SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here REVENGE DONN-DY FOR TWIN CREEKS MAKING HIS POINT Twin Creeks Racing Stable had the misfortune of Phipps Stable's Point of Entry (Dynaformer), a playing bridesmaid on more than one occasion with three-time Grade I winner, runner-up in the GI Breeders' their now-retired Mission Impazible (Unbridled's Song), Cup Turf and a finalist for an Eclipse Award last who had last year's season, was forced to give 2011 GI Kentucky Derby GI Donn H. won until he winner Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) two was nosed out of the pounds as they made victory by Hymn Book their respective (Arch). On paper, it 5-year-old debuts in appeared Graydar Saturday's GI Kitten's (Unbridled's Song) was Joy Gulfstream Park facing a tall task, spotting Turf H. in Hallandale. some serious handicap Despite an enterprising rivals a world of ride by Joel Rosario experience. But, on a day aboard the 4-5 chalk, Graydar Leslie Martin where speed played kindly Point of Entry did at Gulfstream Park, the gray colt set a searching pace, slightly the better of the turned for home traveling well and found the wire three two when the real Point of Entry lengths to the good of Bourbon Courage (Lion Heart). running started, and Leslie Martin Cont. p3 (100 Worldwide SW for Unbridled=s Song...p10) proved just more than a length best. Animal Kingdom settled for second, 1 1/4 Saturday, Gulfstream Park lengths ahead of a game Unbridled Command (Master DONN H.-GI, $500,000, GPX, 2-9, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m, Command). Both the winner and runner-up are 1:48 1/5, ft. candidates for races on Dubai World Cup night Mar. 30, 1--#@sGRAYDAR, 115, c, 4, by Unbridled=s Song Point of Entry for the $5-million G1 Dubai Sheema 1st Dam: Sweetest Smile, by Dehere Classic and Animal Kingdom for the big race. Trainer 2nd Dam: Cielo Otono, by Conquistador Cielo Shug McGaughey was taking a wait-and-see stance 3rd Dam: Moment's Prayer, by For the Moment post-race. AI=ll get my folks together and get the people ($85,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP; $260,000 2yo >11 to talk to me, and we=ll go from there,@ he commented. FTFFEB). O-Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC; B-W S Point of Entry does not hold an entry for the World Farish (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-Edgar S Prado. Cup. Cont. p4 $300,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $361,560. *1/2 to Union Course (Dixie Union), MGSP, $124,314; Star of David (Bernstein), MGSP, $107,377. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+. LANE’S END bred, raised and sold 2--Bourbon Courage, 117, c, 4, Lion Heart--Shine Forth, by Carson City. ($15,000 yrl '10 FTKJUL). O-Bourbon Lane Stable & Wayne Lynn; B-Oscar & Eloise Penn (KY); T-Kellyn Gorder. $100,000. Purchased as a yearling by McMahon and Hill Bloodstock 3--Take Charge Indy, 117, c, 4, A.P. Indy--Take Charge Lady, by Dehere. ($80,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP). O-WinStar Farm LLC & Chuck & Maribeth Sandford LLC; B-Eaton Sales (KY); T-Patrick B Byrne. $50,000. Margins: 3, 5, NK. Odds: 5.70, 3.30, 5.10. Also Ran: Flat Out, Csaba, Pool Play, Fast Falcon, Ducduc, Citrus Kid, Ultimate Eagle. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. In This Issue ‘Orr’-fully Good Return for All Too Hard 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 A year after his half-sister Black Caviar (732) 747-8060 (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) won the G1 C. F. Orr (732) 747-8955 (fax) S. in her first attempt at 1400 meters, Vinery's www.thoroughbreddailynews.com All Too Hard (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}) www.thetdn.com kept the trophy in the family with a comfortable half-length victory. He was Barry Weisbord, co-publisher making his first start since finishing runner-up in the G1 Cox Plate over an extended 2000 [email protected] • @barryweisbord , co-publisher meters Oct. 27. All Too Hard Inglis Sue Finley [email protected] • @suefinley Coverage pages 7-8 Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief A Century of SW for Unbridled’s Song Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor With Graydar’s surprise in Saturday’s GI Donn H. at Gulfstream Park, Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Unbridled’s Song joined a select group of stallions to sire 100 stakes winners Steve Sherack, Racing Editor worldwide. He is one of just 10 active sires to accomplish the feat. Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. 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The gray was away nearly three months off that effort, returning to best subsequent allowance winner Tiz Yankee (Tiznow) by 4 1/4 lengths Dec. 6. Other than the in-form Csaba (Kitten=s Joy), the Saturday, Gulfstream Park big guns that were being pointed to this race were GULFSTREAM PARK TURF H.-GI, $300,000, GPX, 2-9, having their first starts of the year; connections opted 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:47, fm. to roll the dice and the gamble paid off. 1--POINT OF ENTRY, 123, h, 5, by Dynaformer The instructions to Edgar Prado were pretty straight- 1st Dam: Matlacha Pass, by Seeking the Gold forward, and Grayday showed the way into the first 2nd Dam: Our Country Place, by Pleasant Colony turn while pressed along by California raider Ultimate 3rd Dam: Maplejinsky, by Nijinsky II Eagle (Mizzen Mast) and a three-wide Take Charge Indy O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III; as Csaba saved ground not far behind. Bourbon J-John R Velazquez. $180,000. Lifetime Record: Courage and Flat Out raced in mid-division and made a 16-8-3-1, $2,014,490. *1/2 to Pine Island (Arch), move in tandem midway up the backstretch. But up MGISW, $666,800. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ >Triple front, Graydar was cruising right along, covering a half- Plus= Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. mile in :46.87 and six panels in a demanding 1:10.59. Brokered by Colombo Bloodstock Agency As the quarter pole loomed, Graydar had his two closest pursuers hard at it, and Bourbon Courage emerged as the only real danger. But, belying his 2--Animal Kingdom, 121, h, 5, Leroidesanimaux (Brz)- - inexperience and displaying more than a modicum of Dalicia (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger). ($100,000 yrl '09 talent, Graydar kept finding and proved a convincing KEESEP). O-Team Valor International; B-Team Valor winner. (KY); T-H Graham Motion. $60,000. AWe figured we=d be stalking [Ultimate Eagle],@ Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw winning trainer Todd Pletcher admitted. AEdgar [Prado] and I talked about it and figured that was Plan A. But 3--Unbridled Command, 120, c, 4, Master Command-- the last thing I said leaving the paddock was, >If it Unbridled Betty, by Unbridled's Song. ($28,000 2yo works about and you=re there...don=t take it away.= He >11 OBSAPR). O-Lewis G Lakin, Kevin & Colleen beat Ultimate Eagle to the turn and he sat off of us. He Bamford & David Bernsen; B-Sequel Thoroughbreds was laying down serious racehorse fractions. It wasn=t LLC & A Lakin & Sons Inc (NY); T-T M Bush. $30,000. like he was walking the dog. He got into a nice b red, rai se d & s o l d by S E Q UEL B LOO D S TO CK comfortable rhythm. NY-breds Start With a Bigger Advantage nybreds.com Pletcher added, AI=d say it=s extremely rare for a horse in his fourth lifetime start against seasoned horses like Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, 6 1/4.