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DELTA JACKPOT result upheld p. 7 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2007 STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT SEALY HILL: CANADA’S HORSE OF THE YEAR AOaks? She=s going to be the next Kentucky Derby For the second straight year, a three-year-old filly was winner.@ That was jockey Rafael Bejarano=s response honored as Canada=s most outstanding Thoroughbred. after being asked about what 2008 might bring for Sealy Hill (Point Given), first or Country Star (Empire Maker), second in seven of her eight who turned in a resounding starts in 2007, followed in the performance yesterday in the hoofsteps of Arravale and was $431,500 GI Hollywood Star- named the Sovereign Award win- let S. while setting a new ner as Canada=s Horse of the track record. Bejarano may Year Friday night at the Westin come down from cloud nine Harbour Castle in Toronto. today, but he was aboard the Owned and bred by Eugene Stonerside homebred when Melnyk and trained by Mark Pat Lang Photo she opportunely broke her Casse, the dark bay also received Benoit Photo maiden in her second start, the award as champion three-year-old filly and cham- the GI Darley Alcibiades S. at Keeneland Oct. 5. AYou pion female turf horse. She became the first winner of can't even compare her win in Kentucky with this one,@ Canada=s Triple Crown for fillies after taking the Wood- Bejarano added. AThere's no comparison. She's so bine Oaks, Bison City S. and Wonder Where S., and much better now.@ Grace and Power (More Than Ready) was second in the GII Canadian S. and GI E.P. Taylor S. was an admirable second, while The Golden Noodle Sealy Hill is the fourth sophomore filly to earn the Sov- (D=wildcat) came on for third. Hollywood Starlet cont. p2 ereign Award as Horse of the Year in the last 16 years. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com In addition to Arravale, Alywow in 1991 and Dance catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Smartly in 1994 earned the title. Made. Saturday, Hollywood Park 2007 SOVEREIGN AWARD WINNERS HOLLYWOOD STARLET S.-GI, $425,500, HOL, 12-15, 3yo Filly, Turf Female, Horse of the Year 2yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:40 2/5 (NTR), ft. Sealy Hill (Point Given) 1--COUNTRY STAR, 120, f, 2, by Empire Maker 2yo Filly - Dancing Allstar (Millennium Allstar) 1st Dam: Rings a Chime (GISW, $606,315), by Metfield Older Female & Sprinter - Financingavailable (Kiridashi) 2nd Dam: Outofthebluebell, by Red Ryder 2yo Male - Kodiak Kowboy (Posse) 3rd Dam: Natchez Bluebell, by Star Envoy 3yo Male - Alezzandro (High Yield) O/B-Stonerside Stable (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; Older Male - True Metropolitan (Proud and True) Turf Male - Cloudy=s Knight (Lord Avie) J-Rafael Bejarano; $255,300. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $575,900. Broodmare - Lover=s Talk (Vice Regent) 2--Grace and Power, 120, f, 2, More Than Ready--Lady Breeder - Adena Springs in Power, by Defensive Play. ($115,000 yrl '06 Trainer - Mark Casse Owner - Melnyk Racing FTKJUL). O-Bobby Flay; B-Keene Ridge Farm (KY); Jockey - Patrick Husbands T-Steve Klesaris; $85,100. Apprentice Jockey - Tyler Pizarro 3--The Golden Noodle, 120, f, 2, D'wildcat--Golden Genie, by Beau Genius. O/B-Bill Feeley (MT); T-Jack C Photograph - Michael Burns Jr, Toronto Star Van Berg; $51,060. Newspaper Story - Allan Besson, Winnipeg Free Press Feature Story - Paul Wiecek, Winnipeg Free Press Margins: 2 3/4, 2, 3. Odds: 1.00, 13.50, 17.40. Film/Video/Broadcast - Horse Racing Alberta & Also Ran: Set Play, Foxy Danseur, Time Reveals All, WhiteIron Productions, CTV - Alberta Sunday Geisha, Grace Anatomy, Spritely. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/16/07 • PAGE 2 of 8 TDN Feature Presentation GRADE 1 HOLLYWOOD STARLET Big Week for LANGFUHR PARADISE DANCER is GSW #5 in 2007 for Langfuhr AMAZING SPEED won her third stakes this year on Dec. 8. A STAR IS BORN Always highly regarded--both for her athletic ability and pleasant demeanor--by trainer Bobby Frankel, Country Star made her debut at on the turf at Belmont Sept. 20, rallying past another Empire Maker filly, Mushka, to claim second behind Backseat Rhythm (video). That maiden has redefined what Akey race@ means: Backseat Rhythm went on to run second and third, respectively, in the GI Frizette S. and GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies to likely champion Indian Blessing, while Mushka posted a highly impressive score in the GII Demoiselle S. Frankel opted to not waste anyone=s time by running Country