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ALSO IN THIS ISSUEViolence's First Starter Gets Commanding Win 7
Team Repole Delivers First Winner for Overanalyze 8
Broodmare of the Year Baby Zip Euthanized 9
Leslie's Lady Named 2016 Broodmare of the Year 10
ARCI Approves Universal Vet's List Model Rule 12
More Than Ready Filly, Tiznow Colt Flash Speed at OBS 14
Frankel Colt Takes Guineas Prep Craven Stakes 15
Results 22
Entries 24
Leading Lists 26
VETERAN MOVECONSISTENCY, TALENT
LEAD SMITH TO DERBY MOUNT GIRVIN
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CONSISTENCY, TALENT LEAD SMITH TO DERBY MOUNT GIRVINBy Michael Adolphsont AdolphsonRacing
Occam’s Razor: among compet-ing hypotheses, the one with
the fewest assumptions should be selected.
In a time of year when many top jockeys and their agents put on their proverbial thinking caps and try to dissect the Road to the Kentucky Derby paradox for days at a time, Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith was quick on the draw. The winner of 180 grade 1 races—take a moment to comprehend the combined scope of skill, dedication, and anti-inflammatories it takes to achieve that number—made an incisive and calculated decision, along with agent Brad Pegram, to ride Brad Grady's TwinSpires Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Girvin.
A rider of Smith's stature can virtually have his pick of mounts, so when the two-time Eclipse Award winner and 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner chose to ride a lightly raced son of Tale of Ekati trained by budding third-year conditioner Joe Sharp, it definitely summoned a healthy level of intrigue—but not to Smith.
He keenly evaluated the situation and broke it down to its simplest terms—a veteran move for a professional who wants to minimize risky ambiguities and use his own skills to maximize reliable attributes.
This was a horse racing version of Occam's Razor, a philosophical principle that has been applied
to everything from life-changing scientific research to one's penchant for swiping right on Tinder. In this case Smith saw an improving and eager equine athlete coming into the biggest race of his life at the top of his game.
"We kept our eyes open and looking around, and (Girvin) had done nothing wrong on the dirt. The only time he was beaten was on the grass," Smith said. "He gets the job done every time, and even though he doesn't draw away, he doesn't have to. He's a well-rounded horse who puts you into the race, can take dirt, run inside, run outside, and seems to always finish strong. That's the kind of horse you want for the Derby.
"From my standpoint, you just approach (riding a horse for the first time in a race like the Derby) like any other race. You try to ride the best race you can. The race is worth a lot more and means a whole lot more, but I will still break
with him, try to get him into a comfortable rhythm, and ride him hard home and try to win."
"I had been following him and his consistency is very attractive," Pegram added. "You like to see a horse who is getting better and likes to win. He's also versatile, won first time out, was second on grass, and has come up the rail to win. He's just a solid horse both visually and on paper. Mastery was our Derby horse and as soon as he was injured, Joe (Sharp) was the first person I called."
Girvin has been ridden regularly by Brian Hernandez Jr., also the pilot of Whitham Thoroughbreds' Ian Wilkes-trained McCraken, a multiple graded stakes winner at the top of many fans' lists for this year's Derby. In the enviable position of riding both top horses to some lucrative prizes, he also had to make a decision after their respective final preps.
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"It was the hardest decision I've had to make so far in my career," Hernandez said. "Both owners have been really great about everything and they're both such great camps to ride for. (Agent) Frank (Bernis) and I sat down and talked for a long time. We have ridden a lot for both and their horses are both very talented. What it ultimately came down to is that we had ridden for Ian and Mrs. Whitham for so long and had a history with (Breeders' Cup Classic winner) Fort Larned, while we also had been riding McCraken all the way back to September of last year.
"(McCraken) ran a really gutsy race in the (Toyota) Blue Grass (Stakes, G2). It wasn't an ideal setup. We were between horses the whole way and he was a little aggressive on the bridle. When they got to the half-mile pole, he still picked it up despite all that, and turning for home he had every right to give up and he didn't.
"It wasn't ideal to lose (with a previously undefeated colt), but he ran a big race. It's a double-edged sword, because you never want to lose and want to go into a race thinking you're prepared for it, but it's also nice to know that your horse can face adversity and you also have to know that he'll jump forward off that race.
"When he came back after the race, he was tired, which is a good sign, because if he wasn't tired, you would think you were in trouble. Ian knows the horse and he was happy, and it would be amazing to be a part of Ian and Mrs. Whitham’s first Derby. If we don't win, I'll be cheering for Girvin and Joe and that whole team."
Sharp, a former assistant to trainer Mike Maker, has an air of confidence going into the biggest test of his career, and much of that has to do with how effortless his talented star pupil has performed.
A straightforward and gritty horse who pins his ears with visible competitive fire during almost the entirety of a race, Girvin broke his maiden against highly regarded Al Stall Jr. trainee Excitations—a recent Keeneland allowance winner—at first asking in December at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, and proceeded to race at the New Orleans oval throughout the winter and early spring.
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While training briefly at nearby Evangeline Training Center, he missed the Jan. 21 Lecomte Stakes (G3) because of Fair Grounds' January equine herpesvirus quarantine. His trainer went to "Plan B" after the quarantine was lifted, and used a game runner-up finish in the Feb. 4 Keith Gee Memorial, a two-turn minor grass stakes, as a three-week wheel-back prep for the Feb. 25 Risen Star Stakes (G2), in which he was a rousing victor. Five weeks later he took the Apr. 1 Louisiana Derby as the favorite, and enters the Kentucky Derby with more qualification points than any rival.
"He's training extremely well and (wife, assistant, and former jockey) Rosie (Napravnik) and I are really confident right now," Sharp said. "He is very uncomplicated, does what we ask of him, likes to win, and has been very confident in himself and is starting to get a little cocky. He knows he's good and has a great way about him going into this race. It's everything you want to see.
"Mike had actually offered to ride him in the Louisiana Derby, but we stayed true to Brian. (Mike) kept in contact and called me himself. He's shown genuine interest in the horse and, after all, it is Mike Smith. I would feel like an idiot not to use him. He's a Hall of Fame rider and I think he fits the horse very well. (Girvin) will have a couple more breezes and Mike will come in to breeze him (April 22)."
Smith confirmed that he will fly in this weekend for the work and to acquaint himself with the emblazoned dark bay half brother to graded stakes winner Cocked and Loaded.
"I'll just be looking for him to be doing what he's been doing all the time and to be on the bridle," Smith said. "He's done all the hard work. We just have to go out there and get the job done. He's run extremely well and done everything—it's just a matter of keeping him training forward. Joe is a great young trainer with a lot of experience behind him that people don't realize and deserves a shot with a horse like this. We just hope to lead him over to Churchill in good shape, and that's something Joe is excellent at. I'll try to step up to the plate and get it done for them." BH
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VIOLENCE'S FIRST STARTER GETS COMMANDING WINBy Eric Mitchellt @BH_EMitchell
Buy Sell Hold, the first starter for Hill 'n' Dale Farms' freshman
sire Violence, won in commanding fashion April 20 when she took a $60,000 maiden special weight at Keeneland by 4 1/2 lengths.
Bred in Kentucky by Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and Stretch Run Ventures, the gray or roan filly is the first foal out of stakes winner Melody Lady (Unbridled's Song) and is owned by J. Kirk and Judy Robison, who bought her as a yearling for $67,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale. Hill 'n' Dale Sales consigned the filly.
Buy Sell Hold was quick out of the gate in her debut, and took the field of six other challengers through early fractions of :22.57 and :45.68. She won pulling away to complete 4 1/2 furlongs in :51.84.
