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IN “CONTROL” AT THE BIG A HEADLINE ...p4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2007 PUTTING A NEW SPIN ON THE LANE’S END “GOLD” FIRES BULLET AT GULFSTREAM Hard Spun (Danzig) reversed the trend of longshot GII Swale S. hero Adore the Gold (Formal Gold), winners in the GII Lane=s End S., opening up on his prepping for the Mar. 31 GI Florida Derby, worked five rivals as they raced down furlongs in a bullet :57 3/5 at the stretch to win by 3 1/4 Gulfstream Park Saturday lengths as the 5-2 second morning. Exercise rider Carlos choice at Turfway Park yes- Reyes was in the saddle. AHe terday. With the victory, the did just what we were looking handsome bay erased the for and came back fine,@ memory of his only loss, a trainer Michael Gorham said. fourth-place finish in the AThe time was pretty fast, but Feb. 19 Southwest S. at I think the track was playing Adore the Gold Equi-Photo Oaklawn Park. AWe were that way, and we wanted him getting a lot of hype early on to get something out of it. We=re all set.@ The three- and stumbled, but picked year-old, four-for-six lifetime, was fourth in the GII Hard Spun Horsephotos Fountain of Youth S. last time out, just a length behind ourselves back up today,@ winner Scat Daddy. Jockey Cornelio Velasquez, who owner Rick Porter said. Added trainer Larry Jones, AWe was aboard the dark bay in the Swale, will be back in all agreed that he was not getting over the Oaklawn the irons for the Florida Derby. Also getting ready for track. Thank goodness we had the opportunity to come the nine-panel Florida Derby, Notional (In Excess {Ire}) here.@ As for what=s next, Jones said, AMore than likely, drilled six furlongs at Hollywood Park, going in 1:12.40, and in a perfect world, our next start will be in the second-fastest of 21 at the distance. The bay is perfect [Apr. 14 GI Toyota Blue Grass S. at Keeneland]. He in two starts this term, taking the Jan. 13 GII San seems to like Polytrack, and Keeneland is almost like Rafael S. and Feb. 10 GIII Risen Star S. Fellow Doug home. We definitely want one more prep. Hopefully we O=Neill trainee Liquidity (Tiznow) was also sharp at can have him ready to peak in two more races.@ Hollywood yesterday, going five-eighths in :58.40, the Lane=s End S. cont. p2 second-fastest of 67 at the trip. Sixth in the Mar. 10 GII Louisiana Derby last time out, he is pointing for the Saturday, Turfway Park Apr. 7 GI Santa Anita Derby. LANE'S END S.-GII, $500,000, TPX, 3-24, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:49 2/5, ft. 1--HARD SPUN, 121, c, 3, by Danzig 1st Dam: Turkish Tryst (SW & GSP), by Turkoman 2nd Dam: Darbyvail, by Roberto 3rd Dam: Luiana, by *My Babu O-Fox Hill Farms Inc; B-Michael Moran & Brushwood Stable (PA); T-J Larry Jones; J-Mario G Pino; $300,000. Lifetime Record: 6-5-0-0, $473,470. *1/2 to Wild Current (Wild Again), MSP, $273,218; and Our Rite of Spring (Stravinsky), SW, $141,000. 2--Sedgefield, 121, c, 3, Smart Strike--Belva, by Theat- rical (Ire). ($100,000 wlng '04 KEENOV; $300,000 2yo 2006 KEEAPR). O-Silverton Hill LLC; B-Keene Ridge Farm (KY); T-Darrin Miller; $100,000. 3--Joe Got Even, 121, c, 3, Stephen Got Even-- Expedicionaria (Ven), by Inland Voyager. O-Elizabeth Tobin & Joe Vaudo; B-J L Verenzuela (KY); T-Philip A Sims; $50,000. Margins: 3 1/4, 3 1/4, 3 1/4. Odds: 2.60, 12.30, 13.20. Also Ran: For You Reppo, Starbase, Twilight Meteor, Highest Degree, Sports Town, Approval Rating, Bullara, Helios, Forefathers. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/25/07 • PAGE 2 of 7 Lane=s End S. cont. Saturday, Santa Anita Hard to Hold... SAN LUIS REY H.-GII, $200,000, SAX, 3-24, 4yo/up, Hard Spun opened his account with an 8 3/4-length 1 1/2mT, 2:27 2/5, fm. maiden score at Delaware Park Oct. 22 and came back 1--FOURTY NINERS SON, 117, h, 6, by Distorted Humor to take an overnight stakes at that track Nov. 14. He 1st Dam: Cindazanno, by Alleged made it three in a row 2nd Dam: Venus Bound, by Conquistador Cielo when beating up on fellow 3rd Dam: Rokeby Venus, by Quadrangle Keystone State-breds in O/B-Tom Baxter (KY); T-Neil D Drysdale; J-Garrett K the Dec. 18 Pennsylvania Gomez; $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 19-6-3-4, Nursery S. at Philly Park (a $673,825. *1/2 to Cindy's Hero (Sea Hero), GISW, race also won by GI Ken- $371,975. tucky Derby and GI 2--Notable Guest, 115, h, 6, Kingmambo--Yenda (GB), Preakness hero Smarty by Dancing Brave. