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Kentucky Derby trail updates HEADLINE p. 6 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, FEBRUARY 18, 2007 HOT HOT HEAT JERKENS DOUBLES UP Trainer Bobby Frankel may have been in Rio de Ja- There were two graded stakes contested at neiro for Carnival, but that didn=t stop the show back Gulfstream yesterday for older fillies, and a familiar face home. Juddmonte=s Latent Heat (Maria=s Mon) prevailed was in the winner=s circle for both. Hall of Fame trainer in the GII San Carlos H. Allen Jerkens saddled Swap yesterday at Santa Anita Fliparoo (Exchange Rate) to take after a thrilling battle the one-mile GIII Sabin S. and, with Proud Tower Too three races later, was on hand for (Proud Irish). Jockey Any Limit (Limit Out)=s score in the Edgar Prado was in for GIII Hurricane Bertie H. AI don't the ride. AI was very allow myself to get confident, but proud of my horse,@ he both fillies were doing well,@ Swap Fliparoo said. AEvery time I asked Jerkens said. AIt was a little ticklish Equi-Photo my horse to pick it up a mid-week, not knowing what to do Turning for Home Benoit Photo little, he found more.@ with them in the mud [training]. If There=s a chance that you work them in the mud, and the two sprinters could face off once more in the G1 something goes wrong, they'll ask Dubai Golden Shaheen Mar. 31 at Nad Al Sheba; Proud you what were you doing sending Tower Too is the defending champion in that $2-million them out there in the mud. But if race. Cont. p2 you don't work them, they'll get tired [in the race].@ Jerkens has Saturday, Santa Anita Any Limit Equi-Photo the same major goal for both four- SAN CARLOS H.-GII, $150,000, SAX, 2-17, 4yo/up, year-olds. AIt would be nice to get 7f, 1:21, ft. them to the [Breeders' Cup] Filly & Mare Sprint, be- 1--LATENT HEAT, 118, c, 4, by Maria=s Mon cause the Breeders' Cup is close to home this year [at 1st Dam: True Flare (GSW & GISP-US, MSW & Monmouth Park], but that's a long way off,@ he said. GSP-Fr, $326,675), by Capote Sabin H. cont. p3, Hurricane Bertie H. cont. p4 2nd Dam: Proflare, by Mr. Prospector 3rd Dam: Flare Pass, by Buckpasser IT’S A GIVEN O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; The prohibitive 1-5 chalk to start his three-year-old J-E Prado; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 10-6-2-1, campaign, Any Given Saturday (Distorted Humor) $417,400. *1/2 to Art Master (Royal Academy), posted a professional victory MGSW-Fr & GSP--US, $175,837; and Indian Flare in the Sam F. Davis S. at (Cherokee Run), SW & GSP, $239,826. Tampa Bay Downs yesterday. 2--Proud Tower Too, 120, h, 5, Proud Irish--Dora's It was the first stakes victory Tower, by Irish Tower. O/B-Tricar Stables Inc (CA); for the handsome dark bay T-Sal Gonzalez; $30,000. three-year-old. He is expected 3--Ramsgate, 114, c, 4, Runaway Groom--Sha Hearah, to return to this track for the by Dehere. O-Saud bin Khaled; B-Palides Investments GIII Tampa Bay Derby N V Inc (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; $18,000. Mar. 17. AThat=s been the plan Stephanie Van Minos/ Margins: NK, 1 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 1.00, 4.00, 17.90. all along,@ said winning trainer Tom Cooley photo Also Ran: Northern Soldier, Raise the Bluff, Tontine Todd Pletcher. AObviously Too, Siren Lure, Harvard Avenue, Swing Your Partner, he=s going to tell us what he needs to do, but, hope- Majestic Stream. Scratched: Publication. fully, that=s the path.@ Sam F. Davis S. cont. ATW, p3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/18/07 • PAGE 2 of 6 San Carlos H. cont. After breaking his maiden second time out last Janu- ary, Latent Heat ran third in the GII Santa Catalina S. Mar. 4, but missed the rest of the spring. He returned with a facile romp going seven panels at Belmont June 24 and, after finishing third going two turns in the GIII Long Branch BC S. at Monmouth July 15, paired up allowance/optional claiming victories Aug. 11 and Sept. 8 at Saratoga and Belmont, respectively. The bay faltered to finish only ninth in the GIII Perryville S. at Keeneland Oct. 13, but came out of the race with a minor illness, and trainer Bobby Frankel opted to save his charge for the GI Malibu S. at this track and trip Dec. 26. The result? A stylish two-length victory in 1:21 1/5 that made him even-money