and scenic backdrop, make Del Mar the idealpartner for the Keeneland sales.@ Keeneland and theirefforts will be noted throughout the Del Mar meet invarious ways, including stakes tie-ins, on-site signageand TV promotional spots. They also will be noted dailyin the track=s program and in its horsemen=spublications. AKeeneland is a natural ally and along-standing friend of Del Mar,@ said Craig Fravel,DMTC=s president and general manager. AFor us to worktogether to try to bring new people into our excitinggame of racing makes sense from start to finish.@

First/Second-crop starters to watch: Friday, April 1Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2007 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)

ADDED EDGE (Smart Strike), Special K Stables, $2K, 57/1/09-HAW, Msw, 6f, +He Can Do That, 10-1ARAGORN (IRE) (Giant's Causeway), Lane's End, $30K, 141/16/02-SA, Msw, 1 1/16m, Anniversary Girl, $19K KEE SEP yrlARTIE SCHILLER (El Prado {Ire}), Pauls Mill, $15K, 176/21/19-HAW, Msw, 6f, +Stouts Creek, 8-1BADGE OF SILVER (Silver Deputy), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 196/22/28-OP, Msw, 6f, +Silver SalutationsBANDINI (Fusaichi Pegasus), Walmac Farm, $18K, 175/23/07-AQU, Alw, 1 1/16mT, Sewan Indian, $20K SAR AUG yrl, 10-1GOOD JOURNEY (Nureyev), Magali, $8K, 115/4/11-SA, Msw, 1mT, Brave Journey, $9K BAR OCT yrlPOMEROY (Boundary), Vinery Ltd., $13K, 150/33/48-PIM, Alw, 6f, Bandola, $54K OBS APR 2yo, 7-5ROCKPORT HARBOR (Unbridled's Song), Darley, $20K, 215/31/22-SA, Msw, 1 1/16m, Heidi Maria, $225K OBS FEB 2yo9-MNR, Alw, 1m, Knows How to Rock, $13K KEE APR 2yo, 6-1SILVER TRAIN (Old Trieste), Vinery, $25K, 203/38/21-SA, Msw, 1mT, Beautiful Sunday9-HAW, Msw, 6f, Catch the Train, $45K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1STRONG CONTENDER (Maria's Mon), Stonewall Ocala, $10K, 90/7/09-HAW, Msw, 6f, Orange Tree, $25K OBS APR 2yo, 6-1WAR FRONT (Danzig), Claiborne Farm, $13K, 138/29/61-SA, Msw, 1mT, Whispers of War, $35K OBS OPN 2yo

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q TRACK OPENING qPIMLICO RACE COURSE - Baltimore, MDOpens: Friday, Apr. 1Closes: Saturday, May 21 Racing Days: Wednesday-SundayPost Time: 1:10 p.m.Stakes Schedule: 22 stakes worth $2.9millionHighlights: $250,000 GII Black-Eyed Susan S.-May 20 ! $1-million GI Preakness S.-May 21 !$200,000 GII Dixie S.-May 21 ! $100,000William Donald Schaefer S.-May 21 !$100,000 GIII Maryland Sprint S.-May 21 !$100,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff-May 21Website: www.turfway.com

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4.35 Salon-de-Provence, Mdn, €14,000, 3yo, 1 1/4mTRADJAMIL (Forestry), a daughter of 1996 G1 Irish 1000 Guineasheroine Matiya (Ire) (Alzao), makes her debut for her breeder SheikhHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Francois Rohaut at this southernvenue. She meets Joseph Allen's Warbird (War Front), a Jean-ClaudeRouget-trained son of 1996 GII E. P. Taylor S. victree Wandering Star(Red Ransom) who was fourth at Bordeaux-le-Bouscat last month.

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IN BRITAIN:Nimue, f, 4, Speightstown--Flag Support, by Personal Flag. Leicester, 3-31, Hcp, 4yo/up, 7f 9ydsT. B-William A Carl. *$120,000 yrl >08 KEESEP; $310,000 2yo >10 FTFFEB. **1/2 to Go Rockin Robin (Distorted Humor), GSW, $318,681.

