News and Notes

I apologize for not previewing the 2 Fair Grounds Maiden Special Weight races (see below under "Other January 21 Entries). They slipped through the cracks. Blame it on the snow.

January 20 Results

A Famous Win

Beautifulnightmare (Devil His Due - Hey Ghaz by Ghazi) was scratched, leaving just 5 to run on the good track. Famous Rose (Forest Danger - Famous Story by Rahy) was the even-money choice, but Rhondda Gardens (Flower Alley - Catchy Patton by Patton) took some money as well. Third Row Center (Rockport Harbor - Retained by Star of the Crop) was almost 6-1. Famous Rose was a little stubborn at the load. Bangzoomtothemoon (Malibu Moon - Kona Kat by Mountain Cat) was restless in the gate, and had to be backed out. Then, she required a girth adjustment. This was a little bit of an adventure, because she was being feisty and was quite free with her feet. Finally, Channing Hill hopped back on and they loaded her up again. First-timer Jan Beth Jo (Chief Seattle - Nasty Cure by Cure the Blues) was off slowly, and gave the rest a head start. Favorite Famouse Rose went to the lead. She was pursued by Rhondda Gardens. There was a bit of a break back to Third Row Center and Bangzoomtothemoon, who raced together. Famous Rose lengthed her lead after a half. Making a move to enter the picture was Jan Beth Jo. She took second, and put a dent in Famous Rose's lead. But, she was no real threat for the top spot, with Famous Rose coming home 3 lengths in front. Rhonnda Gardens just held Bangzoomtothemoon for third, and Third Row Center trailed the field. Famous Rose won like an odds-on should, but Jan Beth Jo delivered a nice debut after a slow start. Watch the Replay.

January 20, 2011
Aqueduct Race 2
Maiden Claiming ($60,000)

Other January 20 Result

Wear Red (Henny Hughes - Aldebaran Light by Seattle Slew), was favored in race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs, a mile Allowance/Optional Claiming race on firm turf, and made a middle move, but settled for third. The winner was 31-1 Whodoesthat (Giacomo - Must Be Me by Belong to Me). Watch the Replay.

January 21 Entries

Where's the Beef?

January 21, 2011
Gulfstream Park Race 7
Maiden Special Weight
1 1/8 miles
3-year-olds
Post Time: 3:52 PM ET HRTV

I love a mile and an eighth maiden race at Gulfstream, who knows what might come out of this race.

Where's the Beef (Rockport Harbor - Clair de Lune by Regal Classic) makes his second start, after finishing 5th at a mile and 70 yards at Calder on January 2. Also in that race was the Rockport Harbor colt Certain Appeal, who finished 9th after dueling early. He . runs in race 1 at Gulfstream on January 21, a mile Maiden Claiming race (see below). Where's the Beef last worked at Calder on January 15, going 4 furlongs in :51.00. He brought $5,700 as a yearling, and is out of the winning mare Clair de Lune. Clair de Lune has produced 3 winners from 4 to run, including Moon Over Malibu, who has earned $152,500. Clair de Lune is a half sister to 3 winners, including stakes-placed Area Limits, who earned $240,611.

Chiseled Light (Colony Light - Stormy Kris by Whitney Tower) finished 6th, behind Where's the Beef, on January 2 at Calder. He made his only other start on the turf at Calder, finishing 9th at a mile and a sixteenth on December 12. He is a full brother to 2 winners. His dam, Stormy Kris, is a full sister to stakes-placed Strolling Kris, and a half sister to 4 winners. Three of her winning siblings are by Colony Light, sire of Chiseled Light.

Finishing 2nd in his only start was Dance City (City Zip - Ballet Colony by Pleasant Colony), who ran a mile at Aqueduct on December 2. He is out of the winning mare Ballet Colony, who has produced 4 winners. Ballet Colony is a full sister to 5 winners, including grade II winner Dance Colony; and a half sister to 7 winners, including grade I winners No Review and Another Review.

Derby Obsession (Ten Centuries - Golden Swallow by Affirmed) was 47-1 in his debut at a mile and 70 yards at Fair Grounds on December 30, but finished 3rd, just a neck out of second. He brought $15,000 as a yearling, and is a half brother to the winner Golden Bull. Their dam, Golden Swallow, is a half sister to 4 winners.

