BARRETTS PREVIEW POSTPONED HEADLINE ATW p7 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2006 LOOKING TO MAINTAIN HER BALANCE ADDICTION AT A HEALTHY MUTUEL Possessed of a pedigree more likely to excel on the In three previous tries at Grade I level, Healthy Addic- turf, Balance (Thunder Gulch) has nevertheless made a tion (Boston Harbor) couldn’t quite measure up, but name for herself on the main track and looks to con- yesterday the five-year-old mare got over that obstacle, tinue on the road to the first Friday in May in this after- leading past every pole to take the GI Santa Margarita noon’s GI Santa Anita Oaks. H. Sixth in last year’s GI Vanity H. at Hollywood, the Indeed, the attractive bay filly dark bay went on a three-race winning streak thereaf- made her first two starts on the ter, capped by a half-length victory in this track’s GII grass and would have been per- Lady’s Secret BC H. Oct. 2. Last of 13 in the GI Breed- fect on that surface if not for a ers’ Cup Distaff at the end of that month, she was questionable demotion in the rested, returning to annex the Jan. 19 Paseana S. But Hidden Lite S. Oct. 2. In the she found Grade I waters a touch too deep in her latest, absence of turf racing in the fall weakening to fourth in the Feb. 11 Santa Maria H. at Hollywood, she made her Dismissed at a very inviting 8-1 this time around, next start on the dirt, winning Healthy Addiction outsprinted the field to the first turn, the Sharp Cat S. Nov. 27, but setting a strong pace over the off going. Well clear was upset by 39-1 Diplomat turning for home, she began to drift late, but stayed on Lady (Forestry) in the GI Holly- nicely for the win. “She handled the track really well,” wood Starlet S. the following commented winning rider Jon Court. “Actually, I was Balance after the Las month. The 5-2 second choice surprised to be in front. I got the lead and I was able to Virgenes Benoit photo behind Wild Fit (Wild Wonder) in dictate the pace.” the GI Las Virgenes S. Feb. 11, Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com Balance took advantage of her tactical speed, got first catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor run and held off the rallying Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Made. Santa Margarita chart p2 Fillies runner-up to win by a length. “She was just perfect,” jockey Victor Espinoza said following the LIVING UP TO ALL THE HYPE victory. “I was looking for Wild Fit, but I still had a lot So many times, a heavyweight clash ends up in a of horse under me. She acts like I can do anything with technical knockout in the early rounds, the spectators her.” Wild Fit should be tighter for this and runs no sorely disappointed. Yesterday, after 8 1/2 furlongs matter the track condition. “It’s a Grade I...so we’ve chock full of jabs, body shots, got to go,” trainer Patrick Biancone commented. and counterpunching, Fox Hill Farms’ Round Pond (Awe- Sunday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:41 p.m. PST some Again) was the last one SANTA ANITA OAKS-GI, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m standing, getting just the PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS better of Stewart Madison’s 1 Quiet Kim Real Quiet Hess Jr 20-1 Happy Ticket (Anet) to win 2 Cheerily Danehill Dancer (Ire) Biancone 30-1 the GIII Azeri Breeders’ Cup S. 3 Horse B With You Slewdledo Hines 20-1 Drawn side-by-side, they Round Pond outslugs Happy 4 Diplomat Lady Forestry Paasch 5-1 raced noses apart every step Ticket Jeff Coady 5 Sweet Belle Deputy Commander W Dollase 6-1 of journey, turned for home 6 Karlee’s Kitten Pioneering G Mandella 15-1 on near even terms and just a short head separated the 7 Balance Thunder Gulch D Hofmans 9-5 two at the finish, neither camp willing to throw in the 8 I Can See Flying Chevron DeLeon 30-1 white towel. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, 9 Wild Fit Wild Wonder Biancone 8-5 sponsored by Taylor Made. Azeri BC S. cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/12/06 • PAGE 2 of 6 Saturday, Santa Anita Saturday, Oaklawn Park SANTA MARGARITA INVITATIONAL H.-GI, $300,000, AZERI BREEDERS' CUP S.-GIII, $173,500, OPX, 3-11, SAX, 3-11, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:48, wf. 