IN FRANCE:Sunday Explosive, g, 5, Sunday Break (Jpn)--Explosive Illusion, by Explodent. Saint-Cloud, 3-31, Hcp, 5yo/up, 1 5/16mT. B-Sugar Knoll Farm. *$30,000 wnlg >06 KEENOV; $6,000 yrl >07 KEESEP.

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PUERTO RICO CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED Puerto Rican Stud Book officials have named SoyConquistador (Sweetnorthernsaint--Beth=s Appeal, byValid Appeal) as the island=s Horse of the Year andchampion older horse for the second straight year. The2010 Camarero awards honor native-bred and importeddivisional championships in Puerto Rican racing. SoyConquistador won all nine of his starts last year,including the Dia del Verano and Antornio R. Barcelo,both recognized as Group 1 events in Puerto Rico. Hebecame the fifth older horse to win more than fivestakes in one season and the first horse to win Horse ofthe Year in consecutive years since Defensora (MyFavorite Place) in 2007-08. Campaigned by EstabloEdelsam, Soy Conquistador also was proclaimedchampion sprinter. Conditioned by Maximo Gomez, thePuerto Rican-bred earned $222,615 during hischampionship season. He has won 26 of 43 starts insix racing seasons and has banked $847,933 inearnings. Bred in Puerto Rico by Juan Luna's PotreroLuna Inc, the seven-year-old was produced by the ValidAppeal mare Beth=s Appeal. One other re-electedchampion was Defensora, older mare. Other PuertoRican champions include Okairy M (Billions),two-year-old filly; El Negro Torres (Don Guido),two-year-old male; El Inspirado (Peaks And Valleys),three-year-old male; and La Sabanera (Virtua Cop),three-year-old female. Imported horses, all bred in theU.S., honored were La Glamorosa (Fire Slam),two-year-old filly; Vuelve Ruben M (Concerto),two-year-old colt; Cuqui's Love (Afleet Alex),three-year-old filly; Munra (Ecton Park), three-year-oldmale; Dreaming Of Victory (Victory Gallop), older horse;and Gale In The Vale (Cat Thief), older mare.

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Yesterday's Results:PRIX OMNIUM II-Listed, i55,000, Saint-Cloud, 3-31,3yo, c/g, 1mT, 1:48.90, hy.1B#BAROCCI (JPN), 128, c, 3, by Deep Impact

1st Dam: Bastet (Ire) (SW & MGSP-Fr, $129,572),by Giant's Causeway

2nd Dam: Benediction (Ire), by Day Is Done (Ire)3rd Dam: Cathedra (GB), by So Blessed (GB)

O-Ecurie Wildenstein; B-Dayton Investments Ltd; T-Elie Lellouche; J-Christophe Soumillon; i27,500. Lifetime Record: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i32,300. *Third black-type winner for second-crop sire (by Sunday Silence).2--Private Jet (Fr), 128, c, 3, Aussie Rules--Norwegian Princess (Ire), by Fairy King. O/B-Guy Pariente; T-Henri-Alex Pantall; i11,000.3--Two For Two (Ire), 128, c, 3, Danehill Dancer (Ire)-- d'Articleshore (Ire), by Definite Article (GB). (i95,000 RNA yrl >09 ARQAUG). O-Gerard Augustin-Normand & P Fahey; B-P Fahey; T-Nicolas Clement; i8,250.Margins: SNK, 2, NK. Odds: 1.40, 6.10, 4.80.Also Ran: Ch'Tio Bilote (Fr), Temps au Temps (Ire),Uldiko (Fr), Moncofar (Ire), Spirit of Battle. Beaten two lengths into the runner-up spot behindZiyarid (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}) over this track and tripon debut in October, Barocci re-emerged here to stakean early Classic claim against some seasoned andhighly regarded rivals. Settled with only two behindearly, the bay crept into contention on the home turn asPrivate Jet was committed, and stole up the hedge lateon to comfortably best that rival. AHe should have wonfirst time out last year, and I had hesitated before this,as I had him in a >B' race at Longchamp on Monday,@commented conditioner Elie Lellouche. ABut I wanted togive him a real test to see if he was as good a horse aswe think he is. He is obviously still green and lacksexperience, but won well in the end, and we'll bringhim back for the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau [atLongchamp Apr. 24].@ Barocci=s dam is a half-sister toAustralian standout Might and Power (NZ) (Zabeel{NZ}). Click for the Racing Post chart.

