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Cry and Catch Me's runner-up finish in her debut over Hollywood's Cushion Track July 1 gained luster when the winner of that race, Tasha's Miracle (Harlan's Holiday), came back to take the GIII Sorrento S. by daylight. Moved from Craig Dollase's barn to Bob Baffert's in the interim and hammered down to 3-5 favoritism with...
Screen Star was held in high enough regard to merit an entry in the Sept. 29 G1 Fillies' Mile at Ascot and was considered forward enough to tackle more experienced rivals in this first at-bat. Justifying her lofty engagement, the 7-2 chance proved more than up to this task and exploded onto the scene with...
Prussian was offered twice at public auction, but failed to reach his reserve on both occasions. Instead, the well-bred colt entered the Monticule racing operation and that decision was validated by an eyecatching debut performance here. The bay signaled his readiness for his debut by working five furlongs over the Saratoga turf training track in...
Secret Gypsy, a handful before the gate while making her debut at 13-1, charged to the lead from the break. She set fractions of :21.70, :44.59 and :56.71 and kicked clear in upper stretch when challenged by Overandabeauty (Grand Slam) to finish in track-record time. Secret Gypsy was a $10,000 FTMMAY juvenile. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,...
McCartney, who holds an entry in the Oct. 20 G1 Darley Dewhurst S. at Newmarket, was an encouraging third behind Better Hand (Ire) in a seven-furlong Sandown maiden on debut July 25 and started as the 6-4 favorite stepped up in trip. Always traveling strongly in a stalking third, the Eu90,000 BBASEP yearling loomed on...
As a half-brother to El Corredor (Mr. Greeley), GISW, $727,920; Silver Tornado (Maria's Mon), GSW, $133,075; and Roman Ruler (Fusaichi Pegasus), GISW, $1,220,800; Maimonides attracted plenty of attention when offered as a yearling at Keeneland September and wound up becoming the most expensive member of his sire's first crop when selling for $4.6 million. The...
Division two of this maiden, which had already unveiled Tajdeef, saw another potential luminary in the form of Cat Junior. Hammered into even-money favoritism, the bay was balked at the start and raced with the choke out behind the leaders. Niggled at passing halfway, the $500,000 KEESEP yearling lengthened down the outer to grab the...
Tajdeef was sent off the 11-8 favorite on the basis of a tall home reputation in the race won last year by the subsequent G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Astronomer Royal. Breaking smartly to race prominently on the outer in the early stages, the homebred strode up to take over with 1 1/2 furlongs...
West Coast Swing, who is listed as a $700,000 KEENOV weanling, was a two-length winner as a 7-1 chance on debut over this strip June 30. Providing just a little bit of frosting on WinStar Farm's Haskell cake, the homebred, off at 5-2, took command in upper stretch and bounded home clear by 10 3/4...
This maiden has thrown up some useful performers, including the 2004 G1 1000 Guineas third Hathrah (Ire) and in Sense of Joy it could have unearthed another potential Classic contender. Always traveling strongly out wide behind the early leaders, the 6-1 second choice loomed on the front end approaching the eighth pole with Richard Hughes...
Hot on the heels of His Highness The Aga Khan's Minted (Fr) posting an impressive first-up win at Chantilly July 23, Beret Rouge enhanced his owner-breeder's burgeoning juvenile portfolio with an exquisite debut performance of his own here. The grey was not shy of support at the tills and moved smoothly in third after an...
As the trainer of Izarra's second dam Bayakoa, Ron McAnally is well acquainted with this filly's family, and while Izarra is a long way from approaching the level of her famous relative, she apparently inherited at least some of Bayakoa's talent. With McAnally on an 0-for-21 streak with first-timers and sporting a worktab that revealed...
