THE SUMMER PLACE to BE Zenyatta Works Six Panels for Clement Hirsch
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FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. THE SUMMER PLACE TO BE Zenyatta Works Six Panels for Clement Hirsch... The GIII Schuylerville S. for two-year-old fillies head- Jerry and Ann Moss=s Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) lines Saratoga=s opening-day card. The expanded 40- breezed six furlongs at Hollywood Park yesterday as day meet kicks off its 142nd season with free grand- she prepares for a probable tilt in the Aug. 7 GI Clem- stand and reduced clubhouse admission. Trainer Wesley ent Hirsch S. at Del Mar. Under regular rider Mike Ward has entered un- Smith, the big mare beaten multiple stakes stopped the clock in heroine Final Mesa 1:12 2/5 while working in (Sky Mesa) and debut company with stable- winner Spa Sunrise mates Sarbonne (Seeking (Eddington) in the the Gold) and Green Cat feature, but will only (Stormin Fever). It was run one as Eibar Coa the fastest of eight is listed on both. The moves at the distance. At former is untested in was brilliant,@ Smith told three career attempts, Daily Racing Form. AIt Zenyatta including runaway reminded me of her work Sarah K. Andrew Heading for home at the Spa tallies in Delaware=s before the [GI Breeders= Sherackatthetrack Polly Drummond S. Cup] Classic [last year]. She seems to be really back May 15 and Wood- on.@ Zenyatta returned from her historic win in the bine=s My Dear S. June 26. Spa Sunrise held on after Classic to take the GI Santa Margarita H. at Santa Anita opening a big lead in the stretch to defeat Empire-breds in March and the GI Apple Blossom S. at Oaklawn in at Belmont July 8. ARight now, I=m leaning toward run- April. In her latest, she needed to dig deep to fight pas ning Spa Sunrise,@ Ward revealed. AThey=re both tal- St Trinians (GB) (Piccolo {GB}) in the GI Vanity H. at ented fillies with similar physical attributes. The good Hollywood June 13. AThe other day was the first time thing about Spa Sunrise is her mind, and I think that she had to lay it down a little bit,@ Smith said of the will help her go a little longer.@ Todd Pletcher, a six-time Vanity. AI think it did her a world of good.@ Zenyatta is winner of the prestigious Saratoga training title, sends unbeaten in 17 races. She won the Clement Hirsch in Stopspendingmaria (Montbrook) off a dazzling maiden both 2008 and 2009. victory downstate July 1. The Repole Stable colorbearer earned a 91 Beyer that day. AWe were very pleased with her maiden win,@ Pletcher offered. AShe came out of the race in good order, has been training well, and we=re excited about running her.@ Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence=s Let=s Get Fiscal (Bandini) drew off like a good thing to record a 5 1/2-length victory in her Belmont unveiling June 17. AShe breezed very well the other day, and she=s been very professional since the day we first put tack on her,@ trainer Rick Violette said. AIt=s time to get the show on the road.@ Saratoga photo album, p9 Friday, Saratoga, post time: 5:30 p.m. EDT SCHUYLERVILLE S.-GIII, $100,000, 2yo, f, 6f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Stopspendingmaria Montbrook Velazquez Pletcher 7-2 2 Le Mi Geaux First Samurai Lenclud Dutrow Jr 6-1 3 Let's Get Fiscal Bandini Garcia Violette Jr 7-2 4a Spa Sunrise K Eddington Coa Ward 2-1 5 Dos Lunas Hennessy Court Glenney 12-1 6 Show Me The Bling Too Much Bling Leparoux Biancone 3-1 7a Final Mesa Sky Mesa Coa Ward 2-1 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/23/10 • PAGE 2 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII Sanford S. Racetrack Round-Up Del Mar Cancels Morning Training... (Edited Press Release) Del Mar closed its main track to training Thursday morning when it was determined that there had been some separation of its Polytrack LOU BRISSIE HEADLINES SANFORD materials in the stretch area, causing some inconsisten- Dogwood Stable=s Lou Brissie (Limehouse), hero of cies in the surface Churchill=s GIII Kentucky Juvenile S. over subsequent makeup. Despite J “TDN Rising Star” J Boys at Tosconova (Offi- the concerns, yes- cer), leads the way in Saratoga=s terday=s afternoon GII Sanford S. Sunday. A distant card was conducted second behind J “TDN Rising in its entirety. Star” J Kantharos (Lion Heart) A handful of beneath the Twin Spires in the horses had galloped GIII Bashford Manor S. July 3, Lou or exercised on the Brissie is the only entrant in the track following its field to compete outside of the usual opening at maiden ranks. He has been assigned 4:30 a.m. When the Lou