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On Tuesday at Churchill
Downs tips. Street Sense, the likely favorite
for Saturday's Kentucky
Derby 133, had another flawless work, while
two horses, Cobalt Blue and Xchanger, scratched
from the Derby.
The defections of Cobalt Blue and Xchanger allowed
both Teuflesberg and Imawildandcrazyguy to move
into the body of the race. Entries for the Derby
were to be taken on Wednesday morning, with posts
selected Wednesday night. As of Tuesday, the horse
first on the bubble for the Kentucky
Derby picks was Reporting for Duty, who is trained
by Steve Asmussen.
Asmussen also trains Derby starters Curlin and
Zanjero. Curlin, who is unbeaten in three starts
but did not race at age 2, and Street Sense, who
won last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile are seen
by most handicappers as the two horses who will
vie for the favorites roll.
Sweetnorthernsaint ended up the Derby
favorite last year at 5-1, with Barbaro 6-1
and Brother Derek 7-1.
The Derby field underwent some last-minute adjustments
on Tuesday when Cobalt Blue and Xchanger came out.
Tuesday morning at Churchill
Downs picks, however, Cobalt Blue looked like
a new horse. With blinkers added, he galloped powerfully
and at one point moved so quickly that Daily Racing
Form caught him going seven furlongs in 1:26.17.
Mark Guidry will ride Imawildandcrazyguy.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher, who was scheduled to enter
five horses in the Derby, brought his four runners
- Any
Given Saturday, Circular
Quay, Cowtown Cat, and Scat Daddy - to Churchill
Downs on Tuesday to join Sam P., who has been training
at Churchill.
Stormello and Tiago, who arrived on Monday from
California,came to the Churchill Downs track on
Tuesday for light gallops.
The last Derby runner to come to Churchill is Nobiz
Like Shobiz, who was scheduled to be flown from
New York to Kentucky on Wednesday.
Later in the morning, though, trainer Doug O'Neill,
after conferring with owner Merv Griffin, announced
Cobalt Blue would not run.
Cobalt Blue's defection put Teuflesberg in the
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delighting Jamie Sanders, the colt's trainer and
co-owner, who had been hoping Teuflesberg
would get in following his close fourth-place finish
in the Blue Grass Stakes.
And then later Tuesday, the connections of Tesio
Stakes winner Xchanger informed Churchill Downs's
racing office that they were out, too.
Imawildandcrazyguy in the Derby, giving trainer
Bill Kaplan a second Derby starter, along with Storm
in May. Asmussen, Darrin Miller, and O'Neill also
have two starters in this Derby.
Kaplan also entered Imawildandcrazyguy in the Crown
Royal American Turf on Friday as a backup, but will
go in the Derby if not bumped by some last-second,
unexpected horse.
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The 2004 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championship will move -- for the first time -- to the state of Texas. Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is situated right in the heart of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. We promise to make the prestigious event -- just like our state motto says -- bigger than ever. The eight-race Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred championships at Lone Star Park will take place on Saturday, October 30, and will be televised live on NBC Sports.
Trainer
Julio Canani was delighted with Blackdoun’s seven-furlong
turf work Monday at Santa Anita. “It was unbelievable,”
Canani said of his 3-year-old NetJets Breeders
Cup Mile contender who stopped the clock in 1:28 1/5. “He’s
not a very good work horse, but this was unbelievable. And he did
it with a 160-pound gallop boy!” Canani also reported that
fellow Mile contender Special Ring would work Tuesday or Wednesday
at Santa Anita...Early forecasts for Breeders’ Cup Week on
The Weather Channel’s weather.com call for highs in the mid-70s,
lows in the mid-50s, partly cloudy skies and a very low chance of
precipitation.
Known Arrival Dates
TUESDAY, OCT. 19 (NEW YORK/KENTUCKY) – Afleet Alex (Juvenile),
Dynever (Classic), Indy Groove (Distaff), Kitten’s Joy (Turf), Roses
in May (Classic) and Wonder Again (Filly & Mare Turf).
