Gabby Golden in Santa Monica Bickersons Dominates in Forward Gal Rachel Alexandra Back on Work
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. GABBY GOLDEN IN SANTA MONICA RACHEL ALEXANDRA BACK ON WORK TAB Let go at 11-1 odds despite her Grade I credentials, Recently crowned Horse of the Year Rachel Gabby=s Golden Gal (Medaglia d=Oro) proved her victory Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro) turned in her first official in last summer=s GI Acorn S. was no fluke as she came work of the year, breezing four furlongs in :52 at Fair from just off the pace to Grounds Sunday. AI even asked for a touch slower, but take Sunday=s GI Santa for her that=s just physi- Monica H. at Santa Anita. cally impossible,@ said Content to track the front- Scott Blasi, assistant to running duo of Czechers trainer Steve Asmussen. AIt (Indian Charlie) and Free was a perfect work. We=re Flying Soul (Quiet Ameri- not out to impress any- can) through solid opening body at this point. I=m Benoit photo splits of :23.58, :46.31 happy with how manage- and 1:09.76, the dark bay able she is, how happy she drove to the front in midstretch and had enough left to Hodges Photography is being out there. Looking hold off the late-closing 2-1 choice Proviso (GB) (Dansili at her body motion, she=s {GB}). A[Trainer] Bob [Baffert] said the main thing was happy with what she=s doing.@ Reaffirming the point, to make her relax and then to make my move,@ said track clocker Billy Pettingill added, AI can tell you that rider Martin Garcia. AI had an opportunity to keep her she was a very happy horse coming off the track. She outside of those two speed horses [Free Flying Soul enjoyed being out there and never turned a hair. I and Czechers] and she relaxed very well. When I asked would say she was going about 60 percent." Rachel her, she just took off.@ This is my first grade one and I Alexandra has not raced since concluding her champi- want to dedicate it to Bob. Santa Monica H. cont. 2 @ onship campaign with a gritty win in the GI Woodward S. at Saratoga last September. In addition to the Wood- BICKERSONS DOMINATES IN FORWARD GAL ward, she also captured the GI Preakness S., GI Haskell Plenty of pre-race attention was afforded to the Invitational and GI Kentucky Oaks. Blasi admitted it was GII Forward Gal S. at Gulfstream Park Sunday afternoon good to have the star filly back working again. AAny- and for good reason. Poised to make her seasonal de- time you can wake up like I do and walk in the barn and but in the seven-furlong test was GI Breeders= Cup see Rachel Alexandra, it is a good morning,@ he said. Juvenile Fillies heroine and divi- sional champion She Be Wild (Offlee Wild), who was sent off the 7-5 choice. However, it was Bickersons (Silver Deputy) who belied her generous 9-1 odds when annhililating her competition with an embarrassingly easy Adam Coglianese seven-length victory. Closing for second was 51-1 longshot Joanie=s Catch (First Tour), while Liam=s Dream (Saint Liam) rounded out the trifecta. AThat was really an eye-opener,@ said winning jockey Joe Bravo. ALet=s put it like this; you=ve got the Breeders= Cup winner and a full field, and our filly destroys a field like that. It makes us feel so good going forward with her.@ She Be Wild, who was settled in midpack in the early going, ap- peared to be in contention turning for home, but faded late to be fifth. AShe took to the dirt well and I got a good trip, but the distance was too short for her,@ said jockey Julien Leparoux, who was aboard the beaten favorite. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Cont. p2&3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/1/10 • PAGE 2 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com GI Santa Monica cont. from p1 Sunday, Gulfstream Park Sunday, Santa Anita Park FORWARD GAL S.-GII, $150,000, GPX, 1-31, 3yo, f, SANTA MONICA H.-GI, $250,000, SAX, 1-31, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:22 1/5, ft. f/m, 7f (AWT), 1:21 1/5, ft. 1--@BICKERSONS, 116, f, 3, by Silver Deputy 1--GABBY'S GOLDEN GAL, 118, f, 4, by Medaglia d’Oro 1st Dam: Dancehall Floozy, by Paramount Jet 1st Dam: Gabriellina Giof (GB) (SW & GSP-US, SW- 2nd Dam: Lil 'ol Gal, by Bold Laddie Ity, $197,251), by Ashkalani (Ire) 3rd Dam: Pillage, by Impressive 2nd Dam: Paola Quatraro, by Cure the Blues ($80,000 yrl '08 KEESEP). O-George & Lori Hall; 3rd Dam: Retrousse, by Naskra B-Robert G Harvey (ON); T-Kelly J Breen; J-Joe ($120,000 RNA yrl '07 FTKJUL). O/B-Arnold Zetcher Bravo; $90,000. Lifetime Record: MGISP, 8-3-0-2, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Martin Garcia; $150,000. $247,285. