HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, NTR-Setter LEWIS MICHAEL call 732-747-8060. From The Fam. Of KITTEN’S JOY www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009 $12,500 (Stands And Nurses) TDN Feature Presentation SHE’S NUMBER ONE It was her toughest test to date, but One Caroline GRADE 2 SAN CARLOS HANDICAP (Unbridled=s Song) ran her record to a perfect four-for- four in her stakes debut in yester- day=s GIII Sabin S. at Gulfstream Park. The grey had to overcome a troubled trip to break her maiden by a length at Churchill LANE’S END SALES GRAD & TDN RISING STAR kDUNKIRKk Downs May 17, but sailed along IS NOW 2 FOR 2 WITH HIS“eye-catching 4¾-length win” on the front end in her second start and hit the line 6 3/4 IN GULFSTREAM ALLOWANCE THIS WEEK! lengths to the good in an allow- Adam Coglianese Photo ance test June 22. Sidelined af- BACK OFF THE DL ter earning J “TDN Rising Star” J status with that Yankee Bravo (Yankee Gentleman) hasn=t been out performance, she resurfaced in an optional claimer over since finishing 10th in the this track and trip Jan. 15, and once again romped to a May 17 GI Preakness S., and he 6 3/4-length score. Jockey Edgar Prado sent the grey to faces a solid field in his return the front soon after the start yesterday, and she loped in today=s GII San Carlos H. at through splits of :47.32 and 1:11.80 as the even- Santa Anita. The dark bay money chalk. Swift Temper (Giant=s Causeway) made a started his career with a maiden run at her down the lane, but One Caroline held on win at Britain=s Redcar in Sep- gamely to get the one-length victory. AIt was an easy tember of 2007. Shipped ride,@ Prado said. AWe started out second and just ran a across the Atlantic for his sec- smooth race. She was cruising the entire time without ond start, he took the Eddie much trouble. The only reason it got tight at the end Logan S. at Santa Anita that was because she was looking for a little competition, December by a half-length, and but she had plenty today.@ Added trainer Rusty Arnold, made it three in a row in the AThe Rampart [GII, 1 1/18 miles, Mar. 29] is the logical California Derby last January. spot for her next. I think she=s pretty special.@ Chart, p3 Yankee Bravo rallied to be third in the Mar. 8 GII Louisiana Derby, then added a fourth in Yankee Bravo Horsephoto the Apr. 5 GI Santa Anita Derby, but lacked the graded earnings to make the field for the GI Kentucky Derby, and showed little in the Preakness. Cont. p2 SKY MESA HAS SECOND SURGERY Three Chimneys stallion Sky Mesa (Pulpit--Caress, by Storm Cat) underwent a second surgery yesterday after veterinarians discovered an impaction, the farm an- nounced. Surgeons went through the same incision they used Feb. 15 when operating on the nine-year-old after he developed colic. ASky Mesa had an impaction post-operatively [Thursday] afternoon and the surgeons at Rood & Riddle thought it best to correct it surgi- cally,@ said Three Chimneys= Case Clay. AThe impaction was corrected, and he has recovered well from the procedure. Again, we expect a full recovery and our target date has been slightly adjusted from Mar. 15 to Mar. 20. He was bright and alert this morning in his stall, and we will advise you with any notable updates.@ www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/21/09 • PAGE 2 of 7 San Carlos H. cont. Freshened after his Triple Crown experience, Yankee Bravo was scheduled to get back into action in the GII La Jolla S. at Del Mar in August, but suffered a mi- nor foot injury that kept him on the shelf for the rest of the season. The four-year-old prepped for the San Carlos with a three-furlong blowout in a bullet :33 2/5 Feb. 18, and Bill Vassar Photo trainer Paddy Gallagher is hopeful he is ready to roll in his comeback attempt. AWe=ve got to get him started somewhere,@ Gallagher said. AThis race came up, so that=s where we are. Distance doesn=t appear to be a problem. He=s handled it in the past.@ Yankee Bravo will actually be making his first start at seven panels, but broke his maiden going five-eighths, and took the Eddie Logan at a flat mile, both on the turf. AIf all goes well after the San Carlos, I=d like to get him back on the grass,@ Gallagher added. Counterpoint... Past the Point (Indian Charlie) has been successful at seven-eighths, graduating at that trip at Churchill (859) 873-7270 Downs as a three-year- www.airdriestud.com old. The Darley colorbearer has raced ex- San Carlos H.