Melody Lady is the second foal and first stakes winner produced by mutliple grade 1 winner Lady Tak, whose four graded stakes victories include the 2003 Test Stakes (G1) and the 2004 Ballerina Handicap (G1). Lady Tak also produced Japanese black-type stakes winner A Shin Spartan (Zensational).
Partners Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Heiligbrodt Racing, and Edward McGhee bred Melody Lady in Kentucky. She was sold at the 2011 Keeneland September sale for $150,000 to dissolve the breeding partnership and went on to race for
Hill 'n' Dale and McGhee under the guidance of trainer Steve Asmussen.
Melody Lady has a yearling full brother to Buy Sell Hold and delivered a colt by Bayern April 5.
Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and Stretch Run Ventures also bred Cloud Computing, who finished second in the Gotham Stakes (G2) and third in the Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets (G2). The colt by second-crop sire Maclean's Music is expected to pass the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and aim for the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Violence, a son of Medaglia d'Oro, was bred in Kentucky by Dell Ridge Farm. Steve Marshall's Black Rock Stables bought him out of Hill 'n' Dale's consignment at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale for $600,000 through
agents Nick Sallusto and Hanzly Albina.
The colt became one of the winter book favorites for the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Trained by Todd Pletcher, he won at Saratoga Race Course in his debut at 2 and then took the Nashua Stakes (G2). He closed out the year with a score in the CashCall Futurity (G1).
Violence sustained a fracture to his right front medial sesamoid after finishing second to eventual Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2). His runner-up effort in the Fountain of Youth was his only race at 3. He was retired with a record of 3-1-0 from four starts and earnings of $623,000. He stands for $15,000. BH
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TEAM REPOLE DELIVERS FIRST WINNER FOR OVERANALYZEBy Eric Mitchellt @BH_EMitchell
Freshman sires were on a roll April 20, aided by Ana-lyze the Odds, who became the first winner for Win-
Star Farm's grade 1 winner Overanalyze. The colt won a $100,000 maiden special weight at Aqueduct Racetrack by 4 1/2 lengths about an hour after Hill 'n' Dale Farms' freshman Violence got his first winner at Keeneland.
Analyze the Odds, the first foal produced by the winning Mineshaft daughter The Sense Angel, is raced by Repole Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, the team that won three graded stakes and earned $1,046,381 with Overanalyze.
Lansdowne Thoroughbreds bred Analyze the Odds in New York, and agent Jim Crupi bought the dark bay colt on Repole's behalf for $15,000 at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton October yearling sale in Kentucky through the Indian Creek consignment. The colt is out of the
family that produced English and Irish champions El Gran Senor and Try My Best (both are full brothers to Analyze the Odds' third dam, Golden Oriole, a winner by Northern Dancer and out of Sex Appeal). Analyze the Odds' second dam, Sense of Class (Fusaichi Pegasus) has not produced a black-type runner yet, but has five winners out of six to race.
Analyze the Odds broke sharply in the 4 1/2-furlong race Thursday, but conceded the lead early to Magnanimus Man, the first starter for Hill 'n' Dale Farms' freshman sire New Year's Day. Magnanimus Man rolled through fractions of :23.18 and :46.54, holding onto the lead through mid-stretch. Coming out of the turn, Analyze the Odds and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. quickly closed the gap with the leader and rolled easily past to win in a final time of :52.53.
Magnanimus Man finished third behind Analyze the Odds' stablemate Surprise Wonder, who kicked in late to get second.
Overanalyze was one of the top 2-year-olds of his crop, winning the five-furlong Futurity Stakes (G2) at
Belmont Park and nine-furlong Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct in 2012. He captured his biggest victory as a 3-year-old, decisively winning the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
Overanalyze bred 151 mares in his first book in 2014, making him one of six stallions in his class to breed more than 150 mares. The 5-year-old son of Dixie Union out of Unacloud, by Unaccounted For, stands at WinStar for $10,000. BH
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$3,446,120 and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 2012.
Ghostzapper also ranked prominently among leading North American sires for the last decade and is the sire of 2017 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) hopeful McCraken. City Wolf, by Giant's Causeway, is the last stakes winner produced by Baby Zip. City Wolf stands alongside Ghostzapper at Adena Springs Kentucky.
Baby Zip's final foal was Kid's Zip, an Unbridled's Song gelding born in 2012. She had eight winners and three graded stakes winners from 12 starters.
"Baby Zip's influence on our stud book will remain prominent for generations to follow," said Adena Springs' general manager Eoin Ryan. "It's a rarity to produce a pair of stallions that have made such a strong impact on our breed. We'll certainly miss having her around the farm." BH
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BROODMARE OF THE YEAR BABY ZIP EUTHANIZEDBy BloodHorse Staff
Baby Zip, the 2005 Broodmare of the Year and dam of grade 1 winners and sires City Zip and Ghostzap-
per, was euthanized at age 26 due to complications from laminitis, Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Kentucky announced April 20.
A bay daughter of Relaunch out of the Tri Jet mare Thirty Zip, Baby Zip was bred in Kentucky by J. Robert Harris Jr. A stakes winner at 2, Baby Zip was purchased privately by Stronach following her racing career for his Adena Springs breeding operation.
Baby Zip first achieved national prominence as the dam of City Zip, a Carson City runner who won the 2000 edition of the Hopeful Stakes (G1) and seven other stakes while earning $818,225.
Following a brief stint in New York, City Zip relocated to Lane's End Farm in Kentucky, where he has enjoyed a very successful career at stud. He has sired such grade 1 standouts at Catch a Glimpse,Finest City, and Dayatthespa.
Baby Zip is perhaps best known as the dam of Stronach Stables' homebred Ghostzapper, a son of Awesome Again trained by Bobby Frankel who won nine of his 11 starts, including the 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (G1). Named 2004 Horse of the Year and champion older male, Ghostzapper returned in 2015 to capture the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) in his final start. He retired with earnings of
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LESLIE'S LADY NAMED 2016 BROODMARE OF THE YEARBy Alicia Wincze Hughest @BH_AHughes
Fred Mitchell laughs that one of the biggest impacts Leslie's Lady had on his family's Clarkland Farm
operation is "she's made life much easier" for the small-scale, well-respected staple of the Bluegrass.
It's as good a summation as any Mitchell could come up with for the mare; there really are no words for what she has meant to her owners.
Leslie's Lady, dam of 4-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder and sire Into Mischief, was named the 2016 Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders April 20.
Owned by Fred and Nancy Mitchell's Clarkland Farm, Leslie's Lady has been a game-changing influence on the racetrack and in the commercial auction arena, far surpassing the expectations she held when Clarkland bid $100,000 to purchase her as the 2006 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.
Into Mischief first brought the daughter of Tricky Creek to prominence when he captured the 2007 Cashcall Futurity (G1) and went on to become an emerging sire for Spendthrift Farm with such notable runners as two-time Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Goldencents and multiple grade 1 winner Practical Joke. It was the Henny Hughes filly Leslie's Lady foaled in 2010, however, that cemented the 19-year-old as a blue hen.
Owned by Spendthrift Farm, Beholder became the first horse in North American history to win
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grade 1 races at ages 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, earning four Eclipse Awards for divisional honors in the process. The bay filly notched the first of her three Breeders' Cup victories when she took the 2012 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). She then prevailed in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) and ended her career in storybook fashion when she bested previously unbeaten champion Songbird in the 2016 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Park last November.
"It's a dream come true to have a mare of that caliber and to be associated with her," Fred Mitchell said of Leslie's Lady. "I don't think we had any kind of expectations to think she'd ever throw a filly like Beholder or even Into Mischief. When we bought her, Into Mischief was a just a yearling.
"And Nancy just loved Beholder as a yearling. But nobody would ever dream with that kind of pedigree she would be that kind of runner, and that (Leslie's Lady) would throw those kind of individuals."
