It was all about the girls at Woodbine, as fillies took the first three spots.  This is not an uncommon phenomenon in baby races, as fillies, like human girls vs. boys, mature faster than colts. As is the case with many 2-year old races, especially those at short distances, first one out of the gate won.  Katolak Cowboy was 7th all the way.  But, all the horses picked up a check in this one, so he earned $398.

Equibase Chart 

2-Year Old Works

Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in this blog)

A bunch of Medaglia d'Oros made return appearances on the worktab. On 4/19, Double Espresso (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Second Strike by Fast Play) worked 4 furlongs in :48.80 at Goldmark. Precious Beans (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Precious Feather by Gone West) worked 4 furlongs at Calder from the gate on 4/20, recording a time of :50.20.  Precious Beans has been entered on April 26 at Calder. At Belmont on 4/21, Medaglia (filly; Medaglia d'Oro -  Lampasas by Devil's Bag) recorded a time of :37.12 for 3 furlongs. And at Hollywood Park on 4/22, Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) went 4 furlongs in :46.80. This is 9th workout notice that has been received for Gabby.

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On 4/19, the Saarland filly Saar Treaty (Saarland - Top of the Noggin by Chief's Crown) worked 3 furlongs in :39.00 at Fair Hill. Top of the Noggin was a winner who earned $20,480.  She was unplaced in 2 starts at 2. She is the dam of one winner out of one runner. Top of the Noggin is also a half-sister to 8 winners, 2 of which won as a 2-year old.

River Treck (colt; Congaree - Gem Treck by Java Gold) worked 3 furlongs at Churchill Downs on 4/20, recording at time of :39.00. River Treck's dam was unraced, but she has produced 6 winners including the stakes winner, Buddy Got Even and the stakes-placed horses, Glittergem and Deepwater Bay who were both stakes-placed as 2-year olds.

Working 2 furlongs at Hastings on 4/20 was the Speightstown colt, Gatwick (Speightstown - Beauty Halo (ARG) by Southern Halo). Beauty Halo (ARG) was a group III winner in Argentina who earned $96,048 in her career.  She was also 1 for 1 as a 2-year old. Gatwick is her first foal.

At Belmont Park on 4/21, Collegiate (filly; Saarland - La Sorbonne (ARG) by Southern Halo) worked 3 furlongs in :37.09. Collegiate is a half-sister to 3 winners, including Good Student (ARG) who earned $216,027 and won or placed in 3 graded stakes including a second in the Santa Maria (gr. I). Good Student was also 1 for 1 as a 2-year old.

Also working 3 furlongs at Belmont on 4/21 was In Speight of It (colt; Speightstown - Honest Deceiver by Is It True) who recorded a time of :38.90. Honest Deceiver was a stakes winner who was a 2-year old debut winner and won the Eliza Stakes as a 2-year old.

Jazzandthemagician (colt; Birdstone - Pat Hand by Cape Town) was on track at Churchill working 3 furlongs in a time of :36.20. Jazzandthemagician is a half-brother to Dagger who earned $89,800 as a 2-year old (career earnings through 2008 = $119,800) including a 3rd place finish in the Matron (gr. II).

Curly was devoid of early speed, spending the early part of the race hanging out in the back of pack (strangely enough with Curly Cameli). But, he did make a nice middle move, passing a few before tiring.  He ended up 7th at the finish.  It will be interesting to see where he runs next, since Saturday was Oaklawn's closing day. 

The winner was Orientate Express who made an early move, got over the rail and held off Castillo Del Sol who closed nicely for 2nd.  Hollywood Handsome ran evenly to finish third.

Anyone else see the race differently?  I would love to hear what you thought.

Result: April 12, 2008 

Oaklawn Race 6

Equibase Chart

2-Year Old Works

Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in this blog)

Renda (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Ten Carats by Capote mare) worked 3 furlongs from the gate at Calder on 4/12 recording a time of :38.40.

Working 4 furlongs at Keeneland on 4/12 was Medaglia d'Onore (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Always Ready by Dixieland Band).

At Fenway, (colt; Pleasantly Perfect - Dancey Kate by Danzig) worked on 4/12 at San Luis Rey recording a time of :35.20 for 3 furlongs.

On 4/14, we had coast to coast coverage as three horses worked 3 furlongs: Pearl of Valor (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Madeira by Black Tie Affair) went in 39.40 at Churchill Downs, One Perfect Karat (filly; Pleasantly Perfect - Golden Fanfare by Seeking the Gold) recorded a time of :36.80 at Santa Anita, and Medaglia (filly; Medaglia d'Oro -  Lampasas by Devil's Bag) went in :36.74 at Belmont Park.

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At Evangeline Training Center, Zigaree (colt; Congaree - Zigabout by Danzig) worked 2 furlongs in :23.60 on 4/12. Zigabout was unraced, but she is the dam of 5 winners one of which was a 2-year old debut winner.

Result: April 6, 2008 

Keeneland Race 4

Sly Storm looked ready for action in the paddock before the race.

Well, Sly Storm had the sales numbers and the pedigree and now she's a debut winner.  She was much the best in this one, drawing off to win by four. Sheltered ran a nice race to get third and will probably run better at a longer distance. Splendid Solution was a bit of a disappointment, as she looked amazing in the paddock, but was never really involved in the race.

Equibase Chart

2-Year Old Works

Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in this blog)

Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) worked 3 furlongs at Hollywood Park on 4/8 recording a time of :35.60.  

At Keeneland, Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) worked 3 furlongs at Keeneland in :37.00 on 4/8. 

Also at Keeneland on 4/8, Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) went 4 furlongs in :50.20.

At Santa Anita, One Perfect Karat (filly; Pleasantly Perfect - Golden Fanfare by Seeking the Gold) worked 3 furlongs in :37.60 on 4/8.

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Recording a time of :38.07 for 3 furlongs on 4/7 at Belmont was Medaglia, a dark bay/brown filly by Medaglia d'Oro out of the Devil's Bag mare, Lampasas.  Lampasas was unraced, but she has produced 3 winners and is a half-sister to 7 winners including Golden Braids who earned $111,700 and finished 3rd in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) and the Reeve Schley, Jr. (gr. II).

Smart Sugar, a chestnut Smarty Jones filly out of the Deputy Minister mare, Ashraaf, worked 2 furlongs at Hollywood Park recording a time of :26.20. Ashraaf earned $137,480 and won as a 2-year old.  She has had one previous foal, Just Regal, who finished 11th in her first and only start on February 23, 2008 at Gulfstream.

Curly Works

At Oaklawn Park on April 6, Curly worked 6 furlongs in 1.15:60.