HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS The Idea is Excellence. NEWS 11 Three Chimneys-Sired For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. Runners in the Breeders’ Cup SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS MAGIC TDN Feature Presentation Everyone flocked to Southern California to see lead- ing lady Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) strut her stuff on GRADE 1 BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC Day One of the Breeders= Cup Championships at Santa Anita, and the towering filly lived up to the billing, closing a perfect season with a thrilling last-to-first 1 1/2-length victory over Cocoa Beach (Chi) (Doneraile Court) in the the GI Ladies= Classic. Still in eighth BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF through three-quarters in 1st - FOREVER TOGETHER (BY BELONG TO ME) 1:11.08, jockey Mike Smith 2nd - WAIT A WHILE (LANE’S END SALES GRAD) pushed the button on the turn for home, and the big filly re- CLASSIC CONFRONTATION sponded, circling the field six Curlin (Smart Strike) has already conquered the wide and outkicking the game world, but can he continue to shine on the all-weather? runner-up to the wire. AShe=s That is the question on everybody s mind, including his just amazing,@ jockey Mike = Smith said. AAs soon as we got conditioner, Steve Asmussen. AWill he run his race on a Sarah K Andrew away in good order, I knew it synthetic surface,@ trainer Steve Asmussen asked. was good. I knew [her run] was AThat=s the huge question. And that=s why all the handi- there any time I asked her. I=ve never seen a horse go cappers don=t have him picked [on top] in the selec- past other horses like this filly can. She sets herself up tions. You wouldn=t see that if this race were on the to come to them, and she just blazes by them. That dirt.@ Along with tackling the Pro-Ride, Curlin figures to was a field of world-class fillies. I=ve been on other have his hands full with synthetic specialist Go Be- horses that have speed and can pass other horses, but tween (Point Given), Euorpean invaders Duke of Mar- none like her.@ Cont. p2 malade (Ire) (Danehill), Henrythenavigator (Kingmambo) and Raven=s Pass (Elusive Quality), as well as sopho- GIRLS GONE WILD mores Casino Drive (Mineshaft) and Colonel John It may have been criticized by tradionalists at the (Tiznow). time, but the decision to run an all-female Breeders= Cup card on Friday made for quite an exciting day of racing. The seven-furlong F/M Sprint began the festivities, with Juddmonte=s Ventura (Chester House) blazing the way home over champion Indian Blessing (Indian Blessing) in a scorching 1:19.90. Laragh (Tapit) looked to be home free in the stretch of the Juvenile Fillies Turf, but got tagged late by Maram (Sahm), who won it in a photo over European raider Heart Shaped (Storm Cat). Star- dom Bound (Tapit) concluded a championship season with a visually impressive come-from-behind victory in the GI Juvenile Fillies. It looked like anybody=s race as they came charging down the stretch in a thrilling re- newal of the F/M Turf, but it was the gray Forever Together (Belong to Me) who came out on top by 3/4 of length over Canadian champion Sealy Hill (Point Given). Zenyatta put the finishing touches on a perfect day. AThe horse racing fans of Southern California and sports fans around the world responded enthusiastically to the new format for Championship Friday,@ Breeders= Cup President/CEO Greg Avioli said. AThis was a day of amazing performances on the track, led by Zenyatta's spectacular Ladies= Classic, and a perfect start to the 25th Breeders' Cup World Championships.@ www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/25/08 • PAGE 2 of 11 A PERFECT ZEN! Zenyatta was tabbed as a J “TDN Rising Star” J following her unveiling last November, and just contin- ues to amaze. Following an allowance win last Decem- BADGE OF SILVER ber, the Moss colorbearer kicked off her four-year-old Silver Deputy S Silveroo, by Silver Hawk campaign with a win in the GII El Encino S. Jan. 13, then shipped GORGEOUS, POPULAR to Oaklawn for a daz- zling 4 1/2-length AND FREAKISHLY FAST tally in the GI Apple Blossom H. Apr. 5. Exclusively raced in Southern California since, Zenyatta added victories in the May 31 GII Milady Sarah K Andrew H., July 5 GI Vanity H., Aug. 2 Clement L. Hirsch H. and entered the Ladies= Classic off a 3 1/2- length tour-de-force in the GI Lady's Secret S. Sept. 27. She ran her record to nine-for-nine yesterday, and may be coming back for more as a five-year-old. AI mean, she's just too good not to run again,@ owner Jerome Moss said. ABut we have to talk about all that and see. Obviously, she deserves a rest, and then we go from there.