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But @Brodie the Brodestar wouldn't take that bet as it is a win bet not a Top 4.  Now that's risk averse....

Peter Vela for one.  Started from the  "grass roots" for literally everything that he's achieved.  

Racing June 14 in the $168,450 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs, Take Charge Milady did what no filly could do last year: beat champion Immersive.View the full article

Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 16:05, PRIX DE DIANE LONGINES-G1, €1,000,000, 3yo, f, 10 1/2fT Field: Cankoura (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Mandanaba (Fr) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), D'Ores Et Deja (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Shes Perfect (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Merrily (No Nay Never), Rosa Salvaje (Ire) (Maximum Security), Better Together (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), American Gal (GB) (Kameko), Zia Agnese (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Sand Gazelle (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}). TDN Verdict: After two tussles with Zarigana that read like a soap opera, Shes Perfect looks to play while that particular cat is away and gain compensation for her disqualification in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Not guaranteed to stay this extra 2 1/2 furlongs, she will have to deal with Mandanaba on the scene as that daughter of Mandesha should come into her own tackling middle distances for the first time. Gezora was behind Mandanaba in the G3 Prix Vanteaux but stepped up to land the G2 Prix Saint-Alary last month and has the inside draw, while other notables Better Together, Bedtime Story and Cankoura are in double figures which will hurt their prospects. [Tom Frary]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 14:05, PRIX DU BOIS LONGINES-G3, €80,000, 2yo, 6fT Field: Moojeed (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Kalkara (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Imperial Me Cen (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Meelaf (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), Ali Shuffle (GB) (A'Ali {Ire}). TDN Verdict: This stepping stone to the G2 Prix Robert Papin went the way of subsequent Robert Papin hero and G1 Prix Morny fourth Arabie last term. His trainer Karl Burke, also triumphant with Little Kim in 2018, once again ships in two for this straight dash. Nick Bradley Racing's unbeaten-in-three Tattersalls October Book 2 graduate Ali Shuffle lines up with a Goffs London Sale entry and returns off a one-length success in Chester's storied Lily Agnes last month. She will become the first black-type runner for her Newsells Park Stud-based freshman sire. Stablemate Meelaf, who sports the Arabie silks of Mohamed Saeed Al Shehhi, followed up a Musselburgh maiden score with a neck second in Beverley's former stakes-grade Hilary Needler Trophy three weeks ago. Yeguada Centurion's Henri Devin-trained Listed Prix des Reves d'Or victor Imperial Me Cen leads the home defence while compatriots Moojeed and Kalkara have yet to shed maiden status after two starts each. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 18:00, PRIX DU LYS LONGINES-G3, €80,000, 3yo, 12fT Field: Surabad (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Rafale Design (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Ephesus (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Hotheaded (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Lakota Beau (Fr) (Sioux Nation), Duty (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Golden Weaver (Fr) (Romanised {Ire}), Croquis (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Oracle (Fr) (Too Darn Hot {GB}). TDN Verdict: The modern incarnation of this stamina-sapping test is a launchpad to next month's G1 Grand Prix de Paris with the lightly campaigned pair Flintshire and Erupt completing the double in recent years. Flintshire's wizard Andre Fabre has a race-record 15 wins already in the books and sends forth Godolphin's once-raced Hotheaded, who was green but impressive when bounding to a wide-margin debut victory tackling this trip at Saint-Cloud last month, and Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's twice-raced Saint-Cloud maiden scorer and supplementary entry Oracle. Black-type form is plentiful among the opposition and other leading lights include the Yann Barberot-conditioned G3 Prix Hocquart winner Rafale Design and Aga Khan Studs homebred Surabad, a Francis Graffard trainee who subdued subsequent Listed Derby du Languedoc victor Croquis, another Wertheimer representative, in April's Listed Prix de l'Avre over 12 furlongs at ParisLongchamp. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Chantilly, France, post time: 18:35, PRIX BERTRAND DU BREUIL LONGINES-G3, €80,000, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Fort Payne (Fr) (Rio De La Plata), Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Zabiari (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Ferrari Fever (Fr) (Panis), Vertbrois (Fr) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Fast Raaj (Fr) (Iffraaj {GB}), Point Lynas (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), Make Me King (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), The Wasp (Fr) (Whipper). TDN Verdict: Jaber Abdullah's 2023 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero and G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Marhaba Ya Sanafi has failed to win any of seven stakes starts since annexing this last year and may once again yield to Godolphin's Andre Fabre-conditioned G2 Prix du Muguet second Vertbois, who was 3/4-of-a-length too good for the Andreas Schutz trainee in March's Listed Prix Altipan. The in-form Francis Graffard yard has yet to strike in this and is represented here by Aga Khan Studs homebred Zabiari. The 2023 Prix des Chenes victor, then under the stewardship of Jean-Claude Rouget, ran fifth behind Rosallion in that year's G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, but was on the shelf for three days shy of one year before notching wins for his new stable at Saint-Cloud in April and over this strip last month. Ed Bethell nominee Point Lynas and Wathnan Racing's 2024 G3 Prix Quincey victor Make Me King were separated by 3/4-of-a-length when second and third in Doha's $500,000 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup in February and both hold valid claims in a typically open renewal. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Bro Park, Sweden, post time: 13:54, STOCKHOLMS STORA PRIS-G3, SKr850,000, 3yo/up, 8 3/4fT Field: Redirect (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}), Admiral De Vega (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Hans Andersen (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Falkor (Swe), (Barocci {Jpn}), Silver Legend (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Mozart (Den) (Le Havre {Ire}), Havandi (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), Good Fortune (Den) (Appel Au Maitre {Fr}), King David (Den) (Elusive City), Seneschal (Swe) (Appel Au Maitre {Fr}), Seakine (Fr) (Seahenge). TDN Verdict: Supported by two Listed heats, this is the stakes highlight on Sweden's 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas undercard. TDN Rising Star Hans Andersen, winner of 2023's G3 Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial, made little impact in eight Group 1 outings for Ballydoyle and continued on a familiar path for new connections this year, running unplaced in four Meydan starts earlier in the campaign. He made a Scandinavian breakthrough in April's Listed Danish Jockey Club Cup at his local Klampenborg track, but finished off the board when fifth tackling the dirt in Jagersro's Listed Pramms Memorial last month. Pramms Memorial fourth Falkor reopposes while last term's winner Good Fortune, 2023 winner Admiral De Vega and 2022 winner King David are all back for more. The latter is one of three raiders from Denmark and set fair for his sixth attempt at Sweden's first Group 3 contest of the season. [Sean Cronin]. Sunday, Hanshin, Japan, post time: 15:40, TAKARAZUKA KINEN-G1, ¥570,000,000, 3yo/up, 2200mT Field: Bellagio Opera (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Durezza (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Rousham Park (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), Pradaria (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Chuck Nate (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), Boldog Hos (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}), Justin Palace (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Chevalier Rose (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Yoho Lake (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Libyan Glass (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Meisho Tabaru (Jpn) (Gold Ship {Jpn}), Urban Chic (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}), June Take (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Lord Del Rey (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Shonan La Punta (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Regaleira (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}). Click here for the preview. Click here for the complete fields. The post Black-Type Review: Clean Trip The Answer For Shes Perfect? appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Pretty easy to work out who placed the bet