HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. YES IT’S TRUE’s Newest Graded For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. Stakes Performer is ARE WE DREAMIN (See p. 3) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009 TDN Feature Presentation OAKS LOSES A STAR Champion Stardom Bound (Tapit) will be given GRADE 2 COOLMORE LEXINGTON S. 60 days off and bypass the GI Kentucky Oaks, it was announced yesterday. AShe just dulled out; she hasn't trained forwardly at all since [finishing third in the GI] Ashland [Apr. 4],@ IEAH Co- SIRED BY PLEASANT TAP President Michael CONGRATULATIONS TO DON ADAM ON INDESCRIBABLE’S Iavarone told Daily Rac- WIN IN THE GRADE 3 DOUBLEDOGDARE S. SHE NOW HAS ing Form. AIt seems like 6 WINS AND EARNINGS OF $394, 595 we're at the point where she just needs a OPTIONS ARE A BEAUTIFUL THING freshening. She was Already guaranteed a spot in the GI Kentucky Derby going to breeze starting gate with GII Lane s End S. hero Hold Me Back = [Sunday], but [exercise Stardom Bound (Giant=s Causeway) and possibly another with Mr. Hot rider] Michelle [Nevin] Benoit photo Stuff (Tiznow), Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt=s WinStar told me she'd be afraid Farm added to its hand in yesterday=s GII Coolmore Lexington S., courtesy of Advice (Chapel Royal). Pa- to breeze the filly. That's all I needed to hear. She tiently handled by Garrett Gomez, the dark bay was last would have to be 100 percent to go against Rachel of 11 as Pitched Perfectly (Pleasantly Perfect) carved Alexandra, and now that there's this question it doesn't out fractions of :23.80 and :47.90. Still toward the make sense. It's disappointing because we really back as favored Square Eddie (Smart Strike) catapulted wanted to run in that race. She deserves to run against to the front after making an eye-catching move on the the best when she's at her best.@ Acquired by IEAH and far turn, Advice was guided off the rail into the stretch partners for $5.7 million at FTKNOV, the GI Breeders= and brushed slightly with Conservative (Unbridled=s Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine annexed the GI Las Song). Beginning to roll once clear, Advice ran past Virgenes S. Feb. 7 and GI Santa Anita Oaks Mar. 7 for Square Eddie like he was standing still and outkicked her new connections, prior to placing third in the Conservative to the wire. Cont. p2 Ashland. Saturday, Keeneland COOLMORE LEXINGTON S.-GII, $300,000, KEE, 4-18, 3yo, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:43 1/5, ft. 1--#@ADVICE, 117, c, 3, by Chapel Royal 1st Dam: Word o' Wisdom, by Hennessy 2nd Dam: Word o' Ransom, by Red Ransom 3rd Dam: Right Word, by Verbatim ($68,000 yrl '07 FTKJUL; $170,000 2yo >08 OBSFEB). O-WinStar Farm LLC; B-Mr & Mrs Samuel H Rogers Jr (FL); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-Garrett K Gomez; $186,000. Lifetime: 6-2-0-2, $261,885. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Conservative, 117, c, 3, Unbridled=s Song--Oh What a Windfall, by Seeking the Gold. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III; $60,000. 3--Square Eddie, 123, c, 3, Smart Strike--Forty Gran, by El Gran Senor. ($200,000 yrl '07 KEESEP). O-J Paul Reddam; B-Kinghaven Farms Limited (ON); T-Doug F O'Neill; $30,000. Margins: 1, 1, 3/4. Odds: 15.80, 16.50, 1.40. Also Ran: Masala, Pitched Perfectly, Jeranimo, Brave Victory, Parade Clown, Omniscient, El Crespo, His Greatness. Scratched: Hull. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/19/09 • PAGE 2 of 13 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued GRADE 2 COOLMORE LEXINGTON S. Trainer Todd Pletcher, who watched from Florida, said, A[Advice is] still kind of putting it all together. I thought he was still just a touch green when he made the lead. He=s a horse that=s shown a lot of ability.@ Gomez added, A[Ad- vice] had some antics; at one time he lugged in, at one time he lugged out. We were just trying to push all the right buttons and see if we could get him to run straight, and he did so willingly today.