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Daily Racing Form breaks news..
Thoroughbred Daily News excerpt..
The $5 million APPLE BLOSSOM (if the two big gals show up) is apparently back on as the date was moved to accommodate Rachel Alexandra.
The race will be run on a dirt track – Rachel’s favourite – over a track that has historically favoured speed – advantage again, Rachel.
APPLE BLOSSOM MOVED; MATCH BACK ON
Oaklawn Park owner Charles Cella, who earlier said the date of the GI Apple Blossom Invitational H. could
not be moved, changed his mind yesterday and announced the contest will be pushed back to Apr. 9 to
give Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d’Oro) more time to prepare. Cella also told Daily Racing
Form that the connections of both Rachel Alexandra and champion Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) have now
agreed to run. AThe Apple Blossom Invitational has been renegotiated,” Cella told DRF.
CANADIANS ELSEWHERE
CONFLICTING REPORT, a Florida bred by Graeme Hall, was an allowance winner at GUlfstream yesterday for owner K K Sangara. The grey sped 5 furlongs on turf in 55.85 and won at 5 to 1.
Sangara’s horses are usually trained by Lorne Richards but since the horse is in Florida, Julia Carey, also
from Woodbine, is the listed trainer.
AT TAMPA SATURDAY – CANADIANS IN ACTION
James Perron’s Category Seven and Charle’s Fipke’s LADY SHAKESPEARE are entered in the Grade III Endeavor Stakes on Saturday at Tampa.
from www.drf.com…
Attfield high on his filly
By Doug McCoy
OLDSMAR, Fla. – Trainer Roger Attfield believes Lady Shakespeare has the potential to be a championship-caliber performer in the filly and mare turf division this year. On Saturday, Lady Shakespeare tops an overflow field of 14 fillies and mares in the Grade 3, $125,000 Endeavour Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on turf.
The Endeavour and the $75,000 Suncoast Stakes, for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and 40 yards, top the undercard on Festival Preview Day, which is headed by the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes.
Lady Shakespeare, a 4-year-old filly, has won five of her nine career starts. In her 2010 debut, she charged from eighth in the stretch of the Marshua’s River Stakes at Gulfstream Park and finished second, beaten a head.
Attfield has been very patient handling Lady Shakespeare’s career. (read more at drf.com)
Kentucky-bred Lady Shakespeare – from Roger Attfield’s website
Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs
ENDEAVOUR S.-GIII, $125,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Coulee Vicar Prado Booker Jr 122
2 Hustle Greatness Velasquez Malek 118
3 Romacaca Running Stag Castanon Miller 116
4a Scalinatella (Brz) Public Purse Lopez Malek 116
5 Krista’s Quik Chic Forestry Goncalves (2) Reed 118
6 Mona Lisa (Ger) Spinning World Martinez Catalano 118
7 Happiness Is Dynaformer H’meister Jr Proctor 116
8 Lady Shakespeare Theatrical (Ire) Velazquez Attfield 116
9 Category Seven Gulf Storm Eramia Hargrave 122
10 Ainamaa Lemon Drop Kid Montalvo Griffith 116
11 Meadow Saffron Military Landry Seitz 116
12a Cure for Sale (Arg) Not For Sale (Arg) Centeno Malek 116
Also Eligible:
13 Lomaki A. P. Indy DeCarlo Coatrieux 116
14 Grande Annee Gone West Goncalves (1) Matz 116
CHARLY BROWN MANIA!
Undefeated 3yi UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN has a website and a FACEBOOK page, more than 600 fans and he starts his trek for 2010 tomorrow at Tampa Bay Downs.
http://uptowncharlybrown.blogspot.com/
UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN, getting lots of attention.
photo from his website
Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs
SAM F. DAVIS S.-GIII, $225,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Rule Roman Ruler Velazquez Pletcher 122
2 Schoolyard Dreams Stephen Got Even Velasquez Ryan 116
3 Tristen’s Mambo Arch Goncalves Carwood 116
4 Middle of the Nite Offlee Wild Prado Albertrani 116
5 Silver Craft Value Plus Castanon Reinstedler 116
6 Uptowncharlybrown Limehouse Centeno Seewald 118
7 African Moon Johannesburg Lopez Bennett 116
HORSE OF THE YEAR ARRAVALE just had her first baby – this little gal by PIVOTAL.