Last fall saw Clarkland sell a Scat Daddy colt out of Leslie's Lady for $3 million at the Keeneland September yearling sale, the most expensive Thoroughbred sold at public auction in the world last season and the highest-priced yearling at the September auction since 2010. In 2014, a Curlin filly out of Leslie's Lady went to Bridlewood Farm for $1.1 million at that year's Keeneland September sale.
"(The Scat Daddy colt) was just a super individual, and that's the same way Beholder was," said Fred Mitchell, who added that Leslie's Lady currently has a Medaglia d'Oro colt by her side. "When she had the Curlin filly, at the time she had brought more than any Curlin had at public auction. We're a small family farm and... you just have to be tickled to be associated with a mare like her."
Other honorees during the KTOB's annual Kentucky-Bred Champions Award Luncheon held at Keeneland were:
• Horse of the Year, 3-year-old male: Arrogate• 2-year-old male: Classic Empire• 2-year-old filly: Champagne Room• 3-year-old filly: Songbird• Older dirt male: Frosted• Older dirt female: Beholder• Turf male: Tourist• Turf female, racing abroad: Tepin• Sprinter: Drefong• Steeplechase horse: Special Skills2016 Merit awards presented at the KTOB Luncheon:• P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the
Year: Clearsky Farms• Hardboot Breeders' Award pays tribute to
distinctive but unsung breeders that help make up the backbone of our industry: Brereton C. Jones
• Charles W. Engelhard Award acknowledges a member of the media for outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry: Jay Privman
• William T. Young Humanitarian Award distinguishes a person or organization in the Thoroughbred industry "who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor:" Godolphin Flying Start & Kentucky Equine Management Internship
Also receiving awards were the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund money earners in 2016 in five separate categories.
2016 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund Leaders:
• KTDF Sire of the Year: Kitten's Joy (Ramsey Farm)• KTDF Earner of the Year: Kitten's Roar (Kenneth L. &
Sarah K. Ramsey)• KTDF Owner of the Year: Ken and Sarah Ramsey• KTDF Trainer of the Year: Michael Maker• KTDF Breeder of the Year: Ken and Sarah
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LESLIE'S LADY NAMED 2016 BROODMARE OF THE YEAR
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ARCI APPROVES UNIVERSAL VET'S LIST MODEL RULEBy Frank Angstt @BH_FAngst
A model rule that aims to ensure horses on a veteri-narian's list in one jurisdiction are unable to com-
pete in another jurisdiction before being removed from the initial list by the official vet became reality April 20.
On Thursday, the Association of Racing Commissioners International Model Rules Committee unanimously recommended the rule that also adds protection for horses who have been off for 12 months or longer and for horses who have not made their first start by age 4. Later Thursday the full ARCI board followed the recommendation and approved the new model rule.
On April 19 the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium's Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee also advanced the rule, which was championed by The Jockey Club Safety Committee.
The ARCI adopts model rules and then encourages its members, state regulators throughout North America, to adopt them in order to promote uniformity.
Cathy O'Meara, industry initiatives coordinator for The Jockey Club, presented the rule recommendation to both ARCI committees. She noted that study of the Equine Injury Database revealed increased risk for horses who have been placed on the vet's list, a trend that suggests further scrutiny of such horses is needed.
"Reciprocation of the vet's list from state to state has been an issue for a multitude of reasons," O'Meara said, noting that different states may have different requirements to be removed from the vet's list. "One state may require that blood be pulled to come off the vet's list, while another may not require blood to be pulled."
To facilitate the rule, The Jockey Club subsidiary InCompass Solutions plans to enhance its software to notify racing jurisdictions when a horse on a vet's list in one jurisdiction is attempted to be entered in another.
Duncan Patterson, chairman of the Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee, relayed his group's approval of the rule to the Model Rules Committee.
"The purpose of this rule is that some states don't
recognize the vet's list of another state," Patterson said, before talking about the added provisions on horses who haven't raced by age 4 or who have not raced in a year. "Both of those situations are red flags. I believe the health and welfare of the horse overrides all other concerns."
Some of those concerns were raised by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. The organization said it approved the main parts of the rule, but had concerns about language that requires a horse to spend at least seven days on the vet's list and calls for sanctions similar to penalties assigned for a post-race positive, should a horse needing to work to come off the list fail a drug test.
Ohio HBPA executive director Dave Basler, speaking on behalf of the National HBPA, raised those concerns, noting that a horse who suffers a cut in the starting gate and is scratched will be placed on the vet's list but could be ready the next day after receiving stitches. He also said penalties for failing a drug test after a breeze should be less severe than failing a post-race test, because the betting public doesn't have an interest in the morning work.
Minnesota Racing Commission equine medical director Lynn Hovda noted that after debating a lot of timeframes, the seven days was settled upon. She said that even to have stitches, a horse likely will receive some painkiller and that a cut head also could include some level of concussion that, in general, a few more days off would help.
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Hovda said tough sanctions are needed to deter horsemen from working horses on painkillers to get the horse off the vet's list. She said she's seen unfortunate instances where horses were able to breeze well but when their blood was tested, it showed they'd been given extremely high levels of phenylbutazone or banamine.
New York equine medical director Scott Palmer spoke in favor of the provisions for 4-year-old first-time starters and horses who have been off for a year. He said both of the provisions came with review of the Equine Injury Database, which showed an increased risk for horses in both situations.
After listening to the horsemen's concerns, RMTC Model Rules Committee member and Arkansas racing commissioner Mark Lamberth encouraged the committee to approve the rule.
"If we're going to err, lets err on the side of caution for the horse," Lamberth said. "Let's do something positive and move forward."
The ARCI Rules Committee took no action on trainer sanctions for failed out-of-competition tests. More time for public comment and industry review will be provided before that rule is considered by the committee.
A pair of proposed changes to the current model rule on riding crop use, one from The Jockey Club Safety Committee and one from the Jockeys' Guild, was considered by the committee, which ultimately didn't recommend either. Instead the committee formed an ad hoc subcommittee to review its current rule, as well as the two proposals.
The Jockey Club proposal would add a penalty structure that calls for increased sanctions for repeat offenders of the riding crop rule. Like California, it would require a jockey who has hit a horse three times wait at least two strides to give a horse time to respond.
The Jockeys' Guild proposal called for just one stride of reaction time from the horse and would allow the rider to decide the appropriate amount of whip use in the final sixteenth of a mile.
Several committee members said they'd met with their stewards and regulatory vets and concluded overuse of the whip has not been a big problem in their jurisdictions. Tom Sage proposed forming the subcommittee, which was approved.
Committee members added that riding crops have changed in the past decade to include padded poppers and called for education of the fan base. All agreed that education of riders also has been a successful approach to addressing the issue and more is needed.
ARCI president Ed Martin encouraged the subcommittee to act quickly to allow the full committee to take action as soon as July.
In a move on the Quarter Horse side that is of interest to Thoroughbred racing, the ARCI Rules Committee recommended the elimination of clenbuterol from use in Quarter Horses in training and later the full ARCI membership approved the rule.
Under the new rule, clenbuterol will not be allowed for horses in training. A Quarter Horse out of training can be administered clenbuterol for therapeutic use if the administration is reported and the horse goes on the vet's list for at least six months.
The RMTC has crafted rules that typically apply to all breeds, but the new rule makes an exception for clenbuterol. For Quarter Horses clenbuterol will not be allowed in the racing environment, but for Thoroughbreds it is still allowed as one of the controlled therapeutic substances approved for racing.
On the Thoroughbred side, clenbuterol carries a 14-day withdrawal time. RMTC executive director Dionne Benson said because the model rule addresses a concern of the American Quarter Horse Association that is not based on RMTC science, the group does not have a problem with the exception.
