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UNDEFEATED COLTS MEET IN REMSEN HEADLINE ...p5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2004 THE SAINT COMES MARCHING IN BEST OF THE WEST MEET OUT EAST He couldn’t quite get the better of Horse of the Year Both are stabled at Hollywood Park, but Pico Central candidate Ghostzapper or top handicapper Peace Rules, (Brz) (Spend a Buck) and Kela but Saint Liam (Saint Ballado) proved best in the GII (Numerous) have shipped all the Clark H. at Churchill Downs yesterday. The bay colt way across the country to lock was second by a head to Peace horns in the GI Cigar Mile H. at Rules in the Feb. 29 GII New Aqueduct this afternoon. Already Orleans H. and finished third a three-time Grade I winner this behind that rival in the Apr. 3 season, Pico Central is head-and- GII Oaklawn H., then disap- head with GI Breeders’ Cup peared. He was put to the test Sprint hero Speightstown for the Pico Central Adam Coglianese in his return, the Sept. 11 GI Eclipse Award as the year’s top Woodward S., but battled sprinter. Trainer Paulo Lobo believes that his victories in Saint Liam (outside) Ghostzapper every step before the GI Carter H., GI Met Mile and GI Vosburgh, where Four Footed Fotos giving way grudgingly to run Speightstown finished third, should be enough to sway second by a neck at level weights. The 6-5 chalk to go the voters, no matter the outcome at the Big A. “Pico one better in the Clark, Saint Liam was bumped at the has done enough the rest of the year to be sprint cham- break, then pressed the pace for six furlongs. He forged pion,” Lobo said. The five-year-old has a record of five to the front in the stretch and held Seek Gold (Touch wins from six starts in 2004, suffering his lone defeat Gold) and a less-than-determined Perfect Drift when third behind fellow California shipper Kela in the (Dynaformer) at bay. Click for the brisnet.com chart Aug. 15 GII Pat O’Brien Breeders’ Cup H. at Del Mar. or the brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. He rebounded to win the Oct. 2 Vosburgh by four lengths, but owner Gary Tanaka declined to pay the Friday, Churchill Downs supplementary fee for the Breeders’ Cup. Kela, who CLARK H.-GII, $558,000, CDX, 11-26, 3yo/up, also captured the GIII Texas Mile and the GI Bing 1 1/8m, 1:50 4/5, ft. Crosby Breeders’ Cup H. from his eight starts this year, 1--@#SAINT LIAM, 117, c, 4, by Saint Ballado was at Lone Star Park Oct. 30 and acquitted himself 1st Dam: Quiet Dance (SW & GSP, $224,240), well, closing to be second behind Speightstown in the by Quiet American Sprint. “He would have gotten up if he had a little more 2nd Dam: Misty Dancer, by Lyphard ground,” trainer Mike Mitchell said. “He had to go 3rd Dam: Flight Dancer, by Misty Flight around a lot of horses and ran out of time.” The six- ($130,000 yrl '01 FTSAUG). O-Mr & Mrs William K year-old has been first or second in five of six mile tries. Warren Jr; B-Edward P Evans (KY); T-Richard E Dutrow Jr; J-E S Prado; $345,960. Lifetime Record: Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:49 p.m. EST GISP, 14-5-5-1, $760,035. CIGAR MILE H.-GI, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1m 2--Seek Gold, 111, c, 4, Touch Gold--Aly's Adita, by PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Alydar. O-Robert V LaPenta; B-Highfield Farm (KY); 1 Pico Central (Brz) Spend a Buck Lobo 8-5 $111,600. 2 Unforgettable Max Northern Afleet Preciado 20-1 3--Perfect Drift, 118, g, 5, Dynaformer--Nice Gal, by 3 Potrisunrise (Arg) Potrillazo (Arg) Levine 30-1 Naskra. O-Stonecrest Farm; B-Dr William A Reed & 4 Purge Pulpit Pletcher 6-1 Stonecrest Farm (KY); $55,800. 5 Lion Tamer Will's Way Pletcher 12-1 Margins: 1 1/4, NO, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.20, 42.20, 3.00. 6 Badge of Silver Silver Deputy Frankel 4-1 Also Ran: Suave, Eurosilver, Lundy's Liability (Brz), Pies 7 Voodoo Petionville J Jerkens 20-1 Prospect, Colonial Colony, Sir Cherokee. Scratched: 8 Kela Numerous Mitchell 2-1 Fantasticat. 9 During Cherokee Run Hines 20-1 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/04 • PAGE 2 of 9 Friday, Aqueduct Friday, Hollywood Park TOP FLIGHT H.-GII, $150,000, AQU, 11-26, 3yo/up, HOLLYWOOD TURF EXPRESS H.