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:43 4/5, ft. 1--sHEALTHY ADDICTION, 116, m, 5, by Boston Harbor 1--ROUND POND, 113, f, 4, by Awesome Again 1st Dam: Lady Laika, by Gone West 1st Dam: Gift of Dance, by Trempolino 2nd Dam: Princess Laika, by Blushing Groom (Fr) 2nd Dam: Coral Dance (Fr), by Green Dancer 3rd Dam: Cool Mood, by Northern Dancer 3rd Dam: Carvinia (Fr), by *Diatome ($100,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Pamela C Ziebarth; ($105,000 yrl '03 KEESEP). O-Fox Hill Farms Inc; B-Sequel 98 (KY); T-John W Sadler; J-J K Court; B-Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan (KY); T-John C $180,000. Lifetime Record: 18-8-5-0, $630,837. Servis; J-S Elliott; $105,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, *1/2 to Langoureuse (Gilded Time), MSP-US & Fr, 8-6-1-1, $596,300. $159,903; and Arch Lady (Arch), MSW, $167,029. 2--Happy Ticket, 119, m, 5, Anet--Love and Happiness, 2--Dream of Summer, 120, m, 7, Siberian Summer-- by Septieme Ciel. O/B-Stewart Madison (LA); Mary's Dream, by Skywalker. O/B-James Weigel T-Andrew Leggio Jr; $35,000. (CA); T-Juan J Garcia; $60,000. 3--Platinum Ballet, 115, m, 5, Skip Away--Main Edition, 3--Seafree, 115, f, 4, Chief Seattle--Queen Randi, by by Nureyev. ($30,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Wayne R Fly So Free. ($7,500 yrl '03 FTKOCT). O-Edmund A Sanders; B-Patchen Wilkes Farm LLC (KY); T-Donnie Gann; B-Steve C Snowden & William Caudill (KY); K Von Hemel; $17,500. T-Robert J Frankel; $36,000. Margins: NK, 1 1/4, 3 3/4. Odds: 0.60, 1.30, 16.60. Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 5. Odds: 8.70, 2.90, 4.30. Also Ran: La Reason, Took Out, Daddy's Petunia. Also Ran: Proposed, Santa Candida (Arg), Play Ballado, Stabled last year at the Hot Springs track, Round Bending Strings, Awesome Lady. Scratched: Hollywood Pond won three of her four starts, including the Honey- Story, Star Parade (Arg). bee S. and the GII Fantasy S. After electing to pass on the GI Kentucky Oaks, the Fox Hill runner shipped to New York to post a 1 1/2-length victory in the GI Acorn S. June 4, but she was runner-up in a sloppy renewal of the GII Delaware Oaks July 16 and emerged from that race with a bone chip in her left knee. Bet down to 1-2 for her seasonal debut in a six-furlong Oaklawn allowance Feb. 16, she posted a very sharp 2 3/4- length victory and was the odds-on chalk in her return to graded company.”Both fillies really ran a game race,” said jockey Stewart Elliott, who weighed in two pounds overweight. Round Pond was in receipt of four pounds www.taylormadefarm.com from Happy Ticket. “We just matched stride for stride and when we hit the stretch, both fillies kicked it in and gave it all they had. Near the wire, the other filly got 8th-SAX (GI Santa Margarita H.) Healthy Addiction just a little ahead of us, but my filly came back and hit (Boston Harbor) goes wire-to-wire. the wire first. She just wanted it!” 10th-OPX (GIII Azeri BC S.) Round Pond (Awesome Again) outpunches Happy Ticket (Anet). 8th-AQU (GIII Toboggan H.) Kazoo (Tabasco Cat) You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the gets a first graded-stakes win Barretts March Sale of Selected 2YOs in Training. www.stonewallstallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/12/06 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Aqueduct TOBOGGAN H.-GIII, $107,400, AQU, 3-11, 3yo/up, 6f, P A U S T R A L A S I A P 1:09 1/5, ft. 1--@KAZOO, 116, h, 8, by Tabasco Cat Saturday, Flemington, Australia 1st Dam: Vennila Cream (MSW, $233,330), by Valid Appeal NEWMARKET H.-G1, A$1,000,000, Flemington, 3-11, 2nd Dam: Redundancy, by Creme Dela Creme 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:08.03, gd. 3rd Dam: Streak of Luck, by *Peter Parent 1--TAKEOVER TARGET (AUS), 126, g, 6, by Celtic Swing (GB) O-IEAH Stables, Curragh Stables & Richard J 1st Dam: Shady Stream (Aus), by Archregent Schiavo; B-Brylynn Farm, Inc (FL); T-Richard E 2nd Dam: Merry Shade (Aus), by Spectacular Spy Dutrow Jr; J-R Migliore; $64,440. Lifetime Record: 3rd Dam: Parasol (Aus), by Sostenuto (Ity) 38-10-6-7, $467,414. O-J & B Janiak; B-Meringo Stud Farm; T-Joe Janiak; 2--Bishop Court Hill, 117, g, 6, Holy Bull--Just Cuz, by J-Jay Ford; A$600,000. Lifetime Record: 18-11-1-2, Cormorant. ($32,000 yrl '01 KEESEP; $350,000 2yo A$1,866,100.