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AL ZAROONI WORKED ALONE, SAYS REPORT Godolphin has released the findings of a review intolast year=s steroids scandal surrounding former trainerMahmood al Zarooni, which shows that the trainerworked alone in obtaining and administering themedications and that Sheikh Mohammed had no

involvement in thescandal. Thereview wasconducted, underthe instruction ofSheikhMohammed, bythe UK=s formerMetropolitanPolice chiefcommissioner LordStevens.Completedthrough the globaladvisory firmQuest, the review

looked at the activities of Al Zarooni, who was bannedfrom racing for eight years by the British HorseracingAuthority, as well as the discovery of unlicensedmedications on a Dubai Royal Air Wing flight atStansted airport and at Moorley Farm, owned by SheikhMohammed=s Darley Stud, in Newmarket. The reportnoted that the seizures at Stansted and Moorley Farmresulted from Amanagement failings, insufficientoversight, and complacency within the organization,@although no link was found between the Al Zaroonicase and the seizures. AAlthough HH Sheikh Mohammed's equestrianoperations are unusual in their size and scope, ourreview has highlighted the complexities of a regulatoryframework that is a challenge for the entire equestrianindustry,@ Lord Stevens told PA Sport. "Throughout ourinvestigation of the three entirely separate incidents,we have established that no evidence whatsoeverexists to suggest that HH Sheikh Mohammed had anyknowledge of the purchase, transportation or use ofany unregulated medicines. Equally, neither did he haveany knowledge of the illegal activities of Mahmood AlZarooni.@ Lord Stevens continued, "In our discussions with HHSheikh Mohammed, he agreed to create a task force ofexperts to suggest ways to make it easier for allaffected stakeholders in the equestrian industry tocomply with the regulations. He will ask the task forceto consider the creation of a global database containingcountry-by-country information on registered productsthat could be easily accessible to those seeking totransport veterinary medicine.@ Click to share this story.

SPRINTERS STEP UP IN AL SHINDAGHA Meydan=s G3 Al Shindagha Sprint traditionally servesas a stepping stone towards the G1 Dubai GoldenShaheen on Dubai World Cup night, and a trio returningfrom the Jan. 16 Listed Dubawi S. look to have theupper hand. United Color(Ghostzapper) was the winnerthat day, digging deep to gamelyfend off Russian Soul (Ire)(Invincible Spirit {Ire}) afterracing keenly and wide early.Russian Soul finished fast torecord his fourth lifetime second-place effort at Meydan. Whilethe 6-year-old clearly enjoys thedesert, finishing off the boardjust once in six tries in Dubai, hehas yet to win in the country,and will attempt it tonight fromgate 13. Balmont Mast (Ire)(Balmont) finished fourth in theDubawi, and while nothingvisibly prevented him fromwinning that day, he boastsstrong back form. Second in lastyear=s G1 Golden Shaheen overcourse and distance, the 7-year-old gelding finishedfourth, beaten 3 1/4 lengths, in the G1 Krisflyer Sprintin Singapore in May. He finished fifth, beaten a length,by Russian Soul in the G3 Renaissance S., at TheCurragh in September, and won a listed race there inOctober.

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Tales from the Heath

Emma Berry continues her ‘Tales from the

Heath’ series from the National Stud in

Newmarket.

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APB Reports

Steve Sherack finds the missing. Among the stars he tracks down for today’s

edition are Testa Rossi (Fr) (Dr Fong), War Dancer (War Front), Rosalind (Broken

Vow) and Interrupted (Broken Vow).

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Bill Currin Dies Owner/breeder Bill Currin passed away Tuesday. He campaigned Grade I winnerStormello.

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SOPHOMORES DO COMBAT IN THE DESERT A field of 11 will line up for tonight=s Meydan feature,the $250,000 G3 UAE 2000 Guineas, with the topthree from the UAE 2000 Guineas trial Jan. 16 set todo battle again. The consistent Emirates Flyer (GB)(Acclamation {GB})--off the board just once in sixoutings last year including three stakes-placed efforts--was first across the line that day, but in hot pursuitwas his Godolphin stablemate Safety Check (Ire)(Dubawi {Ire}). Also stakes-placed in England lastautumn, Safety Check endured a troubled trip in thetrial, doing well to be a fast-finishing runner-up afterchecking early and being forced to wait for runningroom in the lane. Emirates Flyer is conditioned by Saeedbin Suroor, Safety Check by Charlie Appleby, and bothwill race in the green silks of Sheikh Mohammed=s sonand the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan binMohammed Al Maktoum. My Catch (Ire) (Camacho{GB}), winner of the G3 Prix de Cabourg at Deauvillelast July, stuck on valiantly to be third, beaten a half-length, after setting the early pace off a 5 1/2-monthlayoff in the trial. The real wise guy horse exiting thetrial, however, could in fact be Sheikh Hamdan binRashid Al Maktoum=s Full Combat (SAf) (Go Deputy),who made up ground late to be fifth in his first startsince last July after enduring the lengthy quarantineperiod from South Africa. In his previous start in hisnative country, Full Combat finished seventh, beatenjust 4 1/2 lengths, in the G1 Durban Golden Horseshoein his fourth career start, and as most de Kock runnersin Dubai do, he should appreciate the Jan. 16 warmup.Wearing the Godolphin blue will be Long John (Aus)(Street Cry {Ire}) and Paximadia (Aus) (Commands{Aus}), imports from the Darley Australia stable whowill be making their first Dubai starts. Long John is thehigher profile of the two, having won the G1 CaulfieldGuineas in October, but Paximadia carries strongcredentials, too, having won the G3 Carbine Club S.and G2 Sandown Guineas in November. Full Combat,Long John and Paximadia give the opposition 10pounds as Southern Hemisphere-breds.

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 10:20 a.m. EDTUAE 2000 GUINEAS-G3, $250,000, 3yo, 1600m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Safety Check (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 1212 Jallota (GB) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Crowley de Kock 1213 Paximadia (Aus) Commands (Aus) de Sousa bin Suroor 1314 Journeyman (SAf) Trippi Marcus de Kock 1315 Wednaan (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Soumillon de Kock 1216 Long John (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 1317 My Catch (Ire) Camacho (GB) Dobbs Watson 1218 Nezar (Ire) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Doyle Haggas 1219 Asmar (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Hughes Nass 12110 Emirates Flyer (GB) Acclamation (GB) Fallon bin Suroor 12111 Full Combat (SAf) Go Deputy Hanagan de Kock 131

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JOIN THE CLUB South Africa=s two-time Horse of the Year VarietyClub (SAf) (Var) makes his much-anticipated Dubaidebut in tonight G3 Firebreak S. at Meydan, and whilethe 5-year-old is facing his first outing on the all-weather off the rigorous South Africa to Dubaiquarantine, it could be that he stands too high abovethe opposition, at least over this distance. Trained byJoey Ramsden for Markus and Ingrid Jooste, VarietyClub has won four times at the highest level--all overthis distance--including last year=s G1 Queen=s Plate andG1 Gold Challenge when last seen in June. Variety Clubhas endured four layoffs of three months or more andwon first up all four times. Variety Club=s greatestthreat could come from Mars (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whomakes his first start for his new South Africanconnections of Wilgerbosdrift Stud and Mike de Kock.While Mars has yet to win since breaking his maiden inJuly 2012, he has tangled with some of the bestEurope has to offer and performed admirably. Hefinished sixth, beaten 3 3/4 lengths, in last year=s G1 Epsom Derby; third, beaten 2 3/4 lengths in the G1 St. James=s Palace and fourth, beaten four lengths,in the G1 Coral Eclipse against elders. Mars was lastseen finishing second in the G3 Meld S. atLeopardstown last July, and may want more distancethan today=s contest offers. Fulbright (GB) (Exceed andExcel {Aus}) will have fitness on his side. Although hecould finish only sixth most recently in the G2 Al FahidiFort on the Meydan turf Jan. 23, he returns to hisfavored surface, over which he won a local handicapJan. 9.