Star in another maiden special, and instead shipped her to Keeneland=s Polytrack for the GI Darley Alcibiades S. Oct. 5. Sent off at 8-1, the pretty filly swept eight wide in the lane to become the first Grade I winner for her freshman sire (by Unbridled). She was kept in the barn rather than vie for the Breeders= Cup, and flew to Hollywood early in Rings a Bell... November. Bred in Washington, Rings a Chime (Metfield) brought Sent off at even-money, Country Star bobbled a bit just $26,000 in 1998 as a yearling in her home state, at the break, but recovered to race in the two path as but fared quite well when sent to Spritely (Touch the big time. In addition to a tri- Gold) and Time umph in the GI Ashland S., the Reveals All (Pulpit) dark bay ran second in the GI sparred through Kentucky Oaks and third in the GI splits of :23.38 Las Virgenes S., bankrolling and :46.25. $606,315 along the way. She Bejarano guided RNA=d for $975,000 that fall at the favorite to- Fasig-Tipton, but was purchased wards the outside by Stonerside for $800,000 at Rings a Chime stonerside.com Country Star (white cap) Benoit Photo on the far turn and the 2002 Keeneland January she entered the lane full of run. After taking the lead Sale. Though she slipped that season, Rings a Chime=s midstretch, Country Star pricked her ears, but kept second foal for the McNair operation was a Storm Cat moving towards the wire with her stride still smooth. AI colt who brought $3.1 was surprised she went so wide, but I guess [Bejarano] million from Demi O=Byrne didn't want to get in any trouble,@ Frankel commented at the 2005 Fasig-Tipton after the race. AIt looked like he asked her and she took Saratoga Sale. Country off, and then he was pulling her up at the end. She's Star is her third foal. After great to be around, easy to train and she does every- failing to get in foal for thing 100 percent.@ Frankel added, AThis one might be 2006, Rings a Chime pro- something special. We'll probably point to some races duced a Storm Cat colt in in May; I haven't made any plans yet. She might run in 2007 and was bred back the [GI Santa Anita Oaks [Mar. 8]; maybe one more Country Star Benoit Photo to Giant=s Causeway. race before then." P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/16/07 • PAGE 3 of 8 Saturday, Calder Race Course Saturday, Calder Race Course LA PREVOYANTE H.-GII, $200,000, CRC, 12-15, W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GII, $200,000, CRC, 12-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT, 2:26 3/5, gd. 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:26, gd. 1--@REDASPEN, 115, m, 5, by Bianconi 1--PRESIOUS PASSION, 116, g, 4, by Royal Anthem 1st Dam: Goldie Pops, by Strike the Gold 1st Dam: Princesa's Passion, by Marquetry 2nd Dam: Out of Joint, by Quack 2nd Dam: Sizzlin Sunshine, by Sunshine Forever 3rd Dam: Juke Joint, by Raise a Native 3rd Dam: North Flow, by Upper Nile O/B-Equivine Farm (PA); T-Rebecca Baker; J-Eddie O-Patricia A Generazio; B-Joseph & Helen Barbazon Castro; $116,560. Lifetime Record: 24-9-6-5, $459,473. (FL); T-Mary Hartmann; J-Elvis Trujillo; $115,320. 2--Green Girl (Fr), 116, m, 5, Lord of Men (GB)--Green Lifetime Record: 23-6-3-1, $373,528. Sails (Ire), by Slip Anchor (GB). (78,000gns HRA >05 2--Stream of Gold (Ire), 118, g, 6, Rainbow Quest-- TATDEC). O-Ronchalon Stable; B-EARL Haras du River Dancer (Ire), by Irish River (Fr). O-Zabeel Racing Camp Benard & M Philippe Demercastel (FR); International; B-Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Christophe Clement; $37,600. T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; $37,200. 3--Dalvina (GB), 117, f, 3, Grand Lodge--Foodbroker 3--Kiss the Kid, 114, c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--Black Tie Fancy (Ire), by Halling. (145,000gns yrl '05 TATOCT). Kiss, by Danzig. ($270,000 yrl '04 KEESEP). O-Andrew Stone; B-Normandie Stud Ltd (GB); O/T-Amy Tarrant; B-Jayeff B Stables (KY); $18,600. T-H Graham Motion; $18,800. Margins: 1 1/4, HF, NK. Odds: 67.10, 1.50, 13.30. Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, NO. Odds: 8.30, 5.20, 1.00. Also Ran: Dave, Revved Up, Bee Charmer (Ire), Royal Also Ran: My Rachel, Herboriste (GB), Eres Magica Challenger, Soldier's Dancer, Interpatation, (Chi), I'm in Love, Sans Souci Island, Oh Deanne O, Dreadnaught, Crown Point, Bob's Proud Moment. Jive, Suaveness. Scratched: Indiansong. Scratches: Rehoboth, Golden Strategy, Dancing For- Hold off on that retirement plan! Redaspen skimmed ever, Imawildandcrazyguy. the hedge to capture her first graded-stakes victory in Winner of the GIII Cliff Hanger H.