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The winners of the UAE Derby sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) and UAE Oaks sponsored by Al Naboodah Construction Group (G3) have arrived at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, for their respective tilts in the US $2 million Kentucky Derby (G1) and $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on Saturday and Friday, respectively.
Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier and Derrick Smith’s Aidan O’Brien-trained Mendelssohn, winner of the UAE Derby by 18½ lengths to the good of said UAE Oaks winner –Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi’s Rayya– arrived at Churchill Downs from his Ballydoyle base in County Tipperary, Ireland, on Monday evening at approximately 9:50 p.m. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner immediately entered quarantine in Barn 17 and is expected to clear by late Wednesday afternoon.
Pat Keating, head traveling lad representing O’Brien reported that the son of Scat Daddy shipped well, as did his stablemates, fellow Dubai World Cup night alumni Threeandfourpence, War Decree and Deauville.
“Everything is fine and they settled in great,” Keating said. “We couldn’t be happier with them.”
Threeandfourpence, who was ninth in the UAE Derby in his lone dirt try on Dubai World Cup night, returns to the grass in Saturday’s $300,000 American Turf (G2). Group 2 winner War Decree, ninth in the Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World (G1) last out, and Grade 1 winner Deauville, seventh in the same race a year prior, are each aiming toward the $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (G1).
The Coolmore quintet’s first appearance during morning training at the Louisville oval will be Thursday morning after an anticipated Wednesday afternoon quarantine clearance.
Rayya, who shifted barns from Dubai-based Doug Watson to California-based three-time Dubai World Cup winning trainer Bob Baffert immediately following her aforementioned runner-up effort against males, has made positive impressions since arriving Monday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. The daughter of Tiz Wonderful galloped about 2000m on Tuesday morning during the special 7:30-7:45 a.m. training session.
Since shifting to her new Santa Anita Park home, the chestnut four-time Meydan runner and two-time Dubai winner has recorded two breezes in preparation for her Kentucky Oaks attempt. The first of those was a sharp 1200m drill from the gate in tandem with 2017 Kentucky Oaks winner and champion Abel Tasman, who returns to racing on Friday, as well, in the La Troienne Stakes (G1).
Rayya was joined on her trip by Kentucky Derby favourite Justify, as well as Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) runner-up West Coast. The latter bounced off the ramp and into the barn full of himself and gushing with energy, hinting that his trip to Dubai took little out of him. He is a possible for June’s Stephen Foster (G1), the same race 2017 Dubai World Cup runner-up Gun Runner used as his first race back last year before landing Horse of the Year honours.
“It was an uneventful flight and they all look great,” said Jimmy Barnes, top assistant to Baffert. “Rayya is moving along forwardly. She fell into our training program perfectly and she looks like she’s heading in the right direction. We’re excited about running her, also.
“(Abel Tasman) is a tough one to work against and that gives you a gauge of where you’re at with (Rayya),” Barnes continued. “We’ve had her a short time, but she came in in great shape, which helped us. I think just making that one trip over (from Dubai) and back helped a lot with her. We’re excited about it. She looks beautiful. Post seven is a good post.”
Caption: UAE Oaks Champion Rayya Arrives for the Kentucky Oaks (credit: Penelope Miller)
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Lucky Seven For Justify in Kentucky Derby 144
Justify is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s GI Kentucky Derby | Benoit
By Alan Carasso
‘TDN Rising Star’ Justify (Scat Daddy) was assigned gate seven and was made the 3-1 favorite on Mike Battaglia’s morning line for Saturday’s 144th running of the GI Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Owned by China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm, the $500,000 Keeneland September grad is undefeated and really untested in his three career appearances to date, including a sound defeat of Bolt d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro, 8-1) in the GI Santa Anita Derby Apr. 7. The strapping chestnut, who took the Churchill strip for the first time Tuesday morning, will be looking to give trainer Bob Baffert a fourth win in the ‘Run for the Roses’ and is one of two undefeateds in the race alongside fellow ‘TDN Rising Star’ Magnum Moon (Malibu Moon, 6-1). Both Justify and Magnum Moon will try to break the so-called ‘Apollo’ curse in trying to win the Derby without making the races at two. Raced by Robert and Lawana Low, the $380,000 KEESEP purchase drew in the auxiliary gate in stall 16.
Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy), one of three in the race for his late sire and recent tearaway winner of the G2 UAE Derby, was made the 5-1 second choice on the morning line. The 2016 Keeneland September sales topper at $3 million drew gate 14 and it waits to be seen what sort of trip he will sit. He’s proved before he can take back and make a run, but should connections elect to go forward, he could be looking at a three- or four-wide run into the first turn. That owes to the fact that Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) and Flameaway (Scat Daddy) have drawn three and four, respectively, and even Justify could be part of the early mix.