--Recent Winners clusively around two 2008 Surf Cat 2000 Son of a Pistol turns since, running sec- ond behind Horse of the 2007 Latent Heat 1999 Big Jag Adam Coglianese Photo Year Curlin in the Aug. 30 2006 Surf Cat 1998 Reality Road GI Woodward S. and be- 2005 Hasty Kris 1997 Northern Afleet hind Slew=s Tizzy in the Dec. 6 GIII Native Diver H., 2004 Pico Central (Brz) 1996 Kingdom Bound both at nine panels. He shortens up after weakening to 2003 Aldebaran 1995 Softshoe Sure Shot be seventh in the Jan. 10 GII San Pasqual H. going a 2002 Snow Ridge 1994 Cardmania mile and a sixteenth. 2001 Kona Gold 1993 Sir Beaufort Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 2:03 p.m. PT SAN CARLOS H.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 7f PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS 1 Star Nicholas King Max Farms/Mostero Family Trust P Cristofi & B Nugent (Ca) Eurton/ 12-1 (g, 6, Poteen--Viznaga, by Royal Roberto) M Baze 2 Halo Najib Zayat Stables LLC John S Scott (Fl) Mitchell/ 5-1 (c, 4, Halo’s Image--Najibe’s Wish, by Sword Dance {Ire}) Bejarano 3 Yankee Bravo Bienstock/Winner/Harlequin Racing T Burberry & B Hay (Ky) Gallagher/ 15-1 (c, 4, Yankee Gentleman--Vickey Jane, by Royal Academy) Solis 4 Past the Point Darley Stable Sequel 2001 (Ky) Harty/ 4-1 (r, 5, Indian Charlie--Bit of the Bubbly, by A.P. Indy) Rosario 5 Georgie Boy George Schwary George Schwary (Ca) Walsh/ 3-5 (g, 4, Tribal Rule--Ippodamia, by Peterhof) Gomez 6 Mutadda Andrena Van Doren Andrena Van Doren (Ky) Amoss/ 6-1 (h, 5, Mutakddim--Carita Tostada {Chi}, by Gallantsky) Talamo P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/21/09 • PAGE 3 of 7 Friday, Gulfstream Park P R E S U L T S P SABIN S.-GIII, $100,000, GPX, 2-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:36 4/5, ft. Friday, Otaki, New Zealand 1--#@ONE CAROLINE, 118, f, 4, by Unbridled=s Song OTAKI MAORI WFA-G1, NZ$200,000, Otaki, 2-20, 1st Dam: Powder (SW), by Broad Brush 1mT, 3yo/up, 1:37.46, hy. 2nd Dam: Charette, by Chief's Crown 1--sCULMINATE (NZ), 126, m, 5, by Elnadim 3rd Dam: Northern Sunset (Ire), by Northfields 1st Dam: Solstice (NZ) (MGSP-NZ), by Marceau (Aus) ($400,000 yrl '06 FTSAUG). O-G Watts Humphrey 2nd Dam: Soliliquy (NZ), by Sobig (NZ) Jr; B-Payson Stud Inc (KY); T-George R Arnold II; 3rd Dam: Princess Patine (NZ) by Pakistan II (GB) J-Edgar S Prado; $60,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, O/B-R W E Moore; T-Stephen McKee; J-Sam Spratt; $136,396. Werk Nick Rating: First SW from the cross. NZ$125,000. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Swift Temper, 122, m, 5, Giant=s Causeway-- 2--Eel Win (NZ), 130, g, 4, San Luis (Aus)--Escapade Glasgow's Gold, by Seeking the Gold. ($285,000 yrl (NZ), by Deputy Governor. O-Mrs C B & S J Kirkland; '05 KEESEP). O-Mark H Stanley; B-Richard Nip & B-D G & Mrs P E Platt; T-M Pitman; NZ$40,000. Omar Trevino (KY); T-Dale L Romans; $20,000. 3--Atapi (Aus), 130, h, 7, Last Tycoon (Ire)--Pride of 3--Stormin Mon, 116, m, 6, Maria=s Mon--Stormin Cat, Ingenue (Aus), by Proud Knight (Aus). O-J C & Mrs M by Storm Cat. O-Miklin Stable LLC; B-Mace & A Thompson; B-Ingenue Breeding Syndicate & Blue Samantha Siegel (KY); T-Martin D Wolfson; $10,000. Gum Farm Pty Ltd; T-Richard & Chris Otto; Margins: 1, 8 3/4, NK. Odds: 1.00, 10.90, 5.30. NZ$20,000. Also Ran: Miss Isella, Cat Can Do, Dreaming of Liz, Margins: HD, 1, 2HF. Winner=s Odds: 5.20. Fancy Fusaichi. Scratched: So Glitzy, Alina. Also Ran: My Astron (NZ), Keepa Cruisin (NZ), Sir Slick Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. (NZ), Mega Belt (NZ), Cross Word (NZ), Fritzy Boy (NZ), Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Towzan (NZ). Scratched: Vosne Romanee (NZ), Manonamission (NZ), Likenothinelsie (NZ), Taatyana All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, (NZ), Insouciant (NZ). unless otherwise indicated FOR WAR CHANT, THE SURGE IS DEFINITELY WORKING. Three Chimneys stallion WAR CHANT’s career at stud rages on. In just 8 days, this sterling sire had three stakes winners.