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 11:30 a.m. EDTFIREBREAK S.-G3, $200,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1600m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER

1 Snowboarder K Raven’s Pass de Sousa Appleby2 Haatheq Seeking the Gold Hanagan Al Raihe3 Mars (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Soumillon de Kock4 Colmar Kid (Ire) Choisir (Aus) Hughes Muhairi5 Variety Club (SAf) Var Ramsden Marcus6 Empire Storm (Ger) Storming Home (GB) Fallon Attwater7 Fulbright (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona Appleby8 Mufarrh (Ire) Marju (Ire) Ffrench Al Raihe9 Capital Attraction Speightstown O’Shea OertelAll carry 125

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 12:05 a.m. EDTAL SHINDAGHA SPRINT-G3, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1200m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Jamesie (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Lynch Marnane2 Pearl Flute (Ire) Piccolo (GB) Bentley Graffard

3 United Color K Ghostzapper Doyle Selvaratnam4 Balmont Mast (Ire) Balmont Buick Lynam5 Farmleigh House (Ire) Medecis (GB) McCullagh Martin6 Tamaathul (GB) Tiger Hill (Ire) Hanagan Al Raihe7 Roi de Vitesse (Ire) Chineur (Fr) Monaghan Jan8 Bello (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona Appleby9 Intrasigent (GB) Trans Island (GB) Fallon Balding10 Complicate (Aus) Commands (Aus) de Sousa bin Suroor11 Giant Sandman (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Starke Haugen12 Rafeej (GB) Iffraaj (GB) Smith Muhairi13 Russian Soul (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Foley Halford14 Krypton Factor (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Hughes NassAlso Eligibles:15 Mujaazef (GB) Dubawi (Ire) No rider Al Raihe16 Kaiss Seeking the Gold No rider Seemar17 Mooqtar Invasor (Arg) No rider MuhairiAll carry 125 bar Giant Sandman, 129 and Russian Soul, 128

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Black-Type Previews cont.Saturday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 12:20 a.m. EDTBLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING S.-G1, A$500,000, Open, 1000mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 8 Shamexpress (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Oliver O’Brien 1292 11 Pago Rock (Aus) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Baster Hayes 1293 7 Aeronautical (Aus) Encosta de Lago (Aus) Schofield Cohen 1294 3 Esprit de Bullet (NZ) Bel Esprit (Aus) Duric Hyam 1295 2 Unpretentious (Aus) Stratum (Aus) Williams Burke 1296 6 African Pulse (Aus) Johannesburg Rodd Moroney 1297 4 Samaready (Aus) More Than Ready Newitt Price 1248 10 Snitzerland (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Avdulla Ryan 1249 1 Therml Currnt (Aus) Exceed and Excl (Aus) Nolen Moody 12210 9 Bernabeu (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Rawiller O’Shea 12211 13 Brilliant Bisc (Aus) Elvstroem (Aus) Boss Moody 11812 5 Boomwaa (Aus) Mutawaajid (Aus) Yendall Laing 10113 12 Bugatty (Aus) Dreamscape (Aus) Holland Hawkeses 101

Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 4:24 p.m. ESTBARBARA FRITCHIE H.-GII, $300,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Baragah Awesome Again Cintron McLaughlin 1112 Villette Petionville Elliott Servis 1153 Centrique K Malibu Moon Zayas Wolfson 1144 La Verdad Yes It's True Ortiz Rice 1145 Sunlit City K City Zip Russell Williams 1116 Winning Image K Southern Image Black Aro 1177 Flattering Bea Flatter Russell Pickett 1128 Access to Charlie Indian Charlie Pimentel Murray 1139 More Than a Cruise More Than Ready Pimentel Murray 11210 My Wandy's Girl K Flower Alley Maragh Hushion 119

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. ESTSANTA MARIA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Iotapa K Afleet Alex Talamo Sadler 1182 Fiftyshadesofhay K Pulpit Garcia Baffert 1203 Ondine K Medaglia d'Oro Smith Baffert 1184 Yahilwa K Medaglia d'Oro Baze Cassidy 1185 Let Faith Arise Kafwain Nakatani Hollendrfr 1186 Golden Production K Exchange Rate Dsrmeaux Miller 1187 Stanwyck K Empire Maker Solis Shirreffs 118

Saturday, Golden Gate Fields, post time: 7:15 p.m. ESTEL CAMINO REAL DERBY-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mA (AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Craftsman (Ire) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Carr Callaghan 1212 Puppy Manners K Kitten's Joy Alvarado Hollendrfr 1213 Infosec Heatseeker (Ire) Enriquez Lucarelli 1214 Tamarando Bertrando Baze Hollendrfr 1215 Enterprising Elusive Quality Stevens Proctor 1216 Icy Ride K Candy Ride (Arg) Valdivia Jr Baffert 1217 I'll Wrap It Up K Tapit Hernndz O'Neill 1218 Dance With Fate Two Step Salsa Gryder Eurton 121

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Black-Type Previews cont.Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:03 p.m. ESTMAC DIARMIDA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 3/8mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Suntracer Kitten's Joy Leparoux Block 1172 Dashing David (Ire) Lemon Drop Kid Latchman Joseph Jr. 1173 Mucho Mas Macho K Macho Uno Jaen Collazo 1174 Slumber (GB) Cacique (Ire) Velazquez Mott 1175 Bingo Bango Bongo K Saarland Rios Catanese 1176 Twilight Eclipse K Purim Lezcano Albertrani 1217 Amen Kitten Kitten's Joy Castellano Ward 1178 Cozy Kitten Kitten's Joy Lopez Wolfson 1179 Alpha Bernardini Rosario McLghlin 12310 Micromanage K Medaglia d'Oro Velazquez Pletcher 117

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:03 p.m. ESTTHE VERY ONE S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Aigue Marine (GB) Galileo (Ire) Rosario Clement 1172 Left a Message K Mr. Greeley Castellano Proctor 1193 Seanchai K English Channel Lopez Proctor 1174 Dame Marie K Smart Strike Prado Kenneally 1175 Preferential (GB) Dansili (GB) Leparoux Mott 1196 Inimitable Romanee Maria's Mon Garcia Motion 1217 Anjaz Street Cry (Ire) Lezcano Albertrani 1178 Viva Rafaela (Brz) Know Heights (Ire) Velazquez Pletcher 117

GOFFS FEBRUARY OPENER SHOWS GAINS The Goffs February Sale got off to a strong start inKildare, Ireland yesterday with gains across the board.With 48 fewer horses offered, the gross rose overi260,000 to i1,805,200, while the average rose 29%to i13,081, and the median climbed 33% to i8,000.The buyback rate dropped nearly 10% to 25%.Yesterday=s session featured yearlings, and the highprice was set early in the day when lot 23, a son of BigBad Bob (Ire) from the draft of Dooneen Stud, fetchedi90,000 from Trickledown Stud. Out of Shine Silently(Ire) (Bering), the April-foaled colt is a full-brother toGroup 3 winner Bible Belt (Ire) and listed winner Bob LeBeau (Ire). A first crop son of Lilbourne Lad (Ire)registered the second highest price of the day whenbringing i54,000 to the bid of Jim Smith. Lot 73, fromthe Galberstown Stud consignment, is the second foalout of Amber Nectar (Ire) (Barathea), a half-sister to astakes producer. The third highest price of the day waspaid for a son of Arcano (Ire), a Group 1-winningsprinter as a 2-year-old whose first crop race this year.Abbeylands Farm shelled out i52,000 for lot 42, a halfto a pair of stakes-placed winners. The second and finalsession of the Goffs February Sale takes placetomorrow, where Night Visit (Ire), the dam of G1 IrishDerby winner Trading Leather, is expected to be thehighlight on the day that features broodmares, andhorses of racing age. For full results, catalogues and towatch the sale live, visit www.goffs.com.