Trainer Todd Pletcher will saddle three runners in addition to Magnum Moon, the lowest price of which is once-beaten GI Xpressbet Florida Derby hero Audible (Into Mischief) and who will settle midfield from gate five for Javier Castellano. The two-time Derby-winning conditioner will also send out GII Wood Memorial S. winner Vino Rosso (Curlin) and GII Louisiana Derby hero Noble Indy (Take Charge Indy).
Justify most resembles Curlin entering the Derby and that stallion is also represented by three runners, led by reigning juvenile champion Good Magic, who drew gate six and was posted at a generous 12-1 on the morning line. Solomini races for the American Pharoah connections and has consistent form throughout his career. He exits a third to Magnum Moon in the GI Arkansas Derby.
KENTUCKY DERBY 144
1 Firenze Fire (Poseidon’s Warrior), Lopez, Jason Servis, 50
2 Free Drop Billy (Union Rags), Albarado, Romans, 30
3 Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford), Lanerie, Romans, 30
4 Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Lezcano, Casse, 30
5 Audible (Into Mischief), Castellano, Pletcher, 8
6 Good Magic (Curlin), Ortiz, Brown, 12
7 Justify (Scat Daddy), Smith, Baffert, 3
8 Lone Sailor (Majestic Warrior), Graham, Amoss, 50
9 Hofburg (Tapit), Ortiz Jr., Mott, 20
10 My Boy Jack (Creative Cause), Desormeaux, Desormeaux, 30
11 Bolt d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro), Espinoza, Ruis, 8
12 Enticed (Medaglia d’Oro), Alvarado, McLaughlin, 30
13 Bravazo (Awesome Again), Lukas, Contreras, 50
14 Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy), Moore, O’Brien, 5
15 Instilled Regard (Arch), Van Dyke, Hollendorfer, 50
16 Magnum Moon (Malibu Moon), Saez, Pletcher, 6
17 Solomini (Curlin), Prat, Baffert, 30
18 Vino Rosso (Curlin), Velazquez, Pletcher, 12
19 Noble Indy (Take Charge Indy), Geroux, Pletcher, 30
20 Combatant (Scat Daddy), Santana Jr, Asmussen, 50
AE Blended Citizen (Proud Citizen), Frey, O’Neill, 50
fonte : TDN
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| San Siro | 2 | 01/05/2018 | 16:32 | |||
| P.A | N° | CAVALLO | FANTINO | TEMPO/DIST |
| 1 | 2 | PERSEFONE | S. MULAS | 1.22.9 |
| 2 | 5 | OAKVILLE | L. MANIEZZI | incollatura |
| 3 | 7 | ANNASANDRA | A.D. MIGHELI | mezza lung. |
| 4 | 1 | PIZZO CARBONARA | P. CONVERTINO | corta incollatura |
| 5 | 4 | MUSA DEL CANTO | S. URRU | 5 lung. |
| 6 | 8 | MADAME BARKER | I. ROSSI | mezza lung. |
| 7 | 10 | MOTIVETTO | M. ESPOSITO | 4 lung. e mezza |
| 8 | 6 | ISTRANA | A. MEZZATESTA | mezza lung. |
| 9 | 3 | MS MONEY | D. VARGIU | incollatura |
| 10 | 11 | OUI MEME SI | P. EMMANUELE | tre quarti di lung. |
| 11 | 9 | BUTTERFLY QUEEN | A. DEIAS | 7 lung. |
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| San Siro | 3 | 01/05/2018 | 17:03 | |||
| P.A | N° | CAVALLO | FANTINO | TEMPO/DIST |
| 1 | 3 | MEANTIME | VALERIA TOCCOLINI | 2.45.1 |
| 2 | 6 | CERALACCA | L. MANIEZZI | tre quarti di lung. |
| 3 | 8 | SOGNO NEL CIELO | I. ROSSI | 1 lung. e 3/4 |
| 4 | 9 | GREY ANITA | P. EMMANUELE | mezza lung. |
| 5 | 10 | AMELIN | A. DEIAS | 2 lung. |
| 6 | 4 | CHEAP THRILL | M. ESPOSITO | testa |
| 7 | 7 | MONFORTE | S. MULAS | 7 lung. |
| 8 | 5 | AQUILEIA | P. CONVERTINO | 1 lung. e 3/4 |
| 9 | 1 | KELVIN HALL | W. GAMBAROTA | 19 lung. |
| 10 | 2 | MR EUGENIO | S. URRU | 5 lung. |
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| San Siro | 4 | 01/05/2018 | 17:50 | |||
| P.A | N° | CAVALLO | FANTINO | TEMPO/DIST |
| 1 | 1 | BLURY | P. CONVERTINO | 0.59.6 |
| 2 | 2 | COMING SOON | D. VARGIU | corta incollatura |
| 3 | 7 | YOU BETTER RUN | S. MULAS | 3 lung. |
| 4 | 6 | SOPRAN SPEEDSOL | P. EMMANUELE | 12 lung. |
| 5 | 5 | SOPRAN NOEMI | I. ROSSI | 1 lung. e 3/4 |
| 6 | 3 | KING OF WATSON | A. DEIAS | 11 lung. |
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| San Siro | 5 | 01/05/2018 | 18:29 | |||
| P.A | N° | CAVALLO | FANTINO | TEMPO/DIST |
| 1 | 2 | GREACH | L. MANIEZZI | 1.00.4 |
| 2 | 3 | LADY OF FIRE | C. COLOMBI | 5 lung. |
