Officials at Robert Clay's Three Chimneys Farm have announced that Rahy (Blushing Groom {Fr}--Glorious Song, by Halo), the sire of 82 black-type winners including Fantastic Light, Dreaming of Anna and Noverre, has been pensioned from stud duties due to declining fertility. Racing for Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum and trained in Europe by Sir Michael Stoute, where he was second in the Group 1 Middle Park S. at two. He came to the U.S. in 1988 and posted a 10-length victory in the GII Bel Air H. at four the following year. "Rahy is one of the most important stallions we've had," said Case Clay, President of Three Chimneys. "Not only was standing him a great opportunity for Three Chimneys, but it allowed us to begin a very enjoyable and successful partnership with the Maktoum family. While it's too bad Rahy won't have anymore crops going forward, we're excited to have his son Lewis Michael here to carry on his legacy." Rahy will remain at Three Chimneys throughout his retirement.

Bulls and Bears © Adam Coglianese

4th-BEL, $43,000, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04 3/5, ft.
   +BULLS AND BEARS (c, 2, Holy Bull--Cherokee Canyon, by Cherokee Run), a $47,000 KEESEP yearling, worked a quarter in :20.3 at OBSMAR and wound up selling for $135,000. The iron grey colt showed a host of good works over at Big A and wound up going postward as the 9-2 third choice. After breaking alertly, the colt conceded the lead heading into the turn and settled in fourth. Jockey Alan Garcia had a ton of horse beneath him approaching the stretch, but was faced with a wall of horses in front. He guided Bulls and Bears through a seam and angled to the rail, where his mount kicked into gear and finished up determinedly to deny favored Discreetly Mine (Mineshaft)--a half-brother to GISW Discreet Cat (Forestry)--by a neck. It was 3 3/4 lengths back to second choice Gantry (Pulpit). Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800.
   O-Klaravich Stables Inc & William Lawrence. B-Ramona Holt Thomson (KY). T-Richard A Violette Jr.

1st-BEL, $43,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6fT, 1:07 4/5, fm.
   MORE TO THE STORY (f, 3, More Than Ready--Riverboat Miss, by Storm Cat), a $180,000 KEENOV weanling and $250,000 KEESEP yearling, wound up the highest-priced filly at KEEAPR in 2008 when selling for $625,000. The chestnut flashed speed in each of her first two outings, a debut third on the Keeneland Poly Apr. 22, and a fade to sixth in a seven-furlong test over this course May 17. Bet down to even-money while cutting back to six panels, More to the Story jumped out quickly from her rail post, turned back a challenge from Out Post (Silver Deputy) after a half in :44.75 and levelled out nicely to defeat that filly by 2 1/4 lengths. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made.. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $30,972.
   O-Darley Stable. B-Corkstown Bloodstock (KY). T-Kiaran P McLaughlin.

Yarmouth, 14.30, Mdn, £6,000, 2yo, 6f 3ydsT, 1:13.66, gd/fm.
   +SHOWCASING (GB), c, 2, Oasis Dream (GB)
        1st Dam: Arabesque (GB) (SW-Eng), by Zafonic
        2nd Dam: Prophecy (Ire), by Warning (GB)
        3rd Dam: Andaleeb, by Lyphard
   Showcasing shaped with bags of promise when second at Newbury on debut June 11 and confirmed that potential with a pillar-to-post score in emphatic style here. Out sharply to seize instant control, the 4-11 favorite moved sweetly throughout this test. Shaken up inside the final quarter mile, the bay homebred quickened clear approaching the final furlong and geared down in the closing stages to account Cansili Star (GB) (Dansili {GB}) by an impressive 3 1/2 lengths. The homebred is a half-brother to Camacho (GB) (Danehill), SW & GSP-Eng. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, £5,326. Click for the Racing Post chart or the the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy of attheraces.
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-John Gosden.

