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Art Museum holds high-profile entries in the major juvenile races of the fall and was hammered down to 4-5 for this maiden test won last year by the stable's subsequent G1 Middle Park S. hero Ad Valorem. He missed the break and was baulked, but held his position in behind the leaders before being asked...
Eilean Ban finished runner-up to the promising Pure Illusion (Ire) in a course-and-distance maiden on her debut Aug. 6 and started as the 11-4 second favorite for this hotly contested race. Stalking the pace in second throughout the early stages, she appeared held as the 5-6 pick Royal Proposal (GB) (King's Best) rolled by approaching...
The first foal from Eclipse Award winner and GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Beautiful Pleasure, Dr. Pleasure had been working steadily, if unspectacularly, but had earned enough attention during morning trials to be sent off the even-money chalk in his debut. Never far from the front, the John Oxley homebred drove to the lead as...
A $525,000 FTFFEB two-year-old purchase, Play Ballado had trained forwardly for this belated debut, capping her worktab with a bullet half mile from the gate in :47 1/5. Dispatched at 3-5 by the Arlington faithful, the dark bay made no mistake, rallying to the front at the quarter pole before going on to a flashy...
Discreet Cat, whose half brother Pretty Wild (Wild Again), MSW & MGISP, $398,280, was runner-up in the 2002 GI Hopeful S., trained forwardly for his debut and was sent off at odds of 5-1 in a very competitive field. Quickly into stride beneath Edgar Prado, the attractive bay was challenged by Superfly (Fusaichi Pegasus) at...
Sent off at 16-1 in a field deep with eye-catching pedigrees, raced off the early speed traveling easily before being asked to close passing halfway. Brought wide with her challenge to lead at the quarter pole, she drew away under a forceful hand ride to beat Moonlight Music (Ire) (Rossini) by six lengths. Short Skirt...
Changing Weather made an auspicious debut here wearing the maroon and white of Darley stable. The colt, who had developed from a $35,000 KEESEP yearling into a $260,000 OBSMAR two-year-old, came armed for his debut with an impressive worktab and was no secret as the 8-5 choice. Under jockey Edgar Prado, he zipped out of...
A full sister to Fusaichi Rock Star, GSW, $138,766 , Wild Fit was retained by consignor Murray Smith after she was led out unsold at $240,000 at Barretts March. The Florida-bred had been training smartly in the mornings and debuted as the 5-2 second choice. Allowed to settle into stride down the backstretch, the grey...
Chili Cat finished well to be third behind subsequent Spa allowance winner New Dimension in her six-furlong bow at Belmont July 2. The 1-5 favorite contested the early fractions, took over when asked for run in upper stretch and stormed clear to a 11 3/4-length romp. Quail Run (Wagon Limit) completed the exacta. Lifetime Record:...
Chatila, the least fancied of the duo carrying the colors of Princess Haya of Jordan, was allowed to start at a massive 50-1. Breaking from the highest draw, the $150,000 KEESEP yearling tagged onto the back-end early and made smooth progress down the outer to challenge inside the final eighth. Collaring her stable companion Dama'a...
Strong Contender continued the success of consignor Murray Smith's saletoppers, following unbeaten What a Song in Florida. This colt, who topped Keeneland April at $800,000 after working a quarter in :21 2/5, was sent postward as the 5-2 favorite. In midpack early, the rangy youngster swept to the lead on the outside and was ridden...
Grand Reserve was off slowly and checked at a crucial stage of his lone previous start, a Dec. 4 allowance at Calder. He finished third by a length to Lord Robyn, who would return to win the GIII Tropical Park Derby in his next start. Adding Lasix for this comeback attempt, the homebred made an...