Deed It Is (First Samurai - Deed I Do by Alydeed) made his only start in a 6.5 furlong race at Calder on December 10, finishing 4th. He is out of grade II stakes-placed Deed I Do, who earned $216,648. Deed I Do has produced three winners from four to run, including Escrow, who earned $122,273. Deed I Do is a half sister to 8 winners.

Trouble for Tiger (Hold That Tiger - Dutchess Alexandra by Judge Smells) was 6th in his lone start, a 7 furlong race at Aqueduct on November 13. He sold for $40,000 as a yearling, and is out of the winning mare Dutchess Alexandra. Dutchess Alexandra has produced 5 winners, including grade III stakes-placed Stimulus Plan, who has earned $201,326. Dutchess Alexandra is a full sister to two winners, and a half sister to 5 winners, including group II winner Magesterial.

Another veteran of one start is Pleasant Run (Pleasant Tap - Dixie Bust by Dixieland Band), who was 7th at a mile and a sixteenth on November 14 at Churchill Downs. A $40,000 yearling, he is out of the winning mare Dixie Bust. Dixie Bust has produced 2 winners, including Southern Tap, a full sister to Pleasant Run. Dixie Bust is a full sister to stakes winner Land Boom, and a half sister to 4 winners. One of her winning siblings is by Pleasant Tap, sire of Pleasant Run.

Niederzel (Rock Hard Ten - Quiet Dream by Seattle Slew), who sold for for $260,000 as a yearling, is unraced. He is out of Quiet Dream, who was a debut winner. Quiet Dream has produced 6 winners from 7 to run, including stakes winner No Dream. No Dream was a debut winner, and has earned $135,280. Quiet Dream is a half sister to 9 winners, including grade I winners Dare and Go and Go Deputy.

Rock N Cozy will Call Again with a Caution Sign

January 21, 2011
Gulfstream Park Race 8
Maiden Special Weight
1 mile turf
3-year-old fillies
Post Time: 4:23 PM ET HRTV

Rock N Cozy (Rockport Harbor - Sari by Cozzene) has run twice, and finished second twice, at 6 furlongs on the dirt at Belmont on October 28, and at a mile and a sixteenth on the turf at Aqueduct on November 24. She set the pace in the latter race. Rock N Cozy has been working at Gulfstream since her last race, including 5 furlongs in 1:00.75 on January 14. She brought $185,000 as a 2-year-old, and is a half sister to turf stakes winner My Magic Moment, who has earned $149,813. Sari, dam of Rock N Cozy, is a half sister to 3 winners.

The veteran of the race is Mae Ruler (Roman Ruler - Wha'pa by Victory Gallop), who has run 6 times. She's finished third three times, including in her most recent race, a mile contest on the dirt at Gulfstream Park on January 7. She finished 4th in her only turf start, a mile race at Calder on December 17. Mae Ruler is the second foal out of the placed mare Wha'pa, whose first foal is a winner. Wha'pa is a half sister to 4 winners.

Mirimichi Babe (Milwaukee Brew - Newsontherun by Cherokee Run) has run four times, including three turf starts. She finished 2nd at a mile and a sixteenth on the Saratoga turf on August 27, 6th at a mile and a sixteenth on the Belmont turf on September 19, and 5th in the mile and a sixteenth John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes at Calder on November 13. Her remaining start was on the Polytrack at Keeneland, where she finished 3rd in a 1 1/8 mile race on October 22. Mirimichi Babe sold for $160,000 as a 2-year-old, and is out of the winning mare Newsontherun. Newsontherun has produced 2 winners, including a full sister to Mirimichi Babe. Newsontherun is a half sister to 9 winners, including turf stakes winner Fredericktown.

Lemons to Lemonade (Lemon Drop Kid - Lake Placid (IRE) by Royal Academy) also has stakes experience, having finished 7th in the 1 1/16 mile Tropical Park Oaks on the Calder turf on January 1. Previously, she was 2nd at a mile and a sixteenth at Churchill Downs on October 31, and 7th at a mile at Kentucky Downs on September 18. Those were both Maiden Special Weight races on the turf. Lemons to Lemonade is a half sister to 4 winners, including turf stakes-placed Melody Maiden, and River Bed, stakes-placed over jumps. Three of her siblings won on the turf. Lake Placid, dam of Lemons to Lemonade, is a full sister to 2 winners, including turf stakes winner Heeremandi; and a half sister to 8 winners, including turf stakes winners Nazoo and Miznah, and group III turf winners Lake Como and Single Combat.