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Sales News cont.

F-T FLORIDA SALE CATALOGUE AVAILABLE Fasig-Tipton=s Florida sale of 2-year-olds in training atAdena Springs South will feature 157 juveniles.Catalogues are now available on the Fasig-Tiptonwebsite and the Equineline iPad app. Adena Springs South has a one-mile dirt trainingtrack, making the Florida Sale the only selected sale inthe Eastern U.S. where sale prospects will breeze on aconventional dirt track. The under-tack show will beginat 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 21. AThe 2014 catalogue is up 15% in numbers over lastyear and that growth expands the quality and choicesfor buyers looking for promising racing prospects,@noted Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. ANine ofthe top 10 stallions on the 2013 North Americangeneral sire list are represented in the sale, as well asthe top three freshman sires of last year. A feature inthe catalogue of past graded and group stakes-winninggraduates shows success comes at many price levels. Our consignors are offering at The Florida Sale what thebuyers focus on B exceptional athletes with thepedigree to carry them to the top.@ Click here to view the catalogue.

NEWMARKET=S NATIONAL TREASURE For anyone who has seen the wonderful film>Something To Brighten The Morning=, it's impossible tostand in the stallion yard at the National Stud and notimagine, lump in throat, Mill Reef's lad walking away ashe leaves his charge to embark on his secondary career. More than four decades have passed since PaulMellon's outstanding homebred took up stud duties inNewmarket and subsequently became champion sire inBritain and Ireland in 1978and, posthumously, in 1987.During that time his formerhome, alongsideNewmarket's July Course atthe gateway to flat racing'sBritish headquarters, hasseen good times and bad.Today, happily, under theownership of the JockeyClub and the managementof Brian O'Rourke since2008, the National Stud isenjoying something of a renaissance. In its current incarnation it has been a bastion ofNewmarket since 1963, having initially been set up inIreland in 1916 after Colonel William Hall Walker (laterLord Wavertree) donated his land and stock to theBritish government to breed cavalry horses. It latertransferred to bases in Dorset and West Sussex from1943, having switched its attention to Thoroughbredbreeding. In such an establishment it's hard not tofocus on the historical aspect, and the graves of NeverSay Die, Royal Palace, Tudor Melody and Blakeney,along with yards named after some of the foundingfathers of the turf, such as Admiral Rous and LordsBentinck and Rosebery, do more than nod in thisdirection. But if there's one direction in which BrianO'Rourke's mind is focused it is very much towards thefuture.

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Newmarket=s National Treasure cont. "It's becoming more and more evident that it'simportant to have something like the National Stud inthe heart of Newmarket," says the Irishman, who spent16 years working in the breeding business in Kentucky."When it was government-owned and losing money,people saw it as an expense to the tax-payer. Now,they see it as an asset. It should always have beenseen as an asset. We're running the stud as a business,it's washing its face and hopefully we will get back tothe heyday of Mill Reef. We'll just have to keep workinghard at it." Being on the doorstep of a number of high-profilestallion studs, as well as Tattersalls, has its benefits forthe 500-acre farm, which is home to up to 200boarding mares in the height of the breeding season. Asthe covering season is about to swing into action, thelevel of activity at the National Stud naturally cranks upseveral notches, too. "We'll probably have 30 mares coming in this weekso it's all hands on deck. We had four foals last nightand we'll be full-on until the end of May," says

O'Rourke as he arrives at thefoaling yard to examine thenew arrivals with assistantmanager Rob Stapleton andvet Huw Neal, a fertilityexpert from NewmarketEquine Hospital just nextdoor. "We've been very fortunatein that the stud's done verywell in the last few years and

the confidence has grown every single year. We've hadgood consignments at the December Sales and peopleare getting behind us, which is great to see. It alsomeans we're getting a better caliber of mare here.@ He continued: "There are some fantastic stallionsstanding here in Newmarket now--10 years ago itwasn't as strong. You've got Juddmonte, Darley,Cheveley Park, Lanwades, Shadwell, and 90% of themares we board here throughthe season are not going to ourstallions, but they're herebecause most of those studsdon't take boarders." While the establishedNewmarket elite such as Dansili(GB), Oasis Dream (GB), Dubawi(Ire) and Pivotal (GB) can holdtheir own against any sire in theworld, the unproven youngpretender Frankel (GB) remainsthe most talked-about stallion,and the National Stud played itspart in his continuing story whenhis first filly, a daughter of theSadler's Wells mare Song (Ire),was born at the farm on January19. Such is the clamor still fortales of Frankel that the bold bay filly appeared on thenational TV news and the front page of The Times.

There's no doubt that O'Rourke would love toincrease the stud's own stallion ranks, but in themeantime the dependable Bahamian Bounty (GB)remains a stalwart alongside his son Pastoral Pursuits(GB), while Dick Turpin (Ire) has an exciting year aheadwith his first crop of yearlings set to go under thehammer from this summer. "We'd love to get another stallion or two--a differenttype of stallion in the ,15,000 to ,20,000 range," hesays. "There's a void in this country for stallionsstanding between ,15,000 and ,30,000--there's anabundance in Ireland, but here there's a huge void andtherefore when you see stallions in that price rangethey are oversubscribed here. There's an opportunity atthat level if we can identify the right horse." Stallions and mares form the backbone of anybreeding establishment, but the National Stud is unique

in Britain in more ways thanone. Firstly, once a year,runners in the world's oldesthorse race, the NewmarketTown Plate, gallop through itsgrounds as part of the threeand three-quarter milechallenge. It's also the onlystud in the country that isopen to the public, witharound 25,000 annual visitors

between early March and the end of October. Finally,and arguably most importantly to the breeding world,the stud runs an annual diploma course for 24 students.