PRIX LA CAMARGO-Listed, i55,000, Saint-Cloud,3-31, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:47.50, hy.1B#NOVA HAWK (GB), 126, f, 3, by Hawk Wing

1st Dam: Reveuse de Jour (Ire), by Sadler's Wells2nd Dam: Magic of Life, by Seattle Slew3rd Dam: Larida, by Northern Dancer

(18,000gns yrl >09 TATOCT). O-Ahmed Mouknass & Pandora Stud LLC; B-Ermyn Lodge Stud Limited; T-Rod Collet; J-Stephane Pasquier; i27,500. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 2 wins, 3 places, i59,900.2--Private Eye (Fr), 126, f, 3, American Post (GB)--Rose of Tralee (Fr), by Kendor (Fr). O/B-Mme Hilary Erculiani; T-Eric Libaud; i11,000.3--La Mouche (GB), 126, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)--Summer Sea (GB), by Bahhare. (i13,000 wnlg >08 ARQDEC; i55,000 yrl >09 ARQOCT). O-Gerard Augustin- Normand; B-P H Jeanneret; T-Elie Lellouche; i8,250.Margins: 2HF, HF, 4. Odds: 4.30, 4.50, 2.50.Also Ran: Darling Story (Fr), Angel of Harlem (Fr),Venise Jelois (Fr), Split Trois (Fr), Nova Luz (GB).Scratched: Halesia (GB). Nova Hawk was not winning out of turn here, havingbeen the bridesmaid in two previous attempts at thislevel in Toulouse's Criterium du Languedoc and thisvenue's Prix Isonomy last fall. Settled in a detached lastearly as stable companion Nova Luz (GB) (Divine Light{Jpn}) set the required fractions, the dark bay cruisedto the fore in mid-stretch and, after kicking into the leadbefore the furlong marker, drew clear for anauthoritative success. AShe is a quality filly, but not aneasy ride, as she definitely needs a strong pace to runat,@ trainer Rod Collet explained. "She had that todaywith the pacemaker in there and the race worked outreally well. We have two options now; to either head tothe G3 Prix de la Grotte [at Longchamp Apr. 24] beforethe [May 15] G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches or gostraight [to the Pouliches]. We'll see how she is in thenext few days before deciding.@

Saint-Cloud, 14.20, Mdn, i24,000, 3yo, c/g, 1 1/2mT,2:48.50, hy.FOUR SOX (FR) (c, 3, Shirocco {Ger}--Missy Dancer{GB}, by Shareef Dancer), a i40,000 ARQAUGyearling, was fourth over 10 furlongs here on debutMar. 15 and started at 9-1 while trying a bit further.Trapped wide in mid-pack early, the flashy chestnutstruck the front inside the final furlong and was drivenout to hold Man of Worship (Fr) (Layman) by a neck.The winner is a half-brother to Almond Mousse (Fr)(Exit to Nowhere), SW & MGSP-Fr, $237,405. LifetimeRecord: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i14,400.O-Ecurie Doulcet; B-Ashbrittle Stud; T-Jean Bertran deBalanda.

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Saint-Cloud, 14.50, Mdn, i24,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT,2:50.10, hy.CAT NOVA (FR) (f, 3, Hurricane Cat--Las Americas{Fr}, by Linamix {Fr}), runner-up to subsequent winnerBernieres (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) at Fontainebleau last timeMar. 9, got underway as the even-money favorite andraced in rear early. Making ground on the turn, the greypowered clear from the quarter pole to record aneight-length score from Gooey (Ire) (High Chaparral{Ire}). Candicans (GB) (Dansili {GB}), the full-sister toZambezi Sun (GB), failed to pick up in the stretch andstayed on at one pace to finish fifth. Cat Nova is a halfto America Nova (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}), SW-Fr. LifetimeRecord: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 places, i21,600.O-Anne Boisnard & Yann Barberot; B-F & M Mell;T-Yann Barberot.

Yesterday's Results:Leicester, 16.20, Cond, ,8,500, 3yo, 5f 218ydsT,1:12.69, gd.RETAINER (IRE) (c, 3, Acclamation {GB}--Felicita {Ire}MSW & GSP-Fr}, by Catrail), who was sidelined byinjury following an impressive debut win in aNewmarket conditions event last April, was keen earlywhile close to the pace. In front before halfway, the,26,000 DONAUG yearling was driven out to best GlasBurn (GB) (Avonbridge {GB}) by a length and reward4-9 backers. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ,13,276. Video,courtesy attheraces.com.O-B Bull; B-Des Vere Hunt & Jack Ronan Farming Co;T-Richard Hannon.