"I think from our perspective, breed-specific rules have to be for policy reasons. Obviously the AQHA has articulated a policy that is their concern," Benson said. "Because it is based on a specific policy, specific to that breed, and it is not based on the information that we provided. It's their decision to make."
The rule will apply to Thoroughbreds who race against Quarter Horses in mixed-breed races. BH
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MORE THAN READY FILLY, TIZNOW COLT FLASH SPEED AT OBSBy Ron Mitchellt @BH_RMitchell
Speed was on display during the April 20 under tack show in preparation for the Ocala Breed-
ers' Sales spring 2-year-olds in training sale, as two 2-year-olds zipped the fastest eighth-mile (:09 3/5) that has been recorded during the first four days of workouts.
One of the two fastest workers, a More Than Ready filly consigned as Hip 778 by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables, agent, was produced from the Clever Trick mare Miss Mary Apples, who finished second in the 2002 Schuylerville Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course. Bred in Kentucky by KatieRich Farms, the filly is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Miss Red Delicious and stakes winner Dr. Diamonds Prize, who was also grade 2-placed in Canada.
Dunne said the speedy workout time was no surprise because the filly has always shown talent, as evidenced by her $390,000 purchase price when acquired by JSM Equine from the KatieRich offerings at last year's Keeneland September yearling sale.
"She is an absolutely stunning individual and we're just happy it all came together on the day for her," Dunne said. "She is as good as you could want one to be on the end of a shank. If you don't like her, you don't like horses. She was as obvious as the nose on your face as a yearling. She was so pretty and we got caught up in the heat of the moment and brought her home."
The other quick juvenile Thursday was a son of Tiznow who descends from the family that includes champion Gold Beauty. Consigned as Hip 793 by Bobby Dodd, agent, the colt out of the Distorted Humor mare Moonbow was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm and purchased by Brad Grady's Grand Oaks for $125,000 from Woodford
Thoroughbreds at the 2016 Keeneland September yearling sale.
"We knew he was pretty nice," Grady said. "He prepped really good. He's real pretty and he moves good. He is a big, strong horse with a big hip."
The colt's second dam is multiple stakes winner Storm Beauty, a Storm Cat half sister to champion sprinter Gold Beauty who has produced grade 3 winner Buffum, multiple stakes winner and grade 2-placed Stormy West, and graded stakes-placed Renaissance Lady.
The day's fastest time of :21 for a quarter-mile was turned in by Hip 734, a New York-bred Teuflesberg filly consigned by New Hope, agent. A half sister to multiple stakes winner Brenda's Way, the filly was bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds.
The under tack workouts continue through April 22, beginning at 8 a.m. ET daily.
Under tack results and videos are posted on the OBS website at obssales.com and can be viewed on-site at kiosks in the breezeway and in the video room adjacent to the horsemen's lounge and at area hotels.
The sale at the OBS headquarters in Ocala, Fla., is scheduled for April 25-28 with daily sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. BH
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yearling sale, where he brought 150,000 guineas ($238,550).
Eminent's pedigree includes accomplished connections, such as his group 1-winning granddam Quarter Moon (Sadler's Wells), dam of group 1 winner Diamondsandrubies (Fastnet Rock), a full sister to group 1 winner Yesterday. His fourth dam is Lanwades Stud foundation mare Alruccaba. BH
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FRANKEL COLT TAKES GUINEAS PREP CRAVEN STAKESBy Tom Hallt @lordatwar
Juddmonte Farms' Frankel (Galileo) took the 2011 QIPCO Two Thousand Guineas (G1), a major stop on
his way to an undefeated career. Six years later, his first crop of 3-year-olds are ready to make their mark.
At Newmarket, site of the first of the English classics, Frankel's son Eminent threw his hat into the Guineas ring with a resounding win April 20 in the bet365 Craven Stakes (G3).
Trained by Martyn Meade for owner Sir Peter Vela, the blaze-faced bay kept tabs on the pacesetting Rivet through the early stages of the one-mile Craven. With two furlongs remaining, jockey Jim Crowley asked Eminent for more and the colt responded gamely in his 2017 debut, overtaking the front-runner and extending himself throughout the stretch to the finish. Eminent won by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:35.15 for his first stakes victory.
Rivet clung to second by a nose over Godolphin hopeful Benbatl in the seven-horse field.
Premier Bloodstock bred Eminent in Ireland and offered the son of the group 1-placed Kingmambo mare You'll Be Mine at the 2015 Tattersalls October
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LATE BLOOMER ACTION EVERYDAY HEADS TESIOBy BloodHorse Staff
Todd Pletcher could find himself with another con-tender on the Triple Crown trail when he sends out
late bloomer Action Everyday in the $125,000 Federico Tesio April 22 at Laurel Park.
For the second straight year, the Tesio is a "Win and You’re In" event for Triple Crown-nominated horses to the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 20 at Pimlico Race Course.
Also on Saturday's card is the $125,000 Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies, a "Win and You’re In" race for Pimlico's $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) May 19. That race features undefeated Jenda's Agenda for Cindy and Larry Jones and Fox Hill Farms.
St. Elias Stables' Action Everyday didn't debut until late December and won each of his first two races at Tampa
Bay Downs before finishing a well-beaten fourth in the March 4 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack in his most recent start.
"Action Everyday is a horse that has shown some ability and he's also shown some immaturity," Pletcher said. "He has been a little bit unprofessional at times in some of his races, so we felt like a little more of an incremental step probably made sense for him.
"We felt like the Tesio, from a timing standpoint, was good and the distance should suit him well. We're optimistic that he's got some improvement in him and that he'll continue to sort of put things mentally together and learn how to polish his races off a little bit."
The son of The Factor rolled by four lengths in his unveiling, a seven-furlong maiden special weight Dec. 23 at Tampa Bay, where he returned in an entry-level, optional-claiming allowance Jan. 27 to win by 1 1/4 lengths despite drifting out in the stretch.
"He came into us sort of later in the fall at Palm Beach Downs, so it took a little bit of time to get him ready. He's had a pretty smooth winter and early spring, so we decided to ship him up to New York and take a shot at some of those races," Pletcher said. "He was actually very professional in his debut and then in his second start he made the lead and tried to sort of pull himself up and didn't quite know what to do with it.
"We've been working on that. We put some blinkers on him, which seems to keep him a little more focused. I think the real key would be if he'll just go over there and keep his mind on business and hopefully move forward."
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Pletcher previously won the Tesio with Smoked Em in 2002.
Following an eight-length romp against winners while facing open company for the first time, New York-bred Carradine will attempt to continue Linda Rice's outstanding winter-spring meet at Laurel and provide the trainer with her third Tesio win. Rice leads the Laurel meet in purse earnings ($653,860) and is third with 19 wins, while her horses have finished in the top three at an 81% clip from 37 starters. D A S L Stable's Carradine will be racing outside of his home state for the first time in the Tesio.
Carradine, who did not meet his $39,000 reserve when offered at Fasig-Tipton's 2015 Midlantic eastern fall yearling sale at Timonium, ran four times at Aqueduct's winter inner-track meet, finishing third in the Damon Runyon Stakes and second in the Gander Stakes, prior to his breakthrough optional-claiming allowance win.
Also in the Tesio are Twisted Tom and O Dionysus, who ran 1-2 in the Private Terms Stakes March 18 at Laurel. It marked the stakes debut for Cobra Farm's Twisted Tom, who came flying on the far outside to nail favored O Dionysus by a nose in his fifth start.
