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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. YEAH, HE’S A POTENTIAL FACTOR GRACE AND POWER To route, or not to route. That was the question It was almost as entertaining a duel on the tote as it facing GII San Vicente S. winner J “TDN Rising figured to be on the track. Fox Hill Farm=s Havre de Star” J The Factor (War Front) heading into his first Grace (Saint Liam) opened with at 3-5 with the lion=s date with a distance of ground--in the afternoon, that is share of the early action, while champion Blind Luck --in Saturday=s GII Rebel (Pollard=s Vision) sat up there as the 9-2 third choice. S. at Oaklawn Park. The gap gradually narrowed, and, as they approached After toying with the the gate, the old acquaintances were joint favorites at idea of testing the 3-2 with about 900 waters in the smackeroos GIII Sunland Derby, separating them. At Baffert and joint owners the last flash, it George Bolton and David was the California Shimmon decided on a raider at 6-5 to the trip to Hot Springs, The Factor Horsephotos locally based Havre where the Baffert- de Grace at 8-5, trained Lookin At Lucky (Smart Strike) emerged but they can=t read victorious in last year=s Rebel. While The Factor was the tote, and, credited with a bullet six furlongs in 1:12 1/5 Mar. 12, making her 4-year- Havre de Grace Horsephotos he breezed a mile, for all intents and purposes, finished old debut, the up well and was given the green light for a midweek second choice turned in a stakes-record equalling flight. Cont. p2 performance, defeating her rival on the square by 3 1/4 Saturday, Oaklawn Park lengths. AShe did everything we expected her to,@ said REBEL S.-GII, $300,000, OPX, 3-19, 3yo, 1 1/16m, winning trainer Larry Jones. AShe had trained very well. 1:42, ft. It was awesome. I wasn=t planning on going out and 1--THE FACTOR, 117, c, 3, by War Front equaling the stakes record, but it was a bonus that she 1st Dam: Greyciousness, by Miswaki did it fast. She=s an incredible mare.@ 2nd Dam: Skatingonthinice, by Icecapade 3rd Dam: Rain Shower, by Bold Forbes Azeri S. cont. p5 ($50,000 wlng '08 KEENOV; $40,000 yrl '09 FTKJUL; $250,000 2yo >10 BESMAY). O-Fog City Stable & George Bolton; B-H & W Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Martin Garcia; $180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $304,680. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Raised & Sold by Hunter Valley Farm Sold by INDIAN CREEK for IROQUOIS BLOODSTOCK 2--Caleb's Posse, 122, c, 3, Posse--Abbey's Missy, by Slewacide. O-McNeill Stables LLC & Cheyenne Stables LLC; B-Don C McNeill (KY); T-D K Von Hemel; $60,000. 3--Archarcharch, 122, c, 3, Arch--Woodman's Dancer, by Woodman. ($60,000 yrl '09 KEESEP). O-Yagos, Robert & Loval; B-Grapestock LLC (KY); T-William H Fires; $30,000. Margins: 6 1/4, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.40, 24.80, 7.10. Also Ran: Saratoga Red, J W Blue, Sway Away, J P's Gusto, Picko's Pride, Bluegrass Jam. Scratched: Dreaminofthewin, Elite Alex, Alternation, Glint. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Page 1 of 22 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/20/11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII REBEL S. Fact Checking... The $250,000 salestopper at last year=s Barretts May Sale, The Factor was deemed Aa freak@ by trainer Bob Baffert as related to owner George Bolton (Click here for the Take Two feature on The Factor with owner George Bolton). Though he was put into steady training in June, The Factor did not race at Del Mar and instead was prepared for a start at Hollywood Park in late November. He was bet down to 70 cents on the dollar going 6 1/2 furlongs on the Cushion Track Nov. 28, but the grey never looked a winner, as he had just one rival behind him entering the final furlong and ran on evenly to finish fourth, beaten 3 1/4 lengths. His next appearance would feature a dramatically different performance. Trying Santa Anita=s conventional dirt surface on opening day of that meeting Dec. 26, The Factor ran a hole in the wind, drawing off by 8 1/4 lengths in 1:06.98 and earning a speed figure similar to the one given to Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) for his win in the GI Malibu S. later on the card. The San Two Turns? No Factor Whatsoever... Vicente was selected for his stakes debut, but the colt The start of the Rebel was delayed for a few minutes was plagued by foot issues and turned in just three when Pin