here despite the presence of a pair of Grade I winners in Proud Tower Too and Siren Lure (Joyeux Danseur). Latent Heat broke alertly and came up to take the rail away from Proud Tower Too. They were able to put up a relatively soft opening quarter of :22.53, but the Juddmonte colt began to claim the advantage heading into the turn. Despite drifting out a bit, Proud Tower Too came up to engage him approaching the stretch, and the two were on even terms before Latent Heat asserted himself in the final sixteenth. AHe broke nice and clean and I didn=t want to rush him,@ jockey Edgar Prado added. AI know Proud Tower Too is very competitive and that he was going to be tough...Both horses fought very hard and I knew if I was going to get beat, it was going to be the bob of a head.@ For Frankel, the San Carlos was his 863rd victory at Santa Anita (not including Oak Tree). He is just six wins behind all-time leader Charlie 2007 ROAD TO THE CLASSICS Whittingham. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free DATE RACE TRACK brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored Feb. 19 Southwest S. Oaklawn by Taylor Made. Mar. 3 GII Fountain of Youth S. Gulfstream GII Robert B. Lewis S. Santa Anita GII Hutcheson S. Gulfstream John Battaglia Mem. S. Turfway Mar. 10 GII Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds GIII Gotham S. Aqueduct In 2006, Two-Year-Olds and Yearlings by Tiznow GIII El Camino Real Derby Bay Meadows Mar. 17 GII San Felipe S. Santa Anita Sold for $550,000, $475,000, $370,000, GIII Rebel S. Oaklawn GIII Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay $300,000, $290,000, $280,000, etc. Mar. 18 WinStar Derby Sunland Mar. 24 GII Lane's End S. Turfway 2007 Stud Fee: $25,000 Rushaway S. Turfway winstarfarm.com GII San Carlos H. Latent Heat (Maria=s Mon) outbattles DID YOU KNOW... Proud Tower Too (Proud Irish) in a thriller. Kentucky’s horse industry has an GII Barbara Fritchie BC H. Oprah Winney (Royal annual $4 billion impact on the Academy) talks it up wire to window. state’s economy. KEEP is GIII Sabin H. Swap Fliparoo (Exchange Rate) gets the working hard to protect this perfect setup. signature industry. GIII Hurricane Bertie H. Any Limit (Limit Out) makes it a double for the Chief. Do your part and support KEEP. www.horseswork.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/18/07 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Laurel Saturday, Gulfstream Park BARBARA FRITCHIE BREEDERS' CUP H.-GII, $285,000, SABIN H.-GIII, $140,000, GPX, 2-17, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, LRL, 2-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24 4/5, ft. 1:37 3/5, ft. 1--@OPRAH WINNEY, 116, f, 4, by Royal Academy 1--SWAP FLIPAROO, 115, f, 4, by Exchange Rate 1st Dam: Mere Presence, by Woodman 1st Dam: Fliparoo, by Buckaroo 2nd Dam: Flying Wish, by Lyphard's Wish (Fr) 2nd Dam: Flip's Pleasure, by Flip Sal 3rd Dam: Flyingtrip, by *Vaguely Noble 3rd Dam: Molly's Pleasure, by What a Pleasure O-S J Goldfarb, M Dubb & Bunch of Characters ($75,000 2yo >05 OBSMAR). O/B-Hobeau Farm Ltd Stable; B-Gatsas Thoroughbreds LLC (NY); T-Anthony (FL); T-H Allen Jerkens; J-J Castellano; $90,000. W Dutrow; J-M Smith; $180,000. Lifetime Record: Lifetime Record: GISW, 21-5-9-2, $573,903. 10-5-2-2, $407,930. 2--Getcozywithkaylee, 114, m, 6, Zafarrancho (Arg)-- 2--Silmaril, 117, m, 6, Diamond--Kattebuck, by Spend a Cozily, by Valid Appeal. O-Sullivan Lane Stable & Buck. O/B-Stephen E Quick & Christopher J Feifarek Lansdon Robbins III; B-Wm M Logue (FL); T-Roberto (MD); T-Christopher W Grove; $45,000. Calvo; $30,000. 3--Smart and Fancy, 115, f, 4, Not For Love--Substitute 3--Classy Charm, 116, m, 5, Silver Charm--Classy Cara, Teacher, by Shelter Half. ($47,000 yrl '04 FTMOCT). by General Meeting. ($310,000 2yo >04 ADNMAR). O-Park Avenue Racing Stable; B-Dr & Mrs Thomas O-George & Lindsay Bolton & David DiPietro; B-Adena Bowman (MD); T-Anthony W Dutrow; $33,000. Springs (KY); T-John C Kimmel; $11,000. Margins: 3/4, 1, 1HF. Odds: 3.10, 3.20, 3.50. Margins: 6 1/4, HD, 1HF. Odds: 2.70, 7.70, 12.80. Also Ran: Carmandia, Leah's Secret, Plata, Great Inten- Also Ran: Sugar Swirl, Oonagh Maccool (Ire), Toll tions, Dixie Marrone. Taker, Grecian Lover, Leona's Knight. Oprah Winney, who captured Aqueduct=s Randaroo Swap Fliparoo hadn=t had her picture taken since S.