6th-HOL, $47,600, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), :57 2/5, ft.
   LAURA'S PLEASURE (f, 2, Cactus Ridge--Doubleyourpleasure {SP, $135,197}, by Double Negative) displayed early dash in her local May 31 opener for trainer Ral Ayers, but tired to finish fifth, beaten seven lengths by "TDN Rising Star" Necessary Evil (Harlan's Holiday). Well-supported here at 3-1, the dark bay dueled through a :21.91 opening quarter, but that was as close as it got. Laura's Pleasure turned on the afterburners entering the lane and opened up to graduate by 7 1/2 lengths. A $20,000 KEESEP yearling, she is a half-sister to Sea of Pleasure (Sea of Secrets), SW, $133,781. Mum's Zip (City Zip) got up for second at 60-1, while Denim n' Motion (Unbridled's Song) faded to eighth. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $28,520.
   O-Steve Burnett. B-Valerie & David Blethen (KY). T-Robert Troeger.

1st-PID, $35,250, Msw, 2yo, 5f (AWT), :57 4/5, ft.
   ANGUS KAHN (c, 2, Grand Reward--Diablo River, by Diablo) debuted Apr. 23 with a 27-1 second on Keeneland's Polytrack to Yogaroo (Bring the Heat), who later ran ninth in the G2 Norfolk S. as part of Wesley Ward's Royal Ascot armada. Bet down to 7-5 for this second go, the chestnut colt dueled through splits of :22.31 and :45.55. He began to edge away at the top of the stretch and went on to graduate by 4 3/4 lengths. Angus Khan became the first winner for his freshman sire, a Grade II-winning son of Storm Cat--Serena's Song (Rahy). Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $29,800.
   O/B-Jerry Little (KY). T-Eric R Reed.

DON JACK S., $67,700, BEL, 7-1, 3yo, 1 1/8mT, 1:49, gd.
1--#SAL THE BARBER, 118, c, 3, by Alphabet Soup
       1st Dam: Alya, by Deputy Minister
        2nd Dam: Colonial Waters, by Pleasant Colony
        3rd Dam: Water Cress, by Hail to Reason
O/B-Lewis Schaffel (KY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Ramon A Dominguez; $40,620. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2, $74,170. *1/2 to Joyful Chaos (Rahy), SW, $235,761.
2--Pinckney Hill, 118, r, 3, A.P. Indy--Jemima (GB), by Owington (GB). O-Lazy F Ranch & William S Farish. $13,540.
3--Tamborim, 122, c, 3, Belong to Me--Miu Miu, by Kris S. O-Haras Santa Maria de Araras. $6,770.
Margins: 4 1/4, HF, HD. Odds: 6.50, 0.70, 5.80.
   Sal the Barber overcame a bit of traffic to score by a neck at 13-1 on debut over the Gulfstream turf course Mar. 7 and followed that effort with a solid third in a Keeneland allowance test rained onto the Polytrack Apr. 19. Returned to the green stuff for the Lamplighter S. at Monmouth May 25, the homebred rallied from midpack to complete the triple, just a nose behind Tamborim for second money. Lightly regarded here behind TDN Rising Star Pinckney Hill, Sal the Barber cut out fractions of :49.84 and 1:14.32, shook loose turning for home and covered his final three-eighths in :34.82 to post an easy victory. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made.
   

4th-BEL, $43,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05 3/5, ft.
THAT'S HOW I ROLL (f, 2, Speightstown--Chatter Chatter {MSW, $393,940}, by Lost Soldier) took plenty of action in her May 21 debut against males at Belmont, but could do no better than third behind her fellow filly Franny Freud (Freud). The form of that maiden was validated when the winner came back to be a good second in Woodbine's My Dear S. last weekend, but That's How I Roll was let go at 6-1 as the lone member of this field with prior experience. Settled just off the pace, the Maryland-bred came calling three abreast at the quarter pole and drove past pacesetting Stormandaprayer (Songandaprayer) to score by three lengths. A late run from Magic Appeal (Successful Appeal) relegated Stormandaprayer to third. More Amour (Exchange Rate) was fifth. The winner, a $160,000 KEESEP, was resold for $235,000 as a FTFFEB juvenile. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $30,100. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made.
O-Vision Racing LLC. B-Dark Hollow Farm, George Harris & Will DeBurgh (MD). T-Kiaran P McLaughlin.