Leicester, 16.50, Mdn, ,3,500, 3yo, f, 7f 9ydsT,1:26.41, gd.SAND OWL (GB) (f, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Midnight Allure{GB}, by Aragon {GB}), third on debut over six furlongson Kempton's Polytrack in October, was sent off the15-8 favorite and took a keen grip in rear early. Makingground wide inside the final quarter, the 25,000gnsTATOCT yearling and 30,000gns TATAPR juvenileasserted from 100 yards out to beat Mother Jones (GB)(Sleeping Indian {GB}) by a length. NewcomerAlkhawarah (Intidab), the half-sister to Hayil (Dayjur),showed speed early before fading to finish sixth.Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, ,2,955. Video, courtesyattheraces.com.O-The Triple Crown Partnership; B-Executive Bloodlines;T-Peter Chapple-Hyam.

Leicester, 14.20, Mdn, ,3,000, 2yo, 5f 2ydsT,1:01.19, gd.+JACK WHO'S HE (IRE) (c, 2, Red Clubs {Ire}--AnnusIucundus {Ire}, by Desert King {Ire}), sent off the 4-1joint-second favorite, was quickly in a prominentposition against the rail. Asserting from the furlongmarker, the ,9,000 DONAUG yearling veered rightacross the track but was firmly in command andenjoyed a four-length cushion over Dawn Lightning (GB)(Dark Angel {Ire}) at the line. He is the first winner forhis freshman sire (by Red Ransom). Lifetime Record:1-1-0-0, ,1,943. Click for the Racing Post chart. Video,courtesy attheraces.com.O-Barry McCabe; B-Knocklong House Stud; T-DavidEvans.

Wolverhampton, 19.15, Mdn, ,3,000, 3yo/up, 5f 20yds (AWT), 1:02.48, stn.+ROYAL BAJAN (c, 3, Speightstown--Crown You{MSP}, by Two Punch), a $18,000 KEESEP yearlingand ,125,000 DONAPR juvenile, broke well and racedin mid-pack off the generous early fractions.Responding to hand riding, the 7-4 crowd's choiceswooped on the front end with 100 yards remainingand was comfortably on top of My Love Fajer (Ire)(Exceed and Excel {Aus}) at the line, where he had a 11/4-length margin to spare. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,,1,943. Video, courtesy attheraces.com.O-Mrs B E Wilkinson; B-West Wind Farm; T-JamesGiven.

Yesterday's Results:Milan, 15.05, Cond, i22,500, 3yo, 1 1/4mT, 2:09.60,gd.CRACKERJACK KING (IRE) (c, 3, Shamardal--Claba diSan Jore {Ire}, by Barathea {Ire}), who wenttwo-for-two in the Listed Premio Campobello over apanel shorter here in November, was settled in thirdfrom the outset. Rolling to the front passing the quarterpole, the 1-2 pick was pushed out to comfortably beatFairyhall (GB) (Halling) by 1 3/4 lengths. The top two,as well as third-placed Duel (Ity) (Shamardal), are allaiming for the G1 Derby Italiano in Rome May 7. Thewinner is a half-brother to 2007 Derby Italiano heroAwelmarduk (Ire) (Almutawakel {GB}), G1SW-Ity,$469,019; Jakkalberry (Ire) (Storming Home {GB}),G1SW-Ity, $409,005; and Kidnapping (Ire) (Intikhab),MSW & GSP-Ity, GSP-Fr, $167,792. Lifetime Record:SW-Ity, 3 starts, 3 wins, i45,000. Click for a videoreplay.O-Scuderia Effevi SNC; B-Allevamento Deni SRL;T-Stefano Botti.