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 (NEW YORK/KENTUCKY) – Domestic Dispute (Mile/Sprint)
and Needwood Blade (Mile)
SATURDAY, OCT. 23 (PRIVATE CHARTER FROM ALBANY, NEW YORK) – Birdstone
(Classic), In the Gold (Juvenile Fillies) and Sun King (Juvenile)
SUNDAY, OCT. 24 (NEW YORK/KENTUCKY) – Artie Schiller (Mile), Bellamy
Road (Juvenile), Bowman’s Band (Classic), Dance Away Capote (Graham
Motion), Higher World (Juvenile Fillies), In the Gold (Juvenile Fillies),
Mr O’Brien (Mile), Runway Model (Juvenile Fillies), Society Selection
(Distaff) and Storm Flag Flying (Distaff)
MONDAY, OCT. 25 (CALIFORNIA) – Blackdoun (Mile), Kela (Sprint),
Moscow Burning (Filly & Mare Turf), Our New Recruit (Sprint), Personal
Rush (Classic), Pleasantly Perfect (Classic), Sharp Lisa (Juvenile Fillies),
Singletary (Mile), Special Ring (Mile), Star Over the Bay (Turf) and Sweet
Catomine (Juvenile Fillies)
MONDAY, OCT. 25 (ENGLAND/IRELAND/FRANCE) – Nebraska Tornado (Filly
& Mare Turf or Distaff); Ouija Board (Turf or Filly & Mare Turf);
Six Perfections (Mile); and other European contenders to be announced.
TUESDAY, OCT. 26 (NEW YORK/KENTUCKY) – Azeri (Distaff or Classic),
Bare Necessities (Distaff), Better Talk Now (Turf), Champali (Sprint);
Clock Stopper (Sprint), Consolidator (Juvenile), Cuvee (Sprint), Film
Maker (Filly & Mare Turf), Freefourinternet (Classic), Honor and War
(Mile), Perfect Drift (Classic), Runway Model (Juvenile Fillies), Silver
Tree (Mile), Soaring Free (Mile), Stellar Jayne (Distaff) and Tamweel
(Distaff)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 (NEW YORK) – Ashado (Distaff), Balletto (Juvenile
Fillies), Balto Star (Turf/Classic), Cajun Beat (Sprint); Funny Cide (Classic);
Ghostzapper (Classic); Midas Eyes (Sprint), Millennium Dragon (Mile),
Mustanfar (Turf), Newfoundland (Classic), Nothing to Lose (Mile), Proud
Accolade (Juvenile), Ready’s Gal (Juvenile Fillies), Speightstown
(Sprint) and Super Brand (Filly & Mare Turf)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 (CALIFORNIA) – Culture Clash (Juvenile Fillies),
Elloluv (Distaff), Island Fashion (Distaff), Kela (Sprint), Light Jig
(Filly & Mare Turf), Pt’s Grey Eagle (Sprint), Roman Ruler (Juvenile),
Sarafan (Turf) and Star Over the Bay (Turf).
Saturday, Oct. 23 – Kitten’s Joy (Turf); Roses In May (Classic);
and Sense of Style (Juvenile Fillies).
DID YOU KNOW?
Training hours at Lone Star Park are 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. every day except
Breeders’ Cup Day, when the track will close at 8 a.m. There is
a renovation break from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
The turf course will be open for workouts by horses nominated to turf
stakes during Breeders’ Cup Week from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Horses
wishing to work on the turf earlier than Sunday, such as Kitten’s
Joy on Saturday, can do so by special permission after the main track
closes at 10 a.m.
Beginning Thursday, the public is invited to view morning workouts at
the free “Daybreak at Lone Star” program during training hours
every day until Friday, Oct. 29.
BREEDER'S
CUP 2004
Sense
of Style, Magistretti Head Breeders' Cup Arrivals
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Monday, Oct. 18, 2004) – The first in
a series of at least a dozen flights descending into Dallas from afar
over the next 10 days delivered Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred
Championships contenders Magistretti (pointing to the $2 million John
Deere Turf), Sense of Style ($1 million Juvenile Fillies) and Culinary
(Juvenile Fillies) to Love Field on Monday. The trio of Breeders
Cup contenders, along with three horses pointing to other closing
weekend stakes, checked into the Lone Star Park stable area at 10:30
a.m. CT.
Dynever (pointing for another Classic attempt) will be aboard for
the first leg of the flight, originating in New York, with Afleet
Alex ($1.5 million Bessemer Trust Juvenile) and Wonder Again ($1
million Filly & Mare Turf).
The H.E. Tex Sutton Forwarding plane will stop in Kentucky to pick
up probable $2 million John Deere Turf favorite Kitten’s Joy
and Horse of the Year candidate Roses in May (undefeated this year
entering the Classic), as well as Royal Regalia ($1.5 million NetJets
Mile) and Indy Groove ($2 million Distaff – Presented by Nextel).
OUIJA BOARD CONFIRMED FOR CUP
Lord Derby and his trainer Ed Dunlop confirmed Monday that English
and Irish Oaks winner Ouija Board would head to Texas for the 21st
Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships on Saturday,
Oct. 30. The third place finisher in the prestigious Prix de l’Arc
de Triomphe will either faces males in the $2 million John Deere
Breeders’ Cup Turf at 1 ½ miles or her own sex in the
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at 1 3/8 miles.
