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Haya’s Boy wins Big A underline (AP)

NEW YORK (AP)—Haya’s Boy led all a way, violence Token Sacrifice by five
lengths in a $52,000 stipend underline for New York breds during Aqueduct on
Sunday.

David Cohen guided a 4-year-old lerned by Jeremiah Englehart to his third
win in 24 starts. Haya’s Boy lonesome a 6 furlongs on a quick lane in
1:11.67.

Haya’s Boy paid $6.70, $3.30 and $2.50, while Token Sacrifice, a 3-2
favorite, returned $2.90 and $2.20 and Cap a Moment paid $4.90.


Drill wins San Vicente Stakes by a nose (AP)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Drill degraded American Act by a nose to win the
$150,000 San Vicente Stakes and snap a five-race movement on Sunday during Santa Anita,
although tutor Bob Baffert isn’t rushing him onto a Kentucky Derby trail.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, Drill ran 7 furlongs in 1:21.28 and paid $9.60
and $5 during 7-2 odds.

American Act returned $4, while 1-2 favorite Creative Cause was another
length behind in third. Let’s Get Crackin was fourth. There was no uncover wagering
after Smoking G and Captain Obvious were scratched.

Drill trailed pacesetter American Act many of a approach until holding a small
lead with a furlong to go and hardly holding off his opposition underneath Garcia’s
urging.

Drill is nominated to a Triple Crown series, though Baffert pronounced he doesn’t
think a colt wants to run a Kentucky Derby stretch of 1 1-4 miles.

“I wouldn’t run out and buy a destiny book (bet) on him,” pronounced a Hall of
Fame trainer, who is installed with other Derby candidates. “He’d have to prove
something to me going long. He’s one-turn right now. In time he competence be means to
do it given he’s schooled to relax.”

Drill’s co-owner, Mike Pegram, agreed.

“This is a Breeders’ Cup horse,” he said. “I don’t know that Breeders’
Cup race. We’ll only let him arrange himself out.”

Drill was perplexing to spin things around after not visiting a winner’s
circle given Sept. 7, when he won a Del Mar Futurity opposite Creative Cause.
He was fifth in a San Pedro Stakes during Santa Anita on Jan. 22.

Pegram pronounced 3 of Drill’s prior waste were “throwout” races, though he
had no forgive for a ninth-place finish in a CashCall Futurity on Dec. 11.

“He came out of those races unequivocally well. He always shows so most energy,
he’s taken a lot and he’s rubbed it,” Baffert said. “But currently we could tell
he was some-more loose in a competition and he got an easy trip. That helps, too.”

Creative Cause was fourth in a early going before removing adult for third in
his initial start given finishing third in a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in November.
He now has $506,000 in graded stakes earnings, all though assuring him a starting
spot in a Kentucky Derby, that uses such gain to establish a full
20-horse field.

“We got what we wanted out of a race. He’s a track horse, not a
seven-furlong horse,” tutor Mike Harrington said. “We wish he moves forward
off this. Did we see him trot out? He’ll really pierce forward.”

Harrington has another Kentucky Derby claimant in Empire Maker, who
finished second in a Robert Lewis Stakes progressing this month during Santa Anita.
The trainer, like Baffert, is delicately sophistry his colts’ schedules so they
don’t run opposite any other. Harrington pronounced his subsequent aim will be the
$300,000 San Felipe Stakes during Santa Anita on Mar 10 for one of them.

“I don’t know that one,” he said.

Whichever of Harrington’s horses doesn’t run in a San Felipe is possible
for a $500,000 Rebel Stakes during Oaklawn Park on Mar 17.

Baffert is deliberation a San Felipe for Fed Biz or Liaison, dual some-more of
his tip Kentucky Derby candidates. Another hopeful, BC Juvenile Sprint winner
Secret Circle, is during Oaklawn available a start in Monday’s $250,000 Southwest
Stakes.


Jackson Bend wins Hal’s Hope (AP)

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Jackson Bend overcame a bobble during a start to
beat Sangaree by a length Saturday in a $100,000 Hal’s Hope during Gulfstream
Park.

The 5-year-old Jackson Bend, ridden by John Velazquez and lerned by Nick
Zito, ran a mile in 1:38.19 and paid $3.80, $2.80 and $2.20 for his eighth
victory in 23 starts.

“He stumbled withdrawal there, afterwards had to lay there with nowhere to go until
he found a place to run in a stretch, He’s got a extensive heart. He’s very
special,” Zito said. “He has a courage of a lion.”

Jackson Bend was third in a 2010 Preakness.

“He didn’t unequivocally stumble, though he didn’t mangle that well. we was arrange of
biding my time around a turn,” Velazquez said. “I didn’t know if we should go
inside or outside. But afterwards we took a easy approach out and said, `I’ll only take
him outside.’ It worked out great.”

Sangaree returned $4.80 and $3.60, and Cool Blue Red Hot paid $7.80 to show.


Tapizar simply wins San Fernando during Santa Anita (AP)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Tapizar, a Kentucky Derby contender final year before
a bone chip knocked him out of a Triple Crown chase, had a rousing start to
his 4-year-old debate with a exile win in a $150,000 San Fernando Stakes
on Saturday during Santa Anita.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani for tutor Steve Asmussen, a heavily favored
Tapizar took a lead early and pulled divided in a homestretch to kick long-shot
Balladry by 3 1/2 lengths, covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.94.