Laurel-based O Dionysus will make his 10th start in the Tesio and ninth on his home track, where he owns two wins, four seconds, and a third. An easy winner of the one-mile Miracle Wood Stakes Feb. 18, the Bodemeister colt was also narrowly beaten by Triple Crown contender Irish War Cry in the Marylander Stakes Dec. 31 and graded stakes winner No Dozing second time out last fall.
O Dionysus was making his two-turn debut in the Private Terms, rating behind horses for a half-mile before edging past stubborn leader Dharmaster in mid-stretch before getting caught at the wire.
Rounding out the field is Cash is King's Hashtag Alex, a son of 2008 Preakness and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Afleet Alex, most recently sixth in the Private Terms. Prior to that race, he was a front-running winner of a one-mile, optional-claiming allowance Feb. 28 at Parx Racing, where he made his first three starts. BH
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MULTIPLIER LOOKS TO MOVE UP IN ILLINOIS DERBYBy Mary Reedert @BH_MReeder
In his graded stakes debut, lightly raced Multiplier is slated to take
on a field of six other more experi-enced sophomore colts and geld-ings in the $250,000 Illinois Derby (G3) April 22 at Hawthorne Race-course.
American Equistock's Multiplier raced three times at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in 2017, finishing third in his debut to fellow Illinois Derby entrant Hollywood Handsome. In Multiplier's second start, he finished second to the well-regarded Souper Tapit by a neck. The son of The Factor won his third start going the same distance as his previous two races, a mile and 70 yards.
The Brendan Walsh trainee is seeking to break through at the graded level in the 1 1/8-mile Illinois Derby, but will face runners that have previously competed at the level, including Sunland Derby (G3) third-place finisher Hedge Fund, Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) sixth-place finisher It's Your Nickel, and Hollywood Handsome who finished fourth in the Twinsppires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).
Trainer Todd Pletcher will send out the lightly raced Hedge Fund for breeder WinStar Farm, which owns the son of Super Saver in partnership with China Horse Club. After breaking his maiden at Gulfstream Park in his second start by four lengths Feb. 4, Hedge
Fund was beaten 8 1/4 lengths by Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) contender Hence in the Sunland Derby.
Harold Lerner, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, and Magdelena Stable's It's Your Nickel recorded three consecutive wins prior to his Blue Grass loss at three different tracks and on three different surfaces.
After breaking his maiden at Saratoga Race Course last year going 1 1/16 miles on the turf, trainer Kenny McPeek started the Dialed In colt at Fair Grounds in 2017, where he won a one-mile, optional-claiming allowance by disqualification on dirt.
In his next start March 4, It's Your Nickel won the 1 1/16-mile John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway Park by 6 1/2 lengths on
the synthetic track.Mark and Nancy Stanley's
Hollywood Handsome has been training steadily at Fair Grounds for trainer Dallas Stewart. The Tapizar colt took five starts to break his maiden Jan. 21 and finished third in an optional-claiming allowance race Feb.18 prior to his fourth-place run in the Louisiana Derby.
Rounding out the field are Stand and Cheer, who finished fourth in last year's Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3); St. Louie Guy, who finished sixth in that same race; and Mr. Misunderstood, the 3-1 morning-line favorite who comes into the Illinois Derby off three straight scores at Fair Grounds—his latest a March 25 optional-claiming allowance he won by nine lengths. BH
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ITSINTHEPOST HEADS FIELD IN DIXIANA ELKHORNBy Lenny Shulman
Itsinthepost travels from his Cal-ifornia digs and will carry high
weight of 120 pounds in the April 22 Dixiana Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland, giving two pounds to each of his 10 opponents. The $250,000 Elkhorn is for older hors-es going 12 furlongs on the Haggin Turf Course.
Itsinthepost, campaigned by longtime owner Jed Cohen in the name of his Red Baron's Barn, comes off a March 25 conquest of the San Luis Rey Stakes (G2T) at the same 1 1/2-mile distance, in which he converted a stalking trip. The 5-year-old has run first or second in his last six starts and holds the advantage if he takes to the Keeneland green.
Danish Dynaformer turned in a nice effort in the Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2T) last time out, coming from well back with a late rally to get to within 1 1/4 lengths of Wake Forest. He would benefit from a fast early tempo, and although he hasn't posed for a picture since last July, he has faced runners like The Pizza Man and Mondialiste and looms as a threat.
Bigger Picture finished ahead of Danish Dynaformer in the Mac Diarmida and scored two back in the John B. Connally Stakes (G3T). He also won the Red Smith Handicap (G3T) last year and has run well at Keeneland, missing by a nose in the Sycamore Stakes (G3T)
last fall. He's a versatile sort who has run on the lead, from mid-pack, and far back.
Taghleeb checked in an even fourth last time out in the Pan American Stakes (G2T) and won the W.L. McKnight Handicap (G3T) in January.
Charming Kitten, back from a journey to Ireland last summer, has run evenly in two starts at Gulfstream Park this season and has run well at Keeneland.
Chocolate Ride drew outside and does his best running on the front end. He is a two-time winner of the Fair Grounds Handicap (G3T) and certainly fits with this group if he can work out a trip.
Interpol will leave from the rail. He came back after a 17-month layoff to run evenly in the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) in March and won the grade 1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Presented by HPIBet in 2015, although that was on yielding ground. He should certainly be tighter for his second race back, but needs to show he hasn't lost a step. Roman Approval ran well at this level last year, but his two most recent races leave something to be desired. Red Rifle was good two years ago but he too has tailed off recently. BH
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Itsinthepost takes the March 25 San Luis Rey at Santa Anita
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DOLLARS & SENSEwith Frank Angst
HORSEPLAYER BELIEVES INCONSISTENCY IN CALLS COSTS SPORTt @BH_FAngst
Professional gambler and winner of last year's Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicap-
ping Championship Paul Matties Jr. said inconsist-ency in stewards' rulings on race infractions can cost the sport players.
Matties participated in a panel April 19 at the Association of Racing Commissioners International Annual Conference on Equine Welfare and Racing Integrity in Charleston, S.C., bringing a horseplayer's insights to the regulators and industry leaders who gathered.
Matties participated in a panel discussing how successful stewards are overseeing the sport in terms of racing infractions. In terms of stewards' decisions on racing infractions, Matties said he wishes there was more consistency in rulings and consistent explanations for the rulings.
"I think the stewards do a good job. I think most people do," Matties said. "The number they get right exceeds the number they get wrong. But I have seen things like a shipper come in and win a track's big stakes race and be (disqualified), whereas on a normal day that horse wouldn't come down.
"As a handicapper it's a horrible feeling when you have a horse taken down for a legitimate reason, but when it's not a legitimate reason, it's even worse. I don't think that happens often, but because it has happened, there needs to be some changes.
"If stewards explained their decisions and it was consistent time after time after time, I think there would be less feeling that something malicious was done. I don't want to say this is happening a lot with the stewards—they're doing a
good job—but the perception is there that people do feel like that. They have a vested interest in it, so it's only natural that feeling comes out.
"If something can be done to cite an actual rule, I think these bad feelings would dissipate and the perception would get better."
He noted that some jurisdictions more aggressively call infractions out of the gate and others rarely call anything at the start of a race. Matties said when bad calls and inconsistency occur, it does cost the sport.
"You lose people if they don't think it's fair. I'm not saying it isn't fair, but when you have that perception problem, you do lose people," Matties said. "Sometimes we get explanations of why horses are taken down but other times we don't. If you labeled the rule every single time a decision was made—in both instances, when there was an infraction and when there wasn't—I think that perception would go away.
