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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, Yes It’s True’s YES BYJIMMINY call 732-747-8060. Wins $150,000 Jack Dudley Sprint (p8, ATW) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation GOLD MEDAL TOPPER AT NOVEMBER Weanlings once again figured prominently during GRADE 2 MRS. REVERE STAKES Saturday=s sixth session at Keeneland November, with a colt by Medaglia d=Oro out of Vanity Flair leading the proceedings on Tom Van Me- ter=s $290,000 bid. WinStar sire Tiznow was responsible for the second-leading lot 10th GRADE 1 WINNER FOR yesterday, a colt who was BELONG TO ME hammered down to agent Ben Glass for $285,000. Eaton ALL SILENT TAKES GRADE 1 VRC EMIRATES S. Sales, owned by VanMeter and Reiley McDonald, con- ACOMA IS COMING, ACOMA IS COMING signed both. AHe=s the best- She was well back early, but Acoma (Empire Maker) looking weanling I=ve seen all swept past the field in the stretch to take yesterday=s week,@ VanMeter told the GII Mrs. Revere S. at Churchill Downs by 1 1/4 lengths. Medaglia d=Oro colt=s breeder, It was the third graded-stakes score for the filly, who Diane Harrington, shortly af- Diane Harrington captured the May 31 ter signing the ticket as Lucas Marquardt photo GIII Dogwood S. on Stockplace. Harrington, the Churchill main thrilled with the result, wished VanMeter the best of track and the Oct. 17 luck and said she hoped he=d just purchased a Kentucky GIII Valley View S. on Derby winner. AOr a Breeders= Cup winner--whichever the turf at Keeneland you choose,@ she laughed. VanMeter replied, AWell, I last time out. AIt was just may resell him as a yearling. But I hope somebody just an awesome per- wins the Derby with him.@ Yesterday marked the end of formance,@ trainer Da- Book 3 of the Keeneland November Sale, which contin- vid Carroll said of the ues through Monday, Nov. 17. Sessions begin at 10 Mrs. Revere score. a.m. daily. KEENOV coverage continued p8 Horsephotos AThis fall, she=s gone from strength to strength. From the [Valley View], she gained weight and trained even better. I told [jockey Julien Leparoux] in the paddock to ride her with confidence and that he=d have more horse than he did at Keeneland, which he=d need today. We thought she was sitting on a big race. I was so happy for [owner Helen Alexander and her mother, Helen Groves]; they are wonderful to train for, and it=s a privilege to train for people who let you do your thing--good things happen.@ Acoma broke her maiden in her second start at Keeneland in April, then added an allowance score in the slop at Churchill May 11. Fourth in the July 19 GI CCA Oaks after her Dog- wood victory, the bay switched to the grass after run- ning second in the Aug. 9 GIII Monmouth Oaks, taking the Valley View in her first turf try. Will she stay on the lawn in the future? AI think you have to have an open mind,@ Carroll said. AIt=s just a question as to how she=s doing herself. She=ll talk to you like they all do.@ The conditioner indicated that Acoma would now get a break before gearing up for a four-year-old campaign. Cont. p2 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/9/08 • PAGE 2 of 13 It’s In the Blood... The stakes success of Acoma comes as no surprise. She is a half to GISW Arch (Kris S.), and boasts cham- pion Althea as her second dam and Broodmare of the Year Courtly Dee as her third. Her siblings have been the subject of their share of bidding wars at the year- ling sales. Arch brought $710,000 at KEEJUL in 1996, GSW Festival of Light (A.P. Indy) was a $975,000 KEESEP buy, a colt by Kris S. sold for $1.2 million at KEESEP 2001 and, just this past September, a full sister to Acoma went for $1.7 million to Jon Kelly. Saturday, Churchill Downs MRS. REVERE S.-GII, $201,950, CDX, 11-8, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:43 2/5, fm. 1--ACOMA, 117, f, 3, by Empire Maker 1st Dam: Aurora (SW & GSP, $285,236), by Danzig 2nd Dam: Althea, by Alydar 3rd Dam: Courtly Dee, by Never Bend O-Helen C Alexander & Helen K Groves; B-Alexander- Groves Thoroughbreds (KY); T-David M Carroll; J-Julien R Leparoux; $117,696. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-1, $390,260. *1/2 to Arch (Kris S.), GISW, $480,990; Alisios (Kris S.), MSW, $265,432; and Festival of Light (A.P. Indy), GSW-UAE, $632,291. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++ 2--My Baby Baby, 117, f, 3, Bernstein--Sarah Darling, by Wavering Monarch. ($50,000 yrl '06 FTKOCT). O-Magdalena Racing, et al; B-E H Beau Lane III (KY); T-Kenneth G McPeek; $37,967. 