Brian O’Rourke (right) and Rob Stapleton

Frankel filly out of Song

Pastoral Pursuits & BahamianBounty

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Newmarket=s National Treasure cont. "Horsemanship is the basis of it all. You could be thegreatest academic in the world but being hands-on iswhat's most important," says O'Rourke. "We had anew intake of students start last week and they arewith us until July. Throughout the breeding seasonthey'll get to do everything to give them a very broadfoundation." Along with assisting with foalings and the stallions,the students also handle an increasing number ofhorses in training, who enjoy short breaks at the stud,predominantly during the summer and autumn, asO'Rourke explains. "Part of the farm had been laid out for yearlings,about 21 individual paddocks and lunging rings, and weweren't really selling many yearlings so it was just sortof redundant. At the timethe place was losingmoney so we focused onspelling horses. We'refortunate that big trainershave started using us andnot just locals-- eventrainers like Kevin Ryan,who is based up inYorkshire." Recent National Stud graduates now employed inKentucky include Stone Farm's broodmare managerTroy West and Joe Reeves, the assistant manager atDixiana Farm, but the course's reach is wide. O'Rourke adds: "We've had students fromeverywhere--Kentucky, Australia, South Africa, NewZealand--and once they're finished it then opens a doorfor them anywhere in the breeding world. We'd haveabout 40 people looking each year to take on agraduate. Training students is very important to theJockey Club's involvement--we're feeding the industry--and that means they're part of the full circle, along withrunning the racecourses and training grounds." While O'Rourke is at the forefront of the day-to-dayrunning of the stud, he is backed by a pro-active boardwhich includes Gary Middlebrook, Lady Halifax, JulianRichmond-Watson, Tom Goff, Christopher Foster andBen Sangster as chairman. "It's a really good mix as there are lots of differentopinions, but we all pull together," says O'Rourke. "Wewere also very lucky in the previous chairman,Christopher Spence. It was his vision and he and JulianRichmond-Watson saw that the National Stud neededto be rescued. It was under his guidance that we gotback on an even keel." It may not have always been plain sailing forNewmarket's flagship farm, but the return to calmerwaters has been both hard-earned and well deserved.Click here to share this story.

TESTA ROSSI (FR)(f, 3, Dr Fong--Peggy Lane {Fr}, by

Dancing Spree)O-James Covello, Thomas Coleman &DMZ Racing Stable; B-Barbara Moser(Fr); T-Chad Brown. Lifetime Record:

7-4-2-0, $355,422.Last Start: 2nd GI BC Juv. Fillies Turf

Testa Rossi (Fr) (Dr Fong), a bit unlucky when secondbehind the ill-fated Chriselliam (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB})in last year=s GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf atSanta Anita Nov. 1 (video), is eyeing a return to theraces in the GIII Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Mar. 8.Trained by Chad Brown, the 2013 GIII Miss Grillo S.heroine is in steady training at Palm Meadows, mostrecently completing a four-furlong breeze in :49.35 Feb.10. ATesta Rossi is training great,@ co-owner JamesCovello (click here for a TDN owner profile)commented. AThe plan since the Breeders= Cup hasbeen to bring her back in the Florida Oaks, and so far,we are right on track. She's had five breezes back aftera little post-Breeders= Cup break and she will have afew more before the race.@

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APB Testa Rossi cont. If all goes well in her seasonal debut, Testa Rossi willbe aimed at the prestigious GI Ashland S. overKeeneland=s Polytrack Apr. 5., a race Covello is quitefamiliar with after Lilacs and Lace (Flower Alley)=s 48-1upset in 2011. She has made all seven of her previousruns on grass, including three straight wins in hernative land before being purchased privately. AWe like Tampa's turf course and if she runs well, thetiming sets her up well to come back in a race like theAshland,@ Covello explained. AIt was a huge thrill to winthe Ashland with Lilacs and Lace a few years ago and Ihave a real appreciation for what running well in a racelike that means.@ Testa Rossi rallied smartly from last of 14 once shefound racing room in the stretch to finish a strongsecond at odds of 10-1 in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. AThe Breeders= Cup was terrific,@ Covello reflected.AWe thought going in that the fillies shipping fromEurope were going to be the toughest competition, andthe winner ran a tremendous race. She made a greattrip for herself after breaking poorly, then explodeddown the lane for what was really an easy win for her.It was a terrible tragedy what happened to her lastweek and our thoughts go out to all of her connections.Testa Rossi ran extremely well to get up for second andwe think that she will be even tougher going a bitlonger.@ Covello concluded, AWe are all very excited tocampaign her this year.@ Click here to share.

WAR DANCER(c, 4, War Front--Deed I Do, by

Alydeed)*$25,000 wnlg ‘10 KEENOV;$220,000 yrl ‘11 FTSAUG.

O-Magdalena Racing & Diamond MStable; B-Cherry Valley Farm &Stuart S. Janney III (Ky); T-Ken

McPeek. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-1,$424,998.

Last Start: 8th GI Jamaica H. Oct 5

ROSALIND(f, 3, Broken Vow--Critics Acclaim, by

Theatrical {Ire})*$70,000 yrl ‘12 FTKJUL.O-Landaluce Educe Stables;

B-Hurstland Farm, James H Greene Jr& Pin Oak Stud (Ky); T-Ken McPeek.Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-2, $354,011.Last Start: 4th GI Hol Starlet Dec. 7

War Dancer (War Front) and Rosalind (Broken Vow),a pair of heavy hitters from the loaded Ken McPeekbarn, are nearing a return. Tabbed as a J “TDN Rising Star” J following aneye-catching last-to-first allowance win over theKeeneland grass at fourth asking Apr. 10, War Dancermade the grade three startslater in dramatic fashion bycoming out on top in a three-way photo in the GII VirginiaDerby at Colonial July 13(video). The dark bay farfrom embarrassed himselfwhen sixth, beaten sixlengths, to champion WillTake Charge (Unbridled=sSong) in the GI Travers S.Aug. 24, then endured anightmare trip back on grass,finishing eighth, beaten only2 3/4 lengths, after gettingstymied throughout thestretch run in the GI Jamaica H. at Belmont mostrecently Oct. 5. War Dancer has posted three works atGulfstream since late January, including a smart five-furlong breeze in :59.30 Feb. 8. AWar Dancer had a little fever in the fall and we gavehim a break after that,@ McPeek commented. AHeworked the other day in company with [GI ArkansasDerby runner-up] Frac Daddy (Scat Daddy) and we=relooking to bring him back in the first part of March,probably in an allowance race.@

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McPeek continued, AI thought his race in the Traverswas halfway decent [earned a career high 98 Beyer].He only got beat six lengths to what ended up beingthe champion 3-year-old and he really didn=t have a verygood trip, either. I think he=s improved and he=s betterthan that. Then, everything that could go wrong wentwrong in the Jamaica. We had to put him on the shelfafter that; that=s the way the ball bounced.@ McPeek added, AI think as a 4-year-old, the sky=s thelimit with him. We haven=t ruled out some sort of dirtcampaign at this point, but trying to plot it is a littledifficult right now. If we pigeonhole him as a turf horse,then there are really a lot of good choices out there.But we=re going to take it one step at a time.@ Rosalind--a close third after stumbling at the start in acontroversial renewal of the GI Breeders= Cup JuvenileFillies at Santa Anita Nov. 2 (video)--has also beentraining smartly in South Florida for her seasonal debut.Off since a fourth-place finish as the 8-5 chalk in the GIHollywood Starlet S. Dec. 7, the GI Darley Alcibiades S.runner-up zipped through five furlongs in :59.80 Feb. 8. AShe had a small break after the Starlet, where shegot hung really wide, and the [slow] pace in there justdidn=t do her any good,@ McPeek offered. AShe cameout of it fine and we gave her a little time to put onsome weight and catch her breath from a goodcampaign. She=s being pointed for the [GII] Davona Dale[S. at Gulfstream Feb. 22] or the [GIII] Honeybee [S. atOaklawn Mar. 8], or possibly even the [GIII] FloridaOaks [on grass at Tampa Mar. 8].@ McPeek concluded, AThe Breeders= Cup race iswoulda, coulda, shoulda. She went straight to herknees leaving the gate and only got beat a half length.It=s kind of my Breeders= Cup luck.@ Click here to share.

