Gulfstream Park Has Become a Nut Had a Head in Front of Ginger Punch at the Eighth Definitive Prep Race for the G1 Dubai World Cup
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10,000TH WINNER FOR RUSSELL BAZE ...p7 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation HYSTERICALADY RETURNS AT SANTA ANITA If a couple of photo finishes had gone her way, GRADE 1 DONN HANDICAP Hystericalady (Distorted Humor) may well have ended up the champion older mare for 2007. First or second in six of her eight starts, she captured “SMART STRIKE’s influence is going the GI Humana Distaff S. to grow in the coming years . .” and GII Molly Pitcher BC H., and was beaten just a – Pacemaker, Dec. 2007 nose by Tough Tiz=s Sis in Hystericalady Equi-Photo the GI Lady=s Secret S. DONN DAY ESTA! Let go at 9-1 in the GI Breeders= Cup Distaff, the chest- The GI Donn H. at Gulfstream Park has become a nut had a head in front of Ginger Punch at the eighth definitive prep race for the G1 Dubai World Cup. Since pole, but couldn=t hold on while drifting late and hit the the World Cup was un- wire a neck behind the Eclipse winner. Freshened after veiled in 1996, no less that effort, Hystericalady has posted a series of steady than six Donn winners works for her 2008 bow in today=s GI Santa Monica H. have traveled to Nad Al at Santa Anita. The seven-furlong test was pushed Sheba, with Cigar (>96), back a week, but trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is not wor- Captain Steve (>01) and ried that the delay will affect his horse. AWe had her Invasor (Arg) (>07) carry- pretty well prepared,@ Hollendorfer told Daily Racing ing the day for the U.S., Form. AWe thought she was very fit.@ She takes on last and Harlan=s Holiday year=s Santa Monica heroine Pussycat Doll (Real Quiet), (>03), Medaglia d=Oro who makes her first start since being purchased for (>04) and Brass Hat (>06) $2.3 million by Lael Stables at the Fasig-Tipton Novem- Invasor in Dubai DRC Photo finishing runner-up. Roses ber sale. The six-year-old captured the Oct. 19 Storm in May, second in the Flag Flying S. at Belmont last time out. Field, p3 Donn in 2005, followed up with a three-length triumph on World Cup day. While the connections of Brass Hat (Prized), who was subsequently disqualified for testing positive in Dubai, are adamant they will not make that trip again, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is hoping that he can pull off an unprecedented double. McLaughlin, who saddled Invasor to his Donn and Dubai World Cup wins, will try to do it again with Daaher (Awesome Again) this year. The colt is the 5-2 morning-line favorite and 120-pound highweight in today=s Donn off his wins in the GII Jerome H. and GI Hill >n= Dale Cigar Mile H. Can he follow where Horse of the Year Invasor led? AObvi- ously, Invasor was a very special horse,@ McLaughlin told Daily Racing Form. AWith him it was just a matter of getting him over to the gate and I thought he=d win it. Daaher isn=t quite as proven, but I=m almost equally as confident because he=s been doing fabulous coming into the race.@ But, he added, AThere are a few question marks to answer, including the extra weight he picks up and getting the distance at this level. He=s won going a mile and an eighth, but this company is a lot different. He=s got the pedigree, so I=m not really too worried the distance will be a problem.@ Cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/2/08 • PAGE 2 of 7 Donn H. cont. A Smart Move? Trainer Helen Pitts will switch GISW Einstein (Brz) ISTAN (Spend a Buck) from turf to dirt for the $500,000 Donn. The six-year-old GONE WEST’S FASTEST SON has tried the main track three times in his • Brilliant Multiple career, but always Graded Stakes when it was wet. In winning miler who his latest dirt try, he romped to a seven- ran a 111 Beyer length allowance score when winning the in the slop at GIII $200,000 Ack Gulfstream in February Ack H. at Churchill of 2006. Pitts made Horsephotos by 8 3/4 Lengths. Einstein & Helen Pitts the final decision to Fastest sons of Gone West take on the Donn field at stud by Ragozin Numbers after Einstein worked a half in :49 2/5 at Gulfstream • Standout Stallion Best DirtRag #s ISTAN 0 (earned twice) Monday. AHe was awesome,@ she said after the move. Individual from AIt=s looking like a decent bunch will be in there, but he Speightstown 0 fits.