Tapizar chipped a bone in his knee as a favorite and fifth place finisher
in a Robert B. Lewis Stakes during Santa Anita final Feb. 12.

“I’m blissful he’s behind during a venue that shows who he is,” Asmussen said.
“Hopefully, we won’t get off lane with him this year.”

Asmussen pronounced he skeleton to run a colt in a Santa Anita’s Strub array of
stakes for 4-year-olds, presumably indicating toward a Santa Anita Handicap in
March.

The leader paid $4.20, $3.60 and $2.60. Balladry returned $9.60 and $3.80,
and Prayer for Relief paid $2.40.

Owned and bred by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Tapizar has won 4 times in nine
career starts. He warranted $90,000 to boost his career sum to $263,032.


Cumulonimble wins Gulfstream underline (AP)

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Cumulonimble returned from a 19-month layoff
to kick Kiss a Stars by three-quarters of a length Friday in a $60,000
feature competition for fillies and mares during Gulfstream Park.

Cumulonimble, a 6-year-old mare ridden by Jose Lezcano, ran 1 1/16 miles on
the territory march in 1:43.18 and paid $14, $7.20 and $5.80 for her seventh victory
in 14 lifetime starts. The competition was her initial given winning an Illinois-bred
stakes during Arlington Park in Jun 2010.

Kiss a Stars returned $7.60 and $5.20, and Here to Run paid $4 to show.


Catchy Tune wins Santa Anita underline (AP)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Catchy Tune degraded Long Lake Krista by a conduct to
win a $61,400 Rex Chapman underline during Santa Anita on Friday.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, Catchy Tune ran 6 1-2 furlongs on a bank turf
course in 1:12.38 and paid $35.20, $13 and $6.60 during 16-1 odds.

Long Lake Krista returned $4.60 and $3 as a 2-1 favorite. Talktoomuch was
another nose behind in third and paid $3.60 to show.

Catchy Tune had been winless in her 6 prior starts and idle given Aug.
31, when she began tailing off. Co-breeder John Toffan says she was given time
off and showed she wanted to sight again.

The victory, value $36,000, increasing Catchy Tune’s career gain to
$130,990, with 3 wins in 11 starts.


Sky Kingdom wins Santa Anita underline (AP)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Sky Kingdom degraded Smart Ellis by 4 1/2 lengths to
win a $55,798 underline for 3-year-olds during Santa Anita on Thursday.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, Sky Kingdom ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.72 and paid
$3.20 and $2.10 as a odds-on favorite for Hall of Fame tutor Bob Baffert.

Smart Ellis returned $3, while Spirit Rules was another length behind in
third. There was no uncover wagering after a margin was reduced to 4 starters
with a late blemish of Sir Allison.

Baffert says a competition was a “paid workout” for Sky Kingdom, one of several
Kentucky Derby contenders in his stable. He says Sky Kingdom’s subsequent start will
be in a stakes race.

The victory, value $34,800, increasing Sky Kingdom’s career gain to
$125,930.


Jockey Gomez sidelined by damaged left heel (AP)

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP)—Jockey Garrett Gomez had medicine Thursday for a
broken left heel that will keep him out of a saddle for 4 to 6 weeks.

Gomez’s agent, Tony Matos, says a medicine was finished during a Kerlan-Jobe
Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles.

Gomez was harmed Sunday before a Daytona Stakes during Santa Anita when his
mount Silver Summation unseated a 40-year-old supplement before flipping over
backward withdrawal a paddock.

Gomez had been off to a good start during a track’s winter assembly with six
stakes victories by a initial 10 days, including a Sham Stakes with Out
of Bounds final weekend.


Opening Move takes Big A underline (AP)

NEW YORK (AP)—Opening Move remained dominant in dual starts over Aqueduct’s
winterized middle track, violence Quick Money by 21/2 lengths on Wednesday in the
$62,000 stipend feature.

The 4-year-old colt lerned by Kiaran McLaughlin is winless in 5 races on
other surfaces. Apprentice supplement Irad Ortiz, Jr. was aboard as a 9-1 shot ran
the 6 furlongs in 1:10.20, profitable $20.80, $9.40 and $3.

Quick Money, longest cost on a house during 16-1, returned $18.40 and $4.90
while Black Pen, $2.10, rallied to get third as a 3-5 favorite.


Filly brings tip cost during Keeneland event (AP)

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)—A filly by heading founder Kitten’s Joy has brought a top
price of $180,000 during a third event of Keeneland’s Jan Horses of All
Ages Sale.

Glen Hill Farm purchased a filly, out of a stakes-placed Danzig mare
Garden Spot and from a family of Horse of a Year and tip founder Mineshaft. The
yearling was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Keeneland sole 263 horses Wednesday for $4,255,900, adult 47.8 percent over
2011 when 227 horses brought $2,878,150. The day’s normal was $16,182, adult 27.6
percent from final year’s $12,679.

Total sales for a initial 3 days are 750 horses for $34,371,200, adult 52.9
percent from 619 horses that sole for $22,478,350 in 2011.

The sale ends Thursday.


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