Ive Struck a Nerve injured P13 SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here VERRAZANO ROLLS ON GODOLPHIN DOMINATES SUPER SATURDAY Verrazano (More Than Ready) continued his Godolphin dominated yesterday=s Super Saturday impressive rise to the top of the sophomore division card at Meydan, winning three of the five group events, with an authoritative victory in the GII Tampa Bay plus one of two listed races, on the preview to Dubai Derby Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. The imposing World Cup night Mar. 30. All were trained by Saeed bin bay colt, sent off the 2-5 favorite in his third career Suroor. Godolphin earned its 200th Group/Grade I outing and his stakes and two-turn debut, stumbled victory when Hunter=s Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) came slightly out of the gate, but recovered and angled to the home first in the G1 Al Maktoum rail with the lead going into the first turn. He conceded Challenge Round 3, run over the the inside position and the front end to Falling Sky (Lion same course and trip as the Heart), before pulling his way past that rival after an $10-million G1 Dubai World Cup. opening quarter in :23.50. Those two traded blows The bin Suroor-trained Dubai through a half in :47.69, but Verrazano began asserting Millennium (GB) (Seeking the Gold), control without being asked early on the turn and Street Cry (Ire) (Machiavellian) and surged clear down the lane under a John Velazquez Electrocutionist (Red Ransom) all hand ride to win eased down by three lengths. Java=s won the third round of the Al War (War Pass) got up for second and Falling Sky was Maktoum Challenge before earning third. AHe has had some freakishly good performances World Cup glory. and some of the things he does in the morning in his Godolphin was also represented training, we don=t see too often,@ admitted trainer Todd by Sajjhaa (GB) (King=s Best), who Sajjhaa Pletcher. With the win, Verrazano earned 50 points in earned her first Group 1 tally in the Andrew Watkins the Kentucky Derby championship series, leaving him Jebel Hatta and heads next to the third on the list of Derby contenders. Cont. p3 G1 Dubai Duty Free S. Godolphin=s victorious quartet was rounded out by G3 Burj Nahaar winner African HEAR THE GHOST LOUDEST IN SAN FELIPE Story (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Listed Al Bastakiya winner All the pre-race hype focused on Flashback (Tapit) Secret Number (GB) (Raven=s Pass). and Goldencents (Into Mischief), but Hear the Ghost The evening was less successful for American (Ghostzapper) forgot to read the script and stormed to runners, with Dullahan (Even the Score) fading to 11th the lead in deep stretch for a in the Burj Nahaar and Little Mike (Spanish Steps) dramatic half-length victory in coming home eighth in the Al Maktoum Challenge. the GII San Felipe S. at Santa Complete Dubai results begin p8. Anita. Goldencents and Flashback, both rank in the early going, battled through quick splits as Hear the Ghost was taken off the pace. Flashback Hear the Ghost and Goldencents turned for Benoit home shoulder to shoulder after six furlongs in 1:09.94. Flashback began to inch clear at midstretch and the gray even-money choice looked home free, but Hear the Ghost was unwinding a furious late rally and powered to the lead in the shadow of the wire. AI thought this horse would have a very good chance to run them down today,@ admitted trainer and co-owner Jerry Hollendorfer. AI thought that all day long. I thought they would put up a pretty good pace.@ Hear the Ghost, a $40,000 Keeneland September yearling, debuted with a victory at Hollywood Park Dec. 15 and was coming off a runner-up effort in the Jan. 21 San Pedro S. AI got a lot of enjoyment out of buying this horse and racing him with my partner, [Halo Farms= ] Ted Aroney,@ Hollendorfer said. AWe=ll find out [about longer distances]. 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O-Let's Go Stable, Michael B Tabor, Mrs John Magnier, Derrick Smith; B-Emory A Hamilton (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-John R Velazquez. $210,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, Verrazano Rolls On (cont. from p1) $261,300. *1/2 to El Padrino (Pulpit), GSW, Verrazano debuted with a sparkling 7 3/4-length $326,770. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the victory at Gulfstream Park Jan. 1, earning a J “TDN eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Rising Star” J rating, for Let=s Go Stables. He returned with a 16 1/4-length demolition job in a Feb. 2 one-mile Gulfstream allowance. Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier and Derrick Smith purchased a share in the colt 2--Java's War, 122, c, 3, War Pass--Java (GB), by after that victory. Rainbow Quest. O/B-Charles Fipke (KY); T-Kenneth G AToday was a good performance.@ Pletcher added. McPeek. $70,000. AYou always worry about the variables--his first time 3--Falling Sky, 122, c, 3, Lion Heart--Sea Dragoness, by shipping to a new place, the first time around two Sea Hero. ($16,000 wlng '10 KEENOV; $425,000 turns, the first time in a stakes. So we had a lot of HRA >13 OBSJAN). O-Newtown Anner Stud, James variables he hadn=t seen before and he seemed to Covello & Josheph Bulger; B-Copper Penny Stables handle them real well. We were a little unsure of what LLC (PA); T-John P Terranova II. $35,000. the pace scenario would be. You had horses with speed Sold by Brookdale Sales for Copper Penny Stables, LLC coming out of other races and, ideally, we wanted to Margins: 3, 4 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 32.50, 11.80. stalk someone, but he is so naturally fast for a big Also Ran: Dynamic Sky, Eton Blue, Park City, Honorable horse, there wasn=t enough pace to get behind too Dillon, Offlee Fast, Purple Egg. Click for the brisnet.com many horses. He stumbled a little bit leaving the gate, chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com but he seemed to recover quickly and put himself in a catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. good spot. Once John got him to the middle of the track and got him to settle, it looked like he was very Hear the Ghost Loudest in San Felipe (cont. from p1) relaxed throughout. When he made the lead, he kind of Flashback was suffering his first loss in just his third pricked his ears like he tends to do and seemed like he start, but trainer Bob Baffert was not discouraged. AOn was waiting a little on the competition.@ the first turn, [Julien Leparoux] said he was behind Pletcher said Verrazano could start next in the horses,@ Baffert explained. AI think if he had stayed Mar. 30 GI Besilu Stables Florida Derby, Apr. 6 inside, it probably would have been better. He took him GI Wood Memorial or Apr. 13 GI Arkansas Derby. off there not to get trapped, and then all of a sudden Looking ahead, the trainer added, AThe way he has Goldencents came and engaged him and it turned into a finished his mile and mile-and-a-sixteenth races, I don=t match race down the backside.