ERA and BHA launch ‘exchange program’“The Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) and British Horseracing Authority(BHA) have entered into an initiative that will see race stewards fromtheir respective dominions partake in a favourable ‘exchangeprogramme.’” Leslie Wilson Jr, gulfnews.com

2014 Thoroughbred Improvement Program Budget Approved “It is anticipated that the structure will remain very similar to thesuccessful 2013 Program with a full season of restricted and stakesracing as well as substantial awards for breeders and stallion owners.Worth $14.9 million, the funding for TIP remains status quo, a strong.”Horse-Canada.com

NEWS FROM THE GAMING WORLD:Top House Dems Downplay Chances for Gambling Bill“House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark said he's still negotiating withracetrack owners in hopes of crafting a version that could win broadenough support to put the issue on the ballot for Kentucky voters todecide. But he seemed pessimistic.” Bruce Schreiner, sfgate.com

INTERRUPTED(f, 3, Broken Vow--Alternate, by Seattle Slew)

O/B-Pin Oak Stud (Ky); T-H. Graham Motion.

Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $46,740.

Last Start: 1st OC $40k at LRL Oct. 25

Pin Oak homebred Interrupted (Broken Vow) followedin the footprints of her older half-brother, millionaireAlternation (Distorted Humor), with a J “TDN RisingStar” J performance at second asking in a first-leveloptional claimer going a mile over the Laurel grass Oct.25 (video). The bay, conditioned by GI Kentucky Derby-winningtrainer Graham Motion, was also visually impressivewhen turning in a fast-closing come-from-behind debutscore over that course Sept. 27 (video). Now with fivebreezes under her belt over the Palm Meadows lawn--including an easy five-furlong move in 1:03.60 Feb. 10--Interrupted will set her sights on the GIII Florida Oaksat Tampa Bay Mar. 8. ASo far, so good,@ Motion commented. AI freshenedher up a little bit after her last start with the idea of notrunning until the spring with that race in mind.@ Despite unleashing a serious late turn of foot in herfirst two attempts, Interrupted has topped out at acareer-high Beyer of 62. She covered her final quarter in:22.41 last out. AIt=s a little bit puzzling to me, her numbers were alittle bit weak, but the way she did it was soimpressive,@ Motion said. AShe=s not a particularly flashywork horse in the morning. I think the time off has doneher good; she=s filled out and she=s a big strong filly.@ Motion also campaigned Interrupted=s dam Alternate(Seattle Slew), MSW & MGSP, $550,695, for theAbercrombies. Does Interrupted have anything incommon with her dam? ATo be terribly honest, not a lot,@ Motion replied. AThemare was gray for starters, and she was a fairlyaggressive, impressive individual in the morning. Thisfilly has always kind of done what she=s had to do inthe morning. I don=t see a lot of similarity, but this isthe first one that I believe that I=ve had out of the mare;some of the others have done very well. She=s awfullybig--she didn=t look like a 2-year-old last year, shelooked much more like a 3-year-old.@ Click here toshare.

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TDN CRITERIA The races covered in the TDN are as follows:

Stakes - purses of $50,000/upAllowance Races - purses of $20,000/upOptional Claiming Races - purses of $20,000/upMaiden Special Weight Races - purses of $18,000/upMaiden Claiming Races - purses of $18,000/up and

a minimum claiming price of $40,000

Almost Famous Confirmed for Fountain of Youth... Chuck and Maribeth Sanford=s Almost Famous(Unbridled=s Song) has been confirmed for the Feb. 22GII Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream Park byconditioner Pat Byrne. The debut winner was fourth in the Street Sense S.at Churchill Downs Oct. 27 before returning to win anoptional claimer there Nov. 9. Not seen for threemonths following that win, the dark bay was fourthafter attending the pace in his sophomore debut in theGII Holy Bull S. Jan. 25. "He ran big in the Holy Bull," Byrne said. "We werereally happy with his race because he showed a lot ofguts. He ran hard down the backside, didn't catch abreather, and I didn't have him fully cranked for therace." Almost Famous most recently breezed four panels in:49 flat at Palm Meadows Feb. 8. "It was a maintenance work, a nice half-mile, and I'mreally happy with him," Byrne said. "We came out ofthe race in good shape, he looks strong and we'rehoping to move forward." Though the colt has been on the pace in his previousstarts, Byrne believes he can show other dimensions. "He doesn't have to be on the lead, he just foundhimself in that position [in the Holy Bull]," Byrnecommented. "He's ready to go and we look forward tobringing him back and trying them again. Depending onthe pace scenario, he can sit off of it." Hall of Fame pilot Calvin Borel, who was aboard forAlmost Famous= debut and the Holy Bull, will get thecall for the Fountain of Youth. Borel also piloted theseconnections= Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy) to victory inthe GI 2012 Florida Derby. "Calvin is coming back to ride him in the Fountain ofYouth," Byrne confirmed. "He's a great rider and we'rehappy to have him back aboard." Also expected for the Fountain of Youth are wellregarded sophomores Commissioner (A.P. Indy), TopBilling (Curlin), Wildcat Red (D=wildcat) and ConquestTitan (Birdstone). "It will be a plenty salty race," Byrne acknowledged.

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GROUPIE DOLL EMBARKS ON NEW CAREER Two-time champion female sprinter Groupie Doll(Bowman=s Band)left Gulfstream Parkfor GoldMark Farmin Ocala yesterdaymorning, where shewill be prepared forher new career as abroodmare. The dual GI Breeders= CupFilly and Mare Sprintheroine capped off astunning career witha dazzling seven-length victory in theGIII Hurricane BertieS. at Gulfstream Feb. 9. AWhen she gets there, they=ll evaluate her and seewhere she is in her cycle,@ trainer and breeder BuffBradley said. AShe hasn=t shown any signs of being inheat here. I=ve kind of watched for that. Right now wedon=t think she=s cycling, but they=ll check her out.What they like to do is keep her in light training, likejogging a little bit, then they=ll do the under-lights thing.When she=s ready, she=ll ship to Kentucky. I believe,when the time is right, she=ll go to Timber Town Farm.@ Groupie Doll was purchased by Mandy Pope=sWhisper Hill Farm for $3.1 million at the 2013Keeneland November sale immediately following hersecond-straight victory in the Breeders= Cup. She isscheduled to be bred to Tapit. AI=m sad, but, at the same time, I feel blessed that I=vehad her all this time and even having her after the sale,@said Bradley, who campaigned the chestnut with hisfather Fred and longtime clients William Hurst and BrentBurns before Pope purchased her. AI=ve already saidgood bye to her like three times, so I=m kind of gettingused to it. It=s not like she=s gone forever. I=ll get to seeher whenever I want to.@ Pope originally purchased Groupie Doll with the planto send her immediately to the breeding shed, but laterdecided to give her one last race in Aqueduct=s GI CigarMile against the boys Nov. 30. After checking in atroubled fourth there, Pope chose to send her to theHurricane Bertie so she could finish her career a winner. She did just that despite breaking slow and trailingthe field early. The talented chestnut swept five-wideon the turn to inhale the field and cruise clear to win bydaylight under a hand ride from regular rider RajivMaragh. She just missed breaking the track record. AIt was one of her best races, the way she did it,@Bradley commented. AYou could see her winning by acouple of lengths and doing what she needed to do, butthe way she did it was remarkable. Boy, it was like shewas showing off.@ Bradley was in awe of the crowd=s reaction to thevery popular mare.

