FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ‘LADY’ IN THE CITY FULL MOON IN CLARK Well supported for Thursday=s Thanksgiving Day Juddmonte Farm=s Lunar Victory (Speightstown) feature at Churchill Downs, the GII Falls City H., might have sheltered from open stakes competition for Afleeting Lady (Afleet Alex), sporting a two-race win much of 2012, but he had nonetheless been busily streak heading into the nine-furlong affair, stole the racking up wins along the New York-bred circuit. The show with a professional 5-year-old steps out of his comfort zone to take on the 2 1/4-length victory. big kids in this afternoon=s GI Clark H. at Churchill Allowed to settle behind Downs. Victorious in his first four starts of the season, modest opening splits of including the nine-furlong Evan Shipman S. against :23.68 and :47.62 set by state-breds at Saratoga July 23 and in a $75,000 Joyful Victory (Tapit), the optional claiming test against open company Aug. 23, 6-5 choice didn=t let that he was only a nose back in second behind fellow New rival get too far out of her York-bred Saginaw (Peruvian) in Belmont=s one-mile sights. After collaring the Promenade All S. Sept. 23. The bay bounced back to tiring grey approaching take the Empire Classic at the Elmont oval Oct. 20, and Afleeting Lady the quarter pole, the half- his rider that day, Junior Alvarado, who is unbeaten on Reed Palmer Photo sister to Classic winner the 5-year-old this season, is back on board. Offering Shackleford (Forestry) was comfortably in front turning up a two-pronged attack is trainer Mark Casse, who for home and had enough left to fend off the late- has Pool Play (Silver Deputy) and Stealcase (Lawyer moving Brushed by a Star (Eddington). Joyful Victory Ron). The former, who took last June=s GI Stephen held on for third. AI had a perfect trip and [Afleeting Foster H. at Churchill, won the GII Hawthorne Gold Cup Lady] had me in a good spot the whole way,@ explained Oct. 6, but failed to land a blow when a well-beaten winning rider Joel Rosario. AI let her do whatever she eighth in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic Nov. 3. The wanted to do. I was a little worried, because I thought latter, who won going a mile over the Louisville dirt she was getting a little tired in the stretch, but she was May 31, added a victory on the Poly in the nine-furlong able to hold it together and keep going. Like I said, I let Ontario Derby Sept. 16, and comes into this off a third her do what she wanted to do and she put me in the in the Nov. 2 GIII Ack Ack H. here. Cont. p6 winner=s circle.@ Cont. p3 TDN TODAY REALLY MR BAFFERT The GIII Hollywood Prevue S. at Betfair Hollywood Headline News.................... 15 pages Park offered an exercise in certitude as Bob Baffert- trained runners swept the first four positions, including the first across the wire, Really Mr Greely (Horse Greeley). On the engine soon after the start, Really Mr Greely reeled off opening splits of :22.74 and :46.31 as stablemate and 4-5 choice, Super Nintey Nine (Pulpit), was content to settle in a stalking position. Still in charge turning for home, Really Mr Greely the longest shot in the field Benoit Photo was all out in the late stages and had enough to fend off the late-closing favorite at the wire. Shakin It Up (Midnight Lute), last in the early going, rallied late to be third. AI wanted to be on the lead,@ said winning rider Julien Leparoux. AHe relaxed well and left me alone, which was beautiful and, when I asked him to go, he answered nice. At the three-eighths pole, I felt they were coming at me, so I asked him to start going, and he never really stopped.@ Cont. p5 In This Issue Simply Eletric 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Caixa Eletronica (732) 747-8060 (Arromanches) returned to (732) 747-8955 (fax) winning form with a come- www.thoroughbreddailynews.com from-behind victory in www.thetdn.com Thursday’s Thanksgiving feature at the Big A in the Barry Weisbord, co-publisher GIII Fall Highweight H. 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Lifetime Record: 20-7-4-2, $473,526. *1/2 to Baghdaria (Royal Academy), MGSW, $725,433; Lady Joanne (Orientate), GISW, $987,094; Shackleford (Forestry), MGISW, $2,824,047; Stephanoatsee (A.P. Indy), SW & GSP, $213,000. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Brushed by a Star, 122, f, 4, Eddington--Brush Hour, by Broad Brush. ($10,000 yrl '09 KEESEP; $400,000 HRA >12 FTKNOV). O-Unlimited Equine LLC; B-Desmond Ryan, Barry & Ken Donworth (KY); T-Eddie Kenneally. $31,840. 3--Joyful Victory, 119, f, 4, Tapit--Wild Lucy Black, by Wild Again. ($60,000 yrl '09 KEEJAN; $400,000 2yo >10 FTFFEB). O-Fox Hill Farms Inc; B-William D Graham (ON); T-J Larry Jones. $15,920. Margins: 2 1/4, 3 1/4, HF. Odds: 1.30, 4.80, 2.30. Also Ran: Arena Elvira, Maristar, Aint She a Saint, Sea Level Drive. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. Afleeting Lady started to offer an indication that bigger things might be on the horizon when finishing a close-up second in last November=s renewal of the Falls City. This term, the half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Shackleford won an $80,000 optional claimer at Churchill Downs in her second start back in May before coming home a distant second behind divisional leader Royal Delta (Empire Maker) in the June 16 GII Fleur de Lis H. Off the board in her next start in Monmouth=s GII Molly Pitcher S. July 29, the bay came back to annex the Sept. 3 Lady=s Afleeting Lady Secret S. before adding Reed Palmer Belmont=s GIII Turnback the Alarm H. Oct. 27. AShe looked comfortable the whole race and I thought she would run big, and she did,@ said trainer Dale Romans of the 5-year-old=s win Thursday. AI think she=s still improving.@ As for her future on the racetrack, Romans added, AWe=re going to sit down and decide whether we want to go on with her now or retire her. We=ll make a decision in the next few days.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/12 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Thursday, Aqueduct Fourth in the May 28 GI Metropolitan H., the FALL HIGHWEIGHT H.-GIII, $147,000, AQU, 11-22, chestnut appreciated the drop back to the sprinting 3yo/up, 6f, 1:08 3/5, ft. ranks when taking the June 9 GII True North H. Off the 1--CAIXA ELETRONICA, 133, h, 7, by Arromanches board in a trio of starts at the Spa, including a fourth in 1st Dam: Edyta, by Skip Away the Sept. 1 GI Forego S. over seven furlongs, he was 2nd Dam: Let the Mystery Be, by St. Jovite runner up in the Sept. 29 GI Vosburgh Invitational 3rd Dam: Charming Tiara, by Alydar before coming home seventh in the seven-panel O-Repole Stable; B-Richard Rowan (KY); T-Todd A GIII Bold Ruler H. Oct. 27. Proving once again that six Pletcher; J-Javier Castellano.