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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, War Chant’s WAR KILL Takes call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Beaumont S. (G2) (see p2) THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009 TDN Feature Presentation VENTURA DEFENDS IN MADISON Multiple Grade I winner Ventura (Chester House) GRADE 1 TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES returns to the Bluegrass this afternoon to defend her title in the Vinery Madison S., upgraded to Grade I sta- tus for the first time. AThis might be the best race of the meet,@ trainer Bobby Frankel told Daily Racing Form. But it never hurts to have the best horse. The Juddmonte TOP 5 SOLD AT KEENELAND 2YO SALE, DAY 2 homebred came from the ARE BY LANE’S END STALLIONS: tail of the field in the Breed- SMART STRIKE c. ($475k), ROCK HARD TEN c. ($440k), DIXIE UNION c. ($310k), ROCK HARD TEN f. ($300k), ers= Cup Filly and Mare DIXIE UNION c. ($300k) Sprint Oct. 24, rolling by Indian Blessing (Indian HOLD ME BACK A TEPID FAVORITE Charlie) for a four-length WinStar Farm=s Hold Me Back (Giant=s Causeway), score. She has two starts who returned from a November layoff to take the to her credit this term, an GII Lane=s End S. Mar. 21, has been installed the 3-1 easy success in Santa morning-line favorite for Saturday=s GI Toyota Blue Anita=s GI Santa Monica H. Grass S. at Keeneland, Jan. 31 prior to a nose de- Ventura EquiSport a key prep race for the feat against males in the GI Kentucky Derby GI F.E. Kilroe Mile H. Mar. 7. Standing in her way will another three weeks be Augustin Stable=s Informed Decision (Monarchos), down the road. The who is perfect in two starts over the synthetic surface dark bay, who owns at Keeneland, including a dominating 4 1/4-length vic- an October allowance tory over the good sprinter Secret Gypsy (Sea of Se- victory at the crets) in the GII Raven Run S. Oct. 18. She makes her Lexington oval, has first start since. Bsharpsonata (Pulpit) has one previous tasted defeat just once start over this track, a heartbreaking neck loss in last in his career, a fifth to year=s GI Ashland S. Third in the Dec. 27 GI La Brea S., Hold Me Back Pat Lang Old Fashioned (Unbri- the bay set the pace, then held on for third behind Life dled=s Song) in the GII Remsen S. Nov. 29. Hold Me Is Sweet (Storm Cat) in the GII La Canada S. over nine Back races held-up, and that running style makes his furlongs Feb. 15. She cuts back to one turn for this. draw in barrier number 10 largely irrelevant, according to WinStar Vice President and former trainer Elliott Thursday, Keeneland, post time: 4:35 p.m. EDT Walden. AI never worry too much about post position,@ VINERY MADISON S.-GI, $300,000, 4yo/up, f/m, he commented yesterday. AThere's plenty of run into the 7f (AWT) first turn, and he'll be coming from off the pace. If he PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS was a speed horse, I may be a little more worried. We'll 1 Informed Decision Monarchos Sheppard 5-2 just let him get comfortable like we did in the Lane=s 2 Proud Heiress Broken Vow Mogge 30-1 End and allow him to make one run.@ Cont. p2 3 Dubai Majesty Essence of Dubai Calhoun 20-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Ventura Chester House Frankel 4-5 5 Authenicat D=wildcat Carroll 20-1 Ernie Paragallo=s Center Brook Farm in upstate 6 Bear Now Tiznow Stall Jr 6-1 New York Raided.....p4-5 7 Bsharpsonata Pulpit Pletcher 9-2 www.hillndalefarms.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/9/09 • PAGE 2 of 12 P R E S U L T S P Wednesday, Keeneland Race Course BEAUMONT S.-GII, $150,000, KEE, 4-8, 3yo, f, a7f (AWT), 1:25 4/5, ft. 1--#@WAR KILL, 117, f, 3, by War Chant 1st Dam: Battenkill (GSP, $143,386), by Rahy 2nd Dam: Helenska, by Nijinsky II 3rd Dam: In the Offing, by Hoist the Flag O/B-Dixiana Stables Inc (KY); T-Kenneth G McPeek; J-Julien R Leparoux; $93,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $139,405. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Selva, 117, f, 3, Forest Wildcat--Bayou Mist, by Silver Deputy. O-Helen C Alexander & Helen K Groves; B-Alexander-Groves Thoroughbreds (KY); T-David M Carroll; $30,000. 3--Consequence, 117, f, 3, El Prado (Ire)--Educated Risk, by Mr. Prospector. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III; $15,000. Margins: HF, HF, 1HF. Odds: 16.70, 1.80, 7.70. Also Ran: Evita Argentina, Dave's Revenge, Loveyou Everybody. Scratched: No Speed Limit. Let go as the second-longest shot in this field of six sophomore fillies, War Kill belied those odds to cause the upset. The Dixiana homebred debuted over this course Oct. 16, leading from a wide draw before tailing off in the final furlong to finish fifth. Runner-up in a Churchill maiden Nov. 9, the dark bay returned to the Polytrack for her next Dec. 3 at Turfway Park and made good on 1-2 favoritism, graduating by 2 1/2 lengths. TDN Feature Presentation... Continued She was sent off the 5-2 chalk for her Mar. 1 return to GRADE 1 TOYOTA BLUE GRASS S. the races at Gulfstream Park and got up to take that entry-level allowance test by a head. Smoothly into Charitable Man Has Plenty to Play For... stride in her stakes debut, War Kill went up outside of The silks of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Warren were Selva to force the pace, then raced briefly between carried by Denis of Cork (Harlan=s Holiday) to a third- rivals when Dave=s Revenge (The Cliff=s Edge) ranged place effort in last year=s ARun for the Roses,@ and the up outside that duo to quicken the tempo midway up couple=s Charitable Man (Lemon the backstretch. Evita Argentina (Candy Ride {Arg}), Drop Kid) needs at least a third- pounded into 3-5 off her win against the boys in the place finish in the Blue Grass to Feb. 16 GII San Vicente S. at Santa Anita, lingered at guarantee himself a spot in the the tail and drifted well off the speed. Up front, it was gate on Derby Day. The dark bay, still Selva, stubborn on the rail, and War Kill who raced who defeated Friesan Fire (A.P. in tandem past the eighth pole, with the latter earning a Indy) in the GII Futurity S. at hard-fought success in the final few strides. Conse- Belmont Sept. 13 in his most re- quence plugged away and came with a belated rally for cent trip to the post, is drawn just third, while Evita Argentina stayed on at one pace and inside of Hold Me Back in nine. AI finished fourth. AThings just didn=t work in her favor would have liked to be a little more today,@ said her rider Garrett Gomez. AShe ran her race. inside, but not right on the rail ei- She ran good. She just put in a solid run and they were- ther,@ commented Neal n t backing up. The fractions were too soft for her = Charitable Man McLaughlin, assistant to his early.@ Adam Coglianese brother Kiaran. AI would like to be sitting off the pace with another Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r horse, especially trying to go this far. I don=t really want the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, to be right there on the lead, but he=s got a lot of speed sponsored by Taylor Made. and is going to be fresh.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/9/09 • PAGE 3 of 12 Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by Click for TV 4:35p Vinery Madison S.-GI, KEE (brisnet.com PPs) T V G Eastern Daylight Time Good Luck to all the participants in today's G1 Vinery Madison Stakes! Click here for more... P P R E V I E W S P Saturday, Keeneland TOYOTA BLUE GRASS S.-GI, $750,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT) PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS 1 Patena Seeking the Gold Albarado 10-1 2 Join in the Dance Sky Mesa Velazquez 10-1 3 Theregoesjojo Brahms Borel 7-2 4 Cliffy's Future The Cliff=s Edge Castanon 20-1 5 Mafaaz (GB) Medicean (GB) Hills 12-1 6 Terrain Sky Mesa Leparoux 6-1 7 Loch Dubh Friends Lake Theriot 50-1 8 General Quarters Sky Mesa Coa 15-1 Saturday, Oaklawn Park 9 Charitable Man Lemon Drop Kid Garcia 4-1 ARKANSAS DERBY-GII, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m 10 Hold Me Back Giant=s Causeway Desormeaux 3-1 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS 11 Massone Menifee Gomez 12-1 1 Captain Cherokee Sir Cherokee Gryder 20-1 All carry 123 pounds. Click for the Blue Grass program 2 Papa Clem Smart Strike Bejarano 6-1 page. 3 Flat Out Flatter Garcia 10-1 4 Poltergeist Tapit Hamilton 20-1 5 Ziegfeld Elusive Quality Court 12-1 6 Flying Private Fusaichi Pegasus Ocampo 6-1 7 Summer Bird Birdstone Rosier 30-1 Wildcat Heir 8 Old Fashioned Unbridled=s Song Thompson 9-5 Two Starters - Two Winners 9 Win Willy Monarchos Berry 7-2 Kitty In the Bag - Convoy Ahead 10 Danger to Society Harlan=s Holiday Velasquez 6-1 April 1st - April 3rd All carry 122 pounds.