@ Friday, Santa Anita BREEDERS' CUP LADIES= CLASSIC-GI, $1,832,000, OSA, 10-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:46 4/5, ft. 1--ZENYATTA, 123, f, 4, by Street Cry (Ire) 1st Dam: Vertigineux, by Kris S. # Multiple Graded Stakes Winning 2nd Dam: For the Flag, by *Forli 3rd Dam: In the Offing, by Hoist the Flag Millionaire Displaying Brilliance ($60,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-Mr & Mrs Jerome S From 4 1/2 Furlongs to 1 1/8 Miles Moss; B-Maverick Production Limited (KY); T-John A Shirreffs; J-Mike E Smith; $1,080,000. Lifetime # Recorded 9 Beyer Speed Figures of 107 Record: 9-9-0-0, $2,144,580. *1/2 to Where=s Bailey or Better from 6f (113) to 1 1/8 miles (Aljabr), SW, $116,313; and Balance (Thunder Gulch), MGISW, $1,048,491. Werk Nick Rating: C+. (111) including a zero Ragozin number. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Cocoa Beach (Chi), 123, f, 4, Doneraile Court- - # Gorgeous SILVER DEPUTY son who has Visionera (Chi), by Edgy Diplomat. O-Godolphin been booked full his first 2 years at stud. Racing LLC 10247; B-Haras La Obra (CHI); T-Saeed bin Suroor; $400,000. 3--Music Note, 119, f, 3, A.P. Indy--Note Musicale (GB), by Sadler's Wells. O-Godolphin Racing LLC; Look for his standout first-crop B-Gainsborough Farm LLC (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor; weanlings at the Kentucky sales $200,000. in November! Margins: 1HF, 1HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 0.50, 7.80, 9.30. Also Ran: Carriage Trail, Hystericalady, Ginger Punch, Santa Teresita, Bear Now. Fee: $15,000 Think About It! Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, www.airdriestud.com sponsored by Taylor Made. (859) 873-7270 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/25/08 • PAGE 3 of 11 SHE’S GOING THE DISTANCE Forever Together (Belong to Me) had never been beyond nine panels, but it turns out that a mile and a quarter is well within her scope. The grey filly rated in seventh as Folk Opera (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}) led them Winners’ Circle Report along through soft fractions of :50.02 and 1:14.78. She angled outside as they straightened for home and For the week ending October 24, 2008 swept past the leaders to get to the front in the final strides. Canadian champion Sealy Hill (Point Given) was closing fast, but had to settle for second over a game Wait a While. AShe was relaxed...and, like usual, she made that kick at the end,@ winning jockey Julien Leparoux said. AShe=s amazing, probably one of the best I ever rode.@ The winner of the GII Forward Gal S. on the Gulfstream main track at three, Forever Together Exchange Rate was switched to the lawn this spring. It has proven a th most profitable plan of action. The Augustin colorbearer Exchange Rate’s 4 2YO stakes winner is YOU LUCKY MANN (06 c. o/o Terri’s Choice, by West Acre), who demolished his opponents sandwiched two third-place finishes between a triple- by 11 lengths in the $100,000 Birdonthewire S., coming under the decker of victories in the May 17 Reluctant Guest S. at wire in cruise control. A winner of his career debut by 14-3/4 lengths, Arlington, July 26 GI Diana S. at Saratoga and Oct. 3 the colt surely has even bigger performances in his future. He now GI First Lady S. at Keeneland. Off at 9-2 to add another has a record of 4-2-0-2 with earnings of $101,500. Owner: Kramer Stables. Chart Video Grade I to her coffers, she bided her time off what should have been a disadvantageously slow pace, then Exchange Rate’s newest 2YO stakes horse is Exe (06 f. o/o drove past the speed for a narrow score. AYou don=t Exaggerate, by Cat Thief), who ran third in her stakes debut in the know if they ll go a mile and a quarter until you try, $400,000 Florida Stallion My Dear Girl S. on October 18 at Calder. = @ The filly overcame stumbling at the start to get up for third, turning trainer Jonathan Sheppard said, but added, AMy only in another competitive performance. Her record is now 5-1-2-1 with concern was with her style of running with the firm turf $73,850 in earnings.