3--Scolara, 117, f, 3, Quiet American--Millie's Delight, Saturday, Aqueduct by El Gran Senor. O/B-Haras Santa Maria de Araras RED SMITH H.-GII, $150,000, AQU, 11-8, 3yo/up, SA (FL); T-William I Mott; $18,983. 1 3/8mT, 2:23 1/5, yl. Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 1HF. Odds: 2.60, 8.50, 8.80. 1--@STRIKE A DEAL, 117, c, 4, by Smart Strike Also Ran: Absolutely Cindy, My Princess Jess, Seem- 1st Dam: Shag (MSW, $348,074), ingly, Clear Pond, Raw Silk, Sky Mom, Golden Doc A, by Dixieland Band Dark Sky. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the 2nd Dam: Ismelda, by Wavering Monarch brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style 3rd Dam: Scathing, by Vitriolic pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. ($350,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-Jayeff B Stables; B-Bee Zee LLC (KY); T-Alan E Goldberg; J-Charles C Lopez; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GISP, 16-4-7-1, $932,341. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the KeeNov Hip #2523 eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. Colt by Unbridled Energy- Wanda’s Dream 2--Lauro (Ger), 118, h, 5, Monsun (Ger)--Laurencia 3/4 brother and sister (both by (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB). O-Manfred Ostermann; Unbridled’s Song) brought B-Gestut Hof Ittlingen (GER); T-Andreas Wohler; $1,000,000 and $625,000 $30,000. as yearlings 3--Banrock, 116, g, 5, Go for Gin--It's a Gherkin, by Sells Today Ends Well. O-Nyala Farm; B-Kathleen O'Connell & For updates go to: Nyala Farm (NY); T-Thomas M Bush; $15,000. www.taylormadeEcatalog.com Margins: 7, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 4.30, 2.55, 5.50. Also Ran: Always First (GB), Hard Top (Ire), Presious GII MRS. REVERE S. Acoma (Empire Maker) sprints Passion, Wheels Up At Noon. Scratched: Interpatation, down the stretch for a second straight graded win. GII RED SMITH H. Strike a Deal (Smart Strike) draws Summer Patriot. off to an impressive victory. Red Smith H. cont. p3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/9/08 • PAGE 3 of 13 Red Smith H. cont. Saturday, Milan, Italy Strike a Deal earned his first victory since taking the PREMIO CHIUSURA-G3, i65,610, Milan, 11-8, 2yo/up Straight Deal S. in May of 2007 in impressive fashion. 7fT, 1:24.00, hy. Second in six of 10 subsequent stakes attempts, the 1--#@WHITE SNOW (IRE), 129, f, 4, by Orpen bay missed by a nose in the GII Virginia Derby at Colo- 1st Dam: Trop Chere (Ire), by Distinctly North nial Downs last year 2nd Dam: Break for Tee (Ire), by Executive Perk (Ire) and by a neck in the 3rd Dam: Match Bend, by Never Bend GI United Nations H. at (i32,000 yrl >05 SGASEP). O-LPA Stud; B-Razza Del Monmouth this past Velino SRL; T-Gabriele Miliani; J-Mario Esposito; July. Runner-up by a i36,450. Lifetime Record: 24-7-11-2, i183,908. length in the Aug. 4 Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. GII Nijinsky S. at Werk Nick Rating: B. Woodbine, he was 2--Gesture (GB), 135, g, 6, Bahri--Stark Ballet, by with the leaders early Nureyev. (78,000gns yrl >03 TATOCT; 9,000gns HIT Adam Coglianese in the Sept. 27 GI Joe 05 TATAUT). O-Scuderia Puntaccolle; B-Cheveley Hirsch Turf Classic > Invitational S. going 12 panels on a yielding turf at Park Stud Ltd; T-Emanuele Russo; i16,038. Belmont, but faded late to be a distant fourth. Strike a 3--Remarque (Ire), 132, c, 3, Marju (Ire)--Run for Me Deal reverted to form in his latest, filling the place spot (Ire), by Danehill. (i30,000 yrl >06 ITYSEP). in the Oct. 25 GIII Knickerbocker H. at Belmont Park, O-Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra SRL; B-Razza Pian but he put the bridesmaid=s role firmly behind him here. Del Lago; T-Luigi Riccardi; i8,748. Jockey Chuck Lopez rated the colt just off the pace Margins: SNK, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: n/a. through splits of :52.87, 1:19.05 and 1:43.70 on the Also Ran: Adragon (Ity), Rockhorse (Ire), Sottone (GB), bog-like surface. They two were fanned wide into the Titus Shadow (Ire), Blue Damask, Zenone (Ire), Tibroso stretch, but finished full of run to win as much the (Ity), Yacht Woman, Polar Wind (Ity), Salisburgo (Ity), best. AAround the turn I stayed in the four path, tagged Eldest (Ire), Vattene (Ire), L'Indiscreta (GB), Mubaashir him once left-handed, and he just took off,@ Lopez said.