SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 WELLABLED FLIES HOME IN FUTURITY TEXAS CHROME SHOWS ATDN Rising Star@ Wellabled (Shackleford) displayed an HEART IN SUPER DERBY affinity for the Arlington synthetic with a second decisive score over that strip to become his freshman sire (by Forestry)=s first stakes winner. Quickest away from the stalls, the heavy favorite ticked off opening splits of :23.42 and :46.08 while pressed along by Star Empire (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}). Showing the way into the lane, the bay easily cruised clear to win for fun. AThe sky=s the limit for this horse,@ trainer Larry Rivelli said. AI=m not so sure about other surfaces, I took him to Saratoga and worked him on the dirt a couple of times and he didn=t seem to like it, that=s why I chose to run him on the turf. His breeding suggests he=ll run long.@ Purchased for $340,000 at the OBS April sale after a quarter-mile breeze in :20.2, Wellabled earned the ATDN Rising Star@ moniker after romping by 7 1/2 lengths in his five- furlong debut over this all-weather course July 9. Showing the way from the start when trying turf in Saratoga=s Skidmore S. Aug. 19, he was run down late by Harlan=s Harmony (Spring At Texas Chrome outfights Dalmore | Lou Hodges photography Last) to finish second by a head. Cont. p8 Texas Chrome (Grasshopper), whose sire was backed down to IN TDN EUROPE TODAY 30 cents on the dollar to win the GIII Super Derby nine years ago only to finish second, had run some sneaky good races against ALMANZOR A WORTHY CHAMPION some familiar faces among this year=s 3-year-old crop without French raider Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) bests a star- breaking through. That all changed in the space of about 110 studded field in the G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. Click or tap here seconds Saturday afternoon at Louisiana Downs, as the Texas- to go straight to TDN Europe. bred colt engaged California raider Dalmore (Colonel John) to his outside at the head of the stretch and outpunched that one to the wire to claim a richly deserved big-race victory. Whateverybodywants (Giant Oak) validated his runner-up effort to Cupid (Tapit) in the GII West Virginia Derby with a third-place finish in Bossier City, but the disappointment of the race was favored Mo Tom (Uncle Mo), who had no pace to run at, but was beaten a long way from home and finished fifth. A three-time stakes winner at two at Lone Star, Arapahoe Park and at Remington Park, Texas Chrome made a belated sophomore debut with a solid third in the six-furlong Bachelor S. at Oaklawn Park Apr. 15. Far too tough for his fellow state-breds when running out a 10 1/2-length winner of the Texas Stallion S. in Dallas May 15, he finished an even third behind Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GIII Matt Winn S. at Churchill Downs June 18 and returned on 13 days= rest to round out the exacta underneath subsequent GI Betfair.com Haskell Invitational S. and GI Travers S. second American Freedom (Pulpit) in the GIII Iowa Derby. 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