Super Saver Colt Has Hopeful Edge Taking Command
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here SUPER SAVER COLT HAS HOPEFUL EDGE TAKING COMMAND Purchased for three-quarters of a million dollars out of Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful) successfully this year=s Fasig-Tipton Florida March Sale, Competitive negotiated the hike from $75,000 maiden claimer to Edge (Super Saver) was always going to have lofty Grade I winner, splashing her way to an authoritative expectations to live up 13 1/4-length to. The bay did victory in a sloppy nothing to tarnish his renewal of the reputation in becoming Spinaway S. a J “TDN Rising Sunday evening at Star” J with a Saratoga. The powerful 10 1/4-length dark bay, a graduation on the $72,000 graduate second Saturday of of last year=s the meet July 26 and Keeneland he will look to take the September sale, next step as the heavy was not only Competitive Edge favorite in today=s GI risked for the NYRA Photo Hopeful S. on closing $75,000 on her day at the Spa. Bet Condo Commando splashing home Aug. 3 debut, but down to 85 cents on the dollar debuting over six NYRA Photo she was wholly panels, the bay was first away and widened down the dismissed at 12-1. lane to score by daylight. The strength of the event She made that look more like odds-on, coming home an was amplified when third-place finisher Bayerd 11 3/4-length winner, earning a 6 Thoro-Graph number, (Speightstown) defeated that day=s runner-up Today=s and was firm in the market as the Spinaway post time Agenda (Monba) in an injury-marred maiden on the neared. Off in a bit of a tangle, Condo Commando had Travers Day undecard Aug. 23. "From the beginning, to be rousted along by pilot Joe Bravo, but pushed he's been not only talented and fast, but he takes through at the fence to lead after an opening everything in stride," trainer Todd Pletcher said of quarter-mile in :22.46. While chief market rival Angela Competitive Edge. "He's very laid back. We've been Renee (Bernardini) was having a tough time catching up very pleased with everything he's done since his from behind, Condo Commando was frolicking in the maiden win, and we're pleased with the post position mud and raced by her lonesome in the lane to score [7]." With the expected scratch of GII Saratoga Special handily. By the Moon (Indian Charlie) was a distant winner I Spent It (Super Saver), Bermuda Limestone second ahead of Angela Renee in third. Cont. p3 Thoroughbreds= Requite (Warrior=s Reward) should be the one most contrarians will go for. One of seven debut winners for his freshman sire (by Medaglia d=Oro), the bay took play from his 8-1 morning line to wire his maiden field by 3 1/2 lengths as the 7-4 favorite Aug. 9. Signature Cat (Discreet Cat) was loose on the lead in his Aug. 14 unveiling, but squandered that advantage late en route to a runner-up finish behind Blofeld (Quality Road). He finished just ahead of El Kabeir (Scat Daddy), who earned J “TDN Rising Star” J status with a 10 3/4-length maiden win Saturday afternoon. Monday, Saratoga, post time: 2:36 p.m. EDT HOPEFUL S.-GI, $350,000, 2yo, 7f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Sharm Majestic Warrior Maragh Lukas 15-1 2a Maratik K Sharp Humor Bridgmohan Dorochenko 20-1 3 Requite Warrior's Reward Rocco Jr Weaver 4-1 4 Signature Cat Discreet Cat Ortiz Guillot 8-1 5 I Spent It Super Saver Castellano Dutrow 2-1 6a Dekabrist Street Boss Prado Dorochenko 20-1 7 Competitive Edge Super Saver Velazquez Pletcher 6-5 How Does Your Horse TRAIN? 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[email protected] Page 15 WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] EST Race Click for TV Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary 2:36p Hopeful S.-GI,SAR Brisnet.com PPs HR/TVG [email protected] 4:09p Greenwood Cup S.-GIII, PRX Brisnet.com PPs TVG 4:44p Smarty Jones S.-GIII, PRX Brisnet.com PPs TVG 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 5:19p Turf Monster H.-GIII, PRX Brisnet.com PPs TVG 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) 5:21p Saranac S.-GIII, SAR Brisnet.com PPs HR/TVG www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com 5:32p Boiling Springs S.-GIII, MTH Brisnet.com PPs TVG 9:00p Yellow Ribbon H.-GII, DMR Brisnet.com PPs HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/1/14 • PAGE 3 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Saratoga SPINAWAY S.-GI, $350,000, SAR, 8-31, 2yo, f, 7f, GRADED/GROUP RESULTS 1:24 3/5, sy. 1--#@sCONDO COMMANDO, 118, f, 2, by Tiz Wonderful Saturday, Del Mar 1st Dam: Yearly Report (MGSW, $835,900), by General Meeting DEL MAR DERBY-GII, $300,750, DMR, 8-31, 3yo, 2nd Dam: Fiscal Year, by Half a Year 1 1/8mT, 1:47 2/5, fm. 3rd Dam: Fiscal Gold, by Slew O' Gold 1--#@MIDNIGHT STORM, 122, c, 3, by Pioneerof the Nile ($72,000 yrl '13 KEESEP). O-Michael Dubb, 1st Dam: My Tina, by Bertrando Bethlehem Stables & The Elkstone Group; 2nd Dam: Ask Directions, by Darby Creek Road B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Rudy R Rodriguez; 3rd Dam: Khal on Me, by Vertex J-Joe Bravo. $210,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ($38,000 RNA yrl '12 KEESEP). O-Dye & Venneri $243,600. *1/2 to Checklist (Gone West), MGSP, Racing, Inc; B-Alex Venneri & Marjorie Post Dye (KY); $169,184. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. T-Philip D'Amato; J-Tyler Baze. $180,000. Lifetime Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Record: 7-3-2-0, $285,810. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Selected by Valerio Bloodstock & Management, LLC 2--By the Moon, 118, f, 2, Indian Charlie--By the Light, by Malibu Moon. O-Jay Em Ess Stable; B-Samantha 2--Sawyer's Hill, 122, c, 3, Spring At Last-- Siegel (KY); T-Michelle Nevin. $70,000. Modification, by Vindication. ($100,000 yrl '12 KEESEP). O-Red Castle Farms; B-Betz/Lamantia/CoCo 3--Angela Renee, 118, f, 2, Bernardini--Pilfer, by Deputy Equine/Magers/Burns (KY); T-Kristin Mulhall. Minister. O/B-Siena Farm LLC (KY); T-Todd A $60,000. Pletcher. $35,000. 3--Talco (Fr), 122, c, 3, Pivotal (GB)--Trylko, by Diesis Hip 149 - Full sis sells w/ LANE’S END at KeeSep (GB). (145,000 EUR yrl '12 ARQAUG). O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-Sarl Darpat France (FR); T-John W Sadler. $36,000. Margins: 13 1/4, 6, 6 1/4. Odds: 3.35, 5.50, 1.65. Margins: 3 1/4, HD, 1 1/4. Odds: 17.30, 12.20, 8.70. Also Ran: Darling Sky, Winter Dawn, Lady Zuzu, Also Ran: Sammy Mandeville, Home Run Kitten, Ryabinka, Bonnie K. Scratched: Curalina. Enterprising, Aventador (Fr), Flamboyant (Fr). Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. AWhen I saw the slop, I thought we were in trouble The second-longest shot in the eight-strong field for from the No. 1 hole, and she didn't break good,@ said Sunday=s GII Del Mar Derby at odds of 17-1, Midnight winning trainer Rudy Rodriguez. AShe did it easy, Storm gave his sire a sweep of the graded stakes at though. She wasn't 100% fit for her debut, but she the seaside oval with a coast-to-coast heist.