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Groupie Doll Embarks on New Career cont. AWalking up there before the race, Mandy was withher, and everyone is wishing her luck,@ Bradleyremarked. AAnd after the race, the place went crazy. Iremember walking Mandy down the steps, the crowdwas so loud as Groupie Doll was coming back. Whenshe made that Arazi-like move, it even got to me, andI=ve been with her a long time. Everyone got pumpedup.@ The Hurricane Bertie was Groupie Doll=s eighth gradedstakes victory. She retired with a lifetime record of 23-12-4-4 and earnings of $2,648,850. AIt=s sad when a special horse leaves your barn,@Bradley said, Abut I think we all enjoyed it while it washappening. That=s the main thing.@

TWINING STAR, Twining--Sister Mac, by Cox=s RidgeFoal born Jan. 29, a filly by Macho Uno.Will be bred back to Eskendereya.Owned by Jack Brothers, David Divine, Dan Hall & MRStable.Boarded at Hidden Brook Farm.Accomplishments: GSP, $53, 042. Dam of Pure Class(Purge), SW, $139,514.

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Absolutely cracking first foal byDansili ex Galikova (Gr.1 winning sister to Goldikova), born at NPS lastnight.

BILL CURRIN DIES AT 77 Bill Currin passed away Tuesday after an extendedillness. He was 77. Currin is best known as theowner/breeder--along with frequent partner Al Eisman--of 2006 GI Hollywood Futurity winner Stormello

(Stormy Atlantic), who healso trained. Other stakeswinners Currin owned andtrained included 2006 GII Beverly Hills H. winner andMGISP Memorette (Memo{Chi}) and globe-trotting DeltaJackpot winner Outta Here(Dehere). The North Carolinanative, who became aprominent real estatedeveloper after moving toCalifornia in the late 1950s topursue a career as an actor,retired from training in 2010.While Stormello lost his lifeearly in his stud career in2011 after a bout with colic,

Currin had continued success with his dam Willshewed(Carson City), who was purchased for $125,000 as a2-year-old at the 2001 FTFFEB sale. Stormello=s full-brother My Best Brother took the 2012 GII Del MarDerby for Currin and Eisman and trainer Julio Canani.Soon after that victory, Willshewed=s Bernardini coltsold for $1.55 million at Keeneland September. Nownamed Gala Award, the Tabor, Magnier and Smith-owned 3-year-old broke his maiden last month atGulfstream in his second start. Canani also conditionsRosengold (Stormello), a three-times stakes winner forCurrin in 2013. Currin is survived by his wife of 58years, Betty, and their two children Jaime and Patrick.

Yesterday=s Results:3rd-GPX, $39,000, Msw, 3yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03 1/5, ft.+TALON'S OF TUSCANY (c, 3, Arch--Rich City Girl, byCarson City) was pegged at morning-line odds of 4-1,but took the lion's share of pari-mutuel action off alocal worktab that screamed >ready= and proved hisbackers correct to the tune of 9-10. Away withoutincident from the two hole, Talon's of Tuscany racedwell within the grasp of jockey Corey Lanerie and wascontent to hound pacesetting second choice A Touchof Poetry (Birdstone) through an opening quarter-mile in:21.98. Talon's of Tuscany waited for his cue on theturn, drifted a touch wide cornering into the lane, butalways had the measure of the front-runner, edgingaway late to take it by 3/4 of a length. Sales history:$90,000 yrl '12 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$23,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.Share this result.O-Albaugh Family Stable. B-Gabe Grossberg (KY).T-Dale L Romans.

TALON=S OF TUSCANY1st Dam: Rich City Girl, by Carson City2nd Dam: Great Lady Slew, by Seattle Slew3rd Dam: Great Lady Sharon, by Alydar

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On May 6 of this year, Albaugh Family Stable=sTalon=s of Tuscany (Arch) will celebrate the thirdanniversary of his birth. It will certainly take a fair bit ofgood fortune to get there, but following yesterday=sdebut victory, connections hope to be at ChurchillDowns three days earlier for the GI Kentucky Derby. AWe were pretty positive he=d run well, but thequestion mark was the 5 1/2 furlongs,@ stated KemptonBloodstock=s Steve Castagnola, who along withAbraCadabra Farm=s Barry Berkelhammer advised on thepurchase. AWe=re certainly glad to have that one behindus and we look forward to the next one.@ Talon=s of Tuscany was consigned by Denali Stud aship 1103 to the 2012 Keeneland September sale.Castagnola and team were in search of Atwo-turn dirthorses@ with the Derby a somewhat distant dream.What they found could end up being a diamond in therough. AWe liked how he was bred, and I am a big fan ofArch,@ Castagnola explained. AHe fit for us on pedigree,and when we looked at him, he had great angles, was

very intelligentand carriedhimself with alot ofpresence. Hewas a terrificwalker, a veryfluid mover.All the piecesfit, and whenwe seesomething thathas thatpresence andquality andsubstance,we=re very

attracted to that kind. He was a very sturdy individual.Barry and I worked the sale together and we basicallyidentified him as a horse we=d bid on and we werepleasantly surprised to acquire him for $90,000. That=sthe beauty of an auction. There were horses that wewanted to bid on that flew by in terms of what wewanted to bid, but it=s always nice to buy one for lessthan you expected.@ Cont. p2

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4:19p 5th-OPX, $57k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6fHRTV MUFAJAAH (Tapit), a $375K KEESEP acquisition by

Shadwell Farm, is the first foal produced by Carolyn’s Cat(Forestry), a dual graded stakes winner who earned inexcess of $300K for the filly’s breeders, Mr. and Mrs. WilliamK. Warren of Saint Liam fame. The bay is bred on the samecross responsible for champion Hansen. She is coupled inthe wagering with Hasilah (Hard Spun), a homebreddaughter of French MG1SW Sierra Madre (Fr) (Baillamont),making her a half to MG1SW Aljabr (Storm Cat). GhostLocket (Ghostzapper), a homebred for country star TobyKeith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms, is a daughter of MSW LoveLocket (Thunder Gulch), whose dam Love Lock (SilverGhost) won the GI Hollywood Starlet S. in 1997.Brisnet.com PPs

4:30p 3rd-SAX, $60k, Alw/Opt. Clm. ($62.5k), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mHR/TVG J “TDN Rising Star” J Eblouissante

(Bernardini) makes a much-anticipated return to the racesand first since being purchased by St George Farm for $2.1million at last year’s Keeneland November sale. The half-sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) carriedthe colors of her breeder the late Eric Kronfeld to victory inher first two career starts, but is unraced since a last-of-sixeffort in the GIII Shuvee H. at Saratoga July 20. Shecontinues to be trained by John Shirreffs and will be riddenfor the first time by Zenyatta’s regular rider Mike Smith.Brisnet.com PPs

7:00p 7th-SAX, $58k, Alw/Opt. Clm. ($80K), 3yo, 1mHR/TVG A pair of up-and-comers from the Bob Baffert barn should

dominate the market in what should prove a springboard tostakes engagements down the road. BAYERN (Offlee Wild)is the slight morning-line favorite at 6-5 on the strength of animpressive 3 1/4-length debut victory going seven furlongsover this main track Jan. 4. He stretch out to two turns hereand loses the blinkers he carried in the debut. Gary Stevenshas a return call. Tap It Rich (Tapit) turned in an amazingdebut performance over this track and distance Oct. 12,overcoming a slow break and wide trip to become a J “TDN Rising Star” J. His fifth at 3-1 in theGI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile was far from an embarrassment,but his distant last in the GI CashCall Futurity Dec. 14demanded a return to this less-ambitious spot. Baffert addsthe shades and Mike Smith retains the ride.Brisnet.com PPs

