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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. KATHMANBLU HEADS RACHEL ALEXANDRA FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII RISEN STAR S. Top sophomore fillies will also be on display at Fair Grounds in today=s GIII Rachel Alexandra S. The versatile Kathmanblu (Bluegrass Cat) returns to dirt following a visually impressive tally in the Sweetest Chant S. over a yielding Gulfstream turf course Jan. 22. An unlucky third in the GII Breed- ers= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, the bay concluded her two-year-old campaign with an 8 1/2-length SHOOTING FOR THE STARS tour-de-force in Churchill=s Just for Fun Stable=s Decisive Moment (With Distinc- GII Golden Rod S. Nov. 27. In- tion), second at 48-1 in the GIII Delta Downs Jackpot glorious (Hennessy) tries conven- Kathmanblu S. Nov. 20, heads to the big leagues in today=s tional dirt for the first time after Horsephotos GII Risen Star S. following a beginning her career with two sharp wire-to-wire victory in good looking stakes victories at Woodbine, including Delta=s Jean Lafitte S. Jan. 14. the restricted Ontario Lassie S. last time Dec. 4. AShe=ll Third in the Florida Stallion In be in against some really good fillies like Kathmanblu Reality S. at Calder in October, and Bouquet Booth, but our objective is to find out the Florida-bred made the trip where she fits with fillies like those,@ trainer Josie from Calder Monday evening. Carroll said of the Donver Stable colorbearer. AWe AHe=s an excellent shipper,@ thought about going in that earlier race here [the trainer Juan Arias offered. AI=ve Silverbulletday], but she=s already been two turns and been to Louisiana three times we don=t need to hit every race. It=s a long year.@ Bou- Machen now, but this is my first trip to quet Booth (Flower Alley), last term=s GIII Delta Downs Hodges Photography New Orleans,@ the former jockey Princess S. heroine, enters riding a three-race winning continued. AWe went down to the French Quarter and streak. She was last seen annexing this track=s got to experience some of the pre-Mardi Gras happy Silverbulletday S. Jan. 22. Field, p5 feeling.@ The highly regarded J “TDN Rising Star” J Machen (Distorted Humor), owned and bred by Don- ald Adam=s Courtlandt Farms, puts his perfect record on the line. A 5 1/2-length debut winner at Fair Grounds, Machen successfully stretched to two turns with an- other runaway tally in a $50,000 optional claimer Jan. 30. Santiva (Giant=s Causeway) makes his first start since annexing Churchill=s GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 27. The Tom R. Walters colorbearer, no worse than third in four career starts, completed the exacta in Keeneland=s GI Dixiana Breeders' Futurity Oct. 9. Catesby W. Clay=s Rogue Romance (Smarty Jones), a distant third in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile, also begins his sophomore campaign. Field, p2 Risen Star (Secretariat), who won this race when it was known as the Louisiana Derby Trial in 1998, went on to finish third in the Kentucky Derby before capturing the Preakness and Belmont. He was named champion three-year-old for his exploits, and Fair Grounds renamed this contest in his honor the following year. www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/19/11 • PAGE 2 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:46 p.m. EDT RISEN STAR S.-GII, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINERJOCKEY ML 1 Rogue Romance K Catesby W Clay Runnymede Farm Inc/Catesby W Clay-KY McPeek 3-1 (c, Smarty Jones--Lovington, by Afleet) Leparoux 2 Liondrive Thomas Amenta/Tom Amenta II Rebecca Farms Inc--LA Ice 50-1 (c, Lion Tamer--Outta the Park, by Grand Slam) Sutherland 3 Decisive Moment Just for Fun Stable Just for Fun Stables-FL Arias 9-2 (c, With Distinction--Lady Samira, by Dehere) Clark 4 Pants On Fire George & Lori Hall K & G Stables-KY Breen 6-1 (c, Jump Start--Cabo de Noche, by Cape Town) Bravo 5 Mucho Macho Man Reeves T’bred Racing/Dream Team 1 John D & Carole A Rio-FL Ritvo 4-1 (c, Macho Uno--Ponche de Leona, by Ponche) Coa 6 Machen Courtlandt Farms Courtlandt Farm-KY Howard 6-1 (c, Distorted Humor--Ready’s Gal, by More Than Ready) Theriot 7 Santiva Tom R Walters Paget Bloodstock-KY Kenneally 6-1 (c, Giant’s Causeway--Slide, by Smarten) M Smith 8 Action Ready K Wayne R Sanders/Larry Hirsch Respite Farm Inc-KY Calhoun 12-1 (c, More Than Ready--You Again, by Wild Again) Napravnik 9 Justin Phillip K Zayat Stables LLC Oakbrook Farm-KY Asmussen 8-1 (c, First Samurai--Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance) Bridgmohan 10 Sorgho K T & C Bowling/William D Bennett Juddmonte Farms Inc-KY Bennett 30-1 (c, Storm Cat--Gombeen, by Private Account) Martin Jr Brilliant G1 Met Mile Winner The Fastest Son of a Truly Great Sire First-Crop Weanlings/ Short Yearlings averaging a sensational $94,000 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/19/11 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Laurel, post time: 3:53 p.m. EDT Today’s Graded Stakes BARBARA FRITCHIE H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f brought to you by PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Aspenglow Lion Hearted Dunkelberger Capuano 3-1 2 Harissa K Afleet Alex Dominguez Hushion 2-1 3 Kid Kate K Lemon Drop Kid Velasquez Brown 7-2 4 R Betty Graybull Holy Bull Pimentel White 8-1 5 Fascinatin' Rhythm More Than Ready Boyce Small 15-1 6 Meese Rocks Rock and Roll Chavez Barker 9-2 7 Sweet Goodbye Louis Quatorze Acosta Grove 10-1 EST Race Click for TV Aspenglow is riding a six-race streak that has been 3:53p Barbara Fritchie H-GII, Lrl (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV mainly accomplished at Charles Town, but the West 4:11p Rachel Alexandra S.-GIII, FG (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Virginia-bred comes into this test off a 4 1/2-length win 4:31p San Luis Obispo S.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV in the What a Summer S. at Laurel Jan. 17. Defending 4:42p Mineshaft H.-GIII, FG (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Barbara Fritchie heroine Sweet Goodbye was well back 4:51p Sabin S.-GIII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV in third that day. Knock on wood, she couldn t be 5:14p Fair Grounds H.-GIII, FG (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV A = 5:26p Mac Diarmida S.-GII, GP (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV doing any better,@ said Aspenglow=s trainer, Gary 5:46p Risen Star S.-GII, FG (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Capuano. AIt seems like she gets better every time she 7:07p San Carlos H.-GII, SA (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV runs. Being on the rail is not the ideal situation, so we Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for today’s graded races. have no choice but to go to the lead. The big thing will be if she is able to relax, and the first quarter will tell POMEROY'S 2nd 2011 Stakes Winner is whether or not she has relaxed enough to finish. We Forward Gal S. (G2) victress POMEROYS hope she can step up to this level.@ Harissa tries a one- PISTOL turn race for the first time in her career. Third in the GII Click here for more... Indiana Oaks Oct. 2, the bay filly heads into this one off a front-running success in Parx=s Sleigh Ride S. Jan. 4. P P R E V I E W S P Previews cont. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/19/11 • PAGE 4 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:26 p.m. EDT MAC DIARMIDA S.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 3/8mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Pool Play K Silver Deputy Husbands Casse 12-1 2 Gabriel's Hill A.P. Indy A Garcia Benzel 15-1 3 Rahy's Attorney Crown Attorney Prado Black 8-1 4 Free Fighter Out of Place Marquez Jr Block 20-1 5 Ordination (Ire) Fantastic Light Madrid McPeek 15-1 6 Musketier (Ger) Acatenango (Ger) Solis Attfield 6-1 7 Prince Will I Am Victory Gallop Velazquez Nihei 4-1 8 Stately Victor K Ghostzapper Lopez Maker 12-1 9 Perfect Shower Perfect Soul (Ire) Castanon Attfield 15-1 10 Simmard K Dixieland Band Lezcano Attfield 8-1 11 Mint Chip K Johar Cruz Arnold 20-1 12 Al Khali K Medaglia d'Oro Desormeaux Mott 7-2 13 Citrus Kid K Lemon Drop Kid Castellano Terranova 10-1 The versatile Prince Will I Am, a winner at this dis- tance over the Saratoga turf last summer, used a vic- tory in the GI Jamaica H. going nine panels on the Belmont sod as a springboard to the Breeders= Cup. He crossed the line second in the GIII BC Marathon, but was infamously disqualified in that Nov. 6 test, and wound up closing out 2010 with a win in the 12-fur- long GII W. L. McKnight H. that was washed off the Calder turf Dec. 18. Al Khali, who prevailed despite a troubled trip to land the GII Bowling Green H. at Belmont in September, couldn=t overcome traffic in the GI Canadian International at Woodbine the following month and wound up fourth, beaten just over a length. Sent off at 9-2 in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf Nov.