FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here PLATE NO WALK IN THE PARK Jockey Glen Boss, a two-time winner of the G1 Cox BREEDERS’ CUP Plate, likes his chances astride Ocean Park (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}) in Australia=s weight-for-age championship BULLETIN Saturday afternoon at Moonee Valley, and, if Boss is right, age will have something to do with the outcome. O’Neill Runners Highlight Thursday Activity Much of the pre-race attention has been focused on the trio of 3-year-olds lined up, including juvenile Triple Several of Doug O=Neill=s Breeders= Cup hopefuls Crown winner Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) and Black recorded works at Santa Anita Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus})=s half-brother All Too yesterday morning, topped by Hard (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}), who lowered Pierro=s GI Classic contender Richard=s Kid colors for the first time in the G1 Caulfield Guineas (Lemon Drop Kid), who drilled six Oct. 13. It is not the sophomore set Boss fears, but panels in 1:15.40 alongside rather champion More Joyous (NZ) (More Than Ready) 2-year-old stablemate Cinco de and Green Moon (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). "More Joyous will Mario (Candy Ride {Arg}). step up again,@ Boss told Australian Associated Press. Richard=s Kid=s work was the AShe needed that run the other day [when fourth under 11th-fastest of 17 at the distance, 132 pounds in the G1 Toorak H]. She had two soft while his workmate went in 1:17 wins up in Sydney, they were like barrier trials, and flat, the slowest time at the trip. then she got down here and had a hard run, so she AThere was not a lot of deep probably needed that.@ Ocean Park will take his fair thought going on,@ O=Neill said of share of beating. A half-length winner of the G1 Makfi the decision to work the MGISW O’Neill Horsephotos Challenge in New Zealand Sept. 22, he crossed the 7-year-old in company. AI wanted Tasman for a mild upset in the G1 Underwood S. to see a good three-quarters and let him finish up good, Sept. 22 (video) and exits a 3/4-length success as the which he did. I got him in 1:14 with him finishing up odds-on favorite in the G1 Caulfield S. Oct. 13. "He's faster than he started off. He galloped out great, so the right horse for the race," Boss said. "He's a we=re very pleased.@ Also among the O=Neill pupils to weight-for-age horse and he's doing everything he has drill yesterday were GII Pennsylvania Derby winner to do with three pretty good wins this preparation. He Handsome Mike (Scat Daddy) (GI Dirt Mile/Classic) and can sprint off the mark, he can sustain runs, the GII Best Pal S. winner Know More (Lion Heart) (GI distance is not a problem, he's got good fitness levels Juvenile). The former was clocked in 1:15.20 (9/17), now, and to the eye he just looks fantastic." Pierro while the latter went in 1:15.40 (11/17). Cont. p3 (video), More Joyous and stablemate Proisir (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}) (video) all worked well this week. Asked which of the three has the best chance this weekend, she said, "It's hard, but I've always been a great admirer of Pierro. I can't see why he can't win this race. I've set him for it all along.@ Saturday, Moonee Valley, Australia, post time: 2:15 a.m. EDT SPORTINGBET COX PLATE-G1, A$3,000,000 ($3,077,045), 3yo/up, 2040mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 4 Shoot Out (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) Bowman Waller 130 2 12 Sincero (Aus) Umatilla (NZ) Rodd Farley 130 3 2 Glass Hrmnium (Ire) Verglas (Ire) McDonald Moroney 130 4 5 Green Moon (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Williams Hickmott 130 5 1 Rekndld Intrst (Aus) Redte’s Chce (Aus) Dunn Conlan 130 6 14 Linton (Aus) Galileo (Ire) Arnold Sadler 130 7 8 Happy Trails (Aus) Good Journey McEvoy Beshara 130 8 6 Ethiopia (Aus) Helenus (Aus) McLeod Carey 130 9 9 Ocean Park (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Boss Hennessy 127 10 11 More Joyous (NZ) More Than Ready N Rwiller Waterhse 126 11 13 Southern Speed (Aus) Southern Image Nolen McD/Glys 126 12 7 Pierro (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Brown Waterhse 111 13 3 All Too Hard (Aus) Casino Prince (Aus) Munce Hawkses 111 14 10 Proisir (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Newitt Waterhse 111 Broke maiden impressively at 2, setting 5 1/2F NTR at Del Mar in 1:02.71. 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Beholder Practices Rating, Leaning Toward Sprint AKnow More and Handsome Mike both worked great,@ B. Wayne Hughes=s fleet-footed Beholder (Henny O=Neill said. A[Thursday] was a day for maintenance Hughes), last seen annexing an Oct. 4 allowance in works and an excuse to give them an easy day [Friday] Arcadia by 11 lengths with a 108 Beyer Speed Figure, and then we=ll get right back into our normal good practiced harnessing her speed at Santa Anita gallops right into the race.@ He=s Done Enough (Tapit), yesterday as she looks towards either the GI Breeders= who could join fellow J. Paul Reddam colorbearer Know Cup Juvenile Fillies or Breeders= Cup Juvenile Sprint. More in the Juvenile or go in the GI Juvenile Turf, fired The GI Del Mar Debutante runner-up worked five panels six-furlong bullet from the gate in 1:12.40. He was last in 1:01.60, good for the seventh-fastest of 25 spins at seen finishing a troubled-trip 11th in the GI Dixiana the distance yesterday. AIt was a nice work,@ trainer Breeders= Futurity at Santa Anita Oct. 6. Reddam=s Richard Mandella said. AWe=re pre-entered in both races, Cogito (Giant=s Causeway), who will make his first start but we=re leaning towards the open Sprint.@ Rider Garret for O=Neill in the GI Turf off a fourth-place run in the Gomez added of the work, AWe had her sit off another Oct. 6 GI Jamaica H., was clocked in 1:14.60 (7/17). horse and she went around there real nice.@ Boxeur des Rues (Smart Strike), who hopes to get off the also eligible list in either the GI Sprint or GI Turf “The Works” Calder Sprint, covered the same six panels as his stablemates Musical Romance (Concorde’s Tune), LC, 5f, :59.80, 1/3 in 1:13.80 (5/17). Churchill Downs " " " Optimizer (English Channel), T, 5f, 1:00.80, 2/8 Santa Anita Beholder (Henny Hughes), JS, 5f, 1:01.60, 7/25 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. 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