FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI Malibu Stakes Switch (Quiet American), Coming Off a Runner-Up Effort in the GI Breeders= Cup F/M Sprint, Cut the Corner
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. SWITCH DOMINATES LA BREA FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI Malibu Stakes Switch (Quiet American), coming off a runner-up effort in the GI Breeders= Cup F/M Sprint, cut the corner turning for home and sailed clear to a four-length vic- tory in Sunday=s GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita. The three-year-old filly covered the seven furlongs in a spar- kling 1:20.33 over a new dirt track that was produc- ing fast times all day. Switch raced just off the TWIRLING CANDY MAKES IT A SADLER SWEEP early pacesetters, while Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) outgamed Smiling skimming the rail. She Tiger (Hold That Tiger) to the wire for a track-record moved to challenge with an Switch M Marten setting victory in yesterday=s GI Malibu S., giving trainer inside move turning for John Sadler and jockey Joel Rosario a clean sweep of home and quickly spurted clear in upper stretch for an the three graded stakes on Santa Anita=s opening-day authoritative score. The inside trip was never a concern card. Earlier on the pro- for assistant Larry Benavidez, deputizing for trainer gram, Sadler sent out John Sadler, who was sidelined by a Abum knee.@ AShe Switch (Quiet Ameri- kind of had the same trip she had in the Breeders= Cup, can) to victory in the right behind the speed,@ Benavidez said. AShe=s a pro. GI La Brea S., and She=ll go inside, outside, it doesn=t matter. That was stablemate Sidney=s pretty impressive, huh?@ Winning rider Joel Rosario was Candy (Candy Ride happy with the new Santa Anita surface. AThe track {Arg}) went wire-to- feels pretty good,@ Rosario said. AIt=s a little faster, but I wire in the GIII Sir Beau- don=t think it=s an issue.@ fort S. Over Santa (Neo Universe {Jpn}) holds off Buena Vista Twirling Candy Benoit Anita=s blazingly fast VICTOIRE PISA (JPN) new dirt surface, Twirl- (Jpn) (Special Week {Jpn}) to win G1 Arima Kinen ... p3 ing Candy tugged his way up to be a stalking fourth down the backstretch, as Smiling Tiger pressed pace- setting Alcindor (Unbridled=s Song). Smiling Tiger took over in upper stretch, but Twirling Candy loomed a threat to his outside, and the pair battled down to the line with Twirling Candy just getting the better of that foe in the final jump. Sadler missed his big day with an injured knee, but assistant trainer Larry Benavidez cred- ited his boss with strategic pre-race works for his three stakes winners. AJohn made a million-dollar move on Thursday by sending the three horses to Hollywood Park to breeze them,@ Benavidez said. AThat might have helped in the cause. But we have three Grade I horses, so we were pretty confident going into today.@ The lightly raced Twirling Candy, a J “TDN Rising Star” J, opened his career with four straight victories, culmi- nating with a 3 1/4-length tally in the Sept. 5 GII Del Mar Derby. He suffered the first loss of his career last time out when tiring to fourth in the Oct. 2 GI Good- wood S. at Hollywood. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue- style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/10 • PAGE 2 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Santa Anita Sunday, Santa Anita MALIBU S.-GI, $250,000, SAX, 12-26, 3yo, 7f, LA BREA S.-GI, $250,000, SAX, 12-26, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:19 3/5 (NTR), ft. 1:20 1/5 (NSR), ft. 1--sTWIRLING CANDY, 118, c, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg) 1--sSWITCH, 118, f, 3, by Quiet American 1st Dam: House of Danzing, by Chester House 1st Dam: Antoniette (GSW, $399,140), by Nicholas 2nd Dam: Danzing Crown, by Danzig 2nd Dam: Queen of Women, by Sharpen Up (GB) 3rd Dam: Crownette, by Seattle Slew 3rd Dam: Tash, by Never Bend O-Craig Family Trust; B-Sidney H & Jenny Craig (KY); ($150,000 yrl '08 KEESEP). O-C R K Stable; T-John W Sadler; J-Joel Rosario; $150,000. Lifetime B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-John W Sadler; J-Joel Record: 6-5-0-0, $459,900. Werk Nick Rating: A. Rosario; $150,000. Lifetime Record: 11-4-3-2, Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. $632,600. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Smiling Tiger, 123, c, 3, Hold That Tiger--Shandra Werk Nick Rating: B. Smiles, by Cahill Road. ($40,000 yrl '08 WASSEP; 6th Individual G1 winner Purchased by IBS in 2010 $32,000 RNA yrl '08 KEEJAN). O-Alan Klein & Philip Lebherz; B-Dr Rodney Orr (KY); T-Jeff Bonde; 2--Malibu Pier, 118, f, 3, Malibu Moon--Blue Moon (Fr), $50,000. by Lomitas (GB). