2-Year old Works

Three of our previous Kitten's Joy's workers were on track again, Cater to Kitten (colt; Kitten's Joy - Olinka by Wolfhound), Dean's Kitten (colt; Kitten's Joy - Summer Theatre by Ide), and Scottkeith'skitten (colt; Kitten's Joy - Miss Bergdorf by Old Trieste). This time, they went 4 furlongs at the Churchill Downs Training Center, in :49.40, :49.60, and :49.80. The move to Kentucky is interesting.

The Saint Liam filly, Saintly Ways (filly; Saint Liam - Visual Art by Deputy Minister) was on the worktab again, going 2 furlongs on March 7 at Double Double Diamond Farm and Training Center, with a time of :26.12.

It's Destiny Over Broad Stone, Tannic

Motown Blues broke on top, but soon began moving backwards. Son of Destiny took over, pursued by The Mallard Man. Son of Destiny put that one away in the stretch and began to draw away. Broad Stone (Birdstone) settled off the pace, and began to advance steadily. He couldn't catch Son of Destiny, but he was well clear of the rest of them, finishing 2nd for the 3rd time in a row. Tannic (Saarland) was off slow and never much involved, finishing 7th.

Result: March 8, 2009
Oaklawn Park Race 3
Maiden Claiming

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First Passage to Victory

First Passage and Artisan (Smarty Jones) dueled early. The latter filly got her head in front after a half, but the lead was short-lived. She began to tire, as First Passage went on. June Day closed late, but she was no threat to First Passage. Smart 'n Snazzy (Smarty Jones) secured a good spot on the rail, but didn't have any punch, finishing 11th.

Result: March 8, 2009
Gulfstream Race 7
Maiden Special Weight

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Bigsurprisemister Rules Bosco

Favorite Big Six set the pace, pulling clear from the pack. But he tired late and allowed the rest to catch up. To everyone's big surprise, 14-1 Bigsurprisemister came rolling wide to get up for the victory. Cart Doctor was also coming wide to take 2nd. Bosco Rules (Peace Rules) ran evenly in fourth place almost the entire race, and that was where he finished.

Result: March 8, 2009
Hawthorne Race 9
Maiden Special Weight

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Other Results for March 8

Prosecca (filly; Speightstown - Pink Champagne by Awesome Again) led all the way in her Allowance race at Mountaineer, to win by better than 8. I guess they made the right decision to run at Mountaineer instead of Charles Town. She earned $14,940 to increase her earnings to $37,790 in 7 starts.

Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) finished 3rd in her claiming race at Philadelphia Park.

Atalanta Velox (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Mandy Mack by Native Prospector), who washed out in the Post Parade, was rank early on and weakened late, finishing 5th in her Maiden Claiming race at Santa Anita.

March 10 Results

Strike Jak (filly; Peace Rules - Sunset Crest by Strike the Gold) finished 8th (last) in her Allowance/Optional Claiming race on the Tampa Bay turf.

Dreams d'Oro (gelding; Medaglia d'Oro - Morning Time by Gilded Time) was blocked on the backstretch, but advanced to finish 4th in his Maiden Special Weight race at Sunland Park.

March 11 Entries

Bear's Conductor (colt; Congaree - Symphonic Lady by Blare of Trumpets) makes his 3-year old debut in a mile Allowance Race at Gulfstream Park, post time 2:12 PM. He'll face 5 and break from post 6. In 2008, Bear's Conductor ran 4 times, recording 1 win, and a second in the Grey Stakes (Can-III) on October 5. He was also 4th in the Swynford Stakes. Mine That Bird was the winner of both of those stakes.

Cradle of Peace (gelding; Peace Rules - Cat's Cradle by Flying Paster), Paid Preview (colt; Speightstown - Starring Monique by Risen Star), and Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) do battle in a 6.5 furlong Claiming race at Charles Town. Post time for this one is 9:39 PM. Cradle of Peace has made 11 starts overall, recording 2 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third, and $36,127. He last raced on February 28 in a 7 furlong Claiming Race at Laurel, finishing 5th. Paid Preview has run 5 times, winning once and finishing third once while earning $20,800. Last time out, he was 4th in a 6.5 furlong claiming race at Charles Town on February 25. Tiger Rules last ran on Februray 21 at Charles Town, finishing 4th in a 6.5 furlong Allowance race. Overall, he has started 10 times, recording 2 wins and 2 thirds, and earning $33,950.