@ Advice, a $170,000 EquiSport OBSFEB graduate, be- gan his career in style, airing over the Arlington Polytrack by eight lengths July 3. Freshened thereafter, the dark bay returned to cross the wire second, beaten a neck in the GIII Arlington-Washington Futurity Sept. 13, but was disqualified and placed third. Favored at 7-2 in Square Eddie=s GI Lane=s End Breeders= Futurity Oct. 4, Advice tired to finish ninth after making a strong middle-move in his juvenile finale. Slightly favored in his sophomore bow in a Santa Anita allowance Feb. 26, he closed to complete the trifecta. Attempting dirt for the first time Big Effort From Square Eddie... in the Sunland Derby Mar. 29, the WinStar colorbearer J. Paul Reddam=s Square Eddie, making his first start finished fifth, beaten five lengths, last out. Click for the since finishing second to the sidelined The brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free Pamplemousse (Kafwain) in the GIII San Rafael S. brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored Jan. 17, ran a by Taylor Made. huge race in de- feat. After miss- ing the break, he was hung out wide on the first turn beneath Ed- gar Prado. Last term=s Breeders= Futurity winner EquiSport made a big move on the turn for home from 10th, and looked like a win- ner in the stretch, but got tired late and had to settle for third. AWe just didn=t get lucky today,@ Prado said. AHe broke a little flat footed and I had to make a move and go wide because I didn=t want to wait for some- www.taylormadestallions.com thing to open up on the inside. He made a great run and GII Coolmore Lexington S. Advice (Chapel Royal) was trying really hard. He gave a 110 percent today.@ surges late as Square Eddie (Smart Strike) runs Trainer Doug O=Neill said it was likely that Square Eddie third. punched his Derby ticket. AI have to talk to the GII Bed O= Roses H. Seattle Smooth (Quiet American) Reddams,@ O=Neill commented. AI haven=t had a chance wins for fun. to speak to Paul yet, but I=m very proud of the effort. With a clean break, I think he=d be right there.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/19/09 • PAGE 3 of 13 Saturday, Charles Town Saturday, Aqueduct CHARLES TOWN CLASSIC S., $615,000, CTX, 4-18, BED O' ROSES H.-GII, $142,500, AQU, 4-18, 3yo/up, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m, 1:49 4/5, ft. f/m, 7f, 1:23 2/5, ft. 1--RESEARCHER, 116, g, 5, Two Smart 1--SEATTLE SMOOTH, 118, f, 4, by Quiet American 1st Dam: Wild Magnolia, by Apalachee 1st Dam: Our Seattle Star, by Seattle Song 2nd Dam: Red Tape, by Red Ryder 2nd Dam: Starsburg, by Whitesburg 3rd Dam: Over The Side, by Candy Spots 3rd Dam: Dot's Star, by Su Ka Wa O-Rutledge Farm; B-Virginia Tech Foundation Inc ($340,000 yrl '06 FTKJUL). O-Mercedes Stables LLC; (VA); T-Jeff C Runco; J-Kendrick Carmouche; B-Dr Oscar Benavides & Darley (KY); T-Anthony W $360,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 17-10-3-2, Dutrow; J-Ramon A Dominguez; $90,000. Lifetime $676,809. Record: 11-5-1-1, $701,160. Werk Nick Rating: A. 2--Ea, 116, g, 5, Dynaformer--Enthused, by Seeking the Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Gold. O-Darley Stable; Flaxman Holdings Ltd (KY); 2--Are We Dreamin, 116, m, 5, Yes It's True--Higher T-Thomas Albertrani; $100,000. Earnings, by Corporate Report. ($60,000 yrl '05 3--Dry Martini, 117, g, 6, Slew Gin Fizz--Jon's OBSAUG; $65,000 2yo >06 OBSAPR). O-CP Racing Kimberly, by Criminal Type. O-Carol Nyren; B-Carol & Stables & Randi Persaud; B-A Francis & Barbara H Marty Hershe (FL); T-Barclay Tagg; $75,000. Vanlangendonck (FL); T-Randi Persaud; $30,000. Margins: 2 1/4, 2 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 3.20, 28.20, 4.80. 3--Distorted Passion, 116, f, 4, Distorted Humor- - Also Ran: Commentator, No Advantage, Magnum (Arg), Arianna's Passion, by Unbridled's Song. ($475,000 Mast Track, Zappa, Ah Day, Delaware River. 2yo >07 BESMAR). O/B-Gulf Coast Farms Bloodstock All eyes were on MGISW Commentator (Distorted LP (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $15,000. Humor), but it was hometown hero Researcher who Margins: 5 3/4, NK, 4. Odds: 1.15, 14.30, 1.15. stole the show. The five-year-old capped 2008 with a Also Ran: Awesome I Am. four-race winning streak, including the GIII Queens Scratched: Cowgirls Don't Cry, Lovely Isle, Spritely. County H. at the Big A Dec. 13. Fifth in Aqueduct=s Seattle Smooth annexed last April=s Bay Meadows Stymie H. Feb. 28, the bay returned to Charles Town Oaks for trainer Julio Canani before placing a good third Mar. 28 with a 22 1/4-length allowance tally, establish- in the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. May 16. She returned to ing a new track record for nine furlongs in the process. the West Coast with a ninth-place finish in the grassy Backed as the 3-1 second choice here, he stayed close GII San Clemente H.