| 3 | 5 | MORSIVE | P. CONVERTINO | mezza lung. |
| 4 | 6 | PHILOMENIA | S. MULAS | 1 lung. e 3/4 |
| 5 | 7 | PIAZZA DI SIENA | P. EMMANUELE | 1 lung. |
| 6 | 1 | EVA NERA | I. ROSSI | 12 lung. |
Festa del 1 maggio a San Siro con un programma di sei corse chiuso dal Premio San Giorgio, bella condizionata per cavalli di 3 anni sui 1200 metri in dirittura. Primo successo italiano per Tunes of Glory che già nelle due precedenti uscite sulle nostre piste aveva fatto intendere di essere un buon soggetto terminando quarto sui 1600 metri del Premio Pisa Listed. Secondo dal via dietro il veloce Denaar, il portacolori del signor Mario Lanfranchi ha superato il battistrada ai 300 finali e nell’ultimo furlong ha allungato in lotta con Affirmative Reply: al termine di un appassionante testa a testa, il cavallo allenato da Riccardo Santini ha arginato di misura il rivale, mentre per il terzo posto è finito in crescendo The Full Swipe rimontando Denaar.
Apertura di riunione con i cavalieri e le amazzoni impegnati nel Premio delle Patronesse, un discendente sui 1700 metri della pista media: Fata Birichina ha provato la fuga in avanti arrivando ancora in chiaro vantaggio ai 400 finali ma nel finale è stata preda della rincorsa di Idroscalo: bravissimo Andrea Besana a gestire al meglio le energie del cavallo di Valeria Toccolini e a lanciarlo in una lunga progressione in retta, passando di slancio negli ultimi 50 metri. Fata Birichina ha mantenuto il secondo posto mentre Belvedere ha salvato il terzo posto dal ritorno di Vimercati.
Molto seguita al betting, Persefone ha messo il suo sigillo sul Premio Nure, discendente sui 1400 metri in pista dritta per femmine di 4 anni e oltre: con Silvano Mulas in sella, la cavalla di Raffaele Biondi ha corso in seconda linea mentre davanti Annasandra e Istrana hanno “bisticciato” per il comando, poi nella volata finale ha messo la testa davanti alle rivali e si è mantenuta in vantaggio sino in fondo, sfuggendo a Oakville. La generosa Annasandra ha conservato il terzo posto su Pizzo Carbonara, costantemente nelle prime posizioni, mentre l’ospite romana Ms Money è calata alla distanza.
Dopo il successo da allenatrice nella prova per G.R. e Amazzoni, Valeria Toccolini ha concesso il bis anche in veste di interprete con Meantime nel Premio Tregasio, un handicap sui 2500 metri in pista media per cavalli di 4 anni e oltre: in una corsa condotta a buona andatura da Aquileia, la portacolori del signor Moreno Meiohas in retta ha sfruttato un comodo varco interno per avvicinarsi alla battistrada in calo, passare in coppia con Ceralacca ai 250 finali e arginare la rivale nell’ultimo tratto. Sogno Nel Cielo ha seguito le mosse della vincitrice ed è emerso al terzo posto su Grey Anita.
Tempo di debutti per i due anni con le tradizionali prove riservate alle nuove leve sui 1000 metri in pista dritta. I primi a scendere in pista sono stati i maschi nel Premio Lampugnano: perfettamente in sintonia con quanto espresso dal betting, Blury e Coming Soon sono stati i protagonisti della prova dando vita ad un prolungato testa a testa: il portacolori della scuderia Genets, Andrea Marcialis al training e Pierantonio Convertino in sella, ha conquistato testa e steccato nella fase iniziale e ha risposto colpo sul colpo agli assalti del rivale della Dioscuri, mantenendo una testa di vantaggio. You Better Run è stato l’unico a tenere il passo dei primi due, mentre Sharkattack non ne ha voluto sapere di entrare nelle gabbie ed è stato ritirato nell’imminenza della partenza.
Dopo i maschi, ecco le femmine nel Premio Poncia e notevole l’impressione destata da Greach, portacolori del signor Gianluca di Castelnuovo, allenata da Sergio Dettori e montata da Luca Maniezzi: veloce al via, sicura durante il percorso, la grigia da Gregorian ha staccato le rivali nell’ultimo furlong guadagnando in breve cinque comode lunghezze su Lady of Fire e Morsive che sono state nel vivo sin dal via e si sono disputate la seconda moneta terminando in quest’ordine.
fonte : www.ippodromimilano.it