"There is this perception that horseplayers will always complain, but over time, if you had that consistency, I think those players would be weeded out by the reasonable people." BH
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Jockey Florent Geroux on the phone with Delaware Park stewards
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INTERVIEW
BEHIND THE MATINGS OF TOP MARE PLAIDBy Eric Mitchellt @BH_EMitchell
Plaid, a multiple stakes winner and grade 3-placed daughter of Deputy Commander, is
turning into a top broodmare for William Shively's Dixiana Farm near Lexington. Senior Investment, by Discreetly Mine, became her first winner when he took the April 15 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) for Paul Fireman's Fern Circle Stables. Dixia-na's farm manager Terry Arnold talked with Blood-Horse MarketWatch editor Eric Mitchell about the mating strategies with Plaid, who now has pro-duced four winners from as many starters.
BloodHorse MarketWatch: How would you describe Plaid as a producer overall?
Terry Arnold: She is a very attractive mare—a big, good-looking mare—but her foals tend to have more of the look of the sire than her.
BH: Is that a good trait in a successful broodmare?
TA: I think so. The good horses tend to look more like their fathers. If it is a Mineshaft that looks like Mineshaft, then more often or not it can run compared with one that doesn't look anything like him. In fact, we bred her to Mineshaft and got a really attractive yearling with a lot of muscle, similar to a tall Quarter Horse is how I would describe him. We took him to the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale where he brought $300,000.
BH: So why was the mare bred next to Discreetly Mine?
TA: Mr. Shively owned a share in Discreetly Mine and because she'd had such a good-looking foal by Mineshaft (the sire of Discreetly Mine), we knew the match worked. The Discreetly Mine was
a very tall, elegant, and lengthy horse. We were a little worried that he might not be a good sale yearling, because he had a bit of a European look to him—kind of long and lanky. As the summer went on, he gained some weight and looked really good at the September sale. He brought $95,000, which was a good price at the time.
BH: That Discreetly Mine yearling was Senior Investment.
TA: He ran a nice race even though he only won by a head, but he was running down the stretch the way you want one to. We are looking forward to seeing him run through the summer. (Trainer) Ken (McPeek) gave us a heads up about this horse awhile back and said he can run all day.
BH: Plaid has been bred back this year to Dialed In, another son of Mineshaft. You're staying with what works?
TA: Mr. Shively also owns a piece of Dialed In, and that cross should produce a touch more speed, but as much as anything, physically they are a really good match. BH
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STAKES RESULTS
BET365 CRAVEN STAKES (G3)Newmarket, 4/20, £59,022, 3yo, 8f, 1:35.15, gd-f.
1–Eminent (IRE), 126, b c, 3 ................ £34,026 Frankel (GB)–You'll Be Mine, by Kingmambo O–SIR PETER VELA, B–Premier Bloodstock (IRE), T–MEADE MARTYN, J–CROWLEY JIMSale History: 2015 TATOC1, $238,550.
2–Rivet (IRE), 126, b c, 3 ..................... £12,900 Fastnet Rock (AUS)–Starship (IRE), by Galileo (IRE) O–THE STARSHIP PARTNERSHIP, B–Des Scott (IRE), T–HAGGAS WILLIAM, J–DETTORI FRANKIE
3–Benbatl (GB), 126, b c, 3 ................... £6,456 Dubawi (IRE)–Nahrain (GB), by Selkirk O–Godolphin, B–Darley (GB), T–BIN SUROOR SAEED, J–DE SOUSA SILVESTRE
Margins: 1¾, neck, 2. Others: CONTRAPPOSTO (IRE), LARCHMONT LAD (IRE), WAR DECREE (USA), GULLIVER.
CONNAUGHT ACCESS FLOORING ABERNANT STAKES (G3)
Newmarket, 4/20, £59,022, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.19, gd-f.1–Brando (GB), 132, ch g, 5 ................ £34,026
Pivotal (GB)–Argent Du Bois, by Silver Hawk O–MRS ANGIE BAILEY, B–Car Colston Hall Stud (GB), T–RYAN KEVIN, J–EAVES TOMSale History: 2014 TATAPR, $202,003, 2013 TATOC2, $87,338.
2–Ornate (GB), 132, b c, 4 ................... £12,900 Bahamian Bounty (GB)–Adorn (GB), by Kyl-lachy (GB) O–Cheveley Park Stud, B–Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB), T–COWELL ROBERT, J–MOORE RYAN
3–Windfast (IRE), 132, b g, 6 ................. £6,456 Exceed And Excel (AUS)–Fair Sailing (IRE), by Docksider O–B J MEEHAN, B–Airlie Stud (IRE), T–MEE-HAN BRIAN, J–KINGSCOTE RICHARDSale History: 2012 TATOC2, $48,097.
Margins: 1, 2, 2¼. Others: KASSIA (IRE), MAYFAIR LADY, AEOLUS.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS
Aqueduct, Race 7, AOC4/20, $57,000, 3yo, f, 7f (dirt), 1:25.34, track fast.1–Tiznow's Smile, 122, dk b/br f, 3, Tiznow–Serenity's
Smile, by Dixie Brass, $34,200, O–Francis J. Paolangeli, B–Francis Paolangeli (NY), T–Charlton Baker, J–Manuel Franco
Sale History: 2015 FTSAUG, ($345,000 RNA).Margin: 1¼, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Charles Town, Race 7, ALW4/19, $24,000, 3yo/up, 6.5f (dirt), 1:20.13, track fast.1–Morning Muse, 120, ch g, 5, Limehouse–Morningin-
spiration, by Mizzen Mast, $14,340, O–Smart Angle, B–Smart Angle, LLC (WV), T–Jeff C. Runco, J–Arnaldo Bo-cachica
Margin: ¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Evangeline Downs, Race 8, AOC4/19, $26,000, 4yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.86, track fast.1–Ishaq, 120, b c, 4, Harlan's Holiday–Elusive Moment
(IRE), by Elusive Quality, $15,600, O–St. George Stable LLC, B–St George Stables (KY), T–Efren Loza, Jr., J–Luis Negron
Margin: 1¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Gulfstream Park, Race 8, AOC4/20, $43,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (turf), 1:41.20, course firm.1–Galleon Mast, 122, gr/ro g, 4, Mizzen Mast–P. J.'s Eski-
mo, by Eskimo, $28,200, O–Anne D. Scott, B–H & A Stables LLC (FL), T–David Fawkes, J–Tyler Gaffalione
Sale History: 2015 OBSAPR, ($19,000 RNA).Margin: 1, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Hawthorne, Race 1, ALW4/20, $20,700, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (dirt), 1:45.76, track fast.1–Plays in Peoria, 121, gr/ro f, 4, Duckhorn–Rio Rita, by
Forest Camp, $12,420, O–Daren M. Frey, B–Daren Michael Frey (IL), T–Robert Pompell, J–Constantino Roman
Margin: 3¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 3, ALW4/20, $74,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:42.45, course
firm.1–Shaan (IRE), 118, dk b/br f, 4, Iffraaj (GB)–Evening Time
(IRE), by Keltos (FR), $34,140, O–AL SHAQAB RACING, B–J. F. Tuthill (IRE), T–Todd A. Pletcher, J–Javier Castellano
Sale History: 2014 TATOC1, $507,056.Margin: 1¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 5, ALW4/20, $72,000, 3yo, 5.5f (turf), 1:02.56, course firm.1–Bound for Nowhere, 118, b c, 3, The Factor–Fancy
Deed, by Alydeed, $43,200, O–Wesley A. Ward, B–Wayne Lyster, Gray Lyster & Bryan Lyster (KY), T–Wesley A. Ward, J–Julio A. Garcia
Sale History: 2015 KEESEP, $310,000.Margin: 4¼, 12 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 7, ALW4/20, $76,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8f (turf), 1:35.78, course firm.1–Conquest Babayaga, 118, dk b/br f, 4, Uncle Mo–Un-
dercover Justice, by Lawyer Ron, $45,600, O–Louis Lazz-innaro, B–Bill Justice (KY), T–Chad C. Brown, J–Joel Rosa-rio
Sale History: 2016 KEENOV, $210,000, 2015 OBSJUN, $425,000, 2014 KEESEP, ($70,000 RNA).