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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NAMERICA

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VISION AND VERSE TO CHILE Grade II winner andClassic-placed Vision and Verse (Storm Cat--Bunting, byPrivate Account) has relocated to Haras Longavi inChile for the 2011 breeding season, according to DiegoZavaleta, international liason for Haras Vacacion inArgentina where he stood for several seasons. Visionand Verse captured the 1999 GII Illinois Derby, and wasrunner-up in both the GI Belmont S. and GI Travers S.that year. The 15-year-old stood his first season at studin 2002 at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm nearLexington. The dark bay has sired seven stakes winnersand 17 stakes performers, including Rossel (Arg), heroof the 2008 G2 Polla de Potrillos at La Plata.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

7th-SAX, $59,800, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X,4yo/up, f/m, a6 1/2fT, 1:13, fm.LUNAR MIST (f, 4, Malibu Moon--Misty Rain, byRubiano) Lifetime Record: SP, 11-3-2-2, $98,706.O-Jerry Jamgotchian. B-Chance Farm (VA). T-Eric RReed. *$92,000 yrl '08 KEESEP.

6th-SAX, $56,000, NW1$X, (S), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:08, ft.LEGAL SEPARATION (g, 4, Jackpot--Stormy Divorce,by Storm Bird) Lifetime Record: 16-3-7-3, $96,690.O-Curt & Lila Lanning. B-Vessels Stallion Farm LLC(CA). T-Ed Moger Jr. *$2,000 wlng '08 CTNSEP.**1/2 to False Promises (Jules), GSW, $289,048.

8th-AQU, $43,000, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW2X, (S),3yo/up, 1m, 1:38 4/5, ft.WHATEVERITTAKES (g, 4, Value Plus--Whataboutus,by Clever Trick) Lifetime Record: 16-3-5-3, $152,970.O-Mitre Box Stable. B-Thomas-Narlinger LLC, DennisRepp & LereVisagie (NY). T-Richard E Schosberg.*$20,000 2yo >09 FTMMAY.

7th-CTX, $26,300, 3-30, NW2LX, 4yo/up, f/m, 4 1/2f,:53 1/5, ft.GOOLAGONG (f, 4, Indian Ocean--Musical Halo, byJolie's Halo) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, $40,805.O-Winfred L Hess Jr. B-Arthur I Appleton (FL).T-Scooter Davis. *$42,000 yrl '08 OBSAUG. **1/2 toAclassysassylassy (Wild Event), MSW, $543,410.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:+Temple's Door, c, 3, Leroidesanimaux (Brz)--Chetak (Ire), by Halling. SAX, 3-31, (C), 1mT, 1:35 3/5. B-John & Allegra Ernst (KY). *$42,000 2yo >10 BESMAY; $19,000 RNA yrl '09 KEESEP.+Mandated Bliss, g, 3, Perfect Mandate-- Flyindownbaylaurel, by Alphabet Soup. SAX, 3-31, (S), (C), 5 1/2f, 1:02 3/5. B-Huston & Johnson-Stoll (CA).Carrie Rose, f, 4, Old Topper--Melinda Rose, by Malek (Chi). GGX, 3-31, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04 4/5. B-Nick Alexander (CA).

CONDITIONS RESULTS:ITALY, Rome, 15.15, 3-30, i19,800, 3yo, c/g, 1 5/16mT, 2:13.60, gd.SNEAK A PEEK (ITY) (c, 3, Doyen {Ire}--Occhi di Giada{Ger}, by Shantou) Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, i34,833.O-Dioscuri Srl; B-Soc Ag Al Deni Srl; T-Stefano Botti.

ITALY, Rome, 16.25, 3-30, i18,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:46.30, gd.TAUMAN (IRE) (c, 4, Blu Air Force {Ire}--Time of Gold,by Banker's Gold) Lifetime Record: GSW-Ity, 13-6-2-1,i113,611. O-Scuderia Incolinx; B-Azienda AgricolaRosati Colarieti; T-Vittorio Caruso.

ITALY, Rome, 17.05, 3-30, i18,000, 3yo, 1mT,1:42.10, gd.TELLOVOI (IRE) (c, 3, Indian Haven {GB}--Kloonlara{Ire}, by Green Desert) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1,i21,165. O-Eledy Srl; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd;T-Soc Al Polito Luigi Srl. *i23,000 wnlg >08 GOFNOV.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Baylon (GB), c, 3, Zamindar--Aegean Dream (Ire), by Royal Academy. Rome, Italy, 3-30, Mdn, 3yo, 1mT. B-Theobalds Stud. *17,000gns yrl >09 TATDEC.

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