“She definitely runs in America,” Lord Derby’s
racing manager Peter Stanley told The Racing Post on Monday. “She's
in good form and we are very pleased with her. We won't make a final
decision on which race she will go for until nearer the time as
we want to keep our options open for both races.
"We wouldn't be worried about taking on the colts again in
the Turf. She's been up there with the very best of the colts this
year as she proved in the Arc. She wouldn't look out of place in
that race but there's obviously the other race to consider too."
Oujia Board has won four of seven starts and $938,568. In June’s
Vodafone Oaks at Epson, the English-bred daughter of Cape Cross
crushed her six rivals by seven lengths. Next out, she was victorious
by a length in the Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh.
Ouija Board, breeders cup picks to be ridden by Kieren Fallon, is scheduled to arrive
at Lone Star Park on Monday with other European contenders.
TAYLOR IMPRESSED WITH GOLD STORM’S FINAL B.C. WORKOUT
Locally based $1 million Breeders Cup Sprint hopeful Gold
Storm breezed five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 Monday over a fast main
track at Lone Star Park, site of the Oct. 30 Breeders’ Cup
World Thoroughbred Championships.
Gold Storm headed to the track with regular jockey Larry Taylor
aboard following the renovation break at 8:30 a.m. The Arlington
Breeders’ Cup Sprint Handicap winner broke off in company
with Rumbleinthejungle, a minor stakes winner in Texas with good
early speed. Under a hard hold outside his stablemate, Gold Storm
eased past Rumbleinthejungle around the turn and blew away from
him in the stretch. Gold Storm left Rumbleinthejungle in his wake
about 10 lengths behind at the wire.
“He worked like a dream,” Taylor said. “It was
beautiful, man. It’s like every time I get on him he’s
better. I never even smooched at him. I just let him have a little
bit of the rein, kind of shook them at him, and he just opened up.
That other horse, he’s quick and he couldn’t even get
away from me the first part while I was just sitting there relaxed.”
Gold Storm galloped out aggressively the length of the backstretch.
“This horse is really good right now,” Taylor enthused.
“I’ve ridden some pretty nice sprint horses, like Fat
Wally, but he was no comparison to this horse. He galloped out strong,
too. I don’t care if he’s 99-1, believe me, he’s
a contender.”
CASCIO SAID GOLD STORM’S DRILL SHOWED HE CAN RELAX
Trainer C.W. “Bubba” Cascio said the purpose of $1
million Breeders’ Cup Sprint hopeful Gold Storm’s latest
workout, a five-furlong breeze in 1:00 3/5 Monday at Lone Star Park,
was to show jockey Larry Taylor how tractable the 4-year-old Seeking
the Gold colt can be.
“I just wanted to show him how this horse can relax,”
Cascio said. “Every time he’s ridden the horse we’ve
had the one-hole (Post Position No. 1). Up there [in Keeneland’s
Grade III Phoenix Breeders’ Cup Stakes] the other day, we
couldn’t get a breather. If you take back up there, you’ve
had it. I thought [the workout] went real good. I let this other
horse go off in front of him and we didn’t try to work him
too hard except down the lane. This horse doesn’t have to
get out on the front end, but both trips up there [to Keeneland
and Arlington Park] we had so much pressure on us.”
One issue for Gold Storm is his inability to change leads at Taylor’s
asking. Cascio feels that it would be beneficial if the horse would
switch leads willingly, but to force him at this stage could be
detrimental.
“I think you lose something, a half-length maybe, when you’re
pulling a horse right and left and moving up and down on the body
and he’s losing that motion,” Cascio said. “He
didn’t ever change leads this morning but he still took off.
I’ve seen him run 1:08 and change here and he never switched
leads. Every race I’ve ever had him he’s gone twenty-one
and one [for the opening quarter-mile] and a half [-mile] in forty-four,
so they’re going to have to run to get him.”
Monday’s workout will be the last serious breeze for Gold
Storm before the Sprint, although Cascio said he could decide on
a two-minute lick four days out “just to open his lungs a
little bit.”
If more than 14 are pre-entered in the Sprint, Gold Storm’s
admission to the field becomes a matter for the Racing Secretaries/Directors
panel. Seven horses are awarded automatic berths based on American
graded stakes points in 2004, while seven more will be ranked by
The Panel in order of preference.
“If we’re lucky enough to get in I think he’ll
give us a good effort,” Cascio said.