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); Jones), and was the even- T-R Frankel; $40,000. money chalk in the Jan. 13 3--Prospect Park (GB), 119, h, 6, Sadler's Wells-- Pat Lang photo GIII Lecomte S. at Fair Brooklyn's Dance (Fr), by Shirley Heights (GB). Grounds. Unchallenged O-Wertheimer and Frere; B-Wertheimer et Frere (GB); during that 6 1/2-length tally, the bay was 1-2 to keep T-Richard E Mandella; $24,000. his record unblemished in the Feb. 19 Southwest S. at Margins: 1, NO, 3/4. Odds: 3.40, 3.90, 5.50. Oaklawn, but finally threw in a clunker, weakening late Also Ran: Fitz Flag (Arg), Runaway Dancer, A. P. to be fourth. Hard Spun was relegated to the role of Xcellent, One Off (GB). Scratched: Phar to Win. second choice for the first time in his career, but put He hadn=t had his picture taken since winning the himself back on top in the Lane=s End. Content to settle GI Clement L. Hirsch H. at the 2005 Oak Tree meeting, in third as Starbase (Tale of the Cat) cut out fractions but Fourty Niners Son was back to his best yesterday. of :47.24 and 1:11.62, the colt was still in hand as he The six-year-old ended the >05 season with a ninth- gained the lead on the final bend and he put daylight place finish in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf, then returned between himself and the field in the final furlong. AThis to be second in an allowance at Hollywood May 20. horse will do anything you want him to do,@ Larry Third in the July 2 GII American Invitational H., he Jones said. AI could tell he was waiting to run, but he capped off the abbreviated campaign with a fourth in listened for [jockey Mario Pino] to ask him. He makes the GI Eddie Read H. three weeks later. The chestnut more money than Mario and I, but he'll still listen to us. horse took on tough company in his return, a money He's very coachable.@ Pino was pleased to see his allowance at Santa Anita Mar. 3, and was not dis- mount return to form. AAt the quarter pole, he was full graced when finishing fourth behind Icy Atlantic. He of run,@ the rider said. AHe pricked his ears and was was ready to role in his second start off the layoff. waiting on horses. Turning for home I shook him up and Fourty Niners Son tracked A.P. Xcellent (A.P. Indy) he took off again. I knew I had a ton of horse from the early, but joined him on the front end after the opening moment he came out of the gate, which just goes to mile. He took over as they came into the stretch and show he didn't handle the track at Oaklawn.@ Click for held off Notable Guest to end the drought. Click for the the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue- brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue- style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. COURTING INFLUENCE “DONERAILE COURT is a multiple graded stakes winning two-year-old and miler by Seattle Slew, from a prolific female family. Along with A.P. Indy, he is one of only two active Seattle Slew sons to sire a U.S. Experimental Free Handicap Highweight.” -Alan Porter 3204 Midway Road, Versailles, KY (859) 846-4334 2007 Stud Fee: $10,000 Live Foal www.stonewallstallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/25/07 • PAGE 3 of 7 Saturday, Aqueduct DISTAFF BREEDERS' CUP H.-GII, $158,000, AQU, Adena Springs March 26, 2007 3-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09 3/5, ft. 1--@MARYFIELD, 117, m, 6, by Elusive Quality TWO YEAR OLDS IN TRAINING SALE 1st Dam: Sly Maid (SP, $109,331), by Desert Wine 2nd Dam: Sly Charmer, by Valdez UNPRECEDENTED RATE OF RETURN 3rd Dam: Miss Pele, by Sea Hawk from our first three sales: ($80,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Mark Gorman, Nick Mestrandrea & Jim Perry; B-Mike Carroll & John C Harvey Jr (ON); T-Doug F O'Neill; J-Jorge F Chavez; 95% STARTERS $95,100. Lifetime Record: 24-7-5-1, $550,423. *1/2 80% WINNERS to Quiet (Roar), GSP, $119,570.