Caution Sign (Mr. Greeley - I'm a Caution by A. P. Indy) has run twice, finishing 3rd at 7 furlongs on the Keeneland Polytrack on October 15, and 2nd at a mile on the turf at Calder on November 7, just a nose behind the winner. She sold for $95,000 as a yearling, and is the second foal out of the winning mare I'm a Caution. I'm a Caution is a full sister to 2 winners, including grade III turf stakes-placed A. P. Magic.

Both of the previous starts for Saucy Jade (Rock Hard Ten - Nureyev's Encore by Nureyev) were on the turf. She finished 4th at 6 furlongs at Belmont on July 9, and 5th at a mile and a sixteenth at Aqueduct on November 14. She was a $200,000 yearling, and is the first foal out of the unraced mare Nureyev's Encore. Nureyev's Encore is a half sister to 4 winners, including grade II winner Smooth Jazz, and She's Sensational, a stakes winner on the turf and dirt.

Call Again (Mr. Greeley - Dubai Visit by Quiet American) has also made two starts, but on the dirt. She finished 5th at 6 furlongs at Belmont on October 31, and 5th at a mile and 70 yards at Aqueduct on December 5. She is out of turf stakes-placed Dubai Visit, who has produced 2 winners. Both of her winning offspring won on the turf. Dubai Visit is a full sister to 2 winners, and a half sister to 3 winners, including group II turf winner China Visit.

Island School (A. P. Indy - Mumbo Jumbo by Kingmambo) finished 11th in her debut at Belmont on October 3, and 4th at Aqueduct on November 14. Both starts were at 7 furlongs on the dirt. She is out of stakes winner Mumbo Jumbo, who earned $168,366. Mumbo Jumbo has produced 3 winners, including stakes winner Trusty Temper and grade III turf stakes-placed Crossword, a full brother to Island School. Mumbo Jumbo is a full sister to stakes winner King of Dixie, and a half sister to 6 winners, including Muscle Car, a stakes winner over jumps. Muscle Car is by A. P. Indy, sire of Island School.

The remaining fillies in the main field are unraced, including Class With a K (Tapit - Surprise K by Great Above), who brought $20,000 as a yearling. She is out of turf stakes-placed Surprise K, who earned $213,698. Surprise K has produced 4 winners from 5 to run, including stakes winners Colonial Surprise and Seabreeze Blvd.

My Perfect Light (Perfect Soul (IRE) - Thislillightofmine by Kingmambo) is a full sister to the winner King of Soul and Thislilsoulofmine, who was stakes-placed on the turf. He is also a half sister to 2 winners, including one turf winner. Thislillightofmine, dam of My Perfect Light, is a half sister to 8 winners, including group I turf winners Aviance and Chief Contender. Chief Contender is by Sadler's Wells, sire of Perfect Soul.

Passionate Gold (Mr. Greeley - Gilded Gold by Gilded Time) is the first foal out of Gilded Gold, a stakes winner on the turf and dirt, who earned $410,182. Gilded Gold is a half sister to stakes-placed Key West Breeze, who earned $157,447.

Exchange Miss (Exchange Rate - Storm Miss by Storm Creek) is a half sister to the winner Storm Magic. Their dam, Storm Miss, is a half sister to 4 winners, including stakes-placed After the Run.

Also unraced is AE entrant Better Still (Maria's Mon - Better Now by Thunder Gulch), who is the first foal out of grade III winner Better Now. Better Now was stakes-placed on the turf, and earned $191,189. Better Now is a full sister to one winner.

AE entrant Platinum Cat (Storm Cat - Platinum Tiara by Cozzene) has run three times, including one turf start. She finished 9th at 5.5 furlongs on the Polytrack at Turfway Park on September 11, 6th at a mile on the dirt at Churchill Downs on October 31, and 2nd at a mile and a sixteenth on the yielding turf at Churchill Downs on November 27. Platinum Cat brought $325,000 as a yearling, and is out of turf stakes winner Platinum Tiara, who earned $608,785. Platinum Tiara has produced the winner Tiara Di Oro. Platinum Tiara is a full sister to 2 winners, including group II turf stakes-placed Silent Waves, and a half sister to 5 winners.

