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.