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RANDOM DRUG TESTING IN CA HEADLINE p. 3 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, FEBRUARY 17, 2007 SPRINT DIVISION HEATING UP OUT WEST NEW F/M SPRINTER ECLIPSE FOR ‘07 Latent Heat (Maria=s Mon) and Proud Tower Too An Eclipse Award for Champion Filly or Mare Sprinter (Proud Irish), who have accounted for the last two has been established, officials of the National Thor- runnings of the prestigious GI oughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and Malibu S., lock horns in today=s the National Turf Writers Association announced yester- GII San Carlos H. at Santa day. ACreating an Eclipse Award for female sprinters Anita. The Juddmonte meshes logically and properly with the gender balances colorbearer rattled off two already in place in other Eclipse Award racing straight last term before finish- categories,@ said Steven Crist, Chairman and Publisher ing a disappointing ninth in the of DRF. AWhile five females have won the Eclipse GIII Perryville S. at Keeneland Award for Champion Sprinter over the years, there have Oct. 13, but bounced back with been none since 1989, and in that time a great many Latent Heat outstanding filly and mare sprinters have unfortunately Adam Coglianese photo a decisive victory beneath Edgar Prado in the Dec. 26 Malibu last gone unrecognized.@ The new Eclipse Award is one of out. Proud Tower Too only faced the starter three times 12 equine Eclipse Awards. There are also five human Eclipse Awards. The 2007 Breeders Cup at Monmouth last season, but won two of = Park marks the first running of the $1-million GI Breed- those attempts, including the G1 ers= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Dubai Golden Shaheen in March. The bay has started twice since his Nad Al Sheba triumph, finish- PREMIUM TAP TAKES KING’S CUP Carrying the colors of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul ing third in the GIII El Conejo H. Aziz and his sons for the first time, Premium Tap (Pleas- Jan. 1 and second in the Jan. 27 ant Tap) drove to a 2 3/4-length victory over six-year- in the Sunshine Millions Sprint S. old Obay (GB) (Kingmambo) in yesterday=s 1 1/2-mile AHe=s set now,@ Proud Tower King=s Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. Jockey Kent Too=s regular rider David Cohen Desormeaux was in the irons as the bay stopped the said. AHe came out of the Sun- Proud Tower Too timer in 2:28.08. German group winner Omikron (Ire) shine Millions real well, real Horsephotos (Germany) was another half-length back in third, and strong, just like always. He defi- Argentine Horse of the Year Forty Licks (Arg) (Not For nitely seems much sharper since his last race.@ Sale {Arg}) was fourth. The race, formally known as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, will serve Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:30 p.m. PST as the Premium Tap=s prep for the Mar. 31 G1 Dubai SAN CARLOS H.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 7f World Cup at Nad Al Sheba, according to Jean-Pierre de PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Gaste of International Thoroughbred Consultants, the 1 Raise the Bluff Pine Bluff Coffey 30-1 bloodstock agent who, along with Tony Cobitz, 2 Publication Petionville Cerin 20-1 brokered the deal to send the five-year-old to Saudi 3 Majestic Stream Fusaichi Pegasus Veltmann 30-1 Arabia. APremium Tap is aiming now for the World 4 Latent Heat Maria=s Mon Frankel 2-1 Cup,@ de Gaste said, adding, AAfter what he has shown 5 Swing Your Partner Wheaton Yakteen 30-1 in the [GI] Clark H. and now in the King=s Cup over a 6 Proud Tower Too Proud Irish Gonzalez 4-1 mile and a half, he has proven that he can be a very 7 Tontine Too Concerto Zucker 8-1 strong contender.@ King=s Cup runner-up Obay, a half to 8 Siren Lure Joyeux Danseur Sherman 7-2 GSW Untouched Talent out of MGSW Parade Queen 9 Ramsgate Runaway Groom Frankel 12-1 (A.P. Indy), had registered one win from 16 starts, on 10 Northern Soldier Yankee Victor Koriner 20-1 the flat and over fences, in Britain. He was purchased for 5,000gns as a 2005 Tattersalls horse in training, 11 Harvard Avenue You and I O=Neill 9-2 and had won four of his seven outings in Saudi Arabia. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/17/07 • PAGE 2 of 4 Fritchie preview cont. Today’s Graded Stakes Dutrow also saddles Smart and Fancy, who placed brought to you by second behind Oprah Winney in the Interborough last time. Laurel horse-for-course Silmaril rides a two-race winning streak. Last season=s Maryland Million Distaff H. heroine was a three-length winner of the What a Summer S. Jan. 20. AIt seems like a well-rounded field without a legitimate standout with about three or four that could win it,@ trainer Chris Grove said. AShe is as Click for TV prepared as she has been for the last several starts. I 3:25p Sabin H.-GIII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV am confident in her and she is as ready as I can get her. 4:43p Barbara Fritchie BC H.-GII, Lrl (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV I think seven-eighths is her best distance right now and 4:54p Hurricane Bertie H.-GIII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV I look forward to a big effort out of her [today].@ 7:30p San Carlos H.-GII, SA (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for today’s graded races. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:25 p.m. EST All times Eastern Standard Time. SABIN H.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT LIMEHOUSE: Consistent at the Highest Level 1 Oonagh Maccool (Ire) Giant=s Causeway Pletcher 119 for Three Straight Years... 2 Grecian Lover Friendly Lover H Jerkens 115 Click here for more... 3 Swap Fliparoo Exchange Rate H Jerkens 115 4 Leona s Knight Suave Prospect Rose 113 = P P R E V I E W S P 5 Sugar Swirl Touch Gold Frankel 114 6 Toll Taker Bernstein Hills 114 Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 4:43 p.m. EST 7 Getcozywithkaylee Zafarrancho (Arg) Calvo 114 BARBARA FRITCHIE BREEDERS= CUP H.-GII, $300,000, 8 Classy Charm Silver Charm Kimmel 115 3yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:54 p.m. EST 1 Oprah Winney Royal Academy A Dutrow 5-1 HURRICANE BERTIE H.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 2 Silmaril Diamond Grove 5-2 6 1/2f 3 Dixie Marrone Smoke Glacken Tullock, Jr. 30-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 4 Plata Skip Away Voss 12-1 1 Stormy Kiss (Arg) Bernstein Tagg 118 5 Great Intentions Cat Thief Hushion 5-1 2 My Lucky Free Mazel Trick Gambolati 115 6 Smart and Fancy Not For Love A Dutrow 7-2 3 Coli Bear Formal Dinner Klesaris 115 7 Leah=s Secret Tiger Ridge Pitts 9-2 4 Atlas Valley Capote Wilkes 115 8 Carmandia Wild Rush A Dutrow 6-1 5 Flying Circle Pembroke Fawkes 113 Trainer Anthony Dutrow takes over the training du- 6 Stolen Prayer Songandaprayer Plesa Jr 114 ties on Oprah Winney and Carmandia while his brother 7 A Sea Trippi Trippi Spatz 116 Richard serves a suspension. The former enters off a 8 Any Limit Limit Out H Jerkens 116 pair of victories in New York, including the Jan. 1 9 Contrast Unbridled Goldberg 116 Interborough H. Carmandia, winner of last season=s GII 10 Actslikealady Lord Carson Olivares 113 First Flight H. at this distance, was last seen finishing a distant fifth in the GII Top Flight H. Nov. 24. Previews cont. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/17/07 • PAGE 3 of 4 Saturday, Moonee Valley, Australia, post time: 4:10 p.m. Monday, Laurel Park TIMBERCORP AUSTRALIA S.-G1, A$400,000, 3yo/up, GENERAL GEORGE BREEDERS= CUP H.-GII, $300,000, 1200mT 3yo/up, 7f SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 13 Lad of the Manor (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Hoysted 129 1 Ryan=s For Real Sword Dance (Ire) Panell 112 2 10 Maybe Better (Aus) Intergaze (Aus) Mayfield-Smith 129 2 Gold Cluster Formal Gold L Garcia 112 3 11 Red Dazzler (Aus) Red Ransom Price 129 3 Your Bluffing Pine Bluff Caraballo 115 42 California Dane (Aus) Danehill Freedman 129 4 Silver Wagon Wagon Limit Prado 120 5 7 Cocinero (Aus) Encosta de Lago (Aus) Griffiths 129 5 City Weekend Carson City Rose 114 6 4 Minson (Aus) Honour and Glory Symons 129 6 Ah Day Malibu Moon Fogelsonger 117 76 Any Suggestion (Aus) Lion Hunter (Aus) Richards 129 7 Will He Shine Silver Deputy Desormeaux 115 89 Candy Man (Aus) Brackenbury (Aus) Milham 129 8 Mach Speed A.P. Indy No Rider 113 95 Miss Andretti (Aus) Ihtiram (Ire) Freedman 123 9 Judiths Wild Rush Wild Rush Pimentel 116 10 12 Virage de Fortune (Aus) Anabaa McLachlan 123 11 1 Gee I Jane (NZ) Jahafil (GB) Couchman 123 N E W S T O D A Y 12 8 Rewayaa (NZ) Singspiel (Ire) Hayes 123 P P A crack at the Royal Ascot meeting hangs in the balance for Miss Andretti, who looks make it two-for- TWO BC WINNING MARGINS CHANGED two in the Global Sprint Challenge.