READY FOR ACTION HEADLINE p8 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2004 FRIENDS DEFEATS FLORIDA DERBY FOES SILENCING THE COMPETITION Funny Cide became the first New York-bred horse to A battle of the unbeatens loomed in yesterday’s GI win the Kentucky Derby with his stirring victory last Santa Anita Oaks between Eclipse Award winner year. Could Empire-breds make it two in a row? They Halfbridled (Unbridled) and A.P. Adventure (A.P. Indy), will if Chester and Mary but it was the less accomplished Silent Sighs (Bench- Broman’s Friends Lake (A.P. mark) who played spoiler, Indy) has anything to say coming from just off the about it. The attractive chest- pace to deal the favorites nut colt, dismissed in the wag- their respective first career ering at odds of 35-1, always defeats. “This filly from the travelled comfortably beneath beginning was very special jockey Richard Migliore, swung to me,” winning trainer out four wide for the drive and Julio Canani said of the ran down a valiant Value Plus granddaughter of Alydar, (Unbridled’s Song) for a 3/4- adding that he thinks he length victory in yesterday’s Silent Sighs Horsephotos Friends Lake (outside) wins in GI Florida Derby. “About the has not reached the limits Florida Equi-Photo 3/16ths pole I opted to ease of her ability. “This filly is very green, she’s very awk- him out to the middle of the ward because she’s big and everything, but she’s very, track to get clear,” Migliore commented. “He’s got that very talented. I would like to run her [next] straight to great, big A.P. Indy stride and he picked it up from the [GI] Kentucky Oaks [at Churchill Downs Apr. 30].” there.” Favored Read The Footnotes (Smoke Glacken) had every chance from the 3/8ths pole, but weakened Saturday, Santa Anita late to be fourth. Fla. Derby cont. p2 SANTA ANITA OAKS-GI, $300,000, SAX, 3-13, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:42 4/5, ft. Saturday, Gulfstream Park 1--@SILENT SIGHS, 117, f, 3, by Benchmark FLORIDA DERBY-GI, $1,000,000, GPX, 3-13, 3yo, 1st Dam: Quiet Romance, by Bertrando 1 1/8m, 1:51 1/5, ft. 1--s@FRIENDS LAKE, 122, c, 3, by A.P. Indy 2nd Dam: Brisa de Mar, by Pirate's Bounty 1st Dam: Antespend (MGISW, $1,011,953), by Spend a Buck 3rd Dam: Viga (Chi), by Schleswig 2nd Dam: Auspiciante (Arg), by *Practicante O/B-Mr & Mrs Martin J Wygod (CA); T-Julio C 3rd Dam: Auxey (Arg), by Right of Way (GB) Canani; J-D R Flores; $180,000. Lifetime Record: O/B-Chester & Mary R Broman (NY); T-John C 5-4-1-0, $442,700. *First GISW for sire (by Alydar). Kimmel; J-R Migliore; $600,000. Lifetime Record: 2--Halfbridled, 117, f, 3, Unbridled--Half Queen, by 5-3-0-1, $695,600. Deputy Minister. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (KY); 2--Value Plus, 122, c, 3, Unbridled's Song--Roll Over $60,000. Baby, by Rollin On Over. ($1,100,000 yrl '02 3--A. P. Adventure, 117, f, 3, A.P. Indy--Nataliano, by KEEJAN). O-Aaron U & Marie D Jones; B-Just the Fappiano. ($170,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; $425,000 2yo Beginning Farm (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-John 2003 FTFFEB). O-Robert B & Beverly J Lewis; B-Lazy Velazquez; $190,000. E Ranch Inc (KY); $36,000. 3--The Cliff's Edge, 122, c, 3, Gulch--Zigember, by Margins: 1HF, 1HF, HF. Odds: 6.70, 0.50, 3.30. Danzig. ($200,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Robert V La Also Ran: Hollywood Story, Stellar Jayne, Vencedora Penta; B-Stonerside Stable (KY); T-Nick Zito; J-Shane Amiga, Salty Romance. Scratches: Miss Coronado. Sellars; $100,000. Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 37.40, 3.80, 5.20. You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Also Ran: Read the Footnotes, Farnum Alley, Tapit, OBS Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training. Smoocher, Sir Oscar, Frisky Spider, Notorious Rogue. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/14/04 • PAGE 2 of 10 Florida Derby cont. Santa Anita Oaks cont. In the Footsteps of Funny Cide... The Silence Is Deafening... Similar to his New York-bred counterpart, Friends The latest from the very successful breeding program Lake began his career in state-bred competition, finish- of Mr. & Mrs. Marty Wygod, Silent Sighs was no secret ing sixth in his July 25 debut at Saratoga before gradu- in her Oct. 13 bow over seven furlongs, overcoming a ating by a head at the Spa Aug. 24. The 3 1/2-length slow start before reporting home a six-length debut winner of the Oct. 18 Sleepy Hollow S., a race also winner versus fellow state-breds. Stretched out to two won by Funny Cide, the colt got a break and resurfaced turns for her next effort, the dark bay filly set a strong with a distant third to Second of June in the GIII Holy pace and gave ground grudgingly before finishing sec- Bull S. Jan. 17. But trainer John Kimmel was quick to ond to the more seasoned House of Fortune in the excuse that effort. “In the Holy Bull, he was out of California Cup Juvenile Fillies, but closed the year on a control,” he commented. “He ran people over in the high note, defeating the talented Yearly Report by three paddock. So we worked with him many times in the lengths in the California Breeders’ Championship S. paddock.” Dec. 27. Shipped cross country for her sophomore A Friendlier Performance... debut in the Sunshine Millions Oaks at Gulfstream Park Jan. 24, Silent Sighs was bumped at the start and Better behaved in the walking ring this time, Friends Lake was a bit reluctant to load, but rated kindly be- lacked room in the stretch, but cleared both of those neath Migliore early on, then was eased off the rail obstacles en route to a neck score. entering the backstretch as Frisky Spider (Frisk Me Now) led from Value Plus with Read The Footnotes The Anatomy of an Upset... back in third. Value Plus advanced to the front midway The third choice in this salty field, Silent Sighs was on the turn and was joined by the favorite to his inside, content to chase from second as longshot Salty Ro- but by then, Migliore had his mount in gear and the duo mance (Salt Lake) set solid fractions on the front end. closed willingly down the center of the track to win. Silent Sighs engaged and easily put away the paceset- The Cliff’s Edge (Gulch), well off the early pace, got a ter on the far turn, edged clear while drifting out a bit in rail run into the stretch and finished with good energy upper stretch and reported home a 1 1/2-length winner, to be third. The winner’s next start is, as yet, undeter- despite not switching leads late. mined. “It’s so tough to keep coming back and holding Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree good form,” Kimmel submitted. “If he can run a race or the brisnet.com chart. Click for the RaceReplays.com like this off an eight-week layoff, we might not think video replay. about running him again until the Kentucky Derby.” Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree Favorites Down, But Far From Out... or the brisnet.com chart. Click for the RaceReplays.com The connections of Halfbridled offered no excuses in video replay. defeat and looked to the future. “I’ve never ridden her before and we were in a little tight around the first turn Favored Footnotes Falters... and she didn’t like it inside,” said Gary Stevens. “I Read The Footnotes’ effort in winning the GII Foun- never got a chance to get her out. She ran a gallant tain of Youth S. Feb. 14 took its toll, according to his race.” The champ is likely to go next in the GI Ashland trainer. “At the eighth pole, it sort of hit him in the S. at Keeneland Apr. 3. Jockey Alex Solis said an face,” Rick Violette commented. “His A race is sup- equipment change is likely for A.P. Adventure. “I think posed to win, We’d still like to make the [GI] Wood we’re going to put blinkers on her. 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