Oak Stable=s J “TDN Rising Star” J works in the 56 days between his maiden score and the Alternation (Distorted Humor) became cast in the gate San Vicente. It didn=t matter. He streaked through a and was subsequently scratched. He suffered some half-mile in :43 2/5 on that occasion and stayed on well superficial cuts and will be treated with antibiotics, under the circumstances, stopping the clock in 1:20 trainer Donnie Von Hemel said. Once the gates flew 1/5 in handing the late-running Sway Away (Afleet back, it took but a few strides for The Factor to show Alex) a 3/4-length defeat. the way, and he raced--his mouth firmly against the bit- -through an opening couple of furlongs in :23.33. He 2011 ROAD TO THE CLASSICS was still eager turning up the backside and tugged jockey Martin Garcia through a second quarter-mile in DATE RACE TRACK :23.44, traveling freely, but comfortably. The quarter Mar. 26 GII Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds pole loomed after six panels in a testing 1:10.98, and GIII Vinery Spiral S. Turfway when his pursuers began taking closer order, it was left Mar. 27 GIII Sunland Derby Sunland to be seen how the 7-5 chalk would respond. Garcia Apr. 3 GI Florida Derby Gulfstream went for his mount in earnest in upper stretch, and in Apr. 9 GI Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita an instant, The Factor put three lengths on the field and GI Wood Memorial S. Aqueduct Apr. 16 GI Toyota Blue Grass S. Keeneland came home powerfully, quieting distance questions, at GII Arkansas Derby Oaklawn least for the time being. AHe is really that fast,@ the Apr. 23 GII Jerome H. Aqueduct victorious rider commented. AHe surprises a lot of GIII Coolmore Lexington S. Keeneland people. He doesn=t look like he=s going as fast as he is. May 7 GI KENTUCKY DERBY Churchill He just keeps going. Nobody would was going to catch him today. He=s a really nice horse.@ Sway Away got shuffled back into the clubhouse turn and Anever got a chance to run his best race,@ according to trainer Jeff TDN TODAY Bonde. The Factor and Sway Away are candidates for Headline News.................... 12 pages the GII Arkansas Derby Apr. 16. Page 2 of 22 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/20/11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com RESULTS Saturday, Santa Anita SANTA ANA S.-GII, $150,000, SAX, 3-19, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:48, gd. 1--#@MALIBU PIER, 118, f, 4, by Malibu Moon 1st Dam: Blue Moon (Fr) (GSW & GISP-US, SW & GSP-Fr, $341,386), by Lomitas (GB) 2nd Dam: To the Rainbow (Fr), by Rainbow Quest 3rd Dam: Trelex, by Exbury O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-B Wayne Hughes (KY); T-Carla Gaines; J-Rafael Bejarano; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GISP, 8-4-1-1, $252,200. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Turning Top (Ire), 118, m, 5, Pivotal (GB)--Pietra Dura (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (380,000gns yrl '07 TATOCT). O-Michael B Tabor; B-Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Simon Callaghan; $30,000. 3--Lilly Fa Pootz, 120, m, 6, Gilded Time--Dark Rhythm, by Fit to Fight. ($25,000 yrl '06 KEESEP). O-Team Green & Jerry Hollendorfer; B-Robert E Courtney Jr, Cabby Boone &James S Shropshire Jr (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; $18,000. Purchased as a yearling by Margins: 1, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 2.00, 1.90, 7.80. Also Ran: Washington Bridge, Eclair de Lune (Ger), It Tiz. Scratched: Blue Maiden (GB), Church Camp. Perfect in two starts on turf to begin her career, Malibu Pier was a running-on fourth in the GIII Harold C. Ramser H. at Oak Tree Oct. 17, then made a winning debut on the main track by taking an off-turf allowance Nov. 21. She tried conventional dirt for the first time in the GI La Brea S. Dec. 26, and, despite steadying at the start, outfinished every rival bar Switch (Quiet American) for some Grade I black-type. Sire of 2011 Multiple Stakes Winner Never a factor when last of five in the GII El Encino S. WILD ABOUT MARIE Jan. 16, the homebred was last seen finishing third as Winner of the Bienville S. the chalk in the GII Buena Vista H. going a grassy mile at Fair Grounds on Saturday Feb. 21. Narrowly the second favorite here behind Turning Top, Malibu Pier and Lilly Fa Pootz engaged in 2011 Stud Fee: $10,000 S&N an enervating speed duel which saw them draw some eight lengths clear of Turning Top midway down the backstretch.