Brissie post six; Robby Albarado has the Where the Turf Meets the Surf apparent inconsis- Horsephotos mount. Bail Out the Cat (Tale of the dmtc.com tencies were noted Cat) boasts the biggest Beyer Speed to track officials-- Figure of the bunch. He earned an 85 Beyer in his suc- and following consultations with the track's outriders cessful Belmont bow June 10. The $150,000 OBSFEB and track superintendent Richard Tedesco--the decision graduate exits from stall three with Alan Garcia aboard. was made to close the track and immediately perform Chipshot (Peace Rules) got it right at third asking at additional procedures planned for next Monday rather Monmouth June 6. Trained by Steve Asmussen, he than attempt to quickly reopen it for further training. No fired a five-furlong bullet in 1:00 2/5 over the Oklahoma injuries to any horses were reported. track July 12. AWe are taking a cautious path here and leaning strongly on the side of safety,@ Track President and Sunday, Saratoga General Manager Craig Fravel said Thursday morning. SANFORD S.-GII, $150,000, 2yo, 6f AWe fully expect to have this track in proper order in a PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT few hours and are planning to run our racing card this 1Maybesomaybenot K Sunday Break (Jpn) Leparoux Maker 119 afternoon.@ Cont. p3 2 Nacho Saint K Yes It’s True Gomez Breen 117 3 Bail Out the Cat K Tale of the Cat Garcia Violette 119 4Another Silver Oak K Bluegrass Cat Velazquez Pletcher 119 Del Mar’s opening day attendance 5 Chipshot Peace Rules Bridgmohan Asmussen 119 on Wednesday, which established a 6a Lou Brissie Limehouse Albarado Howard 121 new single-day attendance record 7a Blue Right By Bluegrass Cat Borel Stewart 119 45,309 at the track. 8Commonwealth Rush Afleet Alex Maragh Ice 119 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/23/10 • PAGE 3 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Del Mar cont. Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes Track crews had scheduled a full rototilling procedure entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. for the surface Monday following the conclusion of the first week of racing. That procedure was moved up to Thursday morning to return the track to its proper bal- ance. New maintenance procedures put in place this sum- mer by Tedesco had seen his crews perform a proce- dure called power harrowing each morning from 1-3 a.m. in which the track's top surface was turned over and loosened to ensure consistency for training each morning. That procedure had balanced the morn- ing surface to that of its afternoon presentation and, according to Del Mar, had drawn positive feedback from horsemen. The power harrowing had started July 10 and gone on for 12 days through yesterday morn- ing. AWe believed we wouldn't need to get in and do our rototilling until this coming Monday,@ Fravel stated. ABut now it appears we overestimated how long we could go without turning the track fully over. We'll rototill this morning and be back on schedule in time to race [Thurs- day].@ In the rototilling procedure, equipment that digs deeper into the track materials is used to totally remix its various elements, which are primarily sand, fiber, rubber and wax. The remixed matter is then fluffed and smoothed by other equipment to give the track its consistency. High Hopes for Twirling Candy... Friend Or Foe Gearing Up for Jim Dandy... Unbeaten J “TDN Rising Star” J Twirling Candy Chester and Mary Broman=s unbeaten New York-bred (Candy Ride {Arg}), a sharp winner of the Oceanside S. Friend Or Foe (Friends Lake) remains on target for on Del Mar=s opening day program, has exited that Saratoga=s GII Jim Dandy S. July 31. The chestnut was performance in good form, last seen annexing according to trainer John Belmont=s seven-furlong Sadler. AWe'll be looking at a Mike Lee S. June 20. The number of races for him,@ Jim Dandy marks his first Sadler said of the Craig Fam- attempt against open com- ily homebred. AIf we go the pany as well as around two traditional route, he could turns. AHe=s been doing ev- run in the [GII] La Jolla [H., erything very well,@ trainer Aug. 14] and then into the John Kimmel said. ANice, [GII] Del Mar Derby [Sept. healthy, sound, eating well, John Kimmel Twirling Candy 5]. Also, we have another looking good, all positive. Horsephotos Alex Evers/ EquiSport Photos horse for that series --[GI He=s always had a lot of Santa Anita Derby hero] Sidney's Candy (Candy Ride talent--he=s a great-moving horse. He=s 17 hands tall, {Arg})--who could run in the La Jolla and let Twirling and the horse has just been doing everything right.