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Talon=s of Tuscany always gave the impression thathe was a quick study, despite his later foaling date. AHe was a big and imposing horse as a yearling,@Castagnola related. AIt surprised us that he had as much

speed as he had. Barry had alwaystold us that, and you could seethose bullet works. It=s exciting tobuy a horse that looks likesomething that strictly wants twoturns go out there and breeze in:59 and 1 from the gate, thengoes out there and runs a secondoff the track record going 5 1/2furlongs. We were pleasantlysurprised, but he=s a horse that=salways been well-meant. Whenwe sent him to Dale, it was withhigh expectations.@ Though Talon=s of Tuscany wasnot an original nominee to theTriple Crown, Castagnola

indicated that they would pay the $6,000 to make hima late nominee. Albaugh Family Stable is the nom du course of Iowa-based owners Dennis Albaugh and his son-in-law JasonLoutsch. Albaugh is the owner of Albaugh, Inc., anagricultural chemical company from the basement of hishome in Ankeny, a suburb of Des Moines. The oncebarely profitable company now accounts for $33 milliona year in sales of agricultural chemicals. Albaugh andLoutsch were involved in partnerships with DonegalRacing before branching out on their own in the lastfew years. In his own name, Dennis Albaugh racedMiss Macy Sue (Trippi), a six-time stakes winner, whorecorded her biggest victory in the GIII Winning ColorsS. in 2007 and was third in the inaugural Breeders= CupFilly and Mare Sprint at sloppy Monmouth Park. She isone of three broodmares owned by Albaugh andboarded at Taylor Made. Miss Macy Sue is the dam of a2-year-old filly by Medaglia d=Oro now in training atAbraCadabra Farm. The Albaugh Family Stable currentlyhas a total of eight horses in training, split evenlybetween 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds. --Alan Carasso

7th-GPX, $39,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 5fT, :56 1/5, fm.HENRY'S SONG (f, 3, Henrythenavigator--StunningSong, by Grand Slam), listed as a $7,000 KEESEPyearling, was dangled for a $50,000 tag in a Jan. 15maiden claimer over this course and distance, racedprominently from a high draw and stayed on well to besecond by 3/4 of a length. There were no takers onthat occasion and was the lesser preferred of a Clementduo at 7-2. Ridden along from midpack by Joe Bravo,the bay gained ground on the turn, came out and racedin tandem with The Careless Cat (Tale of the Cat) intothe final furlong and outfinished that one by a neck.Zindaya (More Than Ready), the stablemate of thewinner, was another length back in third as the 4-5chalk. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $28,530. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O/B-Green Hills Farm Inc (KY). T-Christophe Clement.

7th-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 3/up, 8.5fT, 1:42 3/5, fm.SPECIAL ENVOY (c, 3, Stroll--Diplomacy, by Cozzene)finished second despite a poor start over this distanceon the turf at Laurel Park Nov. 14. Sent off as the 6-5favorite, the homebred settled back early and ran intraffic through early splits of :22.76 and :47.47. Hemoved four wide to make his bid in the upper stretch,shaking clear of the pack and driving down the stretchunchallenged to earn his graduation by 4 1/2 lengths.Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $20,200. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O/B-Mr & Mrs Bertram R Firestone (VA). T-A Delacour.

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Yesterday=s Results:6th-LRL, $40,000, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:27 2/5, ft.PERIQUE (f, 4, Tapit--Pitbullette, by Unbridled) wasbeaten a total of 37 1/2 lengths in her first three startsfor the Dale Romans barn in late 2012 and early 2013,but came to life with a strong runner-up effort atOaklawn Park last Mar. 30. The gray filly was made the5-2 second choice in her first start for this barn andattended the early pace from a four-wide perch. Stilldeep on the turn, she pulled clear in upper stretch andbegan looking for the wire in the final sixteenth, but gotthere a half-length to the good of favored Dixie Traveler(Mr. Greeley). Sales history: $70,000 yrl '11 KEESEP.Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-0, $34,331. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O-Jerry Romans & Zoom and Fish Stable Inc. B-Ran JanRacing Inc (KY). T-Hamilton A Smith.

Three Additions to Fair Grounds Hall of Fame: Brereton C. Jones homebred Proud Spell (ProudCitizen) and conditioners Bret Calhoun and LarryRobideaux Jr. will be inducted into the Fair GroundsHall of Fame March 12. Proud Spell captured the GII Fair Grounds Oaks onher way to a victory in the GI Kentucky Oaks in 2008. AWe were absolutely ecstatic when they told us,@ saidProud Spell=s trainer Larry Jones. AWhen we called>Brere= and told him and Libby [Brereton Jones=s wife],they were just tickled pink. They are really excited andare making plans to be here for the ceremony.@ Born in Texas but now a resident of New Orleans,Calhoun=s career was by wins in the GI Breeders= CupFilly and Mare Sprint with Dubai Majesty (Essence ofDubai) and GII Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint withChamberlain Bridge (War Chant). ATo tell the truth, I never even thought about thisuntil they told me,@ said Calhoun. AI was really surprisedand shocked. Obviously, it=s a great honor. When I lookat the list of trainers already in there, all I can say isthat I=ll be joining some really great people and somereally great horsemen.@ Louisiana native Robideaux, 80, saddled his firsthorse at Fair Grounds in 1961 and his last in 2012. Thehighlight of his career was winning the Fair GroundsOaks with My Charmer (Poker) in 1972. She went on toproduce 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. AI appreciate this very much,@ said Robideaux, whocurrently serves as stall man at Louisiana Downs. AI=ll bejoining guys like Hal Bishop and Marion Van Berg. I wasself-taught as a trainer, but those were the guys Ilooked up to when I first came around. I appreciate thisvery much. This really means a lot to me.@

Three veterans of the New Orleans press corps willbe inducted into the Fair Grounds Press Box Hall ofFame during the ceremony. They are Glenn Gremillion,who ran the Fair Grounds television department, A.J.Paretti, who called the charts at Fair Grounds for DailyRacing Form and Equibase, and longtime trackphotographer Lou Hodges Jr.

First/second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, Feb. 13Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)

CLEVER CRY (Street Cry {Ire}), Browns Thoroughbred, $750, 13/1/05-FG, Msw, 7 1/2fT, Cleverius, 15-1EINSTEIN (BRZ) (Spend a Buck), Adena Springs Kentucky, $8K, 93/5/01-DED, Msw, 5f, Passing the Grade, 6-1MR. NIGHTLINGER (Indian Charlie), JEH Stallion Station OK Div, $2K, 73/5/11-DED, Msw, 5f, Miss Nightlinger, 2-1PARADING (Pulpit), Claiborne, $4K, 100/10/03-FG, Msw, 5 1/2fT, Parading Groom, 30-1PIONEEROF THE NILE (Empire Maker), WinStar, $15K, 158/16/25-OP, Msw, 6f, Emma Lushka, 8-1

RACING INDUSTRY COURSE CONCLUDES The British Horseracing Authority and the BritishRacing School have completed their annual RacingIndustry Course in Newmarket. The five-day stand sawparticipants, both from within and outside the industry,receive an overview on a variety of topics, includingracecourse management, racing media, internationalracing and bloodstock sales. Speakers throughout theweek included leading trainers Roger Varian and IanBalding, BHA Chief Executive Paul Bittar, Channel 4Racing Presenter Nick Luck and Rod Street of GreatBritish Racing.