Jockey Calvin Borel will not be aboard GI Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird (Birdstone) for the Aug. 1 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park, reports Daily Racing Form. According to co-owner Mark Allen, the decision was made to replace the rider after reports came in that agent Jerry Hissam and Borel were contemplating taking a mount on Warrior's Reward (Medaglia d'Oro) in the same day's GII Jim Dandy S. Borel had previously also opted off the bay when he chose to ride Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro) in the May 16 GI Preakness S. A replacement has not been named to ride the three-year-old, however, connections indicated that they would require a firm commitment for the rest of the year from the new rider. Also, Borel, who worked the gelding at Churchill Downs last Monday, will not be aboard for the Derby winner's subsequent works. Following the West Virginia Derby, Mine That Bird is scheduled to run in the GI Shadwell Travers S. Aug. 29 and likely one more race before the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 7. Mine That Bird, who was initially scheduled to ship to Mountaineer the week of July 17, may remain at trainer Chip Woolley's Churchill Downs base a little longer before shipping east.

GOLDEN FLEECE S.-Listed, €42,500, Fairyhouse, 7-1, 2yo, 7fT, 1:28.39, gd.
1--#PERFECT SYMMETRY (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Le Vie dei Colori (GB)
             1st Dam: Wide Range (Ire), by Spectrum (Ire)
             2nd Dam: Troyanna (GB), by Troy (GB)
             3rd Dam: Moon Min, by First Landing
(€28,000 wnlg ‘07 GOFNOV; €20,000 yrl ‘08 GOFMIL). O-Sean Jones; B-Forenaghts Stud & Dermot Cantillon; T-Ger Lyons; J-Keagan Latham; €27,667. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, €41,159. *First stakes winner for freshman sire (by Efisio {GB}).
2--En Un Clin d'Oeil (Ire), 127, c, 2, Chineur (Fr)--Sans Reserve (Ire), by Foxhound. (€7,500 RNA yrl ‘08 TATIRE). €8,500.
3--Bosphorus Queen (Ire), 124, f, 2, Sri Pekan--Turunc (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (€4,800 RNA yrl ‘08 TATIRE). €4,250.
Margins: 1, 2, 1HF. Odds: 11-8, 11-4, 5-1.
Also Ran: Knight Eagle (Ire), Light Years Ahead (GB).
  Off the mark at Leopardstown last time June 11, Perfect Symmetry took advantage of a weakened renewal of this contest and the errant run of his main adversary to gain some black type. Sluggish from the gates, the bay was niggled to sit close to the early tempo and gained the lead as En Un Clin d'Oeil started to wander left passing the quarter pole. Staying straight in the run to the line, he was beyond reach as the runner-up returned to an even keel. Click for Racing Post chart. Video, courtesy attheraces.com.

1st-PID, $41,750, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), :57 4/5, ft.
DRAW A BLANK (f, 2, Saint Liam--Forget About It {Ire}, by Be My Guest) became the first winner for her late freshman sire (by Saint Ballado), scoring at inflated odds. A $25,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, the chestnut turned in a solid debut effort over 4 1/2 furlongs of this track June 14, finishing third by 3 3/4 lengths. Dismissed here at 16-1, the half to Parole Board (Dynaformer), SW & MGSP-UAE, $662,003; and Remain Silent (Chester House), MSW, $309,713, pressed the pace and outgamed 6-1 Golden Guilder (Aptitude) by a neck. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $31,850. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O-Blazing Meadows Farm, Larry Lehman Stable & Jim Messanger. B-Daniel M Ryan (PA). T-Timothy E Hamm.