-GIII, $150,000, HOL, f/m, 1m, 1:35 1/5, ft. 11-26, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 1:02, fm. 1--DAYDREAMING, 117, f, 3, by A.P. Indy 1--CAJUN BEAT, 122, c, 4, by Grand Slam 1st Dam: Get Lucky (GSW, $157,760), 1st Dam: Beckys Shirt (MGSP, $174,855), by Mr. Prospector by Cure the Blues 2nd Dam: Dance Number, by Northern Dancer 2nd Dam: Thundertee, by Ye 3rd Dam: Numbered Account, by Buckpasser 3rd Dam: Hepzibah, by Count Amber O/B-Ogden Mills Phipps (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey ($145,000 wlng '00 KEENOV). O-Padua Stable, Ircan III; J-J D Bailey; $90,000. Lifetime Record: MGISP, & Ircan; B-John T L Jones Jr & H Smoot Fahlgren 11-6-1-2, $562,180. *Full to Accelerator, GSW & (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; J-R A Dominguez; $90,000. GISP, $414,908. Lifetime Record: GISW, 17-7-3-0, $1,159,100. 2--Bending Strings, 118, f, 3, American Chance-- 2--Geronimo (Chi), 117, h, 5, Gold Tribute--Mrs. Lily Straight South, by Hail the Pirates. O/B-John D (Chi), by Mocito Guapo (Arg). O-William C Buster Jr, Gunther (KY); $30,000. Rusty Hays & Surfside Equine, et al; B-Haras Don 3--Roar Emotion, 116, f, 4, Roar--Emotional Outburst, Alberto (CHI); $30,000. by Capote. ($30,000 wlng '00 KEENOV; $37,000 3--Mighty Beau, 117, h, 5, Rainbow Prospect--Mighty 2yo 2002 OBSAPR). O-Joseph Allen; B-Brenda Jones Lode, by Lode. O-Mike Cloonan & Anthony Carolan; (KY); $15,000. B-Mighty Acres (OK); $18,000. Margins: NO, 2 1/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.05, 3.25, 3.50. Margins: 3, NK, HF. Odds: 2.20, 3.20, 22.50. Also Ran: Pop Princess, Tempus Fugit, Caught in the Also Ran: Golden Arrow, De Valmont (Aus), Worldwind Rain. Scratched: Distinctive Kitten. Romance, Hombre Rapido, Only the Best, Coded Mes- Daydreaming had won every other start this year, sage. sandwiching losses in between her victories in a Mar. 1 Cajun Beat followed up on his upset win in last year’s allowance at Gulfstream, a May 6 allowance at GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint with a 1 1/2-length score in the Belmont, an Aug. 4 optional claimer at Saratoga and Jan. 3 GIII Mr. Prospector H. at Gulfstream Park, but the Oct. 1 GIII Indiana Breeders’ Cup Oaks. But the bay had been held winless in his four starts since. The dark broke that pattern here, finally gaining back-to-back bay was second behind Alke in the Feb. 7 GIII Deputy success as the even-money chalk. The Ogden Mills Minister H. before shipping to the Middle East to run Phipps homebred was allowed to settle in fourth as first fourth in the Mar. 27 G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. Fresh- Tempus Fugit (Alphabet Soup) and then Pop Princess ened after his international adventure, the four-year-old (Alphabet Soup) cut out the fractions. Roar Emotion was moved to trainer Bobby Frankel’s barn during his took over at the eighth pole, but she yielded in the vacation. He came back to be fourth behind Pico Cen- dying yards as Daydreaming held off Bending Strings tral (Brz) in the Oct. 2 GI Vosburgh S. and fifth behind for the score. “Bending Strings was way out in the Speightstown in the Oct. 30 GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint middle of the track,” jockey Jerry Bailey explained. “I and it was decided a surface switch was in order. Cajun could see her, but my filly couldn’t. She put [Roar Emo- Beat, who was second by a neck in his only other grass tion] away and kind of thought the race was over. The effort, a Churchill Downs allowance test 17 1/2 months last two jumps, she saw [Bending Strings] and you ago, was the 2-1 favorite with the return to the lawn could feel her surge again.” Click for the brisnet.com and came through for his backers, closing from seventh chart or the brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. For to win with something left. the video race replay, select: broadband or modem. Click for the brisnet.com chart. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/04 • PAGE 3 of 9 Friday, Hollywood Park Friday, Hollywood Park MIESQUE S.-GIII, $75,000, HOL, 11-26, 2yo, f, 1mT, MIESQUE S.-GIII, $75,000, HOL, 11-26, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:37, fm. 1:36 4/5, fm. 1--@#LOUVAIN (IRE), 115, f, 2, by Sinndar (Ire) 1--@PADDY'S DAISY, 121, f, 2, by King of Kings (Ire) 1st Dam: Flanders (Ire) (SW & MGSP-Eng, 1st Dam: Mrs. Paddy, by Woodman $387,113), by Common Grounds (GB) 2nd Dam: Our Little Margie, by Majestic Light 2nd Dam: Family At War, by Explodent 3rd Dam: Pet Eagle, by Raise a Native 3rd Dam: Sometimes Perfect, by Bold Bidder O/B-Stonehaven Farm (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-C S O-Edmund A Gann; B-Twelve Oaks Stud Nakatani; $45,000.