APPOINTMENTS Michael Orton

• Appointed Marketing Executive at DBS • A native of New Zealand, Orton previously spent three years on

the marketing team at New Zealand Bloodstock. • He will work closely with the DBS team and take up the day-to-day

running of DBS marketing. • DBS Managing Director Henry Beeby said: “Michael came to us

with an outstanding CV and interviewed extremely well so we aredelighted that he has chosen to join us. He starts following a yearof sustained growth throughout 2013 and we look forward to himworking with the existing team in this newly created role to buildon those successes. His presence only enhances what DBS canoffer and will enable the company to spend more time exploringnew avenues and markets across both codes.”

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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NAMERICA

British Report cont.

ASCOT UNVEILS ROYAL PORTRAIT Ascot Racecourse has unveiled a portrait by RoyalAcademist David Mach that depicts over 200 images,both recent and historical, from Royal Ascot. Theportrait includes equine luminaries such as G1 Gold Cupwinners Estimate (Ire) and Yeats (Ire), as well as DawnApproach (Ire), Canford Cliffs (Ire), Frankel (GB) andBlack Caviar (Aus). People present in the paintinginclude Sir Henry Cecil, Channel 4 Racing presenterClare Balding and trainers Aidan O=Brien and WesleyWard, who has trained three winners at Royal Ascot. "This is a captivating snapshot of Royal Ascot pastand present, which encapsulates everything that isspecial about the week,@ said Charles Barnett, ChiefExecutive of Ascot Racecourse. AWe wanted to bring tolife some of the many wonderful stories acrossworld-class racing, pageantry, fashion and fine dining,which together create the Great British Drama of RoyalAscot and makes it such a special occasion. We feelDavid has captured perfectly the verve and vibrancy ofour historic event.@

WARBY TO SPEAK AT ARC Mark Warby QC, a leading silk in sports andregulatory law, media and entertainment in the UK, hasjoined the lineup of speakers for the Asian RacingConference in Hong Kong May 5 to 8. Warby, one ofthe top five rated barristers in the UK, has worked onbehalf of the British Horseracing Authority for a stringof successful prosecutions for betting-related corruptionof races. He has also appeared in high profile casesinvolving Mark Mosley, Elton John, Naomi Campbell, JKRowling and Lord Ashcroft. Warby will give themasterclass on the essential elements of successfullyprosecuting major integrity cases. For more information,visit www.archk2014.com.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:8th-LRL, $45,000, Opt. Clm. ($25,000-$20,000),NW2X, 4yo/up, a1 1/16m, 1:47, ft.PROSPERO (g, 5, Grand Reward--Miss Quick City, byCarson City) Lifetime Record: 20-5-1-4, $110,630.O-Winners Circle Partners IX. B-Rhianon Farms Inc (KY).T-Hugh I McMahon. *$7,500 RNA yrl '10 BESOCT.

6th-CTX, $28,300, 2-11, NW1X, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:25 3/5,ft.BAIL BONDSMAN (g, 5, Bellamy Road--Paris Jailbait, bySilver Deputy) Lifetime Record: 23-5-4-2, $59,034.O-Danny A Limongelli. B-Clarence Walker, Don Bryant &Bellamy Road Syndicate (KY). T-Hugh I McMahon.*$1,500 yrl '10 FTKOCT.

Photo courtesy Ascot Racecourse

• ON THE WORKTAB •

BELMONTNoble Moon (Malibu Moon), 3f, :48.42, 1/15

GULFSTREAM PARKBambazonki (Hard Spun), 5f, :59.31, 1/17Honor Code (A.P. Indy), 3f, :35.66, 2/6Noble Cornerstone (Noble Causeway), 5f, :59.82Ruslana (City Zip), 5f, 1:00.42, 7/17

OAKLAWN PARKDon’t Tell Sophia (Congaree), 4f, :47.60, 1/11

PALM MEADOWSIn Trouble (Tiz Wonderful), 5f, :59.30, 1/8Mexikoma (Birdstone), 5f, 1:00.65, 4/8Rydilluc (Medaglia d’Oro), 7f (T), 1:22.05, 1/2

SANTA ANITAAwesome Baby (Awesome Again), 5f, 1:00.40, 4/47Moreno (Ghostzapper), 4f, :49.20, 37/46Rookie Sensation (Unbridled’s Song), 5f, 1:00.80, 11/47Socialbug (Curlin), 5f, 1:01.40, 21/47

APPOINTMENTS Matt Coleman • Appointed UK Bloodstock Representative for Tattersalls Ireland • Coleman is a member of the Anthony Stroud Bloodstock team

based in Newmarket, England, and will continue his role therewhile promoting Tattersalls Ireland.

• Tattersalls Ireland Managing Director Roger Casey said: “Thisappointment reflects our determination to build upon our alreadysignificant UK client base. Matt Coleman of Anthony StroudBloodstock is joining us with the brief to promote TattersallsIreland in the UK to vendors and purchasers alike. He has adiverse experience and extensive contacts right across theindustry in both Flat and National Hunt spheres. Matt willconcentrate on promoting Tattersalls Ireland Flat and NationalHunt Sales in the UK and will also continue his role ascommentator at many UK point-to-points.”

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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NEUROPE

Breeders= Edition--America cont.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:+First Glance, f, 3, First Defence--Tears of Joy, by Mt. Livermore. TAM, 2-12, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:04 2/5. B-Mr & Mrs Bertram R Firestone (VA). *1/2 to Varsity (Indian Charlie), MSW, $256.195.Jazzy=s Quattro, g, 3, Louis Quatorze--Diamonds Specs, by Diamond. LRL, 2-12, (C), 1m, 1:42 4/5. B-Robert M Watkins Jr (MD).

Wise Mac, g, 4, Wiseman's Ferry--Sharp Reef (SW, $158,461), by Another Reef. CTX, 2-11, (S), 7f, 1:27 4/5. B-Louis Carrico (WV). *1/2 to Vista Moon (Malibu Moon), SP, $183,678.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Elusive Kay (Fr), f, 3, Elusive City--Lunashkaya (GB), by Muhtathir (GB). CAG, 2-12, 10f (AWT), 2:11. B-Cuadra Montalban (FR).Gladstone (Fr), c, 3, Mizzen Mast--Bahia Gold, by Woodman. CAG, 2-12, 10f (AWT), 2:04. B-SNIG Elevage (FR). *i32,000 yrl >12 ARQOCT.+Passing Star (GB), c, 3, Royal Applause (GB)--Passing Hour, by Red Ransom. LIN, 2-12, 7f (AWT), 1:25 4/5. B-Whitsbury Manor Stud & A W M Christie-Miller (GB). *55,000gns yrl >12 TATOCT.Shalianzi (Ire), g, 4, Azamour (Ire)--Shalama (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire). LIN, 2-12, 13f (AWT), 2:49 1/5. B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC (IRE). *i57,000 HRA >13 ARQJUL. **1/2 to Shalapour (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), G1SP-Ire, $210,465.

Cancellations (Wed/Thurs)CHARLES TOWNPENN NATIONAL

TDN Euro is:England: Sean Cronin (CAFE Racing)

Tom Frary (CAFE Racing)Barry Sangster (CAFE Racing) Gavin Dobson (CAFE Racing)

France: Claude BeniadaGermany: Christa RiebelIreland: Dave KeenaItaly: Giorgio Barsotti

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