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-B Wayne 3--Caracortado, 118, g, 3, Cat Dreams--Mons Venus, Hughes (KY); T-Carla Gaines; $50,000. by Maria's Mon. O-Blahut Racing LLC & Lo Hi Racing; 3--Shotgun Gulch, 118, f, 3, Thunder Gulch--Rosieville, B-Mike Machowsky (CA); T-M Machowsky; $30,000. by Boston Harbor. O/B-C R Trout (OK); T-Bruce L Margins: NO, 3HF, HD. Odds: 3.50, 5.80, 5.90. Jackson; $30,000. Also Ran: Alcindor, Noble's Promise, Thiskyhasnolimit, Setsuko, Don Tito, Margins: 4, 1 3/4, HD. Odds: 1.20, 6.20, 64.70. Thomas Baines, Paris Vegas, Our Minesweeper. Also Ran: Always a Princess, It Tiz, Champagne d'Oro, Tornado Betty, Bonnie Blue Flag, Hard Way Ten, Patri- A Leading otic Viva. Scratched: Arte Viva, Pica Slew, La Nez. First-Crop Sire in 2010 Switch, who won the GII Hollywood Oaks in June, captured the Sept. 5 Torrey Pines S. before a runner-up # 1 by Number of effort behind Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) in the Oct. 2 Winners with 25 GI Lady=s Secret S. The bay filly was second again, this # 2 by Number of time behind Dubai Majesty (E Dubai), in the Nov. 5 Stakes Horses with 10 GI Breeders= Cup F/M Sprint at Churchill Downs last MSW at 2; Champion 2YO in NY incl. Angelica Zapata time out. Trainer John Sadler won the La Brea last year 3rd in the Gowell S. at TP on 12/26 with Evita Argentina (Candy Ride {Arg}). Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free 2011 Fee: $7,500 LFSN brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored www.winstarfarm.com by Taylor Made. GI La Brea S. (SA) Switch (Quiet American) sails to victory as the 6-5 chalk. MOVING ??? GI Malibu S. (SA) Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) For just a day or forever... just gets up to take it by a whisker over Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger) in a stakes record 1:19.70. Call us with your new fax number. GIII Sir Beaufort S. (SA) Sidney=s Candy (Candy Ride (732) 747-8060 {Arg}) romps at 3-10. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/10 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Nakayama, Japan ARIMA KINEN-G1, -346,800,000, Nakayama, 12-26, 3yo/up, 2500mT, 2:32.60, fm. 1--VICTOIRE PISA (JPN), 121, c, 3 by Neo Universe (Jpn) 1st Dam: Whitewater Affair (GB) (Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 14f+, GSW & G1SP-Eng, GSW-Fr, G1SP-Ire, $256,733), by Machiavellian 2nd Dam: Much Too Risky (GB), by Bustino (GB) 3rd Dam: Short Rations (GB), by Lorenzaccio (Ire) O-Yoshimi Ichikawa; B-Shadai Farm; T-Katsuhiko Sumii; J-Mirco Demuro; -183,360,000. Lifetime Record: 11-6-1-2. *1/2 to Asukasa Den=en (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), MSW & G1SP-Jpn, $3,462,494; and Swift Current (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), $2,593,966. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Buena Vista (Jpn), 121, f, 4, Special Week (Jpn)-- Biwa Heidi (Jpn), by Caerleon. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; -72,960,000. 3--To the Glory (Jpn), 121, c, 3, King Kamehameha (Jpn)-- To the Victory (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm; -45,480,000. Margins: NO, NK, 3/4. Odds: 7.40, 0.70, 74.90. Also Ran: Pelusa (Jpn), Tosen Jordan (Jpn), Rulership (Jpn), Eishin Flash (Jpn), Never Bouchon (Jpn), Danon Chantilly (Jpn), Forgettable (Jpn), Oken Bruce Lee (Jpn), Meisho Beluga (Jpn), Dream Journey (Jpn), Red Desire (Jpn), Jamil (Jpn). Scratched: Rose Kingdom (Jpn). With her stablemate and controversial G1 Japan Cup 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com victor Rose Kingdom (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) sidelined with colic, super-filly Buena Vista was the Saturday, Hanshin Racecourse, Japan horse on everyone=s minds and everyone=s tickets in RADIO NIKKEI HAI NISAI S.-G3, -61,760,000, this last major event on Japan=s 2010 racing calendar. Hanshin, 12-25, 2yo, 2000mT, 2:02.20, fm. Victoire Pisa, however, winless since annexing the 1--#@DANON BALLADE (JPN), 121, c, 2 by Deep Impact (Jpn) G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in April, off 1st Dam: Lady Ballade (Ire) (MSW-Jpn, $1,335,399), the board in two starts in France, and third last out in by Unbridled the Japan Cup, would be the one to end the term on 2nd Dam: Much Too Risky (GB), by Bustino (GB) the highest note. The sophomore showed more speed 3rd Dam: Short Rations (GB), by Lorenzaccio (Ire) than his favored rival and took command before they O-Danox Inc; B-K.I.