FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII VINERY RACING SPIRAL S. Kingdom=S Stablemate Went the Day Well (Proud Citizen) Will Vie for Favoritism Along with the 3-1
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SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here Coming into the 2012 edition of the Spiral, Animal FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII VINERY RACING SPIRAL S. Kingdom=s stablemate Went the Day Well (Proud Citizen) will vie for favoritism along with the 3-1 morning-line choice Heavy Breathing (Giant=s Causeway). The former, pegged at 4-1, is coming off a late-running score against Gulfstream maiden foes Mar. 3. And while a big effort could put Barry Irwin=s Team Valor and trainer Graham Motion back into the Derby mix, his conditioner said the horse hasn=t been pushed to make the Run for the Roses. Cont. p3 THE UPWARD SPIRAL REID WINNER ROYAL ASCOT BOUND? Whoever wins today=s GIII Vinery Racing Spiral S. at When they last met, Hay List (Aus) (Statue of Liberty) Turfway Park, contested over nine furlongs on the defeated the 3-year-old Foxwedge (Aus) (Fastnet Rock Polytrack, will be registering their first graded victory. {Aus}) into third when giving that rival 17 pounds in They will also be virtually guaranteed a spot in the the Mar. 10 G1 Newmarket H. The sophomore colt starting gate for the seemed at a distinct disadvantage in Friday's GI Kentucky Derby, G1 William Reid S. based on the Spiral=s under the lights at hefty $500,000 purse. Moonee Valley, meeting For those who think Hay List on 13 pounds' that a Grade III worse terms, but he shouldn=t essentially be unleashed a wicked turn a AWin and You=re In@ of foot in the stretch to event might have a best the odds-on point, but they might favorite by 3/4 of a also be surprised at length. AGeez he's a Foxwedge inglis.com.au how keen an indicator good colt, he's got that Went the Day Well teamvalor.com the Spiral has been for real x-factor about him," commented jockey Nash Classic success in the Rawiller. "Even tonight he thought it was a big game, past two decades. Beginning in 1990, the race--then but when we got out there in the race he switched on called the Jim Beam S.--was won in succession by and I was confident a long way from home.@ Purchased Summer Squall, Hansel, Lil E. Tee and Prairie Bayou. All for A$925,000 out of the 2010 Inglis Easter Yearling went on to win jewels of the Triple Crown. More Sale, Foxwedge will be considered for races such as the recently, Perfect Drift (>02) and Hard Spun (>07) both G1 King's Stand S. and G1 Diamond Jubilee S. at Royal parlayed Spiral victories into Derby placings, and last Ascot and the G1 Darley July Cup the following month. year, Team Valor International=s Animal Kingdom Chart p7 (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) put the Spiral back in the spotlight after his stirring win on the first Saturday in Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com May. catalogue-style pedigree. In This Issue Florida Breezes 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Fasig-Tipton held the under-tack preview (732) 747-8060 for Monday’s Florida Selected Sale of 2-Year- (732) 747-8955 (fax) Olds in Training Friday, with a pair of www.thoroughbreddailynews.com juveniles from the Eddie Woods consignment www.thetdn.com sharing top billing. 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Last year, we were adamant that the horses had to get us there, and Animal Kingdom took us there. Barry was very much on the same page. I think it=s going to be the same this year. Neither one of us is going to be all out to run in the Derby. The horses will have to show us they belong.@ The unbeaten Heavy Breathing, meanwhile, won on debut in Hallandale going 7 1/2 panels Feb. 8 and added a nine-furlong Heavy Breathing optional claimer Mar. 3. Trainer Adam Coglianese Mike Maker has won the Spiral twice before, first in 2006 with the ill-fated With a City (City Zip), then two years ago with the Ramsey homebred Dean=s Kitten (Kitten=s Joy). He has two chances here, and they line up next to each other in the starting gate. In post nine is Tiffany and George Veloudis=s Tizanexpense (Tiznow), who doubled up victories in off-the-turf races at Fair Grounds Dec. 23 and Jan. 26 before an even seventh in the GII Risen Star S. in his stakes bow Feb. 25. From post 10 goes Mr. Prankster (It=s No Joke), winner of the Turfway Prevue S. Jan. 7 and WEBN S. Feb. 4. He took a step 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com backward in his latest, running fourth as the odds-on choice in the local John Battaglia Memorial S. Mar. 3. Saturday, Turfway Park, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT VINERY RACING SPIRAL S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT) PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ML 1 Russian Greek K Olympia Star Inc Overbrook Farm-KY Hollendorfer 10-1 (c, Giant’s Causeway--Sand Dollar, by Grindstone) Nakatani 2 Red Jack Bluegrass Hall LLC Bluegrass Hall LLC-KY Lukas 30-1 (c, Exchange Rate--Red Mischief, by Thirty Six Red) Pedroza 3 Heavy Breathing K Starlight Racing Manganaro LLC-KY Pletcher 3-1 (c, Giant’s Causeway--Takesmybreathaway, by Gone West) Castellano 4 Went the Day Well K Team Valor International & Mark Ford James Patrick Delaney-KY Motion 4-1 (c, Proud Citizen--Tiz Maie’s Day, by Tiznow) Velazquez 5 Holiday Promise K WinStar Farm LLC Galleria Bloodstock & Samac-KY Pletcher 12-1 (c, Harlan’s Holiday--Cross Your Heart, by Miswaki) Alvarado 6 All Squared Away K Altamira Racing Stable & Wire to Wire Gracefield Breeders-KY Miller 30-1 (g, 3, Bellamy Road–Squared, by Posse) Contreras 7 Ill Conceived S M D Ltd S M D Ltd-PA Servis 8-1 (c, Spanish Steps--Cat Suit, by Sir Cat) Elliott 8 Coach Royal James Covello Mike G Rutherford-KY Sallusto 15-1 (c, Lemon Drop Kid--Pagosa Springs, by A.P. Indy) Jara 9 Tizanexpense K Tiffany & George Veloudis George M Veloudis Jr-KY Maker 15-1 (c, Tiznow--Rezister, by Deputy Minister) Lebron 10 Mr. Prankster F Thomas Conway & Mike Maker Colby Fields LLC (G & V Scherr)-KY Maker 12-1 (c, It’s No Joke--Cremedelacramer, by Avenue of Flags) Napravnik 11 Stealcase K John C Oxley Secret Whispers Partnership-KY Casse 10-1 (c, Lawyer Ron--Steal the Show, by Cat Thief) Maragh 12 Handsome Mike J Paul Reddam John Liviakis-KY O’Neill 4-1 (c, Scat Daddy–Classic Strike, by Smart Strike) Rosario All carry 126 pounds. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 3/24/12 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com GIII VINERY RACING SPIRAL S. - This race looks like a good spot for a longshot, and Stealcase (Lawyer Ron) fits the bill. The most interesting thing about him is a bit abstract, but bear with me. Stealcase, a $35,000 KEENOV weanling who RNA'd for the same price as an OBSAUG yearling, entered his Saratoga debut with a ton of hype. He had turned in an excellent eighth in :10 flat at OBSMAR (VIDEO), garnering a winning bid of $320,000, and everyone who had seen the breeze was expecting big things in his unveiling. The chestnut was backed down to 9-5 favoritism for that July 30 debut, but was a dull fourth. He filled the same slot in a key heat at Gulfstream Dec.