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Twelve Set for Kilroe Mile HEADLINE p. 3 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 SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007 YOUTH TO BE SERVED MAN OF THE MOMENT Both coasts will host Grade II events for three-year- Lava Man (Slew City Slew) is seeking to become only olds today, the GII Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream the third horse to successfully defend his title in the and the GII Robert B. Lewis S. at Santa Anita. The storied history of the GI Santa Anita H. The six-year-old headline act will be Nobiz Like Shobiz (Albert the Great) has been unstoppable in his native California, where he in the Fountain of Youth. Elizabeth hasn=t lost since the summer Valando=s homebred did some look- of 2005. In addition to last ing around in the lane in winning year=s Big >Cap, the gelding the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 3, but he has trophies from the GI Hol- figures to be a bit more serious this lywood Gold Cup and GI Pa- time. Trainer Barclay Tagg, who cific Classic on dirt as well as won the GI Kentucky Derby in the GI Charles Whittingham 2003 with Funny Cide, is confident H. on grass. A victory today that his sophomore has the right would make him just the sec- stuff for the Classics. AMichael ond back-to-back winner Matz had reason to be confident since the fabled two-surface Nobiz Like Shobiz with Barbaro last year,@ Tagg said. standout John Henry cap- Equi-Photo AHe had one of the most fabulous tured his Big >Caps in 1981- horses anyone had seen in a long 82. AHis versatility is truly time and he had him in great position for the Triple amazing,@ said trainer Doug Crown. I think my horse could be on that same level. @ O=Neill. AI=m honored that he Although it s only the beginning of March, there will be = is even talked about in the a bi-coastal clash between established names. Lava Man Benoit Photo same sentence with the likes Stormello (Stormy Atlantic), hero of the GI Hollywood of John Henry.@ The 124-pound highweight, who will Futurity and GII Norfolk S. out west, has travelled cross be giving away seven to 10 pounds to his rivals, will country to Florida. AI have a little of this East Coast- break from post seven, a good spot, according to West Coast bias, and the only way to get rid of it is put O Neill. It should give him ample time before the first my star on the road and bring him here and beat the = A turn to either get a position and sit back, or take it to best,@ trainer Bill Currin told Daily Racing Form. John them if they decide to go slow, he said. Cont. p2 Murphy=s swift Adore the Gold (Formal Gold) has four @ wins in five career starts, but is at a disadvantage here with the outside post in a field of nine. ADrawing out- side will force our hand a little bit, but I think he'll run a good race,@ trainer Mike Gorham told DRF. AThis is a big test for him, and he'll certainly have to show something to move on.@ The three-year-old homebred, a stakes winner at two turns last year, kicked off 2007 with a game victory in the 6 1/2-furlong GII Swale S. Feb. 3 on the Holy Bull undercard. Field p2 L.A. Story... Santa Anita, which renamed the Santa Catalina S. in honor of the popular late owner/breeder Robert Lewis, will host the return of Great Hunter (Aptitude). J. Paul Reddam=s colt defeated Street Sense in the GI Lane=s End Breeders= Futurity in October, but settled for third behind that colt in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Nov. 4 and lost any shot at an Eclipse Award. AHe had a good campaign as a two-year-old and, you know, the goal with him is the first Saturday in May,@ trainer Doug O=Neill explained. AWe needed to give him a breather after that campaign and, so far, every thing's kind of coming together well. Hopefully, we'll see a good effort from him on Saturday.@ Cont. p4 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/07 • PAGE 2 of 6 Saturday, Santa Anita Park Today’s Graded Stakes SANTA ANITA H.-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m brought to you by PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER ODDS 1 Awesome Gem West Point & Arundel C Dollase 10-1 (g, 4, Awesome Again--Piano, by Pentelicus) 2 El Roblar Stonestreet Stbls Mandella 20-1 (h, 5, War Chant--Screamer, by Roanoke) 3 Boboman Wertheimer & Frere Mandella 12-1 (h, 6, Kingmambo--Slewvera, by Seattle Slew) 4 Ball Four Smith & Tabor Biancone 15-1 Click for TV (g, 6, Grand Slam--Making Faces, by Lyphard) 3:25p Gulfstream Park H.