Completing the AE list is Sweetly Valid (Sweetsouthernsaint - Valid Forbes by Valid Appeal), who has run twice on the dirt, finishing 5th at 6 furlongs at Calder on December 10, and 10th at 6 furlongs at Gulfstream Park on January 5. She is out of stakes winner Valid Forbes, who earned $401,476 in her career, and has produced 2 winners. Valid Forbes is a full sister to stakes-placed Valid Lightning, and a half sister to 6 winners, including stakes winner Pharmstar.

MTO entrant Secret Indy (A.P. Indy - Secret Place by Dixieland Band) finished 11th in her only start, at a mile on the turf at Belmont on October 11. A $650,000 yearling, she is the first foal out of the unraced mare Secret Place. Secret Place is a half sister to 6 winners, including stakes winner Private Gift, grade III winner Alumni Hall, and grade I winner Secret Status.

Other January 21 Entries

Certain Appeal (colt; Rockport Harbor - African Sunrise by Tale of the Cat) runs in race 1 at Gulfstream Park, a mile Maiden Claiming Race (Claiming Price $12,500). Post time is 12:55 PM ET. Certain Appeal has run twice, finishing 7th at 7 furlongs at Churchill Downs on November 27, and 9th at a mile and 70 yards at Calder on January 2. Those were both Maiden Special Weights. Certain Appeal last worked on the turf at Palm Meadows on January 14, going 4 furlongs in :51.60. He sold for $70,000 as a weanling, and is the first foal out of the winning mare African Sunrise. African Sunrise is a full sister to one winner, and a half sister to 7 winners, including stakes winner Asyouwish and grade III winner Tough Speed.

Trix Are for Katz (filly; Bluegrass Cat - Every Trick by Grand Slam) goes in race 5 at Tampa Bay Downs, a mile and 40 yard Maiden Claiming Race (Claiming Price $8,000). Post time is 2:17 PM ET. Trix Are for Katz has one second and one third in 7 starts. Last time out, she finished 5th in a 7 furlong Maiden Claiming race at Tampa Bay Downs on December 31. Trix Are for Katz is the first foal out of stakes-placed Every Trick, who earned $129,469. Every Trick is a half sister to 2 winners, including stakes winner Whiskey Lit.

Rockin Harbor (gelding; Rockport Harbor - Java Jolt by Hennessy) faces 9 in race 5 at Santa Anita, a 6 furlong Maiden Claiming race (Claiming Price $30,000). He is the 8-5 morning line choice. Post time is 6:04 PM ET. Rockin Harbor has run three times, finishing second in his last two races, including 6 furlongs at Santa Anita on December 26. He most recently worked on January 17 at Hollywood Park, going 3 furlongs in :35.20. Rockin Harbor sold for $140,000 as a yearling, and is a half brother to grade II stakes-placed True Addiction, who earned $115,510 in her career. Java Jolt, dam of Rockin Harbor, is a half sister to 3 winners.

Louisiana-bred Bayou Road (filly; Bellamy Road - Prissy Slippers by Smoke Glacken) debuts versus fellow LA-breds in race four at Fair Grounds, a 6 furlong Maiden Special Weight. Post time is 7:27 PM ET. She has been working at Fair Grounds, including 4 furlongs in :50.00 on January 18. She is a half sister to the winner Nakika. Their dam, Prissy Slippers, is a full sister to stakes-placed Outsmoken, and a half sister to 4 winners, including stakes winner Fancy Footwear.

Broadway Tune (filly; Bluegrass Cat - Sung in Tune by Unbridled's Song) runs in race 5 at Fair Grounds, a mile and 70 yard Maiden Special Weight. Post time is 7:57 PM ET. Broadway Tune has two previous starts, finishing 11th at 7 furlongs at Keeneland on October 23, and 6th at a mile and a sixteenth on the Fair Grounds turf on December 19. She's worked a couple of times since then, including 4 furlongs in :49.60 on January 16. Broadway Tune is the second foal out of the unraced mare Sung in Tune. Sung in Tune is a half sister to 6 winners, including grade II winner Grey Memo.