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HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 VENTURA BEATS BOYS IN WOODBINE MILE JUST AS WELL INHERITS NORTHERN DANCER Ventura (Chester House) became the first female to His late charge came up a bit short, but Just As Well take the GI Woodbine Mile when she bounded to the (A.P. Indy) was awarded the win in Sunday's GI North- lead in the final furlong en route to a one-length victory ern Dancer S. at Woodbine when Marsh Side (Gone over Ferneley (Ire) (Ishiguru) at Woodbine Sunday. The West) was disqualified from his first-place finish. Marsh Juddmonte homebred, making her first start since a Side, allowed to settle in second as 48-1 Medjool runner-up effort in the GI Vinery Madison S. at (Monarchos) cut out the pace on a daylight lead, forged Keeneland, was content to to the front when the longshot ran out of gas on the race near the back of the turn, then drifted in when fighting off Quijano (Ger) pack early. Angled to the (Acatenango {Ger}) in the final furlong. Favored far outside at the top of Champs Elysees (GB) (Danehill), trying to rally up the the lane, Ventura overtook rail, was forced to check sharply. Just As Well, avoid- the frontrunners in a mat- ing the problems to his inside, closed well from ter of strides and midpack to cross the line a neck behind Marsh Side, outfinished Ferneley de- with Quijano third and Champs Elysees recovering to be spite switching back to her fourth. But the stewards took a good long look at the inside lead and cocking her videotape and DQ'd Marsh Side for interfering with head to the right through Champs Elysees. He was placed fourth, and Just As Michael Burns the final furlong. The blaze- Well found himself in the winner's circle. AI feel badly,@ faced mare, second in the trainer Jonathan Sheppard admitted after inheriting the Woodbine Mile last year, completed the mile in Grade I victory. [Marsh Side=s trainer] Neil [Drysdale] is 1:32.04, just a tick off the course record. AGreat credit a good friend. He=s got an awfully good horse. He pos- to Bobby [Frankel] and all the crew for having her ready sibly was the best horse, but he certainly beared across of the layoff,@ said Juddmonte Farm Manager Garrett the course in the late stages.@ Cont. p2 O=Rourke. AShe is one of his very favorites. She is a super mare, she is so full of spit and vinegar, and she STREET CRY FILLY TOPS KEENELAND SUNDAY came here today, and went one race better then that.@ A filly by Street Cry (Ire) topped yesterday=s session Cont. p2 of the Keeneland September Yearling sale with a final bid of $370,000 from John Oxley. KeeSep p5-11 Sunday, Woodbine WOODBINE MILE S.-GI, $954,742, WOX, 9-20, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:32, fm. 1--VENTURA, 121, m, 5, by Chester House 1st Dam: Estala (GB) (MSP-Fr), by Be My Guest 2nd Dam: Roupala, by *Vaguely Noble 3rd Dam: Cairn Rouge (Ire), by Pitcairn (Ire) O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; J-Garrett K Gomez; $562,440. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 19-9-7-1, $2,221,747. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Ferneley (Ire), 121, h, 5, Ishiguru--Amber Tide (Ire), by Pursuit of Love (GB). (50,000gns 2yo >06 TATAPR; i24,000 yrl '05 TATIRE). O-Silver Springs Stud Farm; B-Mount Coote Stud & Richard Pegum (Ire); T-Ben D A Cecil; $187,480. 3--Sterwins, 119, g, 6, Runaway Groom--Sweet Vale, by Wild Again. O-Melnyk Racing Stables Inc; B-Eugene Melnyk (ON); T-Malcolm Pierce; $118,581. Margins: 1, 3, NO. Odds: 2.10, 6.35, 9.45. Also Ran: Jungle Wave, Bribon (Fr), Field Commission, Rahy's Attorney, Sand Cove, Grand Adventure, Day- light Express. www.overbrookfarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/21/09 • PAGE 2 of 12 Ventura Beats the Boys in Woodbine Mile (cont. from p1) Sunday, Woodbine The ultra-consistent Ventura, who has hit the board NORTHERN DANCER TURF S.