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FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here HAVOC REIGNS IN SWAPS A PERFECT SHORE DAY Chief Havoc (Giant=s Causeway) looked to have all The speedy Rainbow Heir (Wildcat Heir) made it a the speed in a four-horse renewal of the GII Swaps S. perfect four-for-four with a front-running five-length Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park and the 2-5 favorite victory in Thursday=s GIII Jersey Shore S. at Monmouth duly delivered an easy wire-to-wire victory. The Park. The New Farm chestnut colt, coming off a decisive allowance win over homebred quickly assumed the same track and nine-furlong trip May 30, broke control of the six-furlong sharply and went right to contest, zipping through the lead where he was fractions of :21.89 and tracked by an eager Dice :44.76. He skipped clear Flavor (Scat Daddy) on the turn, completed the through moderate five furlongs in :56.77 and fractions. Java=s War (War romped home to win Pass) surged up between unchallenged as the 6-5 Rainbow Heir rivals at the top of the lane favorite. The final time was Equi-Photo and looked likely to make 1:09.43. a race of it, but the GI Chief Havoc AHe=s an excellent horse and he has a similar body Toyota Blue Grass winner Benoit and has the same disposition as Wildcat Heir, both are flattened out in upper really relaxed and lightning fast,@ said winning trainer stretch, leaving Tiz a Minister (Ministers Wild Cat) to Ben Perkins, Jr., who also conditioned the Grade I- chase the favorite down the lane. Chief Havoc winning sire for New Farm. shrugged off that foe and pulled clear to win by 2 1/2 As for what is next for his speedy charge, Perkins lengths. added, AThe [Aug. 24 GI] King=s Bishop is a little farther AIt was a lot harder than I thought it would be,@ at 7/8ths, but we=re considering the [July 28 GIII] admitted winning trainer Peter Miller. AI thought we=d be Amsterdam [at 6 1/2 furlongs] up at Saratoga, or he=s five in front. Next thing I know [Dice Flavor] is right also eligible for the two other than Jersey-bred.@ inside us. [Rafael Bejarano] let him out a notch and then Rainbow Heir debuted with a front-running 5 3/4- they all took runs at him. When I saw :48.65 and length win at Laurel Feb. 1. He added a Mar. 21 1:13.19, I felt pretty confident, but it was still a horse optional claimer at Laurel before besting fellow Jersey- race at the quarter pole.@ Cont. p3 breds at Monmouth May 12. Cont. p3 Thursday, Betfair Hollywood Park SWAPS S.-GII, $147,000, BHP, 7-4, 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:50, ft. 1--#@CHIEF HAVOC, 114, c, 3, by Giant=s Causeway 1st Dam: La Reina (GSW, $350,062), by A.P. Indy 2nd Dam: Queena, by Mr. Prospector 3rd Dam: Too Chic, by Blushing Groom (Fr) ($325,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Paul Makin; B-Emory Hamilton (KY); T-Peter Miller; J-Rafael Bejarano. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1, $180,110. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Tiz a Minister, 120, c, 3, Ministers Wild Cat--Tiz a Mistress, by Cee's Tizzy. ($6,500 yrl '11 BESOCT; $2,700 RNA yrl '11 BESJAN). O-Sayjay Racing LLC; B-Dahlberg Farms LLC (CA); T-Paul Aguirre. $30,000. 3--Dice Flavor, 120, c, 3, Scat Daddy--Afleet Summer, by Afleet. ($80,000 yrl '11 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo >12 BESMAY). O-Oda Racing Stablae & US Equine; B-Paget Bloodstock, Nearctic Bloodstock & Carhue Investments (KY); T-Patrick Gallagher. $18,000. Margins: 2HF, 1HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 6.40, 11.30. Also Ran: Java's War.Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. 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He began 1--@KING KREESA, 116, g, 4, by King Cugat his career with a pair of efforts in England for trainer 1st Dam: Storm's Advance, by Storm Creek Jeremy Noseda and was sixth in his stateside debut in 2nd Dam: Iron's Advance, by Iron Constitution the GI Champagne S. last October. Shipped west to the 3rd Dam: Advance Reason, by Limit to Reason barn of trainer Peter Miller for his sophomore season, O-Gerald & Susan Kresa; B-Horse Partners (NY); Chief Havoc graduated with a 7 1/4-length romp at T-Jeremiah Englehart; J-Irad Ortiz Jr. $90,000. Santa Anita in April and was second in a May 3 Lifetime Record: GISP, 14-5-3-2, $434,370. Click for optional claimer at Hollywood before his May 30 the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick allowance score last time out. La Reina, a half-sister to Rating: A++. Grade I winner Brahms (Danzig), has a yearling colt by Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm Blame and a Tiznow weanling filly. NY-breds Start With a Bigger Advantage nybreds.com Trainer Peter Miller said options are open for Chief Havoc=s next start. AI=ll have to talk to Mr. Makin and 2--Howe Great, 118, c, 4, Hat Trick (Jpn)--Ginger Sea see if we want to look at some 3-year-old stakes or (SAf), by Western Winter. O-Team Valor possibly the [Aug. 25 GI] Pacific Classic.@ International; B-Barry Irwin (KY); T-Richard Mettee. $30,000. Broke and Trained by Randy Bradshaw Thursday, Monmouth Park JERSEY SHORE S.-GIII, $116,000, MTH, 7-4, 3yo, 6f, Foaled & Raised 1:09 2/5, ft. 1--#@RAINBOW HEIR, 116, c, 3, by Wildcat Heir 3--Big Screen, 116, c, 4, Speightstown--Scene Maker, 1st Dam: Rainbow Pride (SP), by Prospectors Gamble by Unbridled's Song. ($150,000 yrl '10 KEESEP; 2nd Dam: Our Lady Tingle, by Pursuit $125,000 2yo >11 FTFFEB). O-Dogwood Stable; 3rd Dam: Tingle, by Spy Song B-Jerry Jamgotchian (KY); T-Thomas Albertrani. O/B-New Farm (NJ); T-Benjamin Perkins Jr; J-Elvis $15,000. Trujillo. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $152,460. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks Margins: 1HF, 1HF, HD. Odds: 4.50, 7.20, 15.90. report & 5-cross pedigree. Also Ran: Data Link, Lubash, Shkspeare Shaliyah, 2--Amarish, 116, g, 3, Scat Daddy--Issues, by Upgrade. Scratched: Politicallycorrect. Click for the Awesome Again. ($30,000 yrl '11 FTKOCT; brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. VIDEO. $200,000 2yo >12 OBSMAR). O-Jerry Durant; King Kreesa, second in last year=s GI Jamaica H., B-Crown Bloodstock & Chelsea Bloodstock (KY); opened 2013 with third-place efforts in the Mar. 30 GIII T-Steven Asmussen. $20,000. Appleton S. at Gulfstream and May 4 GIII Ft. Marcy S. Purchased by Mersad Metanovic Bloodstock • [email protected] at Belmont and was coming off a front-running 2 1/4- Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm length victory against fellow New York-breds in the June 1 Kingston S.