thanks to the Costigan family for the photo
SANTA ANITA STAKES DO-OVER
The races from last weekend when the races were cancelled due to rain at Santa Anita:
they include this 3yo event:
ROBERT B. LEWIS S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 8.5f (AWT)
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Dave in Dixie Dixie Union Rosario Sadler 115
2 Tiz Chrome Tiznow Gomez Baffert 117
3 American Lion Tiznow Leparoux Harty 117
4 Caracortado Cat Dreams Atkinson Machowsky 117
5 Tango Tango Orientate Bejarano Hollendorfer 115
Saturday, Santa Anita
STRUB S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo, 1 1/8m (AWT)
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Misremembered Candy Ride (Arg) Espinoza Baffert 121
2 Massone Meniffee Rosario McAnally 117
3 Viscount Orientate Gomez Baffert 117
4 Gallant Son Malabar Gold Solis Lucarelli 117
5 Jeranimo Congaree Garcia Pender 117
6 Heavenly Wind Heavenly Search T Baze Hess Jr 117
7 Acclamation Unusual Heat Flores Warren 117
8 Rendezvous Victory Gallop Bejarano Hollendorfer 121
9 Eagle Poise Empire Maker Leparoux Mott 117
10 Smart Bid Smart Strike Smith Motion 119
CANADIAN-BRED ‘KATHERINE at Santa Anita
Sunday, Santa Anita
LA CANADA S.-GII, $150,000, 4yo, f, 1 1/8m (AWT)
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Unrivaled Belle Unbridled’s Song D’meaux Mott 118
2 Dream Empress Bernstein Flores McPeek 118
3 Dave’s Revenge The Cliff’s Edge Blanc Hess Jr 116
4 Striking Dancer Smart Strike Solis McPeek 116
5 Freedom Star Street Cry (Ire) Garcia Baffert 116
6 Pretty Katherine Vindication Rosario Hollendorfer 116
7 Gripsholm Castle Dynaformer Espinoza Cecil 116
8 Stardom Bound Tapit Leparoux Dutrow Jr 123
9 Gumption More Than Ready Smith Headley 116
10 Miss Silver Brook Cozzene Gomez Canani 116
11 Applause (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Ahern Callaghan 116
12 Spirit Seeker Peace Rules Bejarano Hollendorfer 116
13 Floating Heart Giant’s Causeway Talamo Pletcher 116
14 Pretty Unusual Unusual Heat Sutherland Abrams 123
YOU WANNA BET THE DERBY NOW?
You can bet on your favourite Kentucky Derby contender this weekend as the first of 3 pools open for wagering…
KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER 1
Feb. 12-14
NO. HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML
1 Aikenite Yes It’s True Pletcher 30-1
2 American Lion Tiznow Harty 20-1
3 Buddy’s Saint Saint Liam Levine 12-1
4 Concord Point Tapit Baffert 30-1
5 Conveyance Indian Charlie Baffert 12-1
6 Dave in Dixie Dixie Union Sadler 20-1
7 Drosselmeyer Distorted Humor Mott 20-1
8 Dryfly Jump Start Whiting 20-1
9 Dublin Afleet Alex Lukas 15-1
10 Eskendereya Giant’s Causeway Pletcher 20-1
11 Jackson Bend Hear No Evil Zito 12-1
12 Lookin At Lucky Smart Strike Baffert 8-1
13 Make Music for Me Bernstein Barba 50-1
14 Maximus Ruler Roman Ruler Hanna 50-1
15 Noble’s Promise Cuvee McPeek 15-1
16 Ron the Greek Full Mandate Amoss 30-1
17 Rule Roman Ruler Pletcher 12-1
18 Stay Put Broken Vow Margolis 50-1
19 Super Saver Maria’s Mon Pletcher 15-1
20 Tiz Chrome Tiznow Baffert 20-1
21 Uptowncharlybrown Limehouse Seewald 50-1
22 Vale of York (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) bin Suroor 30-1
23 William’s Kitten Kitten’s Joy Maker 30-1
24 All Other 3-Year-Olds 5-2