-GI, $688,544, WOX, in 17 of 19 lifetime starts, ended her 2008 campaign 9-20, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:26 3/5, fm. with a win in the Breeders= Cup Filly/Mare Sprint at 1--sJUST AS WELL, 119, h, 6, by A.P. Indy Santa Anita and began the season with a win in the 1st Dam: No Matter What (GISW-US, SW-Fr, Jan. 31 GI Santa Monica H. She was just nosed out by $185,538), by Nureyev Gio Ponti (Tale of the Cat) 2nd Dam: Words of War, by Lord At War (Arg) when second in the Mar. 7 3rd Dam: Right Word, by Verbatim GI Frank Kilroe H. and had not O/T-Jonathan E Sheppard; B-Augustin Stable (KY); been out since missing by a J-Julien R Leparoux; $421,830. Lifetime Record: head when runner-up behind 19-5-5-3, $978,155. *1/2 to Winter View (Thunder Informed Decision Gulch), MGSW, $303,950; Rainbow View (Monarchos) over the (Dynaformer), Ch. 2yo Filly-Eur, Hwt 2yo Filly-Eng, Polytrack in the Apr. 9 GI Vin- G1SW-Eng & Ire, $736,799. Werk Nick Rating: C+. ery Madison S. at Keeneland. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. AYou don=t worry about the 2--Quijano (Ger), 124, g, 7, Acatenango (Ger)--Quila layoff with Bobby [Frankel], (Ire), by Unfuwain. O-Gestuet Fahrhof; B-Stiftung he does a tremendous job, Gestut Fahrhof (Ger); T-Peter Schiergen; $121,862. and he knows this filly like 3--Champs Elysees (GB), 121, h, 6, Danehill--Hasili (Ire), the back of his own hand,@ by Kahyasi (Ire). O-Juddmonte Farms Inc; winning rider Garrett Gomez B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Robert J Frankel; said. AShe was off for a little $77,336. Michael Burns while, you could she was Margins: HD, 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 3.40, 5.20, 2.90. feeling her oats and the pre- Also Ran: *Marsh Side, Marchfield, Marlang, Cobotown race nerves. I got her calmed down, she settled in, and Ron, Medjool, Solitaire. Scratched: Musketier (Ger). did everything right.@ Gomez added the firm turf helped *Marsh Side finished first, but was disqualified and his mount yesterday. ADefinitely, the soft ground hurt place fourth. her chances [last year]. She has such a beautiful turn of Just As Well, on the board in three Grade I events foot and on the soft ground, she was not able to show this term, captured the GIII Arlington H. in July and was that explosive move like you saw today. It takes away coming off a runner-up effort behind Gio Ponti (Tale of from her a little bit. To come off the layoff, and to do the Cat) in the Aug. 8 GI Arlington Million. AWe thought what she did today, she is a tremendous mare.@ coming out of two consecutive 1 1/4-mile races where Juddmonte=s Garrett O=Rourke said a return trip to the he was closing well that this is a good time to try him Breeders= Cup could be in the works for Ventura. AThe at the 1 1/2-mile,@ explained winning trainer Jonathan plan was always to go back in to try to win a second Sheppard. AJulien [Leparoux] got him settled very filly sprint, and obviously we will sit down and discuss nicely. He relaxed for him and he came with his run. He that,@ the Irishman said. AI think that they will have to probably just took a while extricating himself. If he had bring their running shoes to try to beat her in that race. a clear run right when they first turned from home, he She loves Santa Anita.@ maybe would have got there anyway.@ Click for the Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored sponsored by Taylor Made. by Taylor Made. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/21/09 • PAGE 3 of 12 Sunday, Woodbine Sunday, Milan, Italy CANADIAN S.-GII, $283,376, WOX, 9-20, 3yo/up, f/m, PREMIO FEDERICO TESIO-G3, i72,000, Milan, 9-20, a1 1/8mT, 1:45, fm. 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:17.90, gd. 1--#@PRINCESS HAYA, 113, f, 4, by Street Cry (Ire) 1--VOILA ICI (IRE), 127, c, 4, by Daylami (Ire) 1st Dam: Sally Slew, by Slew City Slew 1st Dam: Far Hope (GB) (SW-Ity), by Barathea (Ire) 2nd Dam: Precocious Lass, by Distinctive 2nd Dam: Finger of Light (GB), by Green Desert 3rd Dam: Irish Sister, by Needles 3rd Dam: Circus Ring (Ire), by High Top (Ire) O/B-Eileen H Hartis (TX); T-Michael R Matz; J-Rafael (i60,000 yrl >06 ITYSEP). O-Scuderia Incolinx; Bejarano; $168,732. Lifetime Record: 13-4-4-2, B-Societa Finanza Locale Consulting SRL; T-Vittorio $307,362. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Caruso; J-Mirco Demuro; i40,000. Lifetime Record: Werk Nick Rating: A. MGSW & MG1SP-Ity, GSW-Fr, 12-7-2-1, i229,814. 2--Forever Together, 124, m, 5, Belong to Me- - Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the Constant Companion, by Relaunch. ($30,000 wlng eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. '04 KEENOV; $240,000 2yo >06 OBSMAR; $27,000 2--Ashalanda (Fr), 117, f, 3, Linamix (Fr)--Ashaninka, by yrl '05 KEESEP).