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 5 Spring at Last Reddam & WinStar O=Neill 15-1 3:54p Hutcheson S.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV (c, 4, Silver Deputy--Winter=s Gone, by Dynaformer) 4:54p Richter Scale BC Ch. H.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 6 Molengao (Brz) TNT Stud Lobo 6-1 5:24p Fountain of Youth S.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV (h, 6, Royal Academy--Court Lady {Brz}, by Locris {Fr}) 6:00p Frank Kilroe Mile H.-GI, SA (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 7 Lava Man STD Racing Stable O=Neill 4-5 6:30p Robert B. Lewis S.-GII, SA (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV (g, 6, Slew City Slew--Li’l Miss Leonard, by Nostalgia’s Star) 7:30p Santa Anita H.-GI, SA (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 8 Arson Squad Jay Em Ess Stable Headley 9-2 All Post Times are Eastern Standard Time. (g, 4, Brahms--Majestic Fire, by Green Dancer) Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs of today’s graded races. 9 McCann=s Mojave M Willman Specht 15-1 (h, 7, Memo {Chi}--Joni U. Bar, by Nordic Prince) TRUST N LUCK won the Seven-year-old McCann=s Mojave was a graded- Fountain of Youth Stakes! stakes winning sprinter early in his career before tailing Click here for more... off in 2006. Transferred to Steve Specht in Northern California, the bay regained his confidence and most P P R E V I E W S P recently captured the nine-furlong Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Jan. 27. Specht is willing to take Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:24 p.m. EST a chance that his charge can handle today=s extra dis- FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH S.-GII, $350,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m tance, as well as Lava Man. AI don=t think [Lava Man]=s PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS that big of a cinch in the race,@ Specht said. AI think we have a chance of beating him if we get a good trip. It=s 1 Johannesburg Star Johannesburg Maragh 15-1 worth taking a shot...He=s not a horse like Secretariat or 2 Hal's My Hope Halo=s Image Rose 30-1 Spectacular Bid, horses that were so monstrous. He=s 3 Drums of Thunder Concerto Kaplan 8-1 not in that league. He=s beaten some of the same horses that we ve beaten. Lightly raced Boboman 4 Stormello Stormy Atlantic Currin 4-1 = @ captured the GI Hollywood Turf Cup Dec. 9 before 5 Nobiz Like Shobiz Albert the Great Tagg 6-5 faltering at 6-5 in the GII San Marcos H. Jan. 21, after 6 Meritocracy Grand Slam Pletcher 20-1 which he underwent throat surgery. Trainer Richard 7 Divine Master Montbrook Plesa Jr 30-1 Mandella has opted for the six-year-old to make his dirt debut here. Boboman breezed five-eighths in :58.80 8 Scat Daddy Johannesburg Pletcher 3-1 over Santa Anita=s main track Sunday. AIt was pretty 9 Adore the Gold Formal Gold Gorham 8-1 nice,@ Mandella said. AIt excited me.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/07 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:00 p.m. PST Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:25 p.m. EST FRANK E. KILROE MILE H.-GI, $300,000, 4yo/up, 1mT GULFSTREAM PARK H.-GII, $350,000, 4yo/up, PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 3/16m 1 Grafton Rahy Capestro 30-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 Silent Name (Jpn) Sunday Silence G Mandella 8-1 1 Hesanoldsalt Broad Brush Zito 4-1 3 Milk It Mick (GB) Millkom (GB) Cassidy 12-1 2 Noble Causeway Giant=s Causeway Zito 5-1 3 Corinthian Pulpit J Jerkens 7-5 4 Porto Santo (Fr) Kingsalsa Canani 15-1 4 Rehoboth Wagon Limit Gomez 8-1 5 Terroplane (Fr) Verglas (Ire) Drysdale 15-1 5 Summer Book Notebook Brothers 8-1 6 Charmo (Fr) Charnwood Forest (Ire) Canani 7-2 6 A. P. Arrow A.P. Indy Pletcher 3-1 7 Fast Parade Delineator Miller 4-1 Corinthian made an eye-catching return from a 6 1/2- 8 Three Valleys Diesis (GB) Frankel 9-2 month layoff, repulsing a bid from Jazil before drawing 9 After Market Storm Cat Shirreffs 20-1 off to a 9 1/2-length victory in a local allowance Feb. 8 10 Kip Deville Kipling Dutrow Jr 12-1 (video).