Margin: ¾, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Penn National, Race 6, AOC4/19, $30,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (dirt), 1:47.06, track fast.1–Chapel of Chimes, 114, ch f, 4, Etched–Really Rahy, by
Real Quiet, $21,888, O–Faust, Kenneth and Sajor Stable, B–Elizabeth R. Houghton (PA), T–Eduardo E. Rojas, J–Jomar Torres
Margin: neck, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
MAIDEN RESULTS
Aqueduct, Race 3, MSW4/20, $100,000, 2yo, 4.5f (dirt), :52.53, track fast.1–Analyze the Odds, 118, b c, 2, Overanalyze–The Sense
Angel, by Mineshaft, $50,000, O–Repole Stable, B–Lans-downe Thoroughbreds (NY), T–Todd A. Pletcher, J–Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Sale History: 2016 FTKOCT, $15,000.Margin: 4½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Gulfstream Park, Race 5, MSW4/20, $50,000, 2yo, 4.5f (dirt), :52.03, track fast.1–Slacks of Course, 118, ch c, 2, Awesome of Course–
Ladyinareddress, by Tactical Advantage, $34,000, O–Jacks or Better Farm, Inc., B–Jacks or Better Farm Inc. (FL), T–
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Ralph E. Nicks, J–Tyler GaffalioneMargin: nose, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 2, MSW4/20, $60,000, 2yo, f, 4.5f (dirt), :51.84, track fast.1–Buy Sell Hold, 118, gr/ro f, 2, Violence–Melody Lady, by
Unbridled's Song, $36,000, O–Robison, J. Kirk and Judy, B–Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc & Stretch Run Ventures, LLC (KY), T–Steven M. Asmussen, J–Florent Geroux
Sale History: 2016 KEESEP, $67,000.Margin: 4½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 4, MSW4/20, $60,000, 2yo, f, 4.5f (dirt), :52.55, track fast.1–Waki Patriot, 118, ch f, 2, Awesome Patriot–Tacky
Waki, by Miswaki, $36,000, O–Hancock, Donna G and Brown, Charles W., B–Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robin-son) (KY), T–John A. Hancock, J–Corey J. Lanerie
Sale History: 2016 KEESEP, ($1,200 RNA).
Margin: 5, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 6, MSW4/20, $70,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.98, track fast.1–Coal Front, 116, dk b/br c, 3, Stay Thirsty–Miner's Se-
cret, by Mineshaft, $42,000, O–Robert V. LaPenta, B–Mi-chael Edward Connelly (KY), T–Todd A. Pletcher, J–Javier Castellano
Sale History: 2016 OBSAPR, $575,000.Margin: 6½, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Keeneland, Race 9, MSW4/20, $70,000, 3yo, f, 8.5f (turf), 1:43.47, course firm.1–Youngest Daughter, 120, gr/ro f, 3, The Factor–After
Thought, by Fusaichi Pegasus, $42,000, O–G. Watts Hum-phrey, Jr., B–G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susan Keller, Victoria Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III (KY), T–Victoria H. Oliver, J–Javier Castellano
Margin: 1¼, 12 starters. View Equibase Chart
Penn National, Race 8, MSW
4/19, $33,300, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:12.33, track fast.
1–Blame Us All, 123, dk b/br c, 4, Blame–Alexandra
Rylee, by Afleet Alex, $19,980, O–Repole Stable, B–The
Elkstone Group LLC (PA), T–Bruce N. Levine, J–David Cora
Sale History: 2015 OBSAPR, $700,000, 2014 KEESEP,
$105,000.
Margin: ¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
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TODAY’S ENTRIES
HILLIARD LYONS DOUBLEDOGDARE S. (G3)Keeneland, Friday, April 21, Race 98.5f (dirt), $100,000, 4yo/up f/m, 5:30 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Power of Snunner Power by Far 7/m Mike E. Smith 118 5/1 James M. Courtney 2 2 Lady Fog Horn Zavata 5/m Albin Jimenez 120 5/2 The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart Grant) 3 3 Dear Elaine Broken Vow 4/f Julien R. Leparoux 118 7/2 Klein Racing (Richard Klein) 4 4 Twirl Girl Twirling Candy 4/f Javier Castellano 118 20/1 Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch 5 5 Unbridled Mo Uncle Mo 4/f John R. Velazquez 120 4/5 Red Oak Stable (John Brunetti)Breeders: 1–James M. Courtney; 2–The Elkstone Group LLC; 3–Bertram W. Klein; 4–Craig B. Singer; 5–Red Oak Stable.Trainers: 1–Joe Sharp; 2–Anthony J. Granitz; 3–Charles Lopresti; 4–Joe Sharp; 5–Todd A. Pletcher.
ROAR S.Gulfstream Park, Friday, April 21, Race 97f (dirt), $75,000, 3yo, 5:19 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 1 Crocodile Charlie Adios Charlie 3/c Jocelyne C. Gomez 116 20/1 Span Investments Inc. and Rohan Crichton 2 2 Coronado Again Gemologist 3/r Emisael Jaramillo 116 20/1 Vicente Stella Stables LLC and The 3 Maria's Racing
Stable 3 3 Alum Bodemeister 3/c Eddie Castro 116 6/1 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 4 4 Field Trip Field Commission 3/c Marcos Meneses 116 12/1 Four Horsemen Racing Stable, Inc. and Lady Lindsay
Racing Stables 5 5 Classic Rock Maclean's Music 3/c Michael Ritvo 118 8/5 Reeves Thoroughbred Racing 6 6 Katalox Old Forester 3/c Luca Panici 116 5/1 Debmar Stables and Span Investments Inc. 7 7 Chatiment Divine Park 3/c Miguel Angel Vasquez 116 15/1 David Fernandez 8 8 Coleman Rocky Harlan's Holiday 3/c Tyler Gaffalione 116 9/2 Grupo 7C Racing Stable 9 9 General Obvious Dialed In 3/c Edgard J. Zayas 116 6/1 ArindelBreeders: 1–Suzanne Sharra-Maxwell; 2–Nancy Shuford; 3–Normandy Farm LLC; 4–Four Horsemen Stable, Inc.; 5–Nursery Place, Donaldson & Broadbent; 6–Sherry Mclean; 7–Westwind Farms; 8–Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 9–Arindel Farm.Trainers: 1–Rohan Crichton; 2–Antonio Sano; 3–Todd A. Pletcher; 4–Henry Collazo; 5–Katherine Ritvo; 6–Ricky Griffith; 7–Cecil Paul; 8–Gustavo Delgado; 9–Stanley I. Gold.
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WHIMSICAL S. (G3)Woodbine, Sunday, April 23, Race 76f (all-weather), $125,000, 4yo/up f/m, 4:19 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Galina Point Saffir 5/m Gary Boulanger 117 - Gary Barber & WinStar Farm LLC 2 Euroboss Street Boss 5/m Luis Contreras 117 - DARRS, Inc. 3 Secretariat Humor Distorted Humor 5/m Alan Garcia 117 - Charles E. Fipke 4 Crumlin Spirit Court Vision 4/f David Moran 119 - Dura Racing & M.J.Doyle Racing Stables Ltd. 5 Caren Society's Chairman 4/f Jesse M. Campbell 124 - Robert Marzilli 6 Southern Ring Speightstown 5/m Eurico Rosa Da Silva 119 - Sam-Son Farm 7 Skylander Girl Stroll 6/m Rafael Manuel Hernandez 117 - Alexander P. Patykewich 8 River Maid Where's the Ring 5/m Patrick Husbands 121 - The Very Dry StableBreeders: 1–Spring Farm; 2–Ben Mcelroy; 3–Charles Fipke; 4–William D. Graham; 5–James A. Everatt, Janeane A. Everatt & J. Arika Everatt - Meeuse; 6–Sam-Son Farm; 7–Auchamore Stud; 8–Jay Cochlin.Trainers: 1–Mark E. Casse; 2–Michael Stidham; 3–Roger L. Attfield; 4–Michael J. Doyle; 5–Michael P. De Paulo; 6–Malcolm Pierce; 7–Alexander P. Patykewich; 8–Robert P. Tiller.