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-1, $499,405. *1/2 to Always eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. *1/2 to Dancehall A Princess (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}), GISP, $150,600. Deelites (Afternoon Deelites), GSP, $182,894. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Joanie's Catch, 116, f, 3, First Tour--Caught Speed- 2--Proviso (GB), 120, m, 5, Dansili (GB)--Binche, by ing, by Saint Ballado. O/B-Rose Family Stable Ltd Woodman. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-W I Mott; $50,000. (FL); T-Barry R Rose; $30,000. 3--Free Flying Soul, 118, m, 5, Quiet American- - 3--Liam's Dream, 117, f, 3, Saint Liam--Danzig's Ruby Surprise, by Farma Way. ($85,000 yrl '06 Dreamer, by Rubiano. O-Mr & Mrs William K Warren FTKOCT; $125,000 2yo >07 BESMAY). O-Marsha Jr; B-Karen S & Gary M Farrar (PA); T-Anthony W Naify; B-James Temple Hines Jr (KY); T-Bruce Dutrow; $15,000. Headley; $30,000. Margins: 7, 1HF, 1. Odds: 9.50, 51.50, 13.30. Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 11.60, 2.10, 3.80. Also Ran: Romantic Hideaway, She Be Wild, Ailalea, Criolla Bonita, Sister Also Ran: Czechers, Gilded Gem, Made for Magic, Evita Argentina, Resistor, Richiegirlgonewild, Cascading, Si Senora. Scratched: Touching Cherryblossommiss, Captain's Lover (SAf), Diamondrella (GB), Sweet August Beauty, Carphonic. Cont. p3 Moon. Scratched: Tuscan Evening (IRE). Gabby=s Golden Gal, who graduated over this track last February, aired by 13 lengths in the Sunland Park Oaks in March. A well-beaten sixth behind subsequent Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro) in the GI Kentucky Oaks in May, the dark bay was shipped to New York for the GI Acorn S. and took it in Sire in 2009 of wire-to-wire fashion. Ninth after stumbling at the start APOLLO DOLCE ($1,223,571), OFFICER ROCKET ($443,014), in the GI Prioress S. July 4, Gabby=s Golden Gal closed LEGAL CONSENT ($419,451), etc. Sire of 19 Lifetime Stakes out the season with a seventh in the GI La Brea S. Dec. Winners with total progeny earnings of $12,109,328 26. AShe just needed the race [in the La Brea],@ said trainer Bob Baffert. AI thought she was training well 2010 Fee: $9,000 11/1 / $10,000 S&N enough to win it, but she just laid an egg that day. This www.taylormadestallions.com filly has always shown me signs of greatness, like Indian Blessing. That=s why we were just baffled after GI Santa Monica H. GABBY=S GOLDEN GAL (Medaglia the La Brea.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart, the d = Oro) rebounds to earn second Grade I victory. brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style GII Forward Gal S. BICKERSONS (Silver Deputy) romps pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. by seven lengths. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/1/10 • PAGE 3 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com GII Forward Gal S. cont. from p1 Bickersons, who graduated at second asking at Monmouth last July, finished third in the Spa=s GI Spinaway S. and Santa Anita=s GI Oak Leaf S., but failed to reproduce that form when 10th the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 7. AWe took her all over last year and ran in the big races,@ said winning trainer Kelly Breen. AI think we found out that she could do well around two turns in the right company, but not necessarily against the best.@ A 2 1/2-length winner in the seven-furlong Moccasin S. at Hol- lywood Nov. 22, the dark bay was a well-beaten fifth in her most re- cent start in the GI Hollywood Adam Coglianese Starlet S. Dec. 20. ASeven-eighths is probably her best game, and maybe she can go a one-turn mile,@ added Breen. AWhen she blew out that :33 and 4/5 [Jan. 24], I was concerned that she might have left her race at Palm Meadows, but obviously she didn=t.@ Triple Pulsion Misses ‘10 Debut Due to Cough Threats Pulsion (Include), slated to make his 2010 debut in the sixth race at Gulfstream yesterday afternoon, was CRISP READIES FOR SHOWDOWN scratched Sunday morning after developing a cough. AI In preparation for a confrontation with Eclipse Award went to the barn early [Sunday] morning, and he juvenile filly finalist Blind Luck (Pollard=s Vision) in Satur- coughed 20 times,@ explained trainer Patrick Biancone.