@ Also taking on Daaher will be millionaire A.P. Mill Reef’s family. Canadian Frontier 1 Arrow (A.P. Indy), who comes off a 3/4-length success Proud Citizen 2 1/4 over Brass Hat in the Nov. 23 GII Clark H. at Churchill Elusive Quality 2 ½ Downs; GIII Tokyo City H. hero Fairbanks, a 3 1/2- $10,000 LF Mr. Greeley 3 3/4 Grand Slam 4 length allowance winner last January in his only other Gulfstream main-track attempt; and last year=s New for 2008! G2 Godolphin Mile victor Spring At Last (Silver Deputy), who took an optional claimer on the turf at Santa Anita Think About It! Dec. 26 in what was his first outing since his Nad Al (859) 873-7270 www.airdriestud.com Sheba score. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:13 p.m. EST DONN H.-GI, $500,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS 1 Wood Be Willing Irving & Marjorie Cowan Irving & Marjorie Cowan-KY H Jerkens 20-1 (h, 6, Pulpit--Woodmiss, by Woodman) Lezcano 2 Spring at Last J Paul Reddam & WinStar WinStar Farm LLC-KY O=Neill 6-1 (h, 5, Silver Deputy--Winter=s Gone, by Dynaformer) Coa 3 Dr Googles Boogles Zayat Stables LLC Rick & Nancy R Kaster-KY Romans 20-1 (c, 4, Richter Scale--Mountain Dance, by Hagley) Desormeaux 4 Daaher Shadwell Stable Yvonne & Dagmar Schwabe-ON McLaughlin 5-2 (c, 4, Awesome Again--Irish Cherry, by Irish Open) Luzzi 5 A. P. Arrow A E Paulson Living Trust A E Paulson Living Trust-KY Pletcher 4-1 (h, 6, A.P. Indy--Garimpeiro, by Mr. Prospector) Dominguez 6 Fairbanks Team Valor Stables LLC Kidder/Grigg/Mamakos-KY Pletcher 5-1 (h, 5, Giant=s Causeway--Alaska Queen, by Time for a Change) Velazquez 7 Kiss the Kid Amy Tarrant Jayeff B Stables-KY Tarrant 10-1 (h, 5, Lemon Drop Kid--Black Tie Kiss, by Danzig) Castro 8 Brass Hat Fred F Bradley Fred F Bradley-KY Bradley 5-1 (g, 7, Prized--Brassy, by Dixie Brass) Martinez 9 Einstein (Brz) Midnight Cry Stables Fazenda Mondesir-BRZ Pitts 6-1 (h, 6, Spend a Buck--Gay Charm {Brz}, by Ghadeer {Fr}) Prado TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/2/08 • PAGE 3 of 7 Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by Winners’ Circle Report For the week ending February 1, 2008 Click for TV 3:40p Swale S.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 5:05p Robert B. 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P P R E V I E W S P Point Given Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:07 p.m. PST POINT GIVEN LEADING SANTA MONICA H.-GI, $250,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f NORTH AMERICAN SIRE OF 2008 (AWT) Point Given is currently the Leading Sire of North America PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS after GO BETWEEN (03 c. o/o Mediation (IRE), by 1 Pussycat Doll Real Quiet Baffert 9-5 Caerleon) won the $1,000,000 Sunshine Millions Classic 2 Society Hostess Seeking the Gold Clement 8-1 going 1-1/8 m. on the all weather track at Santa Anita Jan. 3 Silky Smooth Mr. Greeley Mullins 8-1 26 by two lengths and set a new track record. Go Between 4 Overly Tempting In Excess (Ire) Headley 5-1 is undefeated on all weather surfaces and has set 5 Hystericalady Distorted Humor Hollendorfer 6-5 two new track records in his all weather starts - both 6 Intangaroo Orientate Sherlock 12-1 of which were stakes races. He won the Fayette S. (G3) at Five-year-old Overly Tempting makes her stakes Keeneland in his polytrack debut last October. He’s won or debut after taking an entry-level allowance at Holly- placed in 17 of his 22 career starts and now earned wood Park Dec.