MEMORIES OF SILVER S.Aqueduct, Sunday, April 23, Race 48.5f (turf), $100,000, 3yo f, 3:05 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Dynatail Hightail 3/f Rajiv Maragh 120 - Ballybrit Stable, LLC 2 Party Boat Into Mischief 3/f Joel Rosario 120 - Jones, Hope, H. 3 Art Institute Arch 3/f Kendrick Carmouche 118 - Glen Hill Farm 4 Fifty Five Get Stormy 3/f Jose L. Ortiz 122 - Brant, Peter, M. 5 Super Marina Warrior's Reward 3/f Manuel Franco 120 - R. A. Hill Stable 6 Thirstforthecup Stay Thirsty 3/f Rider TBA 116 - Repole Stable 7 Team of Teams Elusive Quality 3/f John R. Velazquez 118 - Allen Stable, Inc.Breeders: 1–Calumet Farm; 2–Fred W. Hertrich lll; 3–Glen Hill Farm; 4–Empire Equines, LLC; 5–Frederick J. McEwan & Wilhelmina M. McEwan; 6–Doug Branham & Felicia Branham; 7–Mr. Joseph Allen LLC.Trainers: 1–Michael Dini; 2–H. Graham Motion; 3–Thomas F. Proctor; 4–Chad C. Brown; 5–George Weaver; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–James A. Jerkens.
NEW YORK STALLION S.Aqueduct, Sunday, April 23, Race 86.5f (dirt), $100,000, 3yo c/g, 5:17 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Reason to Soar Soaring Empire 3/g Jose L. Ortiz 116 - West Point Thoroughbreds 2 Italian Syndicate Girolamo 3/r Irad Ortiz, Jr. 116 - Rodriguez, Rudy, R. 3 Mission Leader Mission Impazible 3/c Rajiv Maragh 116 - Braverman, Paul and Namcook Stables 4 T Loves a Fight Girolamo 3/g Kendrick Carmouche 118 - Hoffman Thoroughbreds 5 Bavaro Freud 3/c Manuel Franco 122 - August Dawn Farm 6 Duquesne Whistle Posse 3/c Cornelio H. Velasquez 116 - Zaro, Jerold, L. 7 Gold for the King Posse 3/g Joel Rosario 122 - Paolangeli, Francis, J. 8 Jaime's Angel Mission Impazible 3/c Junior Alvarado 116 - Youngs Racing StableBreeders: 1–John Ropes; 2–J Rita Young Thoroughbreds; 3–Twin Creeks Farm; 4–Hoffman Thoroughbreds LLC.; 5–Hidden Lake Farm, LLC, Gunston Hall Farm & Anthony Grey; 6–Jerold Zaro; 7–Francis Paolangeli; 8–Twin Creeks Farm.Trainers: 1–George Weaver; 2–Rudy R. Rodriguez; 3–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 4–Michael E. Hushion; 5–Gary Sciacca; 6–Linda Rice; 7–Charlton Baker; 8–Richard Metivier.
WAYNE HANKS MEMORIAL S.Lone Star Park, Sunday, April 23, Race 86.5f (dirt), $50,000, 3yo/up f/m, 5:56 PM (local)
P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Jolie Mon Too Much Bling 4/f Lindey Wade 117 - Susan Archer 2 Eurodevilwoman Euroears 4/f Richard E. Eramia 123 - Jerry Caroom 3 My Master Plan Oratory 4/f Luis S. Quinonez 117 - Joyce D. McGough 4 Easter Ellie My Golden Song 4/f Efigenio Garcia Ruiz 119 - Charles Bradley Douglas 5 Valid Bride Valid Expectations 5/m Ivan Arellano 117 - I. Jack Cook, II 6 Zippit E My Golden Song 4/f Eddie Martin, Jr. 123 - Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch 7 Fancy Ticket Even the Score 6/m Sasha Risenhoover 117 - End Zone Athletics Inc.Breeders: 1–Fletcher Properties, Inc.; 2–Michael Ray Neatherlin; 3–Dan W. McGough; 4–Charles Bradley Douglas; 5–Irby Jack Cook II; 6–Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch; 7–Stoneview Farm, Inc..Trainers: 1–Robert A. Young; 2–Joseph Petalino; 3–Danny Pish; 4–Ronnie E. Cravens, III; 5–Jaime Castellanos; 6–W. Bret Calhoun; 7–Karl Broberg.
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TOP TRAINERS
Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Bob Baffert 78 22 12 8 $9,067,689 28% 54% 2 Todd A. Pletcher 296 70 55 42 $7,474,012 24% 56% 3 Steven M. Asmussen 505 98 92 71 $4,896,274 19% 52% 4 Mark E. Casse 239 44 36 25 $3,440,024 18% 44% 5 Chad C. Brown 154 43 31 21 $3,199,776 28% 62% 6 Doug F. O'Neill 206 30 40 26 $3,146,270 15% 47% 7 Jerry Hollendorfer 327 67 54 55 $2,959,444 20% 54% 8 James A. Jerkens 53 10 11 6 $2,795,383 19% 51% 9 Michael J. Maker 294 65 47 45 $2,518,306 22% 53% 10 Brad H. Cox 210 58 35 29 $2,374,805 28% 58%
Listed below are the top 10 leading trainers by 2017 North American earnings through April 19, 2017. Racing statistics are 2017 North American only.
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Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Mike E. Smith 71 20 7 18 $9,309,943 28% 63% 2 Jose L. Ortiz 363 74 74 54 $6,640,321 20% 56% 3 Javier Castellano 333 64 51 54 $5,306,324 19% 51% 4 John R. Velazquez 213 51 24 22 $4,308,801 24% 46% 5 Irad Ortiz, Jr. 321 80 75 59 $4,120,579 25% 67% 6 Julien R. Leparoux 231 43 35 27 $3,977,227 19% 45% 7 Flavien Prat 263 59 44 48 $3,580,396 22% 57% 8 Luis Saez 445 86 76 66 $3,354,431 19% 51% 9 Florent Geroux 324 80 57 54 $3,321,172 25% 59% 10 Paco Lopez 396 75 61 44 $3,147,442 19% 45%
TOP JOCKEYSListed below are the top 10 leading jockeys by 2017 North American earnings through April 19, 2017. Racing statistics are 2017 North American only.
Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Arrogate 1 1 0 0 $7,000,000 100% 100% 2 Shaman Ghost 2 1 1 0 $2,200,000 50% 100% 3 Neolithic 1 0 0 1 $1,000,000 0% 100% 4 Girvin 3 2 1 0 $849,800 67% 100% 5 Irap 4 1 2 0 $700,000 25% 75% 6 Gormley 3 2 0 0 $684,000 67% 67% 7 Classic Empire 2 1 0 1 $634,300 50% 100% 8 Always Dreaming 3 3 0 0 $624,800 100% 100% 9 Malagacy 4 3 0 0 $616,800 75% 75% 10 Irish War Cry 3 2 0 0 $616,660 67% 67%
TOP HORSESListed below are the top 10 leading horses by 2017 North